The HGSE Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award recognizes 13 students (one from each Ed.M. program) whose dedication to scholarship enhanced the academic life of the community and positively impacted their fellow students.

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Think Big: Shawn LaVoie, AIE'13 | Harvard Graduate School of Education

To Shawn LaVoie, art is inevitable. And he urges future students in the Arts in Education Program to engage and partner with students in ...

Building a Framework: Daniel Follmer, HEP'13 | Harvard Graduate School of Education

By Marin Jorgensen Daniel Follmer had been working in undergraduate admissions for seven years when he decided to enroll in HGSE's Higher...

School Fun: Tim Goodman, HDP'13 | Harvard Graduate School of Education

By Jill Anderson Third-grade teacher Timothy Goodman left his Utah classroom to come to the Ed School, and, now, he's excited to go back ...

Act Globally: Kevin Kalra, IEP'13 | Harvard Graduate School of Education

By Marin Jorgensen It was a busy year for Kevin Kalra. In addition to completing his studies in the International Education Policy (IEP) ...

The Joy of Teaching: Sedia Dennis, L&T'13 | Harvard Graduate School of Education

By Marin Jorgensen When Sedia Dennis entered the Learning and Teaching (L&T) Program last fall, she already had a master's in teaching ES...

Filling in the Gaps: Bryan Mascio, MBE'13 | Harvard Graduate School of Education

When Bryan Mascio entered the Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) Program, he did so with the intention of transitioning from his role as a ...

Keep Truckin': Harry Schnur, PSP'13 | Harvard Graduate School of Education

By Marin Jorgensen When Harry Schnur is thinking about his future career, he sees no reason to limit himself to just one dream. But - whe...

Learning to Lead: Lybroan James, SLP'13 | Harvard Graduate School of Education

Los Angeles native Lybroan James plans on taking what he has learned at the Ed School and putting it into action in his hometown. After C...

Last week, 18 doctoral students from HGSE’s Ed.D. and Ed.L.D. programs headed to Denver for the sixth annual Share Fair, as the guests of Share Fair founders and HGSE supporters John and Carrie Morgridge.

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Share Fair 2013

Share Fair Classroom Intensives Participation in Share Fair is by invitation only. Due to overwhelming response, available spaces have al...

EdLD is ready in Denver for the share fair! #sharefair pic.twitter.com/tc1vovB0fu · Christine DeLeon

Really cool visit to see artifacts at Denver Museum of Nature and Science #sharefair

— Laura Flaxman · Fri, May 03 2013 13:39:15

At my first distance learning demo at the Denver museum of nature and science #sharefair pic.twitter.com/EwGatynnoL · Christine DeLeon

What is this? #sharefair Denver pic.twitter.com/D3FQrG7Xq4 · Uche Amaechi

Talking de-extinction on the zoology tour at dmns. Apparently a Neanderthal genome is here... #sharefair

— Christine DeLeon · Fri, May 03 2013 14:09:00

How do I measure up? #dmns #hgse pic.twitter.com/8CsbmFHaKl · Karen Dunham

Mastodon or Mumakil? #hgse #sharefair pic.twitter.com/jRn31aS0Ek · Uche Amaechi

Cocktail reception with Jane Goodall #hgse pic.twitter.com/Q6AJwfXb1S · Karen Dunham

Listening to Jane Goodall speaking at dinner - "how high can any of us go without our eagle...those amazing people in our lives." #sharefair

— Kelly Kovacic · Fri, May 03 2013 19:26:45

Jane Goodall just taught us how to be happy (monkeys) #sharefair #hgse

— Uche Amaechi · Fri, May 03 2013 19:35:59

Share Fair 2013 #hgse pic.twitter.com/rwoba06rSv · Karen Dunham

"Curiosity, making mistakes, and patience are part of what makes little scientists." - Jane Goodall #sharefair pic.twitter.com/h7BHrNRHnT · Christine DeLeon

"if you really want something work really hard, take advantage of opportunity and never give up" Jane Goodall at ShareFair in Denver

