Τρίτη 20 Αυγούστου 2019


Student loan over-payments of £28m going unclaimed
Graduates have paid millions in repayments after their loans have been cleared.
BBC News - Education & Family
6h
School lunch standards warning under no-deal Brexit
Councils' no-deal Brexit plans warn of more expensive school meals and lower nutritional standards.
BBC News - Education & Family
13h
Knife crime curfew plan for 12 year olds
The Home Office is to allow courts to impose restrictions on people police suspect carry weapons.
BBC News - Education & Family
18h
Summarizing findings about block-based programming in computing education
As readers of my blog know, I’m interested in alternative modalities and representations for programming. I’m an avid follower of David Weintrop’s work, especially the work comparing blocks and text for programming (e.g., as discussed in this blog post). David wrote a piece for CACM summarizing some of his studies on block-based programming in computing education. It has just been published in the August issue.  Here’s the link to the piece — I recommend it. To understand how learners make sense...
Computing Education Blog
19h
Policy paper: National retraining scheme
The national retraining scheme is the government’s new programme to prepare adults for future changes to the economy.
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
7h
Press release: Innovative adult retraining scheme rolled out further
National Retraining Scheme gathers pace as new digital service Get Help to Retrain is rolled out to the West Midlands and North East
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
7h
Detailed guide: Register to claim Erasmus+ and ESC funding from the government guarantee
How organisations that get or have bid for Erasmus+ or European Solidarity Corps (ESC) funding should register for the HMG guarantee if there’s no Brexit deal.
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
13h
Detailed guide: Studying in the European Union after Brexit
Advice for students, school leavers and UK nationals who want to start or continue higher education study in any European Union (EU) country after the UK leaves the EU.
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
13h
Detailed guide: Brexit guide: data protection for education providers
The steps education providers must take to remain compliant with data protection laws when the UK leaves the EU.
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
13h
Guidance: Brexit: preparations for higher education institutions
Advice for higher education institutions in England on how to prepare for Brexit.
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
13h
Guidance: Brexit: preparations for further education and apprenticeship providers
What organisations and businesses should do to get ready for Brexit.
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
13h
Guidance: Brexit: preparations for schools in England
Advice for schools in England on how to prepare for Brexit.
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
13h
Detailed guide: Brexit: no deal preparations for local authority children’s services in England
Advice to local authority children’s services in England on how to prepare in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
13h
Official Statistics: FE Choices learner satisfaction survey 2018 to 2019
The survey captures learners’ experiences of their college or training organisation.
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
20h
New Research Casts Doubt On Connection Between Smartphone Use And Teen Mental Health
New research casts doubt on the connection between smartphone use and teens' mental health. Some argue it is a case of correlation, not causation, and that the threat is overblown.
Education
9h
How To Get Your Kids To Open Up To You About Bullying
Kids are notoriously tight-lipped about what happens during the school day. Here's how to figure out what's going on.
Education - The Huffington Post
12h
Vermont and New Hampshire officials ponder 1 school district
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
9h
WV school boss: I didn't mean to downplay homeless students
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Football game with school El Paso suspect attended back on
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Kentucky finds 1,000 teachers violated law during 'sickouts'
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
New Mexico parents get preview of school-lockdown video
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Thousands of IPS students lose snacks due to funding misuse
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
1,040 Kansans ignore school bus stop signs in 1 day
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Grafton appeals decision on private school tuition
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Operator of four Arkansas youth lockups slashes teacher pay
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Education Agency awards equity grants
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Hogan says he won't support big tax hikes for education plan
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Kansas couple sue to keep son from being vaccinated
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Hawaii school board approves misconduct code revisions
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Student with dyslexia finds help through music
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Hawaii student suspensions at US average, not worst
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Suburban voters are pressuring Republicans to act on guns
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Group to develop new rating system for schools, districts
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed (Aug. 19, 2019)
In a new feature, Education Week catches you up on the week gone by with a thoughtful look at recent news in K-12 education.
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h
How Do We Teach With Primary Sources When So Many Voices Are Missing?
Teachers have been encouraged to bring more primary sources into the classroom, but doing so presents a challenge when the voices of Native Americans and other historically marginalized groups are so often missing from these documents.
Education Week American Education News Site of Record
17h

