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Geography Lessons Make a World of Difference in Education

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 05/06/2013 - 10:35am

A new nationwide survey finds overwhelming public support for geography at all levels of education and recognizes the discipline’s value in government and business.

Times of Trenton

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Mich. May Drop Foreign Language Rule

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 3:54pm

Foreign language studies could be de-emphasized statewide by a bill that would drop it as a high school graduation requirement.

The Detroit News

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Maine District Deals with Challenges of 25 Different Languages

Submitted by klacey on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 3:22pm

Fernando Melo from Columbia, Leakhelin Virak from Cambodia and Mohammed Bani Jameel from Iraq work on their English proficiency through short chapter books, while Tumaini Kasongo from Uganda completes assignments on her computer during a Westbrook Middle School language arts class.

American Journal

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Getting Education Rankings Right

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 1:53pm

The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness Report, which assesses the economies of 144 countries and ranks them based on more than 100 indicators, had something to say about education. This is hardly surprising. The question, though, is whether the index – which relies heavily on business executive assessments for the ranking – really gets education right.

CNN

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Should Schools Write Off Penmanship?

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 11:14am

Many school systems in this country no longer teach penmanship, especially cursive writing.

Fox News

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U.S. Lags in International Education Assessments

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 9:34am

The results for international assessments on math, science, and reading are in: Students from East Asian countries, along with a select group of European countries, outperformed those in the United States, according to the results for the 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), released Dec. 11.

District Administration Magazine

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Escaping Monolingualism

From the Editor

Audio translation websites and tools enhance language learning.

Odvard Egil Dyrli

District Administration, Jan 2013

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technology

global learning

global competition

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Push for Second Language Immersion in Wyo. Schools

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 4:00pm

A group of parents and educators in the Natrona County School District are hoping to start a program to teach elementary school in a foreign language for half of each day.

Casper Star-Tribune

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Preparing Students for a Global Tech-Based Economy

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 10:49am

In this DALI Summit feature session, Karen Talbert, part of the executive leadership team at Learning.com, busts the myths about what digital literacy is and isn't. She talks about the critical technology skills today's students need to be able to solve tomorrow's problems and how to ensure teachers are prepared to get them there.

District Administration Leadership Institute