Comments for Carol J. Carter http://caroljcarter.com Education news and advice by leading expert in student success and transition. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:01:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=487 Comment on Funding STEM Education: Corporations Give Big Money But Not Ideas by John Bennett http://caroljcarter.com/funding-stem-education-corporations-give-big-money-but-not-ideas/#comment-3588 John Bennett Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:01:04 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=3170#comment-3588 I've got a great idea: Open up the money to broad groups of educators very interested in developing / facilitating new STEM schools OUTSIDE the traditional public / magnet school systems model - a charter school for example. I am part of a very interested and motivated group of educators exploring the viability of just this! While still very much in the exploratory stages, any proposal we agree to submit will involve STEM focus, will probably start in the middle school grades, grow up as enrolled students move up, grow down as we add students - eventually being a full K-12 school. The pedagogy will almost certainly be PBL and student-centered. Also very importantly, we are looking for this to be more than a school - a learning center or campus. So these are the ideas of our really motivated group at this early stage; I refuse to believe there are no other study groups out there doing te same thing. Our and I expect all or most other groups are dedicated to seeing if this can done. We are experienced with the components of our vision for the school (really learning center or campus). Obviously, one of the hurdles to reality in this case (and other cases as well) will be money. To help make these plans a reality then, change the requests for proposals to allow groups such as ours to submit proposals. WE DO UNDERSTAND THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY APPROACHES NEEDED TO YIELD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES PREPARED FOR UNIVERSITY STUDIES AND SUCCESSFUL STEM CAREERS DISCUSSED IN THE POSTING. Such opportunities for STEM students will not meet the demands of course but they will help for sure. Equally importantly, the assessment necessary for schools such as ours to know how we are doing in order to refine approaches as appropriate will provide guidance for other efforts to supply increased numbers of adequately prepared college STEM students as well. I’ve got a great idea: Open up the money to broad groups of educators very interested in developing / facilitating new STEM schools OUTSIDE the traditional public / magnet school systems model – a charter school for example. I am part of a very interested and motivated group of educators exploring the viability of just this! While still very much in the exploratory stages, any proposal we agree to submit will involve STEM focus, will probably start in the middle school grades, grow up as enrolled students move up, grow down as we add students – eventually being a full K-12 school. The pedagogy will almost certainly be PBL and student-centered. Also very importantly, we are looking for this to be more than a school – a learning center or campus.

So these are the ideas of our really motivated group at this early stage; I refuse to believe there are no other study groups out there doing te same thing. Our and I expect all or most other groups are dedicated to seeing if this can done. We are experienced with the components of our vision for the school (really learning center or campus). Obviously, one of the hurdles to reality in this case (and other cases as well) will be money. To help make these plans a reality then, change the requests for proposals to allow groups such as ours to submit proposals. WE DO UNDERSTAND THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY APPROACHES NEEDED TO YIELD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES PREPARED FOR UNIVERSITY STUDIES AND SUCCESSFUL STEM CAREERS DISCUSSED IN THE POSTING.

Such opportunities for STEM students will not meet the demands of course but they will help for sure. Equally importantly, the assessment necessary for schools such as ours to know how we are doing in order to refine approaches as appropriate will provide guidance for other efforts to supply increased numbers of adequately prepared college STEM students as well.

]]> Comment on Community Colleges Anticipate Boom in Baby-Boomer Students by seo katalog http://caroljcarter.com/community-colleges-anticipate-boom-in-baby-boomer-students/#comment-3430 seo katalog Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:00:38 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/2009/04/06/community-colleges-anticipate-boom-in-baby-boomer-students/#comment-3430 I must say that it is the first blog that I visit almost every day I must say that it is the first blog that I visit almost every day

]]> Comment on Students Speak-up for their Technological Rights by C Eddings http://caroljcarter.com/students-speak-up-for-their-technological-rights/#comment-3384 C Eddings Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:50:45 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=3121#comment-3384 This is a bittersweet article. I'm sadden to see the state of technology isn't changing for our inner city youth which seems to fortify the theory of New Jim Crow, but I glad to see students taking their education seriously enough to stand up and speak for themselves. For them to go to the a digital conference was genius. Go kids! This is a bittersweet article. I’m sadden to see the state of technology isn’t changing for our inner city youth which seems to fortify the theory of New Jim Crow, but I glad to see students taking their education seriously enough to stand up and speak for themselves. For them to go to the a digital conference was genius. Go kids!

