Have you heard of Open Education Resources? “For the first time in human history we have the tools to enable everyone to attain the education they desire…and it’s almost free.” So begins a report from the Center for American Progress explaining the sea change OER will bring. Watch MIT Professor Rebecca Saxe’s enchanting Ted Talk on how children start to understand the minds of others. This week Sam Chaltian wrote persuasively about why Americans should care about educating other people’s children. Cathy N. Davidson, author of Now You See It, writes on how badges, an informal learning scheme, could solve the teacher evaluation problem.
Parenting
What Makes a Child Develop Into a Leader? - Laura Pappano, Harvard Education Letter
How to Foster Initiative in Kids and Teens - Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Roots of Action
The Power of Diligence in Creating a Remarkable Life - Cal Newport, Study Hacks
2 Parent Trigger Movies In the Works for 2012 - Alexander Russo, This Week in Education
Learning
How We Read Each Other’s Minds - Rebecca Saxe, Ted Talks
How Games Teach Kids Empathy - Annie Murphy Paul, Mind/Shift
How The Right Kind of Praise Makes Kids Smarter - Tina Barseghian, Mind/Shift
Education
Other People’s Children - Sam Chaltain, Democracy. Learning. Voice.
I Hate Homework; I Assign It Anyway - Jessica Lahey, Motherlode, New York Times
Dramatically Bringing Down the Cost of Education with OER - Center for American Progress
MIT’s Online Education Platform - Ethan Solomon, The Tech
Badges: A Solution to our Teacher Evaluation Disaster? - Cathy N. Davidson, Washington Post
Resources
Ansel & Clair’s Adventures in Africa (age 4-9) - Cognitive Kid
GameUp -Top Free Online Games Matched to Curriculum - BrainPop
Top 50 Brain Teasers for Kids and Adults - SharpBrains
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