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Educational Turning Point: Facebook not detrimental to GPA

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The Internet is the defining technology of this generation yet our schools continue to follow the text book teacher driven model of education. We are at an educational turning point where our education system must change to remain relevant and viable. Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Facebook not detrimental to GPA. I just read No, Facebook. Is not ruining your grades. Followed through a link via MindShift. You will have a 3.38 GPA instead of a 3.5 GPA. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 1 to 1 Schools.

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In Teachers We Trust: An Interview with Finnish Education Expert Reijo Laukkanen | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

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Strengthening public schools for every child. Vision, Mission and Goals. Form A State Alliance. Get It Right Podcasts. In Teachers We Trust: An Interview with Finnish Education Expert Reijo Laukkanen. By Claus von Zastrow. On September 29, 2008. Imagine a country where no one evaluates teachers, no one evaluates schools, and individual schools' test results remain confidential. How can Finland pull this off without undermining quality? Laukkanen also cited other reasons for Finland's success:. Ambitious ...

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California Archives - Education Votes

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August 14, 2016. CA Proposition 55 aims to prevent tax cuts for millionaires, $4 billion loss to education funding. California’s Children’s Education And Health Care Protection Act aims to curb tax cuts for top 2%, which would cost schools $4 billion per year. July 17, 2016. California educators warn voters: Tax cut for the rich will devastate schools. June 30, 2016. 2016 NEA Social Justice Award Winners: The Union City Educators – Ivan Viray Santos, Joe Ku’e Angeles, and Tina Bobadilla. June 14, 2016.

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HeartStrings: July 2011

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Thursday, July 14, 2011. When I was picking up my children from day camp yesterday, a dad and his daughter came in to check out the day camp and its private school. While the staff was giving him a sales pitch, he pointed to his 5-year-old daughter and engaged her by saying, "What do you think? Then he looked at the staff member and explained smiling, "I'm a single dad, so she runs the house.". The kid is in charge? It's my job to provide 24/7 entertainment and activities to my children? Okay, I'll admit...

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Educational Turning Point: November 2011

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The Internet is the defining technology of this generation yet our schools continue to follow the text book teacher driven model of education. We are at an educational turning point where our education system must change to remain relevant and viable. Sunday, November 6, 2011. Digital Writing Pads: The Future of Classroom Technology? How many of you have heard of Digital Tablets? What is written with pen on paper placed over top the LCD screen. When thought through, there are some definite applications f...

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Adult Literacy @ VCU: April 2013

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Adult Literacy @ VCU. The whole movement of life is learning" (Krishnamurti). "To be an act of knowing, then, the adult literacy process must engage the learners in the constant problematizing of their existential situations" (Freire). "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free" (Douglass). "I can learn anything I have the desire to learn" (White, S.G.). Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The Los Angeles Times. Its context. Will the "guerrilla act" of moving the work to "preserve it at all costs" become...

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Association Reps - Granite Education Association

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AR Meeting Dates for 2016/17. All meetings are held at the UEA Auditorium. 5180 South 900 East, Murray, UT 4:30 pm. August 10, 2016. September 14, 2016. October 12, 2016. November 9, 2016. December 14, 2016 (Tentative). January 11, 2017. February 8, 2017. March 8, 2017. April 12, 2017. May 10, 2017. Role of Association Representatives. Sample - Welcome Back to School. How Many Association Representatives Can Your. UEA Liability Insurance Comparison. 10 Minute Meeting Update. A New Generation of Members.

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Press | National Mobilization For Equity

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National Mobilization For Equity. July 13, 2014. Press Release: American Federation of Teachers Convention. Highlights the Fight to Reclaim Higher Education. Delegates unanimously passed Resolution #16. Titled “ Ending the Exploitation of and the Reliance on a Contingent Academic Labor System in Higher Education. 8221; reaffirming their commitment to improving the lives of contingent faculty. Announced: new partnership with Freelancers Union. Organizer and Interim Chair [. Without Tenure or a Home. You a...

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United Faculty of Florida » Mission

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Take Action on Issues. Contribute to UFF’s PAC. 8212; Main Menu —. Impasse over Salaries, 2015-16. Impasse over Salaries, 2015-16. UFF-UF is a professional organization of, by, and for the UF faculty and professional staff. We are a democratic, member-supported, volunteer-powered voice for higher education faculty at UF and statewide. Visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Section for in-depth answers to your questions on these areas. Read the Government Relations FAQs. Starts: Sunday, September 4, ...