KQED MindShift- Quick Look: Are Rocketship Schools the Future? February 21, 2012Educator and author Larry Cuban takes a close look at Rocketship schools in a three-part series, and concludes that the Rocketship model of blended learning may well work for a specific niche — low-income, urban communities — but wonders how those students will fare through high school and beyond. Source: WordPress The answer is maybe. … Continue reading → […]mindshift
- How to Choose the Right Words for Best Search Results February 21, 2012Diane T. Sands Dear Savvy Searcher, My students keep wanting to enter their entire research question into the search bar. I keep trying to tell them that’s a bad idea. How do you teach students to identify the right words to use in a search? Frustrated Educator Dear Frustrated, I had a … Continue reading → […]Tasha Bergson-Michelson
- Don’t Lecture Me: Rethinking How College Students Learn February 20, 2012At the star-studded Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching (HILT) event earlier this month, where professors gathered to discuss innovative strategies for learning and teaching, Harvard’s professor Eric Mazur gave a talk on the benefits of practicing peer instruction in class, rather than the traditional lecture. The idea is getting traction. Here’s mo […]mindshift
- Quick Look: Envisioning a Post-Campus America February 17, 2012MIT was among the first to offer courses online for free with the launch of MIT OpenCourseWare 10 years ago. Now, the venerable institution is offering certificates for its online coursework, and the implications could go in any direction. The Atlantic’s Megan McArdle offers some points to ponder, including the following: “The role of schooling … Continue re […]Tina Barseghian
- How Much Practice is Too Much? February 17, 2012By Annie Murphy Paul Why do I have to keep practicing? I know it already!” That’s the familiar wail of a child seated at the piano or in front of the multiplication table (or, for that matter, of an adult taking a tennis lesson). Cognitive science has a persuasive retort: We don’t just need to … Continue reading → […]Annie Murphy Paul
- Quick Look: Are Rocketship Schools the Future? February 21, 2012
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- San Bruno Company Seeks $125M With IPO February 22, 2012Provident Mortgage Capital Associates, which was formed by private mortgage lender Provident Funding to acquire mortgage-related assets, is looking to purchase agency residential mortgage-backed securities with its initial public offering. […]Martin Ricard
- Chinese Solar Company Finds New Home in San Bruno February 21, 2012Eoplly New Energy Technology Co.'s new U.S.-based subsidiary will partner with local and national installers of solar systems to promote the company's solar products. […]Martin Ricard
- What Do You Think of Newt's Stance on Immigration? February 21, 2012Newt Gingrich is coming to the Peninsula Friday for the GOP Convention. He wants to reform the immigration system, making it easier to deport criminals while making it easier for visitors and talented professionals to come to the U.S. […]Patch Staff
- Committee Turns Focus Back on Boundary Study February 21, 2012The committee tasked with making a recommendation to the San Bruno Park School Board about school closures next year wants to ask the firm that completed a boundary study for the district to explore more criteria. […]Martin Ricard
- Little Rock Nine Woman Offers Cañada Class February 21, 2012Minnijean Brown and Jeff Steinberg are teaching a class at all three San Mateo County community colleges. The class is a spin-off of their successful journeys “Sojourn to the Past” for high schoolers. […]Stacie Chan
- San Bruno Company Seeks $125M With IPO February 22, 2012