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Education Week: Computer Languages: Students Need to Speak Them
An interesting argument: teach programming—computational thinking—instead of drilling basic math.
education  math  teaching  programming  cseducation 
12 weeks ago by yjsoon
Confessions of a ‘Bad’ Teacher - NYTimes.com
And from yesterday, a great piece: "Confessions of a 'Bad' Teacher".
teaching  education  from twitter
march 2012 by yjsoon
For Teachers, Shame Is No Solution - NYTimes.com
Related to previous tweet: Gates' op-ed on teacher evaluation.
teaching  education  from twitter
march 2012 by yjsoon
The biggest news today is that Apple built a LMS :: yjsoon
Finally finished watching the Apple Education keynote, and I still think the biggest news for teachers was iTunes U:
education  teaching  from twitter
january 2012 by yjsoon
Canvas Course Management System for Instructors | Instructure
Any teachers used Canvas or CourseKit LMSs before? Tired of Blackboard.
lms  teaching  from twitter
january 2012 by yjsoon
Coursekit
Any teachers used Canvas or CourseKit LMSs before? Tired of Blackboard.
lms  teaching  from twitter
january 2012 by yjsoon
Virtual and Artificial, but 58,000 Want Course
Free Stanford intro CS classes — with your homework graded! Signing up for the DB one by my former advisor.
cseducation  teaching  education  from twitter
august 2011 by yjsoon
School district first to permit cell phone use during standardized tests - O'Reilly Radar
Let the kids use tech like they will when they grow up; learn how to learn, not to memorize facts http://oreil.ly/mNFscb
teaching  testing  edtech  from instapaper
july 2011 by yjsoon
The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries - NYTimes.com
Dave Eggers on improving teacher salaries in the US, quoting that McKinsey report on Finland, SG and Korea systems:
teaching  education  usa 
may 2011 by yjsoon
YouTube - Mrs Chong
MOE's new teacher recruitment video:
Very nicely done. Even made me somewhat regret my decision to leave the service.
teaching  videos  inspirational  from twitter
january 2011 by yjsoon
What Makes a Great Teacher?
For years, the secrets to great teaching have seemed more like alchemy than science, a mix of motivational mumbo jumbo and misty-eyed tales of inspiration and dedication. But for more than a decade, one organization has been tracking hundreds of thousands of kids, and looking at why some teachers can move them three grade levels ahead in a year and others can’t. Now, as the Obama administration offers states more than $4 billion to identify and cultivate effective teachers, Teach for America is ready to release its data.
teaching  from instapaper
december 2010 by yjsoon
20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web
Finally got around to reading "20 Things I Learned About Browsers and The Web". A great textbook for intro computing!
google  browsers  cseducation  teaching  html5  drawings 
november 2010 by yjsoon
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