Concrete Leveling & Lifting | National PolyLevel® Contractor Network Running Tracks & Playgrounds Built on Chinese School Rooftops - chinaSMACK From QQ: Just as the new school year has started, news of a track field built on top of a primary school’s roof in Tiantai County in Zhejiang province attracted a lot of attention. Many people questioned the safety of a rooftop track field. Some people are concerned the railings are not strong enough while others fear that a thousand students on the rooftop can cause the building to collapse. A rooftop track field may look as if it is merely adapting to local needs, representing a daring and innovative design, it instead reveals the phenomenon of insufficient land for the construction of schools in recent years, and this phenomenon is most often seen at schools serving the children of migrant workers that already lack teachers and funding. On 2014 September 1, Zhejiang Tiantai Country Cicheng No. 2 Elementary School’s rooftop oval athletic track officially went into use, with students running and playing on the circular track for the first time. Comments on QQ: 情归何处: 阔桑乐: 追梦: 知足常乐: 带头盔的刺猬: 炎:
No Grading, More Learning When Duke University's Cathy Davidson announced her grading plan for a seminar she would be offering this semester, she attracted attention nationwide. Some professors cheered, others tut-tutted, and others asked "Can she do that?" Her plan? Turn over grading to the students in the course, and get out of the grading business herself. Now that the course is finished, Davidson is giving an A+ to the concept. Davidson is becoming a scholar of grading. But it was her own course this semester -- called "Your Brain on the Internet" -- that Davidson used to test her ideas. Her approach -- first announced on her blog -- works based on contracts and "crowdsourcing." So how did it work? She said that the students each ended up writing about 1,000 words a week, much more than is required for a course to be considered "writing intensive" at Duke (even though her course didn't have that designation). Her responsibility as an instructor didn't evaporate in this system, Davidson stressed, but changed.
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Partners - Ørestad Gymnasium Teaching is widely organized in collaboration with companies, institutions, and the local community. Real life cases from outside school as well as external teachers from companies and universities are used. Also, parts of the teaching takes place in companies and the local community. Teaching becomes more realistic and present to students, as they experience how knowledge is being used. Working with other schools The school develops network relations with other schools in Denmark and abroad. The purpose of these networks is to ensure the sharing of knowledge and mutual inspiration between the teachers of the school and teachers from other countries. Moving on from high school To ensure the best possible connection between high school education and further education, the school is constantly developing network relations with tertiary educational institutions (e.g. Also, Ørestad Gymnasium aims to play a role in the build-up of Ørestad City.
Open a Micro-School: Here's How It’s getting easier to open a really cool school. A new wave of tiny schools are creating options for students, parents, and educators. Micro-schools vary in size, approach, and governance. Private micro-schools like Acton Academy and AltSchool help students shape a personalized path. Austin-based Acton is being replicated by a number of edupreneurs including networks like Talent Unbound. NOLA Micro Schools is another Acton Academy partner committed to student-driven education. Other Bay Area folks are joining the micro-school movement. Disclosure: Tom Vander Ark is CEO of Getting Smart and a partner at Learn Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in educational technology. Amazon Go grocery store of the future: PHOTOS, VIDEO - INSIDER Amazon DisclaimerGet real-time AMZN charts here » Amazon plans to break into physical retail in a new way. The online retail giant revealed a concept for a physical store in a video published Monday. The store, called Amazon Go, doesn't work like a typical Walmart or supermarket — instead, it's designed so that shoppers will use an app, also called Amazon Go, to automatically add the products they plan to buy to a digital shopping cart; they can then walk out of the building without waiting in a checkout line. The idea is that Amazon's machine-learning technology can automatically identify when a product is added to your cart, so you don't have to do it yourself. The stores will sell ready-made food, staples like bread and milk, and other grocery products. Amazon internal plans show it could build 2,000 grocery stores across the US in the next decade, Business Insider previously reported. The first Amazon Go store is scheduled to open to the public in Seattle early next year.
11 Inspiring TED Talks for Modern Educators There is no reason why teachers shouldn’t embrace a role as fundamental players in the creativity revolution sweeping across global economies and societies. But being an innovative modern educator on the cutting edge of educational design can become a tedious effort without outside inspiration and support from peers. Instead of being bombarded by the same old educator rhetoric, you can rediscover a sense of your vision and momentum by gleaning something from these selected and diverse inspiring TED talks below. 1. By teachers, for teachers, this is a TED classic presenter who brought relevance to his 4th-grade classrooms in Virginia with this creative game meant to simulate real world geo-political constructs and diplomatic scenarios, all in the pursuit of world peace. 2. This is Sugata Mitra’s follow up award-winning TED Prize talk about self-motivated learners from his “Hole in the Wall” experiments in the streets of New Delhi in India. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Further Resources
Mobile Market Research & Audits | Field Agent UK Умная школа The constantly changing world means that people need to be equipped to learn for the duration of their lives, adapt to new realities, and be at home in any cultural or social context. An educational system that prepares children for adulthood in just one social system is ineffective in these modern conditions, where forms of social organization are actively interchangeable. Each person must have the ability to ensure his or her prosperity and self-realization even when the rules of the game change. In Irkutsk, about 60 kilometers away from Lake Baikal, the construction of Smart School begins. Smart School is the project aimed at building an innovative educational complex with a settlement for foster families, as well as at creating a center for developing a new approach to modernizing secondary education system in Russia. "A model of socially responsible education will be implemented here.
Performance Parts & Accessories, Canadian Auto Parts & Accessories Online | Tdot Performance Visit the Disney Learning Center at Vista Way for Personal and Professional Development – Disney Internships & Programs Blog So now that you’ve arrived in Orlando, FL and have settled into your Disney College Program (DCP) apartment, what’s next? Be sure to visit the Disney Learning Center (DLC) at Vista Way. Your ticket to the magic will be your Disney Company ID that you receive during Disney Traditions. After you’ve completed a brief Resources Loan and Internet Usage Agreement form, you can access a multitude of complimentary services. For example, you can rent a book or movie, Skype your loved ones, play games with friends, print or scan a document, sip a coffee, or study for class. The DLC has a proctoring room for exams. What service or development tool are you most looking forward to utilizing on the DCP? Sarah J., Disney Education Team Comments