]]> Comment on Chicago’s Library Attracts Teens with Digital Shift by The Popular Misconceptions of Learning » Carol J. Carter http://caroljcarter.com/chicagos-library-attracts-teens-with-digital-shift/#comment-3282 The Popular Misconceptions of Learning » Carol J. Carter Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:56:21 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=2684#comment-3282 [...] A Quiet Classroom Means Good Learning. It also might mean you have a class of zoned out kids, says the article. Classrooms should be active and filled with discussions. It might not sound like your traditional classroom, but even libraries are shifting toward making a learning environment that encourages “constructive loud.” [...] [...] A Quiet Classroom Means Good Learning. It also might mean you have a class of zoned out kids, says the article. Classrooms should be active and filled with discussions. It might not sound like your traditional classroom, but even libraries are shifting toward making a learning environment that encourages “constructive loud.” [...]

]]> Comment on Will the “Flipped Classroom” Model Change How We Learn? by The Popular Misconceptions of Learning » Carol J. Carter http://caroljcarter.com/will-the-flipped-classroom-model-change-how-we-learn/#comment-3281 The Popular Misconceptions of Learning » Carol J. Carter Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:55:14 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=2666#comment-3281 [...] Education Means a Teacher Talking. As we’ve watched the flipped-classroom model blow up, we know that for some students, a self-paced, virtual environment is the best way to learn [...] [...] Education Means a Teacher Talking. As we’ve watched the flipped-classroom model blow up, we know that for some students, a self-paced, virtual environment is the best way to learn [...]

]]> Comment on Economic Climate Requires Creativity, Ingenuity, Tenacity by Unemployed Youth Cost More Than Money: Turning the Trend AroundUnemployed Youth Cost More Than Money: Turning the Trend Around » Carol J. Carter http://caroljcarter.com/economic-climate-requires-creativity-ingenuity-tenacity/#comment-3276 Unemployed Youth Cost More Than Money: Turning the Trend AroundUnemployed Youth Cost More Than Money: Turning the Trend Around » Carol J. Carter Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:32:51 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=3056#comment-3276 [...] employment gap between young and old is the largest it has ever been, with only 56 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 currently holding jobs. As this [...] [...] employment gap between young and old is the largest it has ever been, with only 56 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 currently holding jobs. As this [...]

]]> Comment on Edmodo Connects Students Globally and Opens Windows to the World by Going Global In the Classroom » Carol J. Carter http://caroljcarter.com/edmodo-connects-students-globally-and-opens-windows-to-the-world/#comment-3260 Going Global In the Classroom » Carol J. Carter Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:33:38 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=2810#comment-3260 [...] to take a trip around the world. In November 2011, Edmodo, a social networking site, teamed up with Polar Bears International to send five people to the Tundra to film polar bears and stream webcasts straight to 1,700 [...] [...] to take a trip around the world. In November 2011, Edmodo, a social networking site, teamed up with Polar Bears International to send five people to the Tundra to film polar bears and stream webcasts straight to 1,700 [...]

]]> Comment on Computers Won’t Revolutionize Learning Without Improved Learning Environments by Obama Urges e-Textbooks for All Students by 2017 » Carol J. Carter http://caroljcarter.com/computers-wont-revolutionize-learning-without-improved-learning-environments/#comment-3208 Obama Urges e-Textbooks for All Students by 2017 » Carol J. Carter Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:05:10 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=3015#comment-3208 [...] still isn’t solid evidence that digital formats actually advance learning. Earlier this week I wrote about how classroom environments need to change in order for computers to revolutionize the classroom. [...] [...] still isn’t solid evidence that digital formats actually advance learning. Earlier this week I wrote about how classroom environments need to change in order for computers to revolutionize the classroom. [...]

]]> Comment on From College to Elementary, Learning Tools in 2012 by Pam at MoneyTrail http://caroljcarter.com/from-college-to-elementary-learning-tools-in-2012/#comment-3083 Pam at MoneyTrail Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:02:28 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=2914#comment-3083 It is a really exciting time to be involved with the schools. My oldest child is a senior this year and my youngest is in third grade. There are many different techniques and more advanced technologies that have emerged in the elementary school just in the time since my daughter was there. It is a really exciting time to be involved with the schools. My oldest child is a senior this year and my youngest is in third grade. There are many different techniques and more advanced technologies that have emerged in the elementary school just in the time since my daughter was there.

]]> Comment on Simple Steps to a Happier and Healthier Life by Healthy Habits for the Whole Year » Carol J. Carter http://caroljcarter.com/simple-steps-to-a-happier-and-healthier-life/#comment-3033 Healthy Habits for the Whole Year » Carol J. Carter Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:45:03 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=2897#comment-3033 [...] Prevention. Knowing these stats, it might not be a surprise to learn getting healthy will be the number one New Year’s resolution for Americans. Yesterday, I wrote a blog on the benefits walking can have on your health if you do [...] [...] Prevention. Knowing these stats, it might not be a surprise to learn getting healthy will be the number one New Year’s resolution for Americans. Yesterday, I wrote a blog on the benefits walking can have on your health if you do [...]

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