Yearly Archives: 2011
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On Board with Grove Hall Prep
By Michael Blanding 12/20/2011 04:10 pm | Add a CommentAs five Ed School alums help to open Grove Hall Preparatory Charter School, they learn what it takes to build a school from the ground up. (Photo by Jacob Krupnik. Courtesy of Uncommon Schools.) Read More…
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Howard Gardner: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed
By newseditor 12/16/2011 04:07 pm | Add a CommentAt the Askwith Forum on December 1, Professor Howard Gardner discussed the challenges faced by traditional education in light of two forces: the post-modern critique from the humanities and the disruptive potentials of the new digital media. Read More…
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Hill Promoted to Professor
By Jill Anderson 12/16/2011 04:01 pm | 5 CommentsAssociate Professor Heather Hill has been promoted to full professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: Designing a Digital Curriculum
By Matt Weber 12/14/2011 02:16 pm | 1 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.
Susan Sclafani, vice president of programs for the Pearson Foundation shares insight into the new digital curriculum being developed to adopt the common core standards. Read More…
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What Inspired Me to Study Parent Engagement
By Soo Hong, Ed.D.'09 12/14/2011 11:46 am | 1 CommentSoo Hong, Ed.D.’09, author of “A Cord of Three Strands: A New Approach to Parent Engagement in Schools,” writes on Harvard Education Publishing Group’s Voices in Education blog. Read More…
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Tech Savvy: A Q&A with Lecturer Greg Gunn
By newseditor 12/14/2011 10:19 am | 1 CommentLecturer Greg Gunn, cofounder of Wireless Generation, a leading educational software company, is bringing his unique perspective on entrepreneurship and education technology to the Ed.L.D. Program. Read More…
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Dear @ArneDuncan… The Teaching Brain
By Matt Weber 12/12/2011 10:28 am | 3 CommentsHGSE doctoral student Vanessa Rodriguez discusses brain based education in this video op-ed. Read More…
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Professor Eleanor Duckworth’s Final Class
By Matt Weber 12/11/2011 10:49 am | Add a CommentProfessor Eleanor Duckworth taught her final class at HGSE last winter. Appropriately, she was greeted with a standing ovation from all in attendance. Read More…
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Ed School Cohosts Expanding Learning Time Conference
By Jill Anderson 12/09/2011 04:45 pm | Add a CommentOver 450 education leaders from 30 states and Washington, D.C. gathered in Boston last month for the first National Convening of Expanding Learning Time, cohosted by the National Center on Time & Learning and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: Growing Jim Henson’s Legacy
By Matt Weber 12/07/2011 12:14 pm | 1 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.
Lisa Henson, CEO of The Jim Henson Company, reflects on her father’s creation of the Muppets and the family company’s continuing impact on children’s learning with shows such as “Dinosaur Train” and “Sid the Science Kid.” Read More…
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