More Parker Palmer

If you enjoyed the Parker Palmer essay... Or even if you didn't... Below is a recent article of his published in the Journal of College and Character. You do need to submit a short form to get the free download but it is worth it!

http://journals.naspa.org/jcc/vol12/iss3/2/

The Global Search for Education: All That Is Me

Dear all,

Hope you all had a wonderful break.

Here is the link to an interesting article I read.

Anthony Seldon, the head of UK’s highest profile independent schools, Wellington College, discussed the evolution of education in the 21st century and the holistic model that can develop all the aptitudes of each child.

Siwei

Useful and free book on teaching

Dear GEDIs,

Here (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/Publications/TeachingEng/index.html) you can find a book “Teaching Engineering”. As you may conclude from the title, it is related to engineering but I think it has a lot of useful practical advices for any teacher.


Regards,
Milos

Confessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur

An interesting video by Dr Eric Mazur from Harvard University.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI


Best regards,
Milos

Peer-Driven Learning

Dear GEDIs,

Hope you are having a nice break. With that in mind, here is a short article that starts with a subject of breaks but then expands into the topic of peer-driven classes and its relation to "seat-based" measurements in education.


Best regards,
Milos

Learning through apprenticeships

Last night on Nightly News, an organization called SPARK was featured in the Making a Difference segment. The program places at-risk middle school and high school students in apprenticeship positions with a real professional to show them the relevance of education and allow them to explore their dream job.

Has anyone seen this very useful section of The Chronicle?

http://chronicle.com/section/First-Time-on-the-Market-/146/

They even have a section on how to handle awkward and even illegal interview questions.