Vaunted D.C. charter school sued again over teacher who sexually abused children
A new lawsuit alleged that Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School administrators didn’t do enough to protect students.
Education: DC Area Education News, Education Policy, School Information - The Washington Post
7h
Amazon’s Text-To-Speech AI Service Sounds More Natural And Realistic
Janakiram MSV, Forbes Thanks to the advancements in AI, text-to-speech has evolved to become more natural and realistic to an extent that it may be hard to distinguish it from a human voice. Already, the output from voice-based services such as Alexa and Siri sounds natural. With the most recent improvements in AI, these assistants are set to sound smoother, natural, and realistic. https://www.forbes.com/sites/janakirammsv/2019/08/11/amazons-text-to-speech-ai-service-sounds-more-natural-and-realistic/#3ff9d46810de...
Educational Technology
6h
Are you blinded by the promise of AI?
Anna Frazzetto, CIO While many businesses are fueled by their ambition to implement AI initiatives, few understand how it can work for their businesses. How do we keep our AI ambitions in line with the business needs of our organization? A simple Google search will tell you that AI has now moved into prime gold rush position. Where once Cloud, Big Data, Cryptocurrency and Block Chain held the position of top tech trend in business, AI is now everywhere and, for many reasons, it should be. AI offers...
Educational Technology
6h
4 Ways to Advance Your Career and Be Happier at Work
INC. According to research, over 75% of Americans feel little or no passion at work. That’s terrible..but it doesn’t need to be the case. Here’s why Learning and Development is the key to changing that dynamic. There are important business reasons for companies to provide significant learning and development opportunities to employees, and even more important reasons for employees to make learning and development a priority. In order to get a deeper understanding of the power of learning, and why...
Educational Technology
6h
An Excellent Digital Storytelling Tool to Use in Class with Students
StoryJumper is a good web tool students can use to create and publish storybooks. It’s an ideal way to enhance students writing skills and immerse them in engaging writing projects. StoryJumper is... ....read more
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
5h
Some Good iPad Apps for 1:1 Classrooms
1:1 Classrooms are teaching/learning environments where each learner has his/her own device be it a computer, laptop, or a tablet. The pedagogical strengths of 1:1 classrooms lies in the fact that... ....read more
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
5h

Study identifies possible genetic link between children's language and mental health
(University of York) University of York-led study has examined genetic variants in six genes that are thought to contribute to language development in children. They found that nearly half of the genetic variants which contribute to children's language were also associated with poor mental health.
EurekAlert! - Education
7h
A map of the brain can tell what you're reading
(University of California - Berkeley) UC Berkeley neuroscientists have created interactive maps that can predict where different categories of words activate the brain. Their latest map is focused on what happens in the brain when you read stories.
EurekAlert! - Education
13h
Engaging educational videos elicit similar brain activity in students
(Society for Neuroscience) The most engaging educational videos are correlated with similar brain activity across learners, according to research in young adults recently published in eNeuro.
EurekAlert! - Education
13h
Dog down: Effort helps emergency medical staff treat law enforcement K-9s
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau) Law enforcement K-9s face the same dangers their human handlers confront. Recognizing a gap in care for law enforcement K-9s injured on the job, a team of veterinarians, emergency medical services experts and canine handlers has developed protocols for emergency medical service personnel who may be called upon to help treat and transport the injured dogs.
EurekAlert! - Education
15h
New discipline proposed: Macro-energy systems -- the science of the energy transition
(Stanford University) In a perspective published in Joule on August 14, a group of researchers led by Stanford University propose a new academic discipline, 'macro-energy systems,' as the science of the energy transition.
EurekAlert! - Education
17h
The Limits of College Rankings
We can go too far in saying that college rankings don’t matter—but there are limits.
Forbes - Education
10h
Vermont Manufacturers Fill The Gap Made By High School Graduates Rejecting Post-Secondary Education
Companies and employees turning the traditional model of “a college degree gets you a good job” into “a good job gets you a college degree.”
Forbes - Education
11h
Why the Campus Building Boom May Turn Out to Be a Bust
Colleges expand construction, fail to utilize existing space.
Forbes - Education
11h
Purpose-Built Student Housing Has Evolved
The future of student housing is going to be driven by technology, the way we interact with our world and an increase in college bound students. Building projects that meet the specific needs of our college students is more important than before.
Forbes - Education
12h
A Radical Idea To Help College Students Succeed: Child Care
Here’s a radical idea policy makers should embrace: to really help the college-going students of today, improve their access to high-quality, affordable child care.
Forbes - Education
14h
The Research-Based Case For . . . Field Trips?!
Field trips are one victim of the testing and accountability era that policymakers and school system leaders haven’t mourned. However, research by accomplished University of Arkansas professor Jay Greene suggests that it may be worth reconsidering the value of the humble field trip.
Forbes - Education
16h
The University Of Texas Belatedly Helps Poor Kids
The highly endowed University of Texas at Austin is belatedly giving free tuition to low income students. While good, in reality there is a clash in the goal of promoting income equality and that of improving the quality of the collegiate learning experience.
Forbes - Education
17h
Climate Collapse: Is AI The Antidote?
In this five-part series on trends in learning, we’ve covered 12 trends at various stages of maturity, but none of them compare to the climate crisis—nothing is more important or more imminent. This post considers four impacts of the climate crisis on education.
Forbes - Education
17h
Stop Falling For This Facebook Scam
This Facebook scam has been fooling for people for years. Don't become the next victim.
Forbes - Education
18h
What Happens When Your Skills Are No Longer In Demand?
New research explores the impact on our overall careers when we find that our skills are no longer in demand. With the 4th industrial revolution threatening to make so many skills redundant, it has significant implications for policy makers the world over
Forbes - Education
18h
Is The Gap Between The Rich And The Poor The Real Problem?
Facts that tend to get overlooked in discussions about the gap between rich and poor.
Forbes - Education
19h
A New Partnership Tackles College Students' Housing And Food Insecurities
Hobsons, a leading educational technology company, is teaming up with Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice to study and battle the growing problems of food and housing insecurity among college students.
Forbes - Education
20h
Lessons to learn from this year’s A-level results | Letters
Readers respond to the news that studying A-level English is in decline and offer their views on how the system could be improvedIt would be good for the quality of life in this country if more A-level students could grasp the difference between employability and earning potential (Farewell A-level English?, 17 August). When it comes to actually influencing the world, studying English language and literature is hard to beat.During my A-level years (1963-1965), I devoured as much of the work of George...
Higher education | The Guardian
13h

