Category: schoolreform
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Podcast223: Strengthening America’s Foundation in STEM Education by Dr. Steven Beering
This podcast is a recording of Dr. Steven Beering’s keynote address at our luncheon today during the 2008 OU K-20 Center’s MidWinter Conference in Norman, Oklahoma. Dr. Beering is the Chair of the National Science Board of the United States. He was appointed by the President of the United States and his appointment was confirmed…
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Podcast222: Using Technology for Building Learning Communities by Alan November
This podcast is a recording of Alan November’s first breakout session on January 31, 2008, at the MidWinter Conference of the OU K-20 Center held in Norman, Oklahoma, on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. The title of his session was “Using Technology for Building Learning Communities.” The program description was: We now have…
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Two Million Minutes: A call for educational change
The documentary film “Two Million Minutes” highlights stark contrasts in the educational experiences, perspectives, and expectations of high school students in the United States, China, and India. The film’s title is derived from the mathematical statistic that following eighth grade graduation, students have approximately two million minutes to spend until they graduate from high school.…
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Podcast219: Powerful Tools, Powerful Possibilities
This podcast is a recording of my keynote address at the STARtech: Technology for the Next Generation conference at Salina South High School in Salina, Kansas, on January 21, 2008. An amazing array of digital tools are now available for anyone connected to the Internet to use and share his/her voice with the world using…
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Podcast216: Conversations about Classroom Blogging, Instructional Change, and Schooliness by Clay Burell and Ken Carroll
This podcast features excerpts of the conversation during an unconference session facilitated by Will Richardson at the Learning 2.0 Conference in Shanghai, China, in September 2007. Although there were many more participants, the only ones whose permission I was able to obtain to share their comments were Clay Burell and Ken Carroll. For that reason,…
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Feedback on a great podcast about articulating a vision for educational change
The following is a comment I left tonight for Ben Wilkoff on his September 2007 podcast, “Articulating Vision.” It’s not long, take a moment and give Ben a listen as well as some feedback. I’d be interested to hear your responses to Ben’s ideas as well. I’m cross-posting it here for several reasons, but principally…
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Political Fireworks in Oklahoma City Public Schools
Today’s article in the Daily Oklahoman, “I am going to do my job” provides background behind ongoing struggles and accusations involving the Oklahoma City Public Schools’ superintendent and its board. Additional links are available in the article’s sidebar, including a statement released yesterday from the board chairman as well as the text of an injunction…
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Morning with Dr. Alan Kay
2008 is off to a great start. I spent 1 hour and 13 minutes this morning listening to the challenging and visionary ideas of Dr. Alan Kay, who was a keynote speaker at the EduComm 2007 conference this past June in Anaheim, California. I also started the day at the YMCA gym several blocks away…