— Jason Yamashiro · Sat, May 04 2013 08:25:37

Jane Goodall credits her mother for being here today-- for listening to her, asking questions, and supporting her dreams. #sharefair

— Laura Flaxman · Sat, May 04 2013 08:26:11

"More and more schools are realizing the importance of nurturing children's passions and interests" Dr. Jane Goodall at ShareFair in Denver

— Jason Yamashiro · Sat, May 04 2013 08:37:21

"We learn through observation and exploration...We need to develop and nurture passion in our youth." -Jane Goodall #sharefair

— Kelly Kovacic · Sat, May 04 2013 08:39:02

"You can get depressed thinking globally, but if you act locally it can build hope" Jane Goodall #sharefair @hgse

— Zoe Stemm-Calderon · Sat, May 04 2013 10:10:03

Join Sal Khan for a discussion about how online learning is transforming education in the 21st century at the Askwith Forum on May 8 at 11 a.m. Note: This forum will take place in Radcliffe Gym.

Storified by Harvard Education · Wed, May 08 2013 09:29:24

Salman Khan (educator) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Salman Amin "Sal" Khan (born October 11, 1976) is a Bengali American educator , entrepreneur, and former hedge fund analyst. H...

Khan Academy

With a library of over 3000 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to pract...

@Hgse dean Kathleen McCartney introduces Sal Khan at this final #Askwith Forum: hvrd.me/13LWiL5 #Askwith

— HGSE Live Events · Wed, May 08 2013 08:02:44

@salkhanacademy 85 million users to date. Speaking at @hgse #Harvard pic.twitter.com/1ixYwPrT7O · Mariam Chughtai

@salkhanacademy: "like all entrepreneurs, we had a healthy dose of delusion" #askwith

— Jocelyn Cheng · Wed, May 08 2013 08:17:34

Sal Khan is asked by Google, "What would you do with 2 million dollars?" hvrd.me/13LWiL5 #Askwith

— HGSE Live Events · Wed, May 08 2013 08:22:37

Watching Sal Khan do his thing khanacademy @hgse_live #HGSE #Askwith instagram.com/p/ZDkhiWtJhV/ · Carine Abi Akar

Sal Kahn's delightful easy presence makes his vision accessible and feel possible. Testament to leadership presence #askwith

— Kirsten Olson · Wed, May 08 2013 08:36:34

Salman Khan on #khanAcademy in #Askwith "a free world class education for anyone, anywhere" pic.twitter.com/gBP0gAIKb6 · Maya Titelman

"All of finance is NPV." -Salman Khan #askwith #khanacademy Take note, HBS kids.

— Peter Vu · Wed, May 08 2013 08:51:02

"We want to be pirated." -@khanacademy founder Sal Khan on making their content ubiquitous. #Askwith pic.twitter.com/YkLoJC1rvL · Harvard Education

A video lecture is still a lecture. Is KA developing alternative delivery modalities to better fit differentiated learners' styles? #Askwith

— Bart Blumberg · Wed, May 08 2013 09:08:27

At @hgse Askwith Forum, Sal Khan says they are working to bring authenticated badges to @khanacademy. pic.twitter.com/Rztfl4Jt2B · Zachary Davis

"Any tool can be used well, and not so well." -Sal Khan on #edtech hvrd.me/13LWiL5 #Askwith

— HGSE Live Events · Wed, May 08 2013 09:14:31

On Wednesday, May 1, the Askwith Forum commemorated the 45th anniversary of the publication of Paolo Friere's "Pedagogy and the Oppressed" with a discussion about the book's impact and relevance to education today.

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Subversive education

Noam Chomsky on Wednesday joined Bruno della Chiesa, a visiting lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), in an Askwit...

Already a packed house for this historic #Askwith forum with Noam Chomsky and Howard Gardner. pic.twitter.com/Vwmw0TYzJu · HGSE Live Events

"American education was to turn independent farmers into obedient factory workers." --Chomsky hvrd.me/13LWiL5 #Askwith

— HGSE Live Events · Wed, May 01 2013 15:42:16

#askwith "Where is the critical literacy?"

