Posts tagged education

Thankfully, I seek to explode these dangerous myths each and every day in my office & classroom. My favorite is, “4. What the book says is always true.” The response, “why we need multiple sources of information” is perhaps the most sage advice one can give.  

gjmueller:

9 Dangerous Things You Were Taught In School

Why you’ll find me in the Learning Commons….
thelifeguardlibrarian:

National Library Week

Why you’ll find me in the Learning Commons….

thelifeguardlibrarian:

National Library Week

Companies say they need flexible thinkers with innovative ideas and a broad knowledge base derived from exposure to multiple disciplines. (via Wealth or Waste? Rethinking - WSJ.com)

Companies say they need flexible thinkers with innovative ideas and a broad knowledge base derived from exposure to multiple disciplines. (via Wealth or Waste? Rethinking - WSJ.com)

Bill Gates: Making Teacher Evaluations Public 'Not Conducive To Openness' : The Two-Way : NPR

A worthwhile listen. Not a rejection of teacher evaluations; rather, a consideration on how to observe, coach, and reward holistic nature of the art and science of teaching.