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Sunday, July 4, 2010

Education News: July 4, 2010

July/August | In response to nationwide calls for attention to a lag in academic achievement for boys compared to girls, one writer shares ideas for closing achievement gaps for all subgroups as the means for tending to boys, as well -- Harvard Education Letter

July 1 | Advice and resources on how to make the transition from face-to-face teaching into on-line teaching -- Edutopia

June 30 | Discover something about yourself by taking online surveys about how tech-savvy a teacher you are, what your learning style is, and what your emotional intelligence quotient is -- Edutopia

June 29 | Dept. of Education and Justice Dept. remind American universities that they are not allowed to require use of electronic book readers (e.g., Kindle) that are not accessible to those with disabilities (such as impaired vision) -- Campus Technology

June 29 | Exhibit at the annual meeting of the International Society for Technology in Education displays what technology in the classroom could soon look like and how it might be used by teachers and students -- Denver Post

June 28 | K-12 study reveals that teachers who use technology in teaching perceive that their students are learning more because of it; but it also reveals that younger teachers aren't more likely to use technology than veteran educators -- T.H.E. Journal

June 28 | PA university offers leadership institute for black students to encourage them to attend university and "transform themselves from community participants to community leaders" -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

June 28 | CA learn theatre games and activities to use in helping their own students learn and demonstrate course concepts via creative dramatics in the classroom -- San Jose Mercury News

June 27 | Disadvantaged FL elementary students attend two-week summertime "technology camp" to learn tech skills that should help them in future courses and close the "digital divide" between them and children from more affluent families -- Tampa Tribune

June 27 | KY teachers learn new formative assessment techniques as part of project to improve math instruction by diagnosing and addressing students' lack of understanding before proceeding with further instruction -- Courier-Journal

June 7 | Consult this guide to get started using Twitter as an educational resource; it includes educationally focused chats for you to join as well as instructions for getting an account and starting to "tweet" -- Edutopia

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