Yong Zhao on Catching Up or Leading the Way

Yong Zhao was the keynote speaker at NCCE 2011

“At a time when globalization and technology are dramatically altering the world we live in, is education reform in the United States headed down the right path? Are schools emphasizing the knowledge and skills that students need in a global society—or are they actually undermining their strengths by overemphasizing highstakes testing and standardization? Are education systems in China and other countries really as superior as some people claim?” Read more . . .

Visual Ranking Tool


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In the NCCE 2011 Web 2.0 Tools that Support Highly Effective Instructional Strategies workshop directed by SJ Brooks-Young, www.sjbrooks-young.com/id257.html, we explored the visual ranking tool created by Intel. It allows participants to organize and sort information visually and much more, http://educate.intel.com/en/thinkingtools/Visualranking

Workshop info: ncce.org/portland-in-2011-mainmenu-302/workshops/wednesday-morning-workshops/1213-wa45-web-20-tools-that-support-highly-effective-instructional-strategies.html