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The Eggplant   Search The Eggplant in the collection   Breaking News on the GRIT* Front NOTE: According to Google Books Ngram Viewer grit had its heyday around 1918, with usage then falling off sharply. Now New York Times magazine pundit Paul Tough. is trying to revive it--the word and an aura he attaches to it. And education entrepreneurs and pundits, always looking for something new, are shouting GRIT* is where it's at. Don't get left behind! The Race to the GRIT* District competition (RttG*) invites applicants to demonstrate how they can deliver GRIT education for all students in their schools. The Race to the GRIT-District competition is aimed squarely at classrooms and the all-important relationship between educators,students, and skills for Global Economy workers. A special team from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Pearson, and the New York Times editorial board will evaluate the RttG* applications.--US Department of Education press release Hi Susan, I just finished watching our new video series on GRIT* (50 new videos!) I think you'll appreciate the way this series shows us that there's never a single path to GRIT*. Whether it's project-based learning, implementing personalized learning plans, tying classroom work to real jobs, or teaching students to own their learning, these videos show how we can rethink how to help our students obtain GRIT*.--e-mail from the Learning Channel Awards Announcement To: Harvard University From: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant: to test a new model of teacher evaluation for GRIT* that provides an auditable artifact to ensure and maintain reliable scoring Amount: $61,602,380 To: Stanford University From: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant: to support the development of 15 chapters regarding the differential relationships between Grade-Level Representation of Individual Tenacity (GRIT*) and computer based protocols for the edited volume of the GRIT* project Amount: $450,000 Announcing GRIT* Professional Development When you want to impart GRIT* to your students, no one has more ways to help you than ASCD. Whether it is a classroom-type setting led by a seasoned expert, a large conference that offers a superstore of ideas, a school-based learning group made up of your colleagues, or an online course you can take whenever and wherever it's convenient for you, ASCD has it all.--ASCD professional development brochure 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Employing GRIT*-based Instruction. --Teach-Right Publishers, leading the way in print and electronic publishing that provides the rock-solid foundation for system-wide solutions "Best Sites in the Last 24 Hours for GRIT* Teaching--Education Week blog "Finding GRIT* in a Taxicab in Qatar."--Oprah interviews Thomas Friedman on NBC special Kindergarten GRIT* Assessment--University of Oregon — SusanOhanian 2014-03-22 INDEX OF THE EGGPLANT

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