A good look at data as relates to achievement in Charter Schools…
Education Week: Academic Gains Vary Widely for Charter Networks
By Nirvi Shah
A new national study
on the effectiveness of networks that operate charter schools finds overall that their middle school students’ test scores in reading, mathematics, science, and social studies aren’t significantly better than those of students in regular public schools….
Economists Ricardo Hausmann and César Hidalgo released their Atlas of Economic Complexity at the Harvard Center for International Development on Thursday. The 300-plus page atlas is unlike any you’ve seen before—it doesn’t inform readers where they are geographically, and it won’t be any help when charting pan-continental adventures. But from an economic perspective, the atlas will tell readers where their countries rank in terms of productivity—and, most astonishingly, where it will be in 10 years.
It’s not a crystal ball, but it could very well be a map for global investment over the next decade. Plus, it sure is pretty to look at.
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With Artsonia, teachers can build a gallery of their students’ art projects. The website lets family and friends log on to see the children’s art. Friends and relatives can comment on students’ work, which is posted with their first name and an ID number. They can also sign up to get alerts when their students’ new masterpieces are uploaded. Anyone can purchase coffee mugs, key chains, and other items featuring the artwork. Items are often given as a holiday, Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day gift. Schools earn 15 percent when parents purchase custom keepsakes with their child’s artwork.
Artsonia Kids Art Museum — The Largest Student Art Gallery on the Web!.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin’s Educational Research Integration Area look to games to teach about viruses, diabetes and science/heath topics.
“Making learning fun is the Promise Land of education reform, and joining the crusade is the Educational Research Integration Area, a University of Wisconsin laboratory run by Susan Millar. The lab, which is part of the Morgridge Institute for Research, studies and designs games that help educate students about science…”
-Everyone knows that act outs help students learn words, but how often do we use acting in math classes?
“While most readers might think of curling up in a quiet place with a good book, a new series of studies suggests young students may comprehend more if they take a more active approach to reading. A series of experiments by researchers at Arizona State University in Tempe and the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that students can understand and infer more by physically acting out text—either in real life or virtually—than by reading alone.”
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