— Robert Croston · Wed, May 01 2013 15:46:44

#askwith Bruno della Chiesa "Everyone wants to raise the critical consciousness of people, but not of everyone but of the elite"

— Konstantin Mitgutsch · Wed, May 01 2013 15:53:34

"Before you think outside the box, you have to identify the box first." --BdC hvrd.me/13LWiL5 #Askwith

— HGSE Live Events · Wed, May 01 2013 15:54:27

"Whoever ceases to be a student was never a student" Bruno Della Chiesa #askwith @hgse

— Javier Martinez · Wed, May 01 2013 15:55:46

Peer Effects, We learn more from our fellow students than we do in formal classes - Chomsky #Askwith

— Lisa Schnoll · Wed, May 01 2013 15:56:52

"It doesn't matter what we cover --it's what you discover." --Chomsky hvrd.me/13LWiL5 #Askwith

— HGSE Live Events · Wed, May 01 2013 15:57:23

Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Portuguese: Pedagogia do Oprimido), written by educator Paulo Freire, proposes a pedagogy with a new relatio...

Paulo Freire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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chomsky.info : The Noam Chomsky Website

Official Noam Chomsky website. Resource site including books, articles, interviews, talks, debates, plus writings about Chomsky.

MIT Department of Linguistics: People: Faculty: Noam Chomsky

Contains some recent publications and his mailing address.

Howard Gardner | Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education ...

Visit the USC Shoah Foundation website to watch Howard Gardner's discussion with Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang about digital media....

This panel examines factors that limit the educational opportunities of African American and Latino students, and reviews what we know about best practices to overcome those barriers.

Storified by Harvard Education · Tue, Apr 30 2013 11:22:21

Fernando M. Reimers - iSites - Harvard University

Fernando M. Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and Director of Global Education and of International E...

Delisle, Deborah - AllGov - Officials

Deborah S. Delisle, who has stated her “firm belief that a zip code should never predetermine the quality of a child's education,” ...

Commissioner Freeland / Massachusetts Board of Higher Education

Richard M. Freeland is Commissioner of Higher Education for Massachusetts ... Previously, Freeland was President of Northeastern Univer...

Rosabeth M. Kanter - Faculty - Harvard Business School

Rosabeth Moss Kanter's latest book, SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good, will be ...

College President - About MDC - Miami Dade College

Eduardo J. Padrón, Ph.D. President, Miami Dade College. An American by choice, Eduardo Padrón arrived in the United States as a refugee...

Morgan State University - Dr. David Wilson, President

Dr. David Wilson, the 12th president of Morgan State University, has a long record of accomplishment and more than 30 years of experien...

Q&A with Department of Ed's Deb Delisle and Steve Robinson on ...

Sep 12, 2012 ... Share this article:TwitterFacebookEmail ... Deb Delisle, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondar...

An interview with Higher Ed Commissioner Richard Freeland - AFT ...

Mar 9, 2013 ... An interview with Higher Ed Commissioner Richard Freeland. The following is the complete text of our recent interview w...

Eduardo Padron - The 10 Best College Presidents - TIME - TIME.com

Enter Eduardo Padrón, president of Miami Dade College, the nation's largest community college. The Cuban-born economist has helped ...

The Road Taken | Harvard Graduate School of Education

Now president of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Wilson travels home to pay ... David Wilson, Ed.M.'84, Ed.D.'87, pulls o...

What can the world learn from educational change in Finland? Pasi Sahlberg, director general of the Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation, discussed Finland's approach to education at the Askwith Forum on Tuesday, April 23.

