Yearly Archives: 2012
Harvard EdCast: Doing Something About Bullying
By Matt Weber 12/12/2012 11:51 am | 2 CommentsAudio 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.
Nancy Lublin, CEO of DoSomething.org, shares her data driven advocacy work and the organization’s initiatives of preventing bullying. Read More…
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Room for Improvement in Ed Policy
By Colleen Walsh 11/16/2012 01:00 pm | Add a CommentIn a discussion at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (HGSE) Thursday, a panel of experts examined how the election results will affect education reform at the federal, state, and local levels. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: Education 2016
By Matt Weber 11/14/2012 08:00 am | 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.
In this edition of the EdCast, Senior Lecturer Paul Reville, secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shares his thoughts on the future of education policy in light of last week’s election results. Read More…
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Doug Lemov: Teach Like a Champion
By newseditor 11/13/2012 11:55 am | Add a CommentAt the Askwith Forum, Doug Lemov, author and managing director at Uncommon Schools, will reflect on what makes for effective teaching, how teaching can and should be the centerpiece of school reform, and how teaching skills can be effectively developed. Read More…
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Watch the Doug Lemov Askwith Forum Live
By newseditor 11/13/2012 11:18 am | 2 CommentsDoug Lemov, author and managing director at Uncommon Schools, will reflect on effective teaching, effective development of teaching skills, and teaching as the centerpiece of school reform. Live streaming begins at 5:30 p.m. Read More…
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How Will the 2012 Election Results Impact Education Policy?
By newseditor 11/06/2012 02:30 pm | Add a CommentEducation. It was among the least discussed issues in the 2012 presidential race. Why? Will the election results really have no impact on national education policy? Join us for this post-election Askwith Forum to find out. Read More…
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Watch the Election Askwith Forum Live
By newseditor 11/06/2012 11:04 am | Add a CommentEducation. It was among the least discussed issues in the 2012 presidential race. Why? Some have argued that there was so little daylight between the candidates on education policy that it wasn’t worth the time. Is this true? Will the election results really have no impact on national education policy? The live stream of this event will begin on November 8 at 5:30 p.m. Read More…
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Atul Gawande: Coaching vs. Teaching
By newseditor 10/22/2012 11:02 am | Add a CommentOn Wednesday, October 24, HMS and HSPH Professor Atul Gawande applies his observations from the fields of sports, music, schools, and medicine, to a discussion of how different professions produce top-level performers. Read More…
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Watch the Atul Gawande Askwith Forum Live
By newseditor 10/22/2012 10:45 am | Add a CommentHMS and HSPH Professor Atul Gawande applies his observations from the fields of sports, music, schools, and medicine to a discussion of how different professions produce top-level performers. The live streaming of this Askwith Forum will begin at 5:30 p.m. Read More…
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Watch the DoSomething.org Askwith Forum Live
By newseditor 10/16/2012 12:00 pm | Add a CommentOn Thursday, October 18, Askwith Forums welcomes Nancy Lublin, CEO, and Jeff Bladt, data scientist, at DoSomething.org. They will present initial findings on perceptions and trends of bullying in US secondary school by current students. Read More…
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