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Jennifer Carroll posted
The Social Studies Teacher Leader Network meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Feb 24th has been cancelled. The next meeting will be March 27th (note the change from March 31 originally scheduled).
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Pat Trotter posted
Good report on America’s Skills Challenge .
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.ets.org/s/research/29836/ ‘ title=’America’s Skills Challenge: Millennials and the Future’ image=’http://www.ets.org/s/research/29836/ /rsc/img/ets_logo_lg.png’]Recent research reveals an apparent paradox for U.S. millennials (born after 1980, ages 16–34): while they may be o…Read More2 Comments-
One statement in the article shouts out a strong challenge to all educators, “As a country, we need to confront not only how we can compete in a global economy, but also what kind of future we can construct when a sizable segment of our future workforce is not equipped with the skills necessary for higher-level.employment and meaningful p…Read More
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jeff hawkins posted
I hope everyone is somewhere safe and warm during this historic winter storm. I’m attaching a link to the Project RED research below that is well worth a look as time allows…… http://pearsonfoundation.org/downloads/ProjectRED_TheTechnolgyFactor.pdf
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Paul Green posted
Teachers,
Here is a gold-mine for primary sources… Oral-histories for the Appalachian Region. Some of these are amazing!
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.kentuckyoralhistory.org/collections/appalachia-oral-history-collection’ title=’Appalachia Oral History Collection | Louie B Nunn Center for Oral History’ image=”]Residents of Appalachia discuss…Read More -
Paul Green posted
Ok… every person that has any dealings with adolescents needs to watch this… Explains so much!!!
[bpfb_link url=’http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain?language=en#t-239740′ title=’Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain | Talk Video | TED.com’…Read More - Load More Posts
Good Stuff Pat. This reinforces other research I’ve been reading on similar topics.