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Edublog. An edublog is a blog created for educational purposes. Edublogs archive and support student and teacher learning by facilitating reflection, questioning by self and others, collaboration [ 1] and by providing contexts for engaging in higher-order thinking. [ 2][ 3] Edublogs proliferated when blogging architecture became more simplified ...
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching . Informally the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task). In some countries, teaching young people of school age ...
Writing across the curriculum ( WAC) is a movement within contemporary composition studies that concerns itself with writing in classes beyond composition, literature, and other English courses. According to a comprehensive survey performed in 2006–2007, approximately half of American institutes of higher learning have something that can be ...
A student is given a blank answer script separate from the question paper to answer the creative part, and a separate Optical Mark Reader (OMR) sheet to mark answers to Multiple Choice Questions. Time allocation for MCQ and CQ (Creative Questions) parts are separate and strictly enforced, OMR sheet is taken away after the allocated time, and CQ ...
The National Education Association ( NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States. [ 2] It represents public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers.
The SBE ( standards-based education) reform [2] movement calls for clear, measurable standards for all school students. Rather than norm-referenced rankings, [3] a standards-based system measures each student against the concrete standard. Curriculum, assessments, and professional development are aligned to the standards.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ( NBPTS) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization in the United States. Founded in 1987, [1] NBPTS develops and maintains advanced standards for educators and offers a national, voluntary assessment, National Board Certification, based on the NBPTS Standards.
This is a list of notable blogs. A blog (contraction of weblog) is a web site with frequent, periodic posts creating an ongoing narrative. They are maintained by both groups and individuals, the latter being the most common. Blogs can focus on a wide variety of topics, ranging from the political to personal experiences. Specific blogs include: