This is the text of an address given by Howard Gardner in April 2005 to a Multiple Intelligences Conference at Manchester University. In the address Gardner talks about theories of intelligence, myths about MI, educational applications, and MI issues for the Future. Link: A 'Multiple Intelligences' (MI) Approach to Education.
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The site contains a wide range of podcast programs that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century. Most of the producers of these programs are educators, who have found an avenue through which they can share their knowledge, insights, and passions for…
A bimonthly, peer-reviewed online periodical published by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University. The journal focuses on the creative use of information technology (IT) to enhance educational processes in academic, commercial, and government settings. In this issue: Freedom and Empowerment: An Essay on the Next Step for Education and Technology. James Shimabukuro; What Can…
ABC news reports: Japan has failed in its bid to resume commercial whaling during a vote at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Uslan, South Korea. Japan loses whaling bid
ABC News reports: Australia is claiming a diplomatic victory after blocking Japan's bid to resume commercial whaling. Link: Aust claims win on commercial whaling vote.
Report from BCA and DSF published. Anyone interested in the question of youth participation in education and training is sure to be interested in this latest report from Access Economics, jointly commissioned by the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and the Dusseldorp Skills Forum (DSF). The Dusseldorp Skills Forum commissioned Access Economics to test the merits of the economic case…
Congratulations to Howard Gardner. Howard worked with us in April 2005 and again in our Future Minds Forum in 2007 [edit] Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Howard Gardner has won the American Society for Training and Development's Lifetime Achievement in Workplace Learning and Performance award. The award recognizes an individual for a body of work that has had significant impact on the field…
Ian Campbell argues it's time to combat the claim that Japanese whaling is for scientific research. Link: It's not research - Japan's whale slaughter is commercial.
While still controversial, National Benchmarking [flawed or otherwise] allows us to begin the exploration of what is most difficult in education... Measuring our impact as educators and making comparisons over time, being able to repeat what works and identify and improve on what is not working. The data is critically important and the time series over the next decade will…