Unlocking Reading For All Students: Especially Boys
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View ArticlePISA 2009 – What Students Know & Can Do: An Interview With Andreas Schleicher...
Andreas Schleicher (Credit: Google images)“The quality of an education system can never exceed the quality of its teachers.” (Andreas Schleicher) The OECD’s latest PISA Survey (2009) tests reading,...
View ArticleKey Stage 2 Testing, Assessment & Accountability Review: Final Report Published
Lord Bew Lord Bew launches his review into the Key Stage 2 testing, assessment and accountability system at the end of primary school. The report recommends that: •The current writing test should be...
View ArticleEnglish Language and Literature for the IB Diploma
IB Diploma Program - Hexagon This video offers a brief, though thorough, introduction (Prezi) to English Language and Literature course for the IB Diploma Programme.
View ArticleThe Nation’s Report Card: Can You Do the 12th Grade NAEP Writing Task?
12th Grade Writing Task: How Do You Use Technology (Video Prompt) Write an essay for a college admissions committee about one kind of information or communication technology you use. Describe what it...
View ArticleSpotlight on the CEFR & the European Commission on Languages & Language Teaching
“One of the CEFR’s objectives is to encourage modern language teaching professionals to think about their practices.” “The Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages...
View ArticleFrom Principal to Lead Learner: New Roles for Changing Times (Exceptional...
http://amzn.to/18oq0Lp Book Description Publication Date: March 27, 2013 Exceptional Educational Leadership is an experiential account of educational leadership. It fills a gap in the literature by...
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