| What Makes a Great Teacher? |
[07 Jan 2010|09:54pm] |
"For years, the secrets to great teaching have seemed more like alchemy than science, a mix of motivational mumbo jumbo and misty-eyed tales of inspiration and dedication. But for more than a decade, one organization has been tracking hundreds of thousands of kids, and looking at why some teachers can move them three grade levels ahead in a year and others can’t."
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201001/good-teaching
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| Ex-DoE chief elected to WWF body |
[05 Jan 2010|09:13pm] |
NexNote: Not about wrestling people!
"Perez obtained his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines (UP). He was a 2005 World Fellow at Yale University, where he lectured an MBA class on renewable power in emerging countries."
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/236827/exdoe-chief-elected-wwf-body
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| The Avatar Decade |
[04 Jan 2010|05:09pm] |
"The transformation is happening in Iran where a popular uprising — organized and multiplied through mobile technology — is working to to unseat a repressive regime. It is happening worldwide as scientists prevail in their warnings of global warming. It happened in the U.S. as the Obama campaign's use of technology enabled like-minded voters to connect with one another.
Nothing illustrates the shift more powerfully than "Avatar.""
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/091230/avatar-decade
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