Huffington Post Blog: Helping STEM Take Root
"Helping STEM Take Root: Engaging the Minds of Students"
By Harriet Sanford
President & CEO, The NEA Foundation
“To see a hopeful
future for science education, look no further than the Raccoon Creek watershed
in rural Ohio. There, Vinton County High School students are literally getting
their feet wet, testing water and examining fish to investigate the impact of
acid drainage from more than a century’s worth of coal mining in the
Appalachians.
It’s real science,
What Makes an Educator Excellent?
They hail from Anchorage, AL to Selma, TX, and 36 points in between. Although their specialties vary, their pursuit of excellence in education; their advocacy for the profession; and their dedication to their students is remarkably similar. They
2012 China Experience: Global Engagement
On our final day of the trip, after visiting a middle school in the suburbs of Shanghai, the Global Learning Fellows sat down together for a group discussion about their overall Global Learning Fellowship experience. The conversation focused on
2012 China Experience: Global Competitiveness
On Monday, the Global Learning Fellows met with leaders of Fastco Shanghai Trading Company, the Fastenal Asia Sourcing and Trading Company. Fastenal is a global manufacturing leader that sells industrial and construction supplies around the
2012 China Experience: Global Perspective
Visiting the Beijing Jinsong Vocational School and Dinner Meeting with Intel’s Julia Zhu
On Thursday Global Learning Fellows got an up-close look at some
aspects of Chinese education. We started the afternoon with a tour of Beijing
Jinsong
2012 China Experience: We arrived!
Ni Hao! Greetings from the 2012 class of NEA Foundation-Pearson Foundation Global Learning Fellows in Beijing.
In 2010, a group of education leaders came together with a common vision: to create greater global exposure for public school educators.
Huffington Post Blog: Addressing the Other Side of Teacher Evaluation
"Addressing the Other Side of Teacher Evaluation"
Powerful improvements in instruction occur when teachers are observed, supported, and assessed by their peers. Want to know more? Read my blog on the Huffington Post.
Questions? Thoughts? Please let
Grantee Discussion: How did you continue group professional development after your funded year?
Group Learning & Leadership Grants have allowed many of you and your colleagues to explore education theory and practice at a depth that may not have been possible without the support of outside funding. How were you able to continue this type of
Issue Brief: Peer Assistance & Review
Most professions have mechanisms in place to ensure that their practitioners know and carry out the highest standards of practice. Teacher peer assistance and review programs (PAR) are just such a mechanism in public education: teachers observe,