Storified by Harvard Education · Mon, May 06 2013 12:06:01

In America, what would our top five accomplishments be? Would it include public education? #askwith @pasi_sahlberg #cpchat

— Steve Guditus · Tue, Apr 23 2013 14:55:53

Seriously thinking about starting a family in Finland so we can have a shot at the "American" Dream. #Askwith

— Paul Perry · Tue, Apr 23 2013 15:04:21

"Strict quality control for entry (into the profession) in Finland" hvrd.me/13WjxGa #Askwith

— HGSE Live Events · Tue, Apr 23 2013 15:35:43

Prevention is cheaper than repair, especially in education - @pasi_sahlberg #askwith

— Julianne Kaye · Tue, Apr 23 2013 15:39:30

"Enhanced equity improves quality." --@Pasi_Sahlberg hvrd.me/13WjxGa #Askwith

— HGSE Live Events · Tue, Apr 23 2013 15:40:19

School readiness: not how our kids are ready for our school, but how our schools are ready for our students. #askwith @pasi_sahlberg

— Steve Guditus · Tue, Apr 23 2013 15:40:20

Question: "Has Finland's success halted innovation worldwide?" hvrd.me/13WjxGa #Askwith

— HGSE Live Events · Tue, Apr 23 2013 15:48:41

mindset is everything @sguditus: School readiness: not how kids R ready 4 school, but how schools are ready 4 students. #Askwith

— Amanda Hartman · Tue, Apr 23 2013 15:49:56

Outcomes say it all too! RT @debddk: 29% of public in US trust US Ed system while 89% of public in Finland trust Finnish Ed system #Askwith

— Maria Zambrano · Tue, Apr 23 2013 15:51:55

Pasi Sahlberg

... Linda Darling-Hammond; The Price of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz; Waging Heavy Peace by Neil Young. Copyright ©, Pasi Sahlberg 201...

Finnish Lessons

Pasi Sahlberg recounts the history of Finnish educational reform as only a well- traveled insider can. He details how the Finnish strate...

Education Lessons From Finland With Pasi Sahlberg | KUOW News ...

Jan 24, 2013 ... Finland's public education system consistently ranks among the top in the world in terms of achievement and effici...

Why Finland's public schools are so successful | The Sunday Edition ...

Feb 17, 2013 ... Michael Enright speaks to Finland's education reform guru, Dr. Pasi Sahlberg, about how the country's egalitar...

TODAY Special Report: Finland's Education System. | TODAYonline

Mar 3, 2013 ... Yet, Finnish students frequently excel in international tests. TODAY Senior Reporter Ng Jing Yng spoke to Finnish educa...

Former Marines, who now work full-time in public schools, will discuss how lessons learned in the Marine Corps might help improve our schools.

Storified by Harvard Education · Wed, Apr 17 2013 07:17:48

Teaching like a Marine

Slogging through muddy obstacle courses, enduring long marches while bearing heavy backpacks, and accepting regular torrents of insults m...

Andrew J. Rotherham | TIME.com

Mar 29, 2013 ... Andrew J. Rotherham is a co-founder and partner at Bellwether Education, a non -profit organization working to improve ...

President Obama in his State of the Union address became the first president to propose universal early childhood education in our nation's history. This potential signature initiative of his second administration raises important questions at the nexus of policy, practice and research.

Storified by Harvard Education · Fri, May 10 2013 07:02:33

Hiro Yoshikawa - Harvard University

Ajay Chaudry - Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and ...

Ajay Chaudry Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy. Ajay Chaudry is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Pr...

Faculty Detail | Harvard Graduate School of Education

Academic Programs Admissions & Financial Aid Professional Education Faculty & Research Alumni & Friends News & Impact

Harvard School of Public Health » Jack P. Shonkoff

Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., is the Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development at the Harvard School of Public Healt...

Fact Sheet President Obama's Plan for Early Education for all Americans | The White House

The White House Office of the Press Secretary "In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children...studies show students...

Q & A with Jacqueline Jones | NewAmerica.net

Dec 18, 2012 ... Jacqueline Jones, our country's first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Early Learning, left her post at t...

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University was founded in 2006 on the belief that the vitality and sustainability of any ...

Can our elders serve as “experts” on how to live our lives? To answer this question, Karl Pillemer, gerontologist and professor of human development at Cornell University, decided to seek advice on how to live from the oldest Americans.

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Karl Pillemer - Cornell University Human Ecology, Bio Page

Dr. Karl Pillemer is the Hazel E. Reed Professor in the Department of Human Development and Professor of Gerontology in Medicine at the...

