Academic

Kickboard For Teachers Encourages Data Collection In the Classroom

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Education Standards, Jennifer Medbery, Test, Education, Kickboard for Teachers, Academic, Data, Standardized Testing, Classroom Management, Teachers, Education News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee “Be data driven, not data drowning,” is the slogan for Kickboard for Teachers -- an educational software, designed to h...

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Four Weird Recent Economic Studies

TIME.com | BRAD TUTTLE | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Research, Funny Consumer Studies, Shopping Cart, Economic Studies, Fun Economices, Studies, Funny Economic Studies, Shopping Basket, Weird Economic, Gdp, Consumer Studies, Academic, Penis Size, Impulse Purchase, Supermarket, Psychology of Money, Marketing, Business News

Studies show that flexing one’s muscles may help fight off—or possibly cause—wasteful impulse purchases, and other weird money findings. ...

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Astoria Characters: The Saw Lady

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Natalia Paruz, Astoria, Avery Fisher Hall, Saw Lady, A Prairie Home Companion, George Crumb, Glass Harp, Npr, Lincoln Center, Tap, Ballet, Martha Graham, Flamenco, Guinness World Record, Alvin Ailey, France, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Musical Saw Festival, Jazz, Academic, Concert Pianist, Carnegia Hall, Music Box, Israel, Guitar, Austria, Cowbell, Siren, New York News, Salvation Army, Nancy Ruhling, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Does Natalia Paruz's tune come from heaven or hell? It emanates from a saw -- the carpenter's tool that's used to cut wood.

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The Academy and Fashion -- An Unlikely Pair Teaches Us About Innovation

Krisztina Holly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Open Source, Copyrights, Innovation, Usc, Linux, And OpenCourseWare, Tedx, The Human Genome Project, Intellectual Property, Academic, Ted, Fashion, Academia, Ip, Johanna Blakley, World Wide Web, Ideas, Patents, Tedxusc, Los Angeles News
Krisztina Holly

In the rush to protect our ideas we often overlook the fact that the value of some ideas are most fully realized when they are shared, not kept secret.

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In NYC Schools, a Little 'Respect for All'

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Education, H.R. 4223, Children, Casel, Brooklyn, Education, Tim Ryan, Schools, Teaching, High School, Hate Crimes, Social and Emotional Learning, Linda Lantieri, New York City, Collaborative for Academic, Respect for All Week, Stress, Christine Quinn, Judy Biggert, Racism, Emotions, Ohio, Joel Klein, Dale Kildee, Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, Social and Emotional Learning Act of 2009, Academic, Impact News
Katherine Gustafson

New York's P.S. 24 became the site for Respect for All's launch week because of it's commitment to teaching social skills and empathy for other's to students.

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In Qatar and Egypt, Education Reform Means Learning In English

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Usaid, Doha, Middle East, Northwestern University, Education-City, Qatar, Muslim World, English Language, Brain Drain, Arabs, Education, Academic, The American University in Cairo, Arab, Cairo, English Language Skills, Georgetown University, Arabic, Education Reform, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

English instruction in Qatar's schools, according to government plans, is to tailor students for higher education and jobs in English-language workplaces and universities.

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Joseph Massad's Tenure and its Implications for Columbia's Liberal, Jewish Student Body

Anna Kelner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Joseph Massad, Columbia University, Academic, Israel, Judaism, Tenure, New York News
Anna Kelner

Massad once called Israel a "Jewish and a racist state," and a student alleged that he demanded of an Israeli student, "How many Palestinians did you kill?"

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Opening the Black Box of Peer Review

Michèle Lamont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Excerpt, Education, Academia, Academic, College, Fellowship, Books, Grants, Business News
Michèle Lamont

An essay excerpted from How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment (Harvard University Press) Excellence is the holy grail o...

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Peaceful Revolution: Afterschool For All

Jodi Grant | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Education, Academic, Children, Kids, Economy, Safety, Afterschool, Food, Schools, Afterschool Programs, Barack Obama, Enrichment, Learning, Healthy Living News
Jodi Grant

The economic downturn is creating even greater demand for afterschool programs, as families struggle to keep their jobs, take on more hours, or afford basic necessities for their children.

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Don't Turn Obama Into Blair

Indra Adnan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UK, Leadership, Responsibility, Economy, Obama, Media, Campaign, Government, Transition, Change, Charisma, Duty, Local Community, Networks, Blair, Neurology, Voting, Rapidrebuttal, Alistaircampbell, Britain, Charismatic, Focus, Optimism, Grassroots, Delegation, Barack Obama, Mainstream Media, Media Culture, Newteams, Academic, Morale, Narcissism, Donations, Yes We Can, Obama Blair, World News
Indra Adnan

Too many people in the UK remember the hope and subsequent betrayal of New Labour's victory in 1997 when Tony Blair metamorphosed from Bambi to Terminator in his first term.

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Why Academics Should Blog (Redux)

Hugh McGuire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Knowledge, Publicsphere, Academic, Writing, Academia, Blogging, Discourse, Ideas, Media News
Hugh McGuire

Academia should be a vanguard of our understanding of the world. It's a place where people have the time and space to think about the shape of the world, the source of some of the ideas that transform us.

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Why Academics Should Blog

Hugh McGuire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: University, Blogs, Academic, College, Writing, Web, Journals, Openaccess, Blogging, Media News
Hugh McGuire

I've been reading a fair bit of academic writing. I've come to the conclusion that all academics should blog.

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What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us

Margee Ensign | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Environment, Education in America, Knowledge International, Russia, Arabic Speakers, Skills, Inability to Communite, International Issues, Globalization, Iraq, Current Generation, Csi, American Students, Global Issues, Culture, Education, Knowledge, Academic, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Foreign Language, Entertainment Tonight, Soft New, International Ignorance, Ale Castellanos, Healthy Living News
Margee Ensign

Unfortunately, Sarah Palin is not alone in her global ignorance. Our colleges and high schools are not doing what's necessary... the current generation isn't gaining understanding of other cultures.

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