With these surefire guidelines, students can boost their scores on the new generation of standardized assessments Today, many standardized tests require more than multiple choice; students are asked to provide written answers to open-ended questions. Integrate these 10 test-taking strategies into your regular curriculum, and get students prepared to take on the tests and come [...]
Internship programs at two prestigious venues offer students and early career pros a wealth of opportunities. As every job applicant knows (or finds out in a hurry), entry into the business of the arts is subject to the same catch-22 as any other job search: Every job wants an experienced applicant and you can’t get [...]
This introductory activity will help your students become comfortable sharing (and writing) their own stones At the beginning of each school year we try to think of ways to get to know our students. Events that each learner believes are important in and out of the classroom are meaningful. Moving to a new house, the [...]
By Donna Gordon Blankinship SEATTLE (AP) — Sex offenders who want to go to college in Washington have been required to share their criminal past with campus officials since 1998, but recent high profile news stories and increasing enrollments have some colleges reassessing their notification policy. Instructors at Spokane Community College expressed concern last spring [...]
A new federal study comparing public and private schools reflects findings similar to those of two education researchers earlier this year: When certain scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress are adjusted for socioeconomic, race, and other characteristics, public school students do as well as or better than private school students in some areas. [...]
Committee on House Education and the Workforce June 28, 2006 Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee. First, I would like to commend you for taking the time to discuss such an important aspect of education. It is wonderful that you recognize what Socrates, Kohlberg, Lickona and so many others have taught us [...]
The best work I have seen from my students came as a result of a two-month-long research project into child labor. The work my students created during this social justice research project showed passion, creativity, and academic rigor. Keeping justice at the center of my curriculum did more than heighten students’ awareness of social issues; [...]
Why do we still structure doctoral training around tenure-track positions in universities? The PhD can lead to so many other places. Dreams deferred and hopes dashed make for heart-wrenching personal narratives, as we see weekly in the Chronicle of Higher Education. No other trade publication reveals such pathos in the industry it watches. Stories abound [...]
Phil Gainous is in a sticky spot. The board of education in Montgomery County, Md., decided this was the year when sugary sodas and non-nutritious snacks must disappear from high school vending machines, replaced by healthier options. Gainous isn’t against promoting healthy habits. But as the veteran principal of Montgomery Blair High School, the county’s [...]
Afterschool and community science programs have become widely recognized as important sanctuaries for science learning for low-income urban youth and as offering them with “missing opportunities.” Yet, more needs to be known about how youth, themselves, perceive such opportunities. What motivates youth to seek out such opportunities in the nonschool hours? How do youth describe [...]