Wednesday, November 19, 2008

SETDA releases five new publications


SETDA’s Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education Project includes the development of the five publications listed below designed to create a succinct message addressing technology’s transformative role in education in the hopes of informing future education and workforce development policy at the state and federal levels.

Partnership for 21st Century Skills Offers Recommendations to Help the Obama White House Forge a 21st Century Workforce

At a time when America faces unprecedented challenges to its economy, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills has released A Transition Brief: Policy Recommendations on Preparing Americans for the Global Skills Race, which offers broad proposals for forging a workforce and creating an education system that will thrive in the 21st century.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Speak Up 2008 now open through December 19th, 2008!

Speak Up, a national online research project facilitated by Project TomorrowSM, gives individuals the opportunity to share their viewpoints about key educational issues. Each year, findings are summarized and shared with national and state policy makers. Participating schools and districts can access their data online, free-of-charge.

In order for parents, students and educators to take the survey, you must register your school. Once the survey has been completed, you will have free online access to your school or district's aggregated results. Here’s the link to register.

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

Special thanks to Joy Fitzgerald LMS @ Rockville High School for sending the link to this document on copyright - Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education.