Education Excerpt: Better TV Means Better Kids
Every Friday, Tutorspree brings you an exclusive digest of must-read education news from around the web.
Better TV Means Better Kids (Education News)
Sometimes, "turn it off" isn't as good as "turn the channel." Find out why.
Why Schools Aren't Businesses: The Blueberry Story (Washington Post)
Larry Cuban’s 2004 book “The Blackboard and the Bottom Line: Why Schools Can’t be Businesses,” is nearly a decade old but still highly relevant to the education reform debate. Here's why.
How I Transformed The iPad Workflow In My School (Edudemic)
With all of the iPads flooding into schools these days, many other classroom systems have come under scrutiny. Here's why.
The Fault-Tolerant School (dy/dan)
Uri Treisman gave a near-perfect talk on race, poverty, and equity at NCTM 2013 (which I trust you've now seen at least once) but he left one crucial thread dangling.
How To Choose A Role Model That Will Really Motivate You (Annie Murphy Paul)
If a role model relationship is to help you think and act more intelligently, you’ll have to choose the right person to emulate—and as is so often the case, science has some surprising and counter-intuitive insights to contribute here.
ADHD Drugs Don't Boost Kids' Grades (WSJ)
It's no longer shocking to hear of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder—and others simply facing a big test—taking ADHD medicine to boost their performance in school. But new studies point to a problem: There's little evidence that the drugs actually improve academic outcomes.
5 Learning Techniques Techniques Psychologists Say Kids Aren't Getting (Psychology Today)
Not all learning techniques are created equal — some are proven to be significantly more effective than others. Which ones are your kids using?
California Judge Rules Yoga In Public Schools Not Religious (NPR)
Some parents in the San Diego area were suing the Encinitas Union School District to stop yoga classes because they believed the ancient Indian practice had religious overtones. Well, today a decision in that case has been established.
Can Google Glass Solve The Student Engagement Problem? (Ed Tech Magazine)
Andrew Vanden Heuvel has figured out how to use Google Glass to deliver education, and his ideas could change the way students learn.
NEA Policy Statement On Digital Learning (NEA)
The importance of technological knowledge to students explained by the National Education Association.
Stunned By Accreditor, City College of San Francisco Suddenly Faces Hard Choices (Chronicle of Higher Education)
The City College of San Francisco has been told that its accreditation will be withdrawn in July 2014. Here's what it means for its 85,000 students and 2,600 faculty members.