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Is a MOOC a Textbook or a Course?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 11, Clicks: 4)
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Justin Reich -- What exactly is a MOOC? Like most interesting things in this world, the term avoids simple definition. For instance, what constitutes a course? A particular body of knowledge to be delivered? Except maybe in the case of skill-based classes, like a writer's workshop. A start and end date? Except maybe in the case of self-paced, on-demand online courses. Interactions between students and instructors?

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Incenter of a Triangle

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.mathopenref.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 4)
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This page shows how to construct (draw) the incenter of a triangle with compass and straightedge or ruler. The Incenter of a triangle is the point where all three angle bisectors always intersect, and is the center of the triangle's incircle

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Children's Spatial Skills Seen as Key to Math Learning

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 8, Clicks: 4)
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Sarah D. Sparks -- Preschools and kindergartens long have taught children "task skills," such as cutting paper and coloring inside the lines. But new research suggests the spatial and fine-motor skills learned in kindergarten and preschool not only prepare students to write their mathematics homework neatly, but also prime them to learn math and abstract reasoning.

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Delaware Raises Teacher-Prep Admissions Requirement

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 9, Clicks: 4)
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Stephen Sawchuk -- Delaware lawmakers have passed a bill that would raise admissions standards for entry into the state's teacher-preparation programs, among other changes. Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat, is expected to sign it.

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Howard County Public Schools Grade 8 Common Core Curricular Resource!

Newman sumitted ago via https://grade8commoncoremath.wikispaces.hcpss.org (Views: 26, Clicks: 6)
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On this site you will find information and resources to help you effectively implement Common Core 8.

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ACLU calls twerking suspensions "illegal and ill-advised"

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 4)
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The suspensions meted out to 31 high school students in San Diego for being in a "twerking" video were "illegal and ill-advised" and should be reconsidered, the ACLU said in a letter to the school principal Thursday. The two-day suspensions do not fit the Education Code definition of conduct that constitutes sexual harassment, David Loy, legal director of the ACLU branch for San Diego and Imperial counties, wrote to Scripps Ranch High School Principal Ann Menna.

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Line Segment Bisector, Right Angle

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.mathsisfun.com (Views: 23, Clicks: 4)
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How to construct a Line Segment Bisector AND a Right Angle using just a compass and a straightedge.

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INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, Labor Spar On Immigration

Kbuck sumitted ago via http://www.npr.org (Views: 26, Clicks: 4)
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To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an attempt to dilute a lucrative job market with cheap, indentured labor.

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School rankings: Why even the better ones are questionable

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 4)
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Valerie Strauss -- Here are some of the serious problems affecting even the better school rankings.

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The Common Core on Campus

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.insidehighered.com (Views: 54, Clicks: 4)
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For traditional college freshmen, the gap between high school and college is easy to step across -- a few months, at the most, between graduating from one institution and enrolling at another. For those institutions, though, the distance between K-12 and higher education is often more like an unbridgeable chasm.

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Michigan may drop foreign language rule for schools

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.detroitnews.com (Views: 23, Clicks: 4)
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Foreign language studies could be de-emphasized statewide by a bill that would drop it as a high school graduation requirement.

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Algebra 2 Pushback Turns Up in Michigan With House Measure

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 66, Clicks: 18)
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Erik Robelen -- Algebra 2 may be falling out of political favor in another state, this time Michigan.

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Michigan House panel OKs graduation rule changes

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.crainsdetroit.com (Views: 24, Clicks: 4)
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A Michigan House panel has approved changes to the state's high school graduation requirements. The legislation was approved by the House Education Committee on Tuesday. Under the bills, students wouldn't have to take Algebra II if they take a career and technical education class, but it must also include algebra II content.

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Colleges Shortchanging Needy Students in Battle for Prestige, Money

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 25, Clicks: 4)
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Caralee Adams -- Just because students get a Pell Grant—federal aid that goes to families who generally earn $30,000 or less—doesn't mean their college gives them much of a break on tuition.

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School can be cool with summer workshops

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 18, Clicks: 4)
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Is your middle school or high school student looking for something fun to do this summer? Parents can encourage students in their pursuit of education after high school by enrolling them in one of the free summer workshops and academies offered for 8th-12th graders at colleges and universities across the state, in which students explore areas of interest and potential future career possibilities.

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