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Harvard Graduate School of Education Lectures

Cambridge, MA

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The Race between Education and Technology
Claudia Goldin
April 21, 2009
01:16:39
Claudia Goldin, Henry Lee Professor of Economics, and Lawrence Katz, Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics, both at Harvard University, speak about their new book.
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Yes We Can: Closing the Achievement Gaps
Jane Waldfogel
March 10, 2009
01:23:00
The authors of three recent books address how closing racial achievement gaps is indeed possible.
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Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years after 50
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
March 5, 2009
01:12:56
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot discusses her new book, The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years after 50. In this book she offers a strong counterpoint to the murky ambivalence that shrouds our clear view of people in their third chapters, the years between 50 and 75.
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Keeping Hope Alive: New Era of Youth Civic Engagement
Peter Levine
February 25, 2009
01:24:43
Thinkers and practitioners from the worlds of research, policy, media and technology, politics, youth organizing, and schools discuss the causes and consequences of recent trends in youth civic engagement. The panel considers how youth can become further civically engaged and empowered.
Transforming Cape Town: Education Activists and Social Change
Catherine Besteman
February 19, 2009
01:25:24
Catherine Besteman, chair of Anthropology at Colby College, speaks about her new book, Transforming Cape Town, which explores the emotional and personal aspects of the legacy of apartheid and the transition to black majority rule in South Africa.
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Educating for Human Rights and Global Competency
Felisa Tibbitts
February 10, 2009
01:38:57
Felisa Tibbitts, of Human Rights Education Associates, and Ed Gragert, of the International Educational Resource Network (iEARN), examine the relationship of Human Rights Education and Global Competen
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Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from Students
Kathleen Cushman
October 19, 2004
01:25:40
Kathleen Cushman, shares surprising advice from teens she interviewed for her most recent book about how to engage, motivate, and challenge high school students.
Teaching Standard English in Urban Classrooms
Rebecca Wheeler
November 20, 2007
01:16:49
Rebecca Wheeler details how teachers can build on students' existing knowledge of everyday English, as a springboard to new knowledge: professional English. Typically, when students write "My goldfish name is Scaley" or "Mama walk to the store," teachers correct student grammar.
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A Nation Reformed or a Nation at Risk?
David Gordon
February 19, 2003
01:49:33
This discussion, led by some of the contributors to the recently published book, A Nation Reformed?, in response to the 20th anniversary of the release of A Nation at Risk, focuses on the educational gains and losses of the last 20 years.
Early Childhood Assesment: Should We Test Preschoolers?
Rosemary Chalk
December 2, 2008
01:31:30
Education experts discuss the increased use of formal testing for preschool aged-children.
Overcoming Corruption and Racial Segregation in Boston Schools
Joseph Cronin
April 16, 2008
01:19:08
Educators recount the history, the setbacks, and the successful approaches that improved the educational opportunities for Boston school children.
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Roland Barth: Lessons Learned, Lessons to be Learned
Roland Barth
November 2, 2006
01:48:42
Roland Barth speaks at an interactive forum focused on the conditions that support learning in children and adults. Kathleen McCartney, Dean and Gerald S.

The Askwith Education Forum, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is endowed through the generosity of Patricia Askwith Kenner and other members of the Askwith family, and acts as a galvanizing force for debate and conversation about education in its narrowest and broadest perspectives. Each year, the Forum welcomes a number of prominent people from diverse fields to speak about issues relevant to education and children. Recent topics have included immigration, values, affirmative action, education reform, and the arts. All of these events are free and open to the public.
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