November 2019 – Latrlab

Online Courses Required

November 29, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

The Canadian province of Ontario is mandating that high school students complete two online courses as a graduation requirement. This requirement places Ontario at the forefront of the movement to require online courses for high […]

Team Rooms as Learning Environments

November 29, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

Dedicated rooms for project teams are becoming a more common work arrangement in a variety of organizations. The aim is to locate everyone on the team in a space where the team members and their […]

Data for Sale – DMV Style

November 28, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

Most of us would not list our state Department of Motor Vehicles among the likely entities to compromise our personal data, but according to a Motherboard report, we might want to check our assumptions. It […]

Easy as (Pumpkin) Pie

November 28, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

Easy as (Pumpkin) Pie

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UC Berkeley, Santa Cruz and UC System Leaders Signal End of SAT and ACT Admission Tests

November 28, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

The University of California appears to be inching closer to dropping the SAT and ACT tests as a requirement for admission. The UC Berkeley Chancellor and the UC System Provost along with the UC Santa […]

Sophie’s Stuffing

November 27, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

Sophie’s Stuffing

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Chinese Rappers Challenge the Surveillance State

November 25, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

With the growth of surveillance technologies and the corresponding growth of surveillance practices, there is mounting concern and resistance from various quarters. The arts community has a long history of participating in and at times […]

Classroom Decor and Learning

November 20, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

Educators with at least some control over the physical learning environment in which they work are often inclined to try to shape that environment to create the best conditions for learning. In the case of […]

Rose Cookies

November 19, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

Rose Cookies

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The Playground As an Environment for Learning

November 19, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

As we consider the relationships between elements of the settings in which learning takes place and the nature of the learning, we might pay more attention to the learning potential of playgrounds. Writing in Tes, […]