Monthly Archives: April 2011
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Harvard EdCast: Teaching the Taboo
By Matt Weber 04/29/2011 01:35 pm | Add a CommentAudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Rick and Bill Ayers, coauthors of the book “Teaching the Taboo,” discuss what is taboo in schools, what should be taught by teachers, and where learning should occur. Read More…
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A Letter to the HGSE Community from Dean Kathleen McCartney
By admin 04/27/2011 07:15 pm | 3 CommentsKathleen McCartney addresses the HGSE Community regarding a recent tenure decision. Read More…
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Project Zero’s Boix Mansilla Releases Book on Global Competence
By newseditor 04/26/2011 12:08 pm | 5 CommentsProject Zero Principal Investigator Veronica Boix Mansilla is celebrating the release of her new book, Educating for Global Competence: Preparing our Youth to Engage. Read More…
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Snow Given Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award at AERA
By newseditor 04/26/2011 11:17 am | Add a CommentProfessor Catherine Snow has been given the Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for her wide-ranging and influential research in language and literacy development. Read More…
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HGSE Community Members Honored at AERA
By newseditor 04/26/2011 11:10 am | Add a CommentMembers of the Harvard Graduate School of Education community participated in and were honored at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) held from April 8-12 in New Orleans. Read More…
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The HGSE Green Team
By newseditor 04/22/2011 11:01 am | 3 CommentsThe HGSE Green Team builds environmental awareness for the the HGSE community through a series of sustainable initiatives showcased in this video . The HGSE Green Program is a partnership between HGSE and the Harvard Office for Sustainability (OFS) and was created in the wake of the overwhelming scientific evidence about climate change. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: On the Education Beat
By Matt Weber 04/20/2011 12:08 pm | Add a CommentAudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
John Merrow, education correspondent for The PBS NewsHour and president of Learning Matters discusses education reporting, the influence of teachers, and changes in over 35 years covering education in the media. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: The Smarter Charter Starter
By Matt Weber 04/13/2011 02:19 pm | Add a CommentAudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Steve Barr, founder of Green Dot Public Schools discusses progress of the charter school movement and why politics is so integral in education reform. Read More…
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To Great Comic Effect: Ed.D. Candidate Paul Kuttner
By Jill Anderson 04/13/2011 12:14 pm | 11 CommentsIt isn’t every day that, when flipping through the latest academic research, you come across comic drawings. That is, unless it’s the research of Ed.D. candidate Paul Kuttner. Read More…
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PSP Course Makes Research “Experience” Fun
By Jill Anderson 04/11/2011 04:23 pm | 1 CommentWhile a class focused on methods of learning and conducting research may not sound as exciting as one exploring an education issue, students enrolled in Professor Robert Selman’s Research Experience in Prevention Science and Practice will tell you otherwise. Read More…
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