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Special Education in Singapore: A Different Perspective

by KU-CRL

In the fall, Ed Meyen and Diana Greer spent a week visiting special education schools in Singapore. The differences between the education systems in Singapore and the United States provided much food for thought. In this presentation, Meyen and Greer discuss KU’s connection to the Singapore schools, Singapore’s instructional environment, philosophical differences between the two countries when it comes to education, outcomes—and surprising outcomes—for…

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Physical Activity Across the Curriculum (PAAC) - Leon Greene

by KU-CRL

Leon Greene, one of the co-principal investigators on this NIH-funded project, trained second- through fifth-grade teachers to incorporate physical activity in their regular lessons. Although the intent of the project was to reduce sedentary time of elementary school students, researchers also wanted to assess the effect physical activity had on student learning and academic achievement. Greene discusses the results of this project and the framework…

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From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-Able: New Learning Environments for New Media Environments (Michael Wesch)

by KU-CRL

Dubbed “the explainer” by Wired magazine, Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist exploring the effect of new media on society and culture. After two years studying the effect of writing on a remote indigenous culture in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea, he has turned his attention to the effects of social media and digital technology on global society.

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John Q. Easton: What's Happening at IES

by KU-CRL

Welcome - Steven Warren, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies Introduction of Speaker - Rick Ginsberg, Dean, School of Education Keynote address: What’s Happening at IES John Q. Easton, Director, Institute of Education Sciences