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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
'Cheating' Can Be An Effective Learning Strategy
May 20, 2013 It's the end of the academic year and students everywhere are taking tests. What for? Commentator Tania Lombrozo suggests we should shift our focus from testing for assessment to testing for learning.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
For The Love Of Science: A Call To Action
May 15, 2013 Improvements in science education can take many forms. Commentator Marcelo Gleiser says that one of the easiest and most rewarding is to simply put real research scientists in front of students. A few volunteer hours from a scientist can change how a student sees the world forever.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
VIDEO: The National Center For Science Education Keeps Evolving
May 13, 2013 Eugenie C. Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), explains in a video how she sees parallels between the rejection of evolution and of the rejection of climate science.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Science, Meet The People
May 6, 2013 A new site called The People's Science aims to bring researchers and the general public together to talk about the work they're doing. Tania Lombrozo takes a look and tries it out for herself.
The Two-Way
Atlanta Educators Accused In Cheating Scandal Start Turning Themselves In
April 2, 2013 Investigators say there was a widespread effort to change test scores in order to make the school system look better. The 35 educators who have been indicted include the former superintendent, who has denied any wrongdoing.
Shots - Health News
Hey, Kid, You Could Be A 'Disaster Hero'
January 29, 2013 The American College of Emergency Physicians and FEMA are hoping to teach children what to do before, during, and after disasters using their online game, Disaster Hero.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Children Are Not Born Bad, Stupid or Lazy
November 16, 2012 Our kids are bombarded with stresses, and sensory overload, at home, on the playground and in the classroom. Commentator Barbara J. King reads the work of Canadian psychologist Stuart Shanker and considers concrete strategies to help our children self-regulate.
Planet Money
Warning To Minnesota Residents: Don't Take Stanford Profs' Free, Online Courses
October 19, 2012 A couple of Stanford professors have set up a company called Coursera to offer free classes to anybody anywhere in the world. Anywhere in the world, that is, except Minnesota.
Planet Money
College Costs More In America, But The Payoff Is Bigger
October 11, 2012 The cost and benefit of a college education in 10 countries, in one big graphic.
Planet Money
Teachers Get Bonuses, With A Catch: They May Have To Pay Them Back
September 19, 2012 Getting a bonus up front may work better than giving bonuses for good performance.
All Tech Considered
Online University For All Balances Big Goals, Expensive Realities
August 27, 2012 The University of the People says it's the "world's first, tuition-free, online university," designed for poor students who would otherwise lack access to higher education. The institution has 1,300 students in 129 countries, but it's also struggling to maintain its "free" mission.
Participation Nation
Teaching Teachers In San Francisco, Calif.
August 24, 2012 The San Francisco Teacher Residency helps historically underserved students who are able to improve equity and achievement in math, science and bilingual Spanish.
All Tech Considered
Stanford's Next Lesson: Free Online Courses For Credit And Degrees?
July 23, 2012 Now that Stanford, Harvard and other top American universities are offering free online courses, will students one day be able to get course credits and degrees online from these schools without having to pay for it? Stanford's president says his school "can see moving in that direction."
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
The Road To Independence Runs Through The Classroom
July 4, 2012 Science literacy brings independence to the individual and the nation. But American science education is in crisis. What can be done to improve it, inside and outside the classroom?
All Tech Considered
Explosion In Free Online Classes May Change Course Of Higher Education
May 2, 2012 It's become much cheaper and easier to put college courses online, and new technologies have only made these classes more valuable. Following the lead of other top universities, Harvard and MIT announced a new venture Wednesday to provide online classes for free.