Students could lose college places after BTec grade boundaries changed
Thousands sign petition to reverse decision that will result in many getting lower grades Students could lose out on college places next month after the UK’s largest exam board unexpectedly raised the grade boundaries for a new BTec qualification, which will result in many getting lower grades than anticipated.Teachers have expressed outrage and thousands have signed a petition calling on Pearson, which owns the Edexcel exam board, to reverse its decision to raise the boundaries just days before...
Higher Education Network | The Guardian
14h
My Best IT Training Days #6: It's like sex!
Hearts, by Terry Freedman It’s always good to receive positive feedback. As an ICT Co-ordinator and ICT advisor trying to encourage other teachers to use technology in their lessons, I’ve encountered a lot of resistance. Nevertheless, when people really do see the potential value in using education technology, it’s very gratifying.I should just like to end this series with an example of someone who was delighted with what he was...
ICT in Education
17h
[ASAP] Observing the Growth of Metal Dendrites in Specimens Prepared by Fabricating Galvanic Cells and Electrolytic Cells
Journal of Chemical EducationDOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00532
Journal of Chemical Education: Latest Articles (ACS Publications)
10h
[ASAP] Grassroots Efforts To Quantify and Improve the Academic Climate of an R1 STEM Department: Using Evidence-Based Discussions To Foster Community
Journal of Chemical EducationDOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00163
Journal of Chemical Education: Latest Articles (ACS Publications)
10h
[ASAP] Influence of Exam Blueprint Distribution on Student Perceptions and Performance in an Inorganic Chemistry Course
Journal of Chemical EducationDOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b01034
Journal of Chemical Education: Latest Articles (ACS Publications)
10h
[ASAP] Assessing College Students’ Risk Perceptions of Hazards in Chemistry Laboratories
Journal of Chemical EducationDOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00891
Journal of Chemical Education: Latest Articles (ACS Publications)
10h
[ASAP] Measuring and Reducing Chemical Spills by Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Providing Feedback
Journal of Chemical EducationDOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00262
Journal of Chemical Education: Latest Articles (ACS Publications)
10h
A $100,000 bribe got teen a UCLA soccer scholarship without even playing
College admissions scandal: A $100,000 bribe and help from Rick Singer got him a soccer scholarship to UCLA. But he didn't play.
L.A. Times - Education
8h
The CFPB’s new student loan ombudsman
White House reportedly eyed blocking undocumented immigrants from schools — Puerto Rico teachers union chief resigns
POLITICO - Top 10 - Morning Education
15h
How to Trade the Butterfly – The Core Strategy of Our Trading Desk
Most of the options income traders on our trading desk here at SMB trade a strategy known as the butterfly. Professional options income traders tend to gravitate towards the butterfly because it has excellent risk/reward characteristics and is easily modified to adapt to market conditions and still maintain strong profitability potential. If you are interested in learning about the most popular initial set up on our trading desk and a simple way to modify to adapt to changing market pricing then...
SMB Capital - Trading Education
10h
How to Read a Faculty Job Ad
Here is a primer on the jargon of the academic-job market, aimed at early-career scholars preparing for their search this fall.
The Chronicle of Higher Education | Advice
9h

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