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  • Introduction to “How Writing Shapes Thinking” (Leaflet Study #1)
    Welcome to Leaflet Study! This is the first episode of our series on How Writing Shapes Thinking by Judith Langer and Arthur Applebee. Here, we introduce and discuss at length the problems and questions of research that Langer and Applebee seek to understand and solve throughout their collaborative efforts.
    About the book: " In this groundbreaking study, Langer and Applebee analyzed writing assignments and their teaching across the curriculum in U.S. secondary schools to see how they support learning. "To improve the teaching of writing, particularly in the context of academic tasks," they argue, "is also to improve the quality of thinking required of school children." But they further show here how differences in the kinds of writing students do lead students to do different kinds of thinking and learning. " - WAC Clearinghouse
    Free PDF:  https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/langer_applebee/langer_applebee.pdf 
    Leaflet Website:  https://leafletreview.wordpress.com/
    16 min
  • Today in Education #10 - The Best Teaching Advice, 1 in 6 U.S. Teachers Have Summer Jobs
    Good morning! Today we’re discussing advice from Ken Alford’s session at the 2019 Annual Teaching Professor Conference, as well as looking at some data from Pew Research on summer jobs for teachers.
    Articles Discussed:
     https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/best-teaching-advice/ 
     https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/01/about-one-in-six-u-s-teachers-work-second-jobs-and-not-just-in-the-summer/
    3 min
  • Connected Learning Networks

    Summary and Review of:

    Vartainen, et. al (2018). Teachers’ Insights into Connected Learning Networks: Emerging Activities and Forms of Participation

    AERA Open

    July - September 2018, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 1-17

    Website:  https://leafletreview.wordpress.com/ 

    Merch:  https://teespring.com/stores/leaflet-2 

    6 min
  • Today in Education #8 - Higher Education for Refugees, Training School Leaders to Spend Wisely, and Improving STEM Education

    Good morning! Today we're discussing Serene Gallegos, leader of the Ignite My Future in School (IMFIS) initiative, an educational program designed to help instill computational thinking in American students and expand STEM skills within their curriculum. We're also looking at the disconnect between providing access and providing support for refugees enrolled in higher education programs, as well as an argument that district leaders should be professionally trained to make the most of their schools' money.

    Articles Discussed:

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2019/06/21/how-a-former-teacher-is-improving-stem-education-in-americas-schools/#2b18480ebc7e

    https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/human-rights-discourse-and-refugee-higher-education

    https://www.educationnext.org/equipping-school-leaders-spend-wisely-education-dollars/

    3 min
  • Neuroscience in Education
    Summary and Review of:
    Jaeggi, Shah (2018). Editorial Special Topic: Neuroscience, Learning, and Educational Practice – Challenges, Promises, and Applications.
    AERA Open
    January – March 2018, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 1-4
    8 min
  • Today in Education #7 - Catching Up

    We've got all kinds of things to talk about today. A new book, "Unequal Higher Education" draws attention to the large gaps separating the haves and have-nots in American higher education, and proposes solutions across the board. The U.S. Education Dept proposes to ease rules on accreditation for colleges and universities. We look at strategies for spreading innovation in American K-12 education. Massachusetts parents sue the state over their education funding formula. A rewrite of sex education standards in Texas could include lessons on contraception and gender identity.

    Website:  https://leafletreview.wordpress.com/ 

    Articles Discussed:

    https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Rewrite-of-Texas-sex-education-standards-could-13990300.php

    https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/06/massachusetts-parents-will-sue-state-over-education-funding-formula.html

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/barbarakurshan/2019/06/12/the-work-of-ecosystem-enablers-spreading-innovation-in-k12-education/#f03b10668436

    https://www.chronicle.com/article/How-the-Education-Dept-Is/246472

    https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/06/12/authors-discuss-new-book-inequities-american-higher-education>

    8 min
  • Today in Education #6 - Augmented Reality in the Classroom, Education's Demographic Dividend

    Good morning! Today we're exploring how AR can be used in educational settings, as well as potential concerns about this technology going forward. We're also looking at the impact of education, which is greater than that of age-structure, even in developed nations, on long-term economic growth.

    Website:  https://leafletreview.wordpress.com/ 

    Articles Discussed:

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190610151940.htm

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/06/10/how-is-augmented-reality-being-used-in-education/#300677850281

    4 min
  • The Ethics of Open Educational Resources

      Summary and Review of: 

    Cobb. (2018). Placing the spotlight on Open Educational Resources: Global phenomenon or cultural guise?

    The International Education Journal

    Comparative Perspectives Vol. 17, No. 3, 2018, pp 15-29

    https://openjournals.library.sydney,edu,au/index.php/IEJ

    8 min

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