See on Scoop.it – Teaching and testing Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. Alex Lizzappi‘s insight: Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. …
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See on Scoop.it – Teaching and testing For the city’s homeless, San Francisco’s St. Boniface Church is seen as a safe haven. See on www.huffingtonpost.com
See on Scoop.it – Teaching and testing Stateline has published a brief but very helpful summary of the controversial dimensions of the Common Core State Standards, often at the heart of the current debates around education reform. Alex Lizzappi‘s insight: Although not imposed by the federal government, the Common Core was made virtually essential …
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See on Ayiti Now Corp PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The U.S. State Department has begun a community policing program in Haiti that aims to strengthen ties between officers and the neighbourhoods they patrol in a country where police are largely mistrusted. Alex Lizzappi‘s insight: Such heavy-handed tactics were on the mind of a few students …
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See on Scoop.it – Teaching and testing The first touch-screen tablet manufactured in Haiti has been released in capital Port-au-Prince with company officials announcing that sales will target other Caribbean markets.The tablet, called Sutab, utilises the Android operating system…. See on jamaica-gleaner.com
