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Bernie Schein: If Holden Caulfield Were in My Classroom

January 13, 2009

Bucking traditional belief that education should be impersonal, objective and formal, Bernie Schein argues that getting personal is the only way to make magic happen in school. A veteran of the classroom and a three-time principal, Schein has spent over 40 years studying how students learn.

Paula Kerger on the Future of PBS

December 2, 2008

PBS President Paula Kerger speaks to Public Broadcasting Atlanta's (PBA) Cornerstone Society supporters at the monthly Inside Edition event.

Virtual Fieldwork for Pre-Professional Education

Angela Calabrese-Barton

January 27, 2006

Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning (CCNMTL) and its faculty partners discuss their collaborations in the areas of virtual fieldwork. Angela Calabrese-Barton from Teachers College, discusses her work with the Educational Multimedia Case Constructor (EMCC).

Partnership in Educational Innovation

David J. Helfand

January 27, 2006

David Helfand discusses how his kernel of an idea to improve an electromagnet spectrum analogy back in 1999-2000 led to the Columbia Center for New Media Technology and Learning's (CCNMTL) substantial role in the creation of "Frontiers of Science," a new course in Columbia College's core curriculum.

Cognitive Science and the Science of Educational Policy

Michael J. Feuer

November 18, 2004

Michael Feuer, PhD, of the National Research Council, discusses the frayed link between cognitive science and the science of education policy.

Lessons from Japanese and Chinese Education

James Stigler, co-author of The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom and The Learning Gap: Why Our Schools Are Failing and What We Can