TEDxBrownUniversity - Kenneth Miller - What Makes the Brown University Curriculum Unique?
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Dr. Kenneth R. Miller tells us about his choice to become a teacher and discusses the vital role of choice and discovery within Brown's unique curriculum. Miller is Professor of Biology at Brown University. He did his undergraduate work at Brown, and earned a Ph.D. in 1974 at the University of Colorado. He spent six years as Assistant Professo... Read more
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July 26, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Dr. Kenneth R. Miller tells us about his choice to become a teacher and discusses the vital role of choice and discovery within Brown's unique curriculum. Miller is Professor of Biology at Brown University. He did his undergraduate work at Brown, and earned a Ph.D. in 1974 at the University of ...
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- -: John Wooden: Coaching for people, not points
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- -: Mae Jemison on teaching arts and sciences together
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- -: Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover
May 13, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Today's math curriculum is teaching students to expect -- and excel at -- paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more important than solving problems: formulating them. At TEDxNYED, Dan Meyer shows classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to stop and th...
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- -: Dennis Littky: Big Picture Ed
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- -: Stanley Fish: Liberal Arts Ed. Needs No Justification
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- -: Gavin Newsom: Don't Overlook Arts Education
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Richard Baraniuk: Open-Source Learning
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