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Three Career Paths for Educational Innovators—How to Get There and Where the Jobs Are

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Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate. We should all have our personal mission and belief system, I know what I want to do and I’m not going to be sheepish about that. I’m the gamification guy,' come talk to me.

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What Schools Can Learn From a Science Museum That Makes Learning Irresistible for Kids

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Tesoriero has developed this belief over the past 10 years in the classroom—and she attributes much of it to her involvement with the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI). “We These explainers are peppered throughout the museum and are often found with hands behind their backs asking open-ended probing questions to museum-goers.

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Reactions to a College Alternative: Debating the Merits of MissionU

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Increasingly, students are going to college with the belief that it's a pathway to a better job. I guess the hard question is, without accreditation, how do you ensure that this is going to be worth the time that the students are investing, and the money later, when they're paying it back? Adam, do you want to weigh in on that?