June 29 - July 6, 2014
Linda Darling-Hammond chimes in on the importance of collaborative PD, insight into where consciousness lives, and more. Plus, dig into this week's focus on the year in Diversity news.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Darling-Hammond and PISA: Why Teacher PD Matters Most
Huffington Post, 6/30/14
"OECD studies show that higher-performing countries intentionally focus on
creating teacher collaboration that results in more skillful teaching and strong
student achievement. U.S. researchers have also found that school achievement is
much stronger where teachers work in collaborative teams that plan and learn
together. Teachers repeatedly confirm that opportunities to work with their
colleagues often determine where they are willing to work."
ADOLESCENCE
Safety First: Adolescents Develop Fear Before Reasoning
New York Times, 6/29/14
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep. Is It a "Competitive Advantage?"
New York Times, 6/27/14
Scientists Might Have Found the Seat of Consciousness in the Brain
New Scientist, 7/2/14
CREATIVITY
To Get Better at Teaching and Be More Creative: Do Something Else
99u, 6/30/14
HUMANITIES
Can We Allow Ourselves to Accept Rap as Poetry?
Daily Beast, 6/29/14
PEDAGOGY
Why Breaks are Strategies for Maximizing Learning (cf. Finland)
Atlantic, 6/30/14
PD
Summer Travel Grants for Teachers
Edutopia, 7/1/14
STEM
A New School Built Entirely Around Math
KQED, 7/1/14
TECH
Getting the Facts Straight on Young Kids and Digital Tools
Brilliant Blog, 7/2/14
Is Ed Tech Widening the Achievement Gap?
Slate, 6/25/14
WORKPLACE
What if Everyone Knew Everyone Else's Salary?
NPR, 7/2/14
Shaping a Career, Beginning to End
Fast Company, 3/17/14
OTHER
Why Start a Private School in Harlem?
Washington Post, 7/2/14
NYPL Revises Library Plans Again. Will They Get It Right This Time?
Wall Street Journal, 6/29/14
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FEATURE ISSUE: DIVERSITY
Can You Balance Representation and Aspiration in School Promos?
NPR, 12/19/13
Intercultural Experience Deepens Thinking
Brilliant Blog, 2/5/14
Private Schools, Race, and the NFL
New York Times, 2/20/14
Group Affiliation is Stronger than Racial Affiliation
New Scientist, 2/27/14
What Happens When Diversity is Overrepresented in Flyers
Brilliant Blog, 3/10/14
How to Promote Diversity in Post-Affirmative Action States
New York Times, 4/22/14
Princeton Op-Ed Kicks Off National "Check Your Privilege" Convo
New York Times, 5/2/14
Can 12 Minutes of Exercise Close the Achievement Gap?
Pacific Standard, 6/13/14
FEATURED ARTICLES
Darling-Hammond and PISA: Why Teacher PD Matters Most
Huffington Post, 6/30/14
"OECD studies show that higher-performing countries intentionally focus on
creating teacher collaboration that results in more skillful teaching and strong
student achievement. U.S. researchers have also found that school achievement is
much stronger where teachers work in collaborative teams that plan and learn
together. Teachers repeatedly confirm that opportunities to work with their
colleagues often determine where they are willing to work."
ADOLESCENCE
Safety First: Adolescents Develop Fear Before Reasoning
New York Times, 6/29/14
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep. Is It a "Competitive Advantage?"
New York Times, 6/27/14
Scientists Might Have Found the Seat of Consciousness in the Brain
New Scientist, 7/2/14
CREATIVITY
To Get Better at Teaching and Be More Creative: Do Something Else
99u, 6/30/14
HUMANITIES
Can We Allow Ourselves to Accept Rap as Poetry?
Daily Beast, 6/29/14
PEDAGOGY
Why Breaks are Strategies for Maximizing Learning (cf. Finland)
Atlantic, 6/30/14
PD
Summer Travel Grants for Teachers
Edutopia, 7/1/14
STEM
A New School Built Entirely Around Math
KQED, 7/1/14
TECH
Getting the Facts Straight on Young Kids and Digital Tools
Brilliant Blog, 7/2/14
Is Ed Tech Widening the Achievement Gap?
Slate, 6/25/14
WORKPLACE
What if Everyone Knew Everyone Else's Salary?
NPR, 7/2/14
Shaping a Career, Beginning to End
Fast Company, 3/17/14
OTHER
Why Start a Private School in Harlem?
Washington Post, 7/2/14
NYPL Revises Library Plans Again. Will They Get It Right This Time?
Wall Street Journal, 6/29/14
* * * *
FEATURE ISSUE: DIVERSITY
Can You Balance Representation and Aspiration in School Promos?
NPR, 12/19/13
Intercultural Experience Deepens Thinking
Brilliant Blog, 2/5/14
Private Schools, Race, and the NFL
New York Times, 2/20/14
Group Affiliation is Stronger than Racial Affiliation
New Scientist, 2/27/14
What Happens When Diversity is Overrepresented in Flyers
Brilliant Blog, 3/10/14
How to Promote Diversity in Post-Affirmative Action States
New York Times, 4/22/14
Princeton Op-Ed Kicks Off National "Check Your Privilege" Convo
New York Times, 5/2/14
Can 12 Minutes of Exercise Close the Achievement Gap?
Pacific Standard, 6/13/14