Education Strategy

With the increasing popularity of online education, several states have or will soon require all high school graduates to take an online course. This innovative pedagogical tool can accommodate various learning styles, incorporate new technology media in the virtual classroom, and allow students to work at their own pace. The question remains: can online education really change the educational system if it operates under the same course and pedagogical objectives? According to an article in the Huffington Post, Andrew K. Miller voices this concern that online education may simply repeat the mistakes of the current education system.

According to this article, Miller believes for online education to be truly innovative that the pedagogical underpinnings must shift away from the “sage on a stage” mentality. Onli

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A group of local colleges, government agencies and nonprofit organizations has won a $1.3 million grant to help local, low-income teens and young adults earn the educational edge needed to get skilled jobs.

The two-year grant is part of an initiative by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to double the number of young adults who earn a “postsecondary credential” – such as a degree or a professional license or certification for a trade – by 2025.

“This is important because for the jobs of the future, a high school diploma isn’t enough,” said Jose Picart, a special assistant to the provost at N.C. State University, who will run the collaboration. “A lot of the jobs in our region are in that category – high tech, the green industry and medical care – and those are the jobs that are going continue to feed our local and state economy.”

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St. Paul, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton’s education commissioner indicated Monday that a new schools funding proposal offered by House Republicans at the Capitol is unacceptable, and a likely veto target.

The proposal was released this weekend by Republican House leaders. It includes several changes to the way the state funds schools, and also includes several policy changes that have GOP support.

The 118-page bill leaves few aspects of state education funding and policy untouched.

Republicans want to spend about $200 million less on education than DFL Gov. Mark Dayton has proposed. More significantly, they’d dramatically alter how that money would be spent.

There are also several policy proposals included — from changing teacher seniority rules and forbidding teacher strikes, to funding vouchers for low-income students to attend private schools. <

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From AgencySpy:  Aspiring and mid-level copywriters and designers, take notice. AgencySpy’s parent Mediabistro and the Miami Ad School are teaming up to launch an online advertising education initiative this fall. We here at AgencySpy are doing our part to bring in senior creatives from various shops to school up-and-comers as well as those looking to elevate their status in the agency world via this education effort (give us a shout if interested).

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