Sharing a volume of notes, links, apps, ideas, and resources from our K12 colleagues who gathered at edcamp Denver this past weekend. Many treasures to be found here. Glad to see our own Brad Hinson, Remy Holden, Susan Detrie, and numerous
GoodRead: Report finds mismatch of minority students, teachers (Chalkbeat)
(original from Chalkbeat Colorado) Only 10 percent of Colorado teachers are minorities, while 43 percent of state students belong to minority groups, a new report has found. “A major challenge in the U.S. education system, including Colorado’s education system, is the
Stereotype Threat Workshop
Event: Stereotype Threat Workshop Join the University of Colorado Department of Philosophy and Council on Diversity and Inclusion for their Stereotype Threat Workshop on September 25, 2014 from 3:00PM – 5:00PM in the Plaza Building, Room M-203. The guest speaker
Invitation: 2014 Diversity Summit
ALL CU Staff and Faculty are invited to attend the 2014 University of Colorado Diversity Summit “Developing Our Capacities as Inclusive Campuses” October 24, 2014 8:30AM – 3:30PM The 2014 Diversity Summit will take place on October 24, 2014 from
GoodRead: Less Is More (DPS Denver Plan)
Less Is More ( from A+ Denver Newsletter) Pasted below for your convenience, or read the original here. Dear friends, In 2013, Mat Honan wrote an article for WIRED called Why Subtraction Is the Hardest Math in Product Design. He
TechBits 06.27.14
Video.Engagement: Edthena, Vialogues, VideoNot.es, and now Comment Bubble. There is no shortage of options for building online student engagement with video – including co-viewing and co-commenting on online videos with your students. Check out the sample Comment Bubble
GoodRead: An Important New Study on Efforts to Privatize Teacher Education (Diane Ravitch's blog)
“Teachers College Press has published a major study of venture philanthropy and its efforts to introduce market forces into teacher education. It was written by Kenneth Zeichner and Cesar Pena-Sandoval of the University of Washington in Seattle. The article focuses on the