Family Potluck - Family Pipeline

Heifer International

2012-01-19T09:30:48-08:00

MizWeb Communities

The Girl Effect

2012-01-19T09:06:06-08:00

MizWeb Communities

Michael Horn: The Khan Academy Brings Disrupting Class to Life

2010-10-21T09:01:06-07:00

If you haven't yet seen it, there is a fascinating video of Sal Khan speaking at the Gel 2010 conference. For those who haven't been following, Khan is the creator of the Khan Academy -- a nonprofit that has over 1,800 videos for free on the Web that teach topics in math, science, the humanities, and so forth -- and have attracted such an impressive following that they have more viewers than even MIT's open courses on YouTube. The Khan Academy reaches people all over the world with these videos, and recently Google awarded it $2 million to create more videos and translate them into additional languages.

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Pennies for Peace

2010-10-08T10:18:40-07:00

via www.pearsonfoundation.org

Hold the Praise from GreatSchools

2010-09-02T11:33:03-07:00

"Honey, you're so smart"! "Sweetie, I've never seen a more incredible painting. What talent!" Yes, you love your child. But instead of praising your child to the stars, try praising your child's efforts ("You really worked hard on your homework. You should be proud of yourself" rather than "Another A? You're a genius!") Why? Despite our good intentions, studies have found that praising children's accomplishments can chip away at their self-esteem and motivation..."