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The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation would like to announce the launch of its white paper series. The series is designed to further the mission of the Friday Institute by presenting expert opinions that begin conversations on topics related to transforming education.
There are currently two papers in the series. The first is entitled, Toward a New Learning Ecology: Teaching and Learning in 1:1 Environments. It describes the new environment for learning that exists in schools today and proposes five professional development strategies for teachers in 1:1 environments. The second paper in the series concerns how students in NC are being prepared for life and work in the 21st century and is entitled, Determining, Developing and Assessing the Capabilities of North Carolina’s Future-Ready Students.
The GISMO research team (Generating Increased Science and Math Learning) at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation is pleased to announce the launch of a new tool that compiles and reviews research findings related to rational number reasoning. The searchable database was designed to assist researchers, math practitioners, professional development specialists and anyone interested in the field of rational number reasoning.
Dr. Hiller Spires, Senior Research Fellow at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has been awarded a 2008-2009 Gertrude M. Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology. The honorable mention award in the category of Transformative Large Scale Projects was for work done on the project New Literacies and Design Studio: Teachers Experiencing the Power of Learning Through Technology (ECI 546, Literacy, Technology, and Media).
Dr. Jere Confrey will deliver a plenary session entitled "Steering a Course for Preparing Students for the Mathematical Sciences in the 21st Century” at the Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Meeting at the Raleigh Marriott on Friday, February 28, 2009, at 1:30-2:30.
This talk will report on efforts here in North Carolina to revise state standards around learning trajectories and to focus on preparing all students for the Mathematical Sciences. She will argue that the high school math wars are failing to serve the needs of the 21st Century and that it is time to focus on preparation for the Mathematical Sciences more broadly, and move away from the narrow preparation for calculus only that has been the foundation of advanced math in our high school curriculum. A strategy for doing so, practically and politically, is outlined.
Dr. Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation presented an update on the NC 1:1 learning Initiative to the State Board of Education on February 4, 2009. The presentation included the strategic approach to creating future-ready high schools, as well as an update to the pilot program that is currently underway.
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