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TEDxSFED – mashED up: re-imagining education
In April, TEACHING 2030 team member Dave Orphal shared teacherpreneurism as an idea worth spreading at TEDxSFED. Dave asked the audience to imagine a system that would allow for the nation’s most accomplished classroom teachers to serve in policymaking roles. Additionally, Dave spoke to the need for teacherpreneurs, especially when it comes to assessment reform.
Secretly, I Always Hoped She'd Become a Teacher
- Artist: Marsha Ratzel
- Title: Secretly, I Always Hoped She'd Become a Teacher
- Year: 2008
- Length: 3:56 minutes (3.52 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 125Kbps (VBR)
National Board Certified Teacher Marsha Ratzel shares the story of her daughter's career decision-making process, and in doing so, offers a compelling portrait of the challenges that plague STEM recruitment and the need for creative interventions.
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- 2041 downloads
- 25 plays
Our Best and Brightest
- Artist: Flanagan & Tedrow
- Title: Best & Brightest
- Length: 2:20 minutes (2.14 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Nancy Flanagan and Mary Tedrow, two teachers who have spent award-winning careers pushing students' creativity and thinking, discuss how the emphasis on standardized tests can blunt the learning of today's best and brightest students.
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- 3608 downloads
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What about Bob?
- Artist: Moore & Flanagan
- Title: What about Bob?
- Length: 3:32 minutes (3.24 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
The "highly qualified teacher" provision of No Child Left Behind was intended to ensure effective teachers for every American classroon, but what is happening in practice is often far from this ideal. Renee Moore and Nancy Flanagan discuss the impact of these provisions on schools and the teaching profession.
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- 1188 downloads
- 15 plays
