Friday, February 27, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Work Hard, Be Nice
I just finished listening to Bill Gate's 2009 TED talk....he addressed his foundation's progess in fighting malaria and in understanding what makes k-12 education successful. I want to stay involved in educational issues, especially about improving learning across socio-economic levels, and about creating systems where good teaching is addressed, created, rewarded, etc.
His foundation is focusing on what makes the top 25% of teachers successful, and they studied the KIPP schools in Houston as part of their study. He suggested reading "Work Hard, Be Nice"by the KIPP founder about their methods:
Monday, January 26, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
conversions, emma okelly and corinna dean
Conversions (Hardcover)by Emma O'Kelly (Author), Corinna Dean (Author) "CADINE DI SOPRA is a small hamlet situated in the picture postcard landscape of the Italian Dolomites within the northern Italian province of Veneto..." (more)
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