Minneapolis: Oct. 27–29, 2016
Portland: Nov. 10–12, 2016
Columbus: Dec. 1–3, 2016
For more info, feel free to check out the NSTA website: www.nsta.org/conferences/.
This is not meant to be some existential question. Even if it was, the answer is obviously 42 :). The purpose of this pot is to talk about the idea of using research in education, specifically: How can research transform education? And how can research impact education on the different levels: local, state, regional, national, and international? So first off, How can research transform education? when there is a problem or issue in life, how do we usually fix it? We look into the problem, research ways to fix it, and then apply different solutions in order to fix the issue. Now we can apply this to education. Maybe there is an issue in a specific classroom or in education in general, or maybe there is just a question of "is there a better way to do X?" When research in used in education, it can transform the education world, small or large. Now, for the second question: And how can research impact education on the different levels: local, state, regional, national, and international? The best way I can think to explain how research can transform education at the different levels is by providing examples. LOCAL: In some parts of Ohio, mainly rural, schools suffer from a majority of their students missing one particular day of the school year, November 30th. After some research was done to see why so many students were missing, it was discovered that November 30th is opening day of deer hunting season in Ohio and many families go out together on opening day. So Many schools have decided to incorporate opening day s a school holiday in many rural parts of Ohio. STATE: Each state has their own Board of education and on that note they are the ones who need to layout what the different standardized tests for the grade levels. In Ohio, for many years, in order to graduate high school students ha to pass the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT). However, recently there has been changes in the works to get the OGT phased out as a test based on research, and rely more on the ACT. it could lead to one less test for students to worry about. REGIONAL: One of the examples that springs to mind is different conferences and conventions that tend to be held regionally. And these events are a plethora of information and research that has been recently conducted. For example, the National Science Teacher's Association (NSTA) has three upcoming conferences: Minneapolis: Oct. 27–29, 2016 Portland: Nov. 10–12, 2016 Columbus: Dec. 1–3, 2016 For more info, feel free to check out the NSTA website: www.nsta.org/conferences/. NATIONAL: Most of the current educational policies are based on the national level. The two biggest policies I can name would be the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Common Core Curriculum that has been adopted by most states. These policies then utilize current data to make decisions about the future of education in the United States. INTERNATIONAL: By studying students and educational systems in other countries, we gain a different insight into how education can be affected back home. For example, in many European countries sex education among students is not treated as taboo and students begin learning sex ed much earlier in life. Whereas in the united states, sex education is met with criticism mainly as to when to start teaching and in what way (sex education or abstinence education, but that is a rant for another time). And looking at the number of students who become pregnant as teenagers, the numbers are generally lower than in the united states. Now this isn't to say that sex education is the only factor, but it could be a large contributing factor, more research will need to be conducted.
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Yang Wu
7/3/2016 01:49:09 pm
Hello, Mary
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Mary Beth Alexander
7/3/2016 06:00:46 pm
Yang Wu,
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