THE LEGACY PROJECT — LESSONS for ... - Cornell University

LESSONS for LIVING from the WISEST AMERICANS.

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The Cornell Legacy Project Reminds Us Play Is Essential

The Cornell Legacy Project Reminds Us Play Is Essential. By Karl Pillemer | Published: May 7, 2012. The theme this year for Older Ameri...

"30 Lessons for Living" author Karl A. Pillemer shares life lessons ...

Feb 22, 2012 ... Renowned Gerontologist Karl A. Pillemer shares wisdom from his book, 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from...

In Cornell University Legacy Project, aging Americans discuss ...

Jan 24, 2012 ... In Cornell University Legacy Project, aging Americans discuss surviving and thriving. By Tom Valeo, Times Corresponden...

Elderly 'Experts' Share Life Advice in Cornell Project - NYTimes.com

Jan 9, 2012... Americans from different economic, educational and occupational strata who were interviewed as part of the ongoing Corne...

BEN'S INTERVIEW WITH KARL A. PILLEMER, PH.D.

After a chance encounter with an extraordinary ninety-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older p...

The Legacy Project: Lessons for Living from the Wisest Americans

The Legacy Project: Lessons for Living from the Wisest Americans, Ithaca, NY. 2,678 likes · 27 talking about this.

Some advice to always keep in mind! -- "Top 10 Lessons for Living from the Wisest Americans" http://t.co/cYTpKKbWxV via @HuffPost50

— Jonathan 'Jono' Sue · Tue, Mar 26 2013 16:56:14

The recent Newtown school shooting, resulting the death of 20 children, focused America’s attention on the issue of violence in schools. This forum focused on myriad issues relating to mental health, gun control, school security, and other violence prevention strategies.

Storified by Harvard Education · Tue, Mar 19 2013 12:16:43

A focus on violence

Marian Wright Edelman, a tireless crusader for children's rights and founder of the Children's Defense Fund, came to Harvard on Wednesday...

Marian Wright Edelman - Children's Defense Fund

Marian Wright Edelman is a lifelong advocate for disadvantaged Americans and is the President of CDF. Under her leadership, CDF has bec...

Edelman to Receive Medal for Education Impact | Harvard Graduate ...

Feb 25, 2013 ... Marian Wright Edelman Dean Kathleen McCartney has announced that Marian Wright Edelman will receive the Harvard Gradua...

Harvard EdCast: Edelman Makes Some Noise | Harvard Graduate ...

Harvard EdCast: Edelman Makes Some Noise. By Matt Weber. 02/27/2013 1:58 PM Add a Comment · Marian Wright Edelman has just been announc...

Harvard EdCast: Leave No Child Behind | Harvard Graduate School ...

May 12, 2011 ... Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder of the Children's Defense Fund, reflects on her work, her life, her l...

John Merrow, President and Executive Producer/Host of Learning ...

Since 1984 John Merrow has worked in public television as Education Correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and as host of The M...

John Merrow on Harvard's 'EdCast' on teachers, education reporting ...

Apr 21, 2011 ... John Merrow, president/executive producer of Learning Matters and PBS NewsHour education correspondent, appears on &#3...

Connecticut Commission on Children: Elaine Zimmerman

Jul 26, 2012 ... As executive director of the Connecticut Commission on Children, Ms. Zimmerman reviews children's policy and repor...

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Feb 7, 2013 ... In the proposed budget he submitted to the legislature on February 6, Governor Dannel Malloy called for consolidating f...

RT @hgse: TODAY at 5:30: "School Violence in America" #Askwith Forum with @John_Merrow, @ChildDefender #education

— Irene Becker · Wed, Mar 13 2013 08:56:59

Wednesday at 4:30 I share @hgse stage w/ Marian Wright Edelman, an American hero, @ school violence. In Cambridge? Pls come by #Askwith

— John Merrow · Mon, Mar 11 2013 12:59:50

Tonight @hgse is doing an #Askwith about violence in Newtown. Last night in my town a baby was shot five times. Will the dean mention it?

— Eve L. Ewing · Tue, Mar 12 2013 05:52:06