Archive for December, 2009

Book Review: Chaos Through Structure

Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in Books, PROACT Search | No Comments »

If every person is unique, why are all schools so standardized? Why are all students expected to learn the same ways? The authors of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will ... Read more..

Book Review: Looking Back

Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in Books, PROACT Search | No Comments »

It is important to look back on what has happened in the past as a way of determining how to act in the future. The One Best System recounts the ... Read more..

Book Review: A Personal Account of Urban Schools

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Posted in Books, PROACT Search | No Comments »

Often times, when looking at a large social institution like education, we forget the individual stories that can teach us so much. Of Borders and Dreams tells the story of ... Read more..

Book Review: Are We Teaching the Right Things?

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in Books, PROACT Search | No Comments »

The Global Achievement Gap asks the question of whether or not even our best schools are teaching the students the most relevant skills they need to succeed in the working ... Read more..

Book Review: Conducting Research

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in Books, PROACT Search | No Comments »

Doing research in the classroom can be an effective way of improving the quality of teaching. Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher, is known for its practical, step-by-step ... Read more..

Book Review: Finding Funding

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Books, PROACT Search | No Comments »

Any college or graduate level professor could potentially benefit from reading Finding Funding: Grantwriting From Start to Finish, a guide to learning the strategies for accumulating capital through grants. ... Read more..

Book Review: A Great Place to Start

Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Books, PROACT Search | No Comments »

For new elementary school teachers looking to find their way, or seasoned veterans seeking to implement new teaching strategies, Classroom Instruction That Works is a well-written and mapped guide to ... Read more..

Book Review: Teaching with Technology

Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in Books, PROACT Search | No Comments »

Face it: we are living in a world of technological change and innovation. As instructors, it is important for us to use these new advances to improve the way that ... Read more..

Art Teachers Rejoice!

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

Spain's Prado Museum has collaborated with Google Earth for a project that allows visitors to view the gallery's main works of art from their computers, and even zoom in on ... Read more..

Microsoft Offers Free Tools to High Schoolers

Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

In a new project, Bill Gates and Microsoft have decided to allow for the free access of professional programs such as Visual Studios and XNA Studios for high school students. ... Read more..