Over the years and almost unnoticed, the Norwegian University of Technology (NTNU) had transformed Trondheim, a city 500 kilometers from the Arctic Circle, into Norway's technological capital. As such, high-tech companies like Google, Yahoo, and FAST chose to establish their Norwegian research and development (R&D) base in this far-away part…

In this edition of Innovate-Ideagora, Al McCord and Denise Easton report on developments in this online community, which now boasts over 400 members. As members engaged in active discussions about ways to support sustainable, accessible technologies, discussion coalesced around rumors of a $10 laptop and what such a development might mean for…

This article comments on international consequences of performativity cultures and curriculum standardization, focusing particularly on the situation in England. It highlights the divide between youth culture and school learning, and the particular damage for poorer students. It argues the impact of the English performativity regime on teacher…

Because educators often use previous years' budgets as a starting point, many budget items become entrenched with limited discussion about whether or not these are funds well spent. This approach is particularly detrimental for innovations that are initially supported through special funding sources. Unless successful new initiatives are…

Janet Napolitano is the governor of Arizona and chair of the National Governor's Association. Napolitano, a Democrat, has brought a new energy to her state and to the nation with initiatives that demonstrate the fact that she really means business. Topping the list is Innovation America, which aims to drive American competitiveness via government…

This document contains 66 one-paragraph summaries of reports on innovative programs in teacher education submitted to the Council on Teacher Education of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development by its state liaison members. Each description includes an address from which further information may be obtained. Programs are listed…

This paper reviews a limited number of the more conspicuous efforts and proposals for improving teacher education which were reported in the 1960's. The first sections summarize two representative plans for the general education requirements for teachers and enumerate the kinds of innovations in higher education as a whole (as summarized in the…

The National Education Association (NEA) National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (NCTEPS), believing that the differentiated staffing concept is a promising idea worthy of development and testing, encourages (1) development of a wide variety of model plans for differentiation of school staffs; (2) the full partnership…

The basic ingredents for achieving success in adult education are: (1) a positive plan of action, (2) experienced teachers, (3) a desire to serve the surrounding community, and (4) flexibility. (CK)

A report on the Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (Innotech), an organization whose goal is to make major innovations in the educational systems of Southeast Asia." (Authors/LS)