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How Do You Measure Learning
It’s not a new question, but it’s certainly a divisive one — how to best measure student learning. As the Department of Education works toward finding a way to assess student learning beyond what most agree are sub-par standardized tests, and...
ISKME’s Teachers as Makers Academy
ISKME’s Teachers as Makers Academy stimulates teachers’ creation of Open Educational Resources (OER), freely available online learning materials, in a collaborative format that covers the basics of finding and evaluating OER; and leads teachers through the design and...
International Initiatives Fuel Growth of Open Ed. Content
Open education resources are claiming a place in schools in a diverse array of countries. South Africa's Education Department is printing math and science textbooks produced from such resources for use in grades 10 through 12. In the Netherlands, the Ministry of...
Achieving the Dream Announces “DREAM Big for College” Video Competition
NEWS RELEASEFor Immediate Release: January 18, 2012Press Contact: Lauren Lewis, Achieving the DreamAssistant Director of Communications(240) 450-3817 Email: LLewis@AchievingtheDream.org NEWS RELEASEFor Immediate Release: January 18, 2012Press...
Great Opportunity to Learn About Custom Schooling at the Internet Archive, Wed., Jan 11th
Next Wednesday, January 11th, from 6:30pm-8:30pm, the Internet Archive and ISKME will co-host a conversation that explores the concept of custom schooling, which is a model of individualized teaching and learning experienced in class sizes of one to four students. The...