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What Does Teaching Creativity Look Like?
Our standardized approach to education has a siloed understanding of what it means to be creative. Here's what schools should be teaching instead.
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A College Degree in Three Years? Why America Needs to Get on Board
Three-year degree programs save money and help students get on with their lives, but American students aren't signing up. They should be.
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Why Google+ Is an Education Game Changer
When it comes to teaching and learning, Google+ has some pretty serious advantages over both Twitter and Facebook.
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What Does a Transformational 21st-Century School Look Like?
Many schools held up as shining examples of reform are transitional, not transformational, according to a prominent education activist.
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What Does the School of Your Dreams Look Like?
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson shared his vision with some California teens.
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If You Sleep After You Study, You'll Remember More
Another reason to stop pulling all-nighters: A new study shows getting enough sleep is a critical part of learning something new.
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Desks in the Hallway: A Texas School Takes Learning Out of the Classroom
Hallway learning stations prove that learning can happen at any time and in any place.
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Are Schools on the Verge of a Mobile-Phone Revolution?
Over 75 percent of teens own cell phones, making them the perfect tool for learning—if teachers are on board with using them.
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Could Harry Potter and the Tooth Fairy Be the Key to Boosting Student Creativity?
English researchers say children who watch magical scenes from Harry Potter are more creative than their peers who don't.
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Why Alternative Education Needs to Go Mainstream
Dropouts in alternative programs get a personalized learning experience. Maybe if they had that in the first place they wouldn't leave school.
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Do We Need to Ditch High-Stakes Testing to Compete with China?
Forget memorization and do-or-die, high-stakes testing. China's ditching those old schooling methods. Just as we're using them more than ever.
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This Inspiring Video Will Remind You Why You Love Learning
Filmmaker Rick Mireki's new short film "Learn" is an inspiring, visual love letter to lifelong learning.
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College Students Create Device That Helps Legally Blind Students Take Notes
Assistive technology brings classroom notes back to low-vision and legally blind students.
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Ed Tech: One of These Ideas Might Be the Next Big Thing to Make Learning Easier
Here are five smart business ideas that use technology to solve education challenges.
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The Google Teacher Academy Helps Teachers Bring Tech Innovations Into the Classroom
Google's Academy is training teachers to use new technology in education. It's a model that more tech companies would be smart to copy.
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Could the Khan Academy Become a Traditional School?
A summer camp could be the first step toward the Khan Academy becoming a physical school.
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Harvard Looks Beyond Lectures to Keep Students Engaged
If the school's new effort is a success, the days of bored students checking Facebook during lectures could be over.
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Is Education Reform Effective? Depends on the Definition
Too many education solutions fall apart when you step back and ask some tough questions.
