“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” ~ Ignacio Estrada
Monthly Archives: May 2014
“If a child can…
Tagged with: child, curriculum, differentiated instruction, learn, learning, student, teach, teaching
Posted in Curriculum, Educators, Students
Posted in Curriculum, Educators, Students
Signs of the Shared Economy
Open Education in Practice OpenCourseWare (OCW) After a pilot year of publishing 50 courses on line in 2002, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) began publishing all of its courses on line where they are available to anyone in the world…
Tagged with: Mass Open On-Line Course, MOOC, OCW, open education, open textbooks, OpenCourseWare, shared economy
Posted in Institutions of Higher Education, Money
Posted in Institutions of Higher Education, Money
Scholarship Statistics
Student Scholarship Usage In 2013 39% of college students used scholarships to fund their education; scholarships awarded averaged $8,349 per student according to Sallie Mae. Athletic Scholarships The National Collegiate Athletic Association points out that roughly two percent of high…
Tagged with: Athletic scholarships, college students, NCAA, scholarships, Title IX
Posted in Money, Students
Posted in Money, Students
How Long Will It Take to Graduate?
Graduation Guarantees Institutions of higher learning have been required to track and disclose graduation rates or completion rates since the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act (P.L. 101-542) was passed in 1990. Some adjustments have been made in the law…
Reach More, Teach More
Differentiated Instruction in the Higher Ed Classroom There are upwards of 87,000 drink combinations available at Starbucks. People’s needs and preferences vary—Starbucks makes an effort to address these variations via their drink offerings. Starbucks Q2 revenues for FY 14 were…
Tagged with: assessments, coffee combinations, differentiated instruction, higher education, learning activities, lecture, methodology, Starbucks
Posted in Educators, Institutions of Higher Education, Students
Posted in Educators, Institutions of Higher Education, Students
High School Students Taking College Courses
In 2010, 211,000 students enrolled in degree-granting institutions were between the ages of 14 and 17. Data suggest that many of these students were enrolled through a dual enrollment program (high school students taking courses for college credit) and others…
Tagged with: college students, dual enrollment, high school students, Students
Posted in Institutions of Higher Education, Students
Posted in Institutions of Higher Education, Students
College Students’ Right to Vote
College Students and Voting Rights Amendment XXVI Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state…
“No education s…
“No education system is better than its teachers. Teachers are the custodians of learning.” ~ Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General
Tagged with: Ban Ki Moon, Education, education system, Educators, teachers, UN Secretary General
Posted in Educators, Faculty
Posted in Educators, Faculty
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