The movie “Race to Nowhere” provides much food for thought. While the homework loads and high stress levels shown in the movie no doubt exist in many school environments, I have not perceived them to the same degree in our community. Having said that, there are certainly some weeks of the year which are more stressful…… Continue reading Race To Nowhere: Conclusions
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The Cost of Education
Making high quality educational services available at an affordable price per student is a challenging task. Consider the costs (in 2011) of offering one course at a school: Teacher Salary What is the market salary for a highly skilled teacher with good experience teaching a particular subject? The answer to this question usually depends on…… Continue reading The Cost of Education
Student Response Clickers
I am researching student response clickers, in hopes of using them in Algebra I and II classes this fall. Companies To date I have come across six companies that offer them: eInstruction iRespond Qwizdom Renaissance Learning Smartroom Turning Technologies I have found internet references to the following vendors being used at the following universities: eInstruction…… Continue reading Student Response Clickers
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