Article: Schools minister cracks down on league table ‘incentives’
Schools minister cracks down on league table ‘incentives’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16664946 (Sent from Flipboard)
Author: Christopher Bounds
Students’ math scores jumped 20% with iPad textbooks, publisher says
I’m not trying to make a case, but the evidence is that the iPad gets it right in so many areas when it comes to functioning as a learning tool. Students’ math scores...
Schama, Fellowes, and the ‘cultural necrophilia’ row that would make Lady Grantham grimace
Schama, Fellowes, and the ‘cultural necrophilia’ row that would make Lady Grantham grimace. Schama on Downton Abbey: Downton serves up a steaming, silvered tureen of snobbery,” Schama claimed. “It’s a servile soap opera that...
Article: 10 tips to keeping your data safe | unsane
10 tips to keeping your data safe | unsane http://prestondeguise.com.au/unsane/index.php/2011/05/23/10-tips-to-keeping-your-data-safe/ (Sent from Flipboard)
the best roast turkey christmas or any time | Jamie Oliver Recipes (UK)
This worked an absolute treat: the best turkey I have ever cooked or tasted (sorry, Mum). the best roast turkey christmas or any time | Jamie Oliver Recipes (UK).
40 Alternative Assessments for Learning | TeachHUB
40 Alternative Assessments for Learning | TeachHUB. Many teachers shy away from alternative assessments because they take extra time and effort to create and to grade. On the other hand, once the...
Schools haven’t done homework (The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Sep 2011, Page12)
Good editorial, but I love the way the Herald claims some sort of credit for the revelation! Schools haven’t done homeworkThe Sydney Morning Herald23 Sep 2011SCHOOLS are evolving, and so is homework along with...
Segregated schools not the way to get your child an A (The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Sep 2011, Page3)
Having worked in just about every variety of gendering imaginable, I’m a strong defender of co-education, not least because I think girls now hold their own, so one of the original justifications behind ‘gendering’...
Homework in primary schools an exercise in futility, say academics (The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 Sep 2011, Page7)
Bring it on! NO doubt about this one – the whole business is indefensible even in Year 7 unless it is all based on self-motivation. We need to teach resilience based on the love...
Talented students given chance of a better life (The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 Sep 2011, Page5)
This is a rather wonderful story. Why do we not hear about this aspect of the migrant experience and have to put up with the relentless xenophobia of the Murdoch papers and sewer radio?...