Howard Gardner

Art in Earnest: Harlem-Based Artist, Tyson Hall

Eric J. Henderson | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: El Anatsui, Howard Gardner, Barry Sanders, Kandinsky, Ellen Winner, Cs Lewis, Jamaica Queens, Harlem, New York, Artist Profile, Queens, Street Art, Art Theory, New York Street Art, Tyson Hall, New York Art, Arts News
Eric J. Henderson

Hall dwells specifically at the intersection of Art and Policy, his work aiming to touch people in the everyday. That is so cliché that it hurts as I strip the meaning of that universality down to a feel-good thing to say. I don't mean it that way.

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More Music Please

C. M. Rubin | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: John Corigliano, Arts and Education, Music Education, The Talent Code, Paquito D?Riviera, Francisco J. Nunez, Jerry Kremer, Howard Gardner, C. M. Rubin, Children?S Choruses, Carnegie Hall Choral Institute, David Del Tredici, Transient Glory Symposium, Young People?S Chorus of New York City, Music Performance, Joan Tower, Michael Gordon, Education News
C. M. Rubin

All children should have the opportunity to experience, learn and perform choral music by great composers. Francisco J. Nunez, Artistic Director and Founder of The Young People's Chorus of New York City, believes this.

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Memo to Mayor Bloomberg: Let Them Make Games!

Idit Harel Caperton | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Idit Harel Caperton, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Videogames, Globaloria, World Wide Workshop, Education Reform, Gaming, Technology, Learning, Seymour Papert, Mit, NYC Schools, Harvard Graduate School of Education, New York City, Howard Gardner, Computer Science Education, David Perkins, MIT Media Lab, Nicholas Negroponte, Fred Wilson, Education News
Idit Harel Caperton

Children learn best when they are the designers, builders, navigators, engineering and key operators of their own learning.

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Who Is Currently Identified as Gifted in the United States?

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: High IQ, Gifted School, Joseph Renzulli, Dmgt, Howard Gardner, Lewis Terman, Definition of Giftedness, Gifted Education, Creativity, Richard Riley, Education, Marland Report, Steven I. Pfeiffer, Mary-Catherine McClain, Robert J. Sternberg, Education News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Hopefully ten years from now, there will be greater changes in gifted education than there have been in the past ten years.

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The Global Search for Education: What Do We Value Most?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Howard Gardner, C. M. Rubin, The Real Alice in Wonderland Book, Global Education, GoodWork Project, Harvard University, The Global Search for Education, Standardized Tests, Teachers' Pay, Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Pisa, U. S. School System, Education Reform, Project Zero, Harvard School of Education, Education News
C. M. Rubin

According to Howard Gardner, our analysis of the educational problems in the United States is very distorted.

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What's The Best Approach To Teacher Incentives In U.S. Education?

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Arne Duncan, Teacher Incentives, Teacher Salaries, Atlanta Schools Cheating, Dan Ariely, Steven Pearlstein, American Teachers, Howard Gardner, The Washington Post, Education, Atlanta Cheating Scandal, Standardized Testing, Washington Post, Atlanta Schools, Teachers, Education Reform, Teachers Salary, Teachers Cheating, Teacher Compensation, Education News

Atlanta is in the middle of an educational crisis with allegations and reports of widespread cheating across the district's school teachers. Now the t...

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Who Is America's Most Influential Educator?

John Merrow | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Howard Gardner, Learning Matters, Big Bird, Arne Duncan, Influencers, Education, Diane Ravitch, Pbs Newshour, Joel Klein, E.D. Hirsch, John Merrow, Wendy Kopp, Education Leaders, Education Reform, Most Influential Educator, Education News
John Merrow

A month or so ago, I speculated about the most influential person in American education, then put forth four nominees -- Wendy Kopp, Big Bird, Arne Duncan and Joel Klein.

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Cooperation Not Competition: Finland's Model For Education Success

C. M. Rubin | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Howard Gardner, Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn About Educational Change in Finland, Global Education, C. M. Rubin, Harvard Professor Tony Wagner, Educational Reform, The Global Search for Education, Finland Schools, Pasi Sahlberg, Standardized Testing, Bob Compton, Race to the Top, PISA Rankings, World-Wisdom, Rttt, The Finland Phenomenon, Education News
C. M. Rubin

"The Finns had a crisis," professor Tony Wagner explains. Starting with the principle that cooperation is a key pillar of success, the Finns revised their educational framework.

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The Global Search for Education: The Way Out of Poverty

C. M. Rubin | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Howard Gardner, Justin Chadwick, Oliver Litondo, Global Education, C. M. Rubin, Sir Ken Robinson, PISA Test, Pasi Sahlberg, Michael Fullan, The First Grader, Maruge, Leon Botstein, Win the Future, Education Reform, Education News
C. M. Rubin

American educators and policy makers are trying to figure out how we, as a highly developed nation, can improve our education systems so that America can stay at the top in a rapidly changing world.

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Why Passion Is a Gift

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grit, Passion, Commitment, Gifted Education, Angela Duckworth, K. Anders Ericsson, Giftedness, Kimberly Robertson, Joseph Renzulli, Lewis Terman, Genius, Herbert A. Simon, Howard Gardner, Marland Report, Sir Ken Robinson, Interest, Francoys Gagne, Robert J. Sternberg, Education News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Why don't we view passion and interest as gifts?

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To Raise Test Scores, Plant a Garden

Sarah Garland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Seth Boyden Elementary, Standardized Testing, Howard-Gardner, Education Reform, Spencer Foundation, Richard Murnane, No Child Left Behind, Public-School-Test-Score, New York News
Sarah Garland

In response to pressure to raise achievement, administrators at a struggling New Jersey school planted a garden. They also added a peer-mediation program. Over a decade, test scores rose dramatically.

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