Mieliestronk - School Project site in Afrikaans

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 29 Sep, 2010

Looking for an online encyclopedia in Afrikaans for your learners?   Also available on CD-Rom, is Dugeot se Mielestronk.  Despite the layout and bright colour scheme of the site,  it is a very useful resource.    And probably one of the few available in Afrikaans.   

Here's a link to the article on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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2010 Global Education Conference

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 27 Sep, 2010

The 2010 Global Education Conference will be held November 15-19, 2010, online and free. Sessions will be held in multiple time zones and multiple languages over the five days. Global Education Conference is now accepting proposals for presentations.

The conference is a collaborative and world-wide community effort to significantly increase opportunities for globally-connecting education activities and initiatives. All sessions will be held in the Elluminate platform, will be broadcast live, and will be available in recorded formats afterwards.

There is no formal registration required for the conference, as all the sessions will be open and public. 2010 Global Education Conference strands are set to include:

  • Teachers – professional development, training, etc.
  • Students – student-led initiatives, exchange programs, service learning, etc.
  • Pedagogy – curriculum, digital citizenship, assessment, etc.
  • Policy and Leadership – exemplary schools, ICT infrastructure, government initiatives, etc.
  • Change – peace and social justice, equity, etc.

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Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 10 Sep, 2010

OECD have released the latest Education at a Glance.   

New material in this edition includes:

  • indicators on school choice and the parent voice in education;
  • an indicator on the long-term economic impact of improved learning outcomes;
  • an indicator benchmarking labour costs by educational levels across OECD countries;
  • a review of trends in educational attainment;
  • an update on the human and financial resources invested in education;
  • an indicator comparing salaries of teachers to earnings of workers with tertiary education;
  • a review of adult participation in education and training.
The UCT community has access to the fulltext courtesy of UCT Libraries.   Follow this link and scroll down to "How to Obtain this Publication" and click on "Download this publication."

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Row over the Workbook Project

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 6 Sep, 2010

University World News reports

"With its basic education system in a shambles, the South African government is rolling out easy-to-read workbooks to the poorest schools. But it may be wasting millions of Rand - more rigorous research is needed to test the efficacy of such books before they are handed out to children, according to a new study by researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand and JET Education Services. The study has infuriated the book project leaders.

The research, carried out between January and June this year, found that while a particular set of workbooks for Grade 6 mathematics was effective, it worked no better than an approved textbook currently used in South African primary schools."

 

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International Literacy Day 8th September

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 3 Sep, 2010

International Literacy Day is celebrated on 8th September, highlighting worldwide literacy needs.   

 

 

 

 

 

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