ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief

Head teacher: England's focus is on average students, not the gifted

19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

England's schools are too focused on boosting the performance of average students to give extra attention to gifted students, -More-

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Students in the US are using lab equipment at Australia's University of Queensland via a live webcam and a programme known as -More-

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An educator in England has created two Web sites to improve classroom technology use among teachers and students. -More-

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According to the Australian Education Union's annual survey of new teachers, their top concern is classroom violence and bad -More-

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Some pregnant Canadian teachers recently stopped working, saying that the prevalence of swine flu in their schools has create -More-

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Education technology leaders from the US recently visited Scotland and the Netherlands to learn how educators there are prepa -More-

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ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief highlights education practices and policies in specific regions to give readers more in-dep -More-

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Education officials in the Philippines say that while students' English proficiency has improved, they are still dedicated to -More-

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A retired Filipino educator says that teachers have long been asked to fulfill many roles, making a teacher a "jack of all tr -More-

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About 70% of Australian high-school students who participated in a recent survey by The Foundation for Young Australians said -More-

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England Schools Secretary Ed Balls is reportedly seeking to increase education spending by £2.6 billion -- a 4% increase -More-

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Understanding by Design is a framework for designing curriculum, assessments and instruction. -More-

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A new teacher evaluation plan is fueling debate among South Korean educators, parents and education stakeholders. -More-

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I like to dream, but I like to make things happen. -More-