Education: Home
Websites and resources for Rice's Education community.
Education News
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Teaching Tools
- Course Workload EstimatorTool from Rice's Center for Teaching Excellence to help professors compute how much time students will need to spend on a particular course. See the accompanying essay, How Much Should We Assign? Estimating Out of Class Workload.
Education Blogs
- Education and Skills TodayOrganisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) blog focusing on global perspectives on education.
- EdutopiaFrom George Lucas Educational Foundation, selected blog postings providing practical classroom tips and strategies.
- 35 Best K-12 Education Blogs & News Websites in 2024The best K-12 Education blogs from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness.
- MindshiftA blog from KQED News in San Francisco, California. Information focuses on trends in education.
Education Scholarships & Awards
- Rather PrizeThe $10,000 Rather Prize is open to a Texas student, teacher, or administrator who can best provide an idea to improve Texas education. The prize was created by journalist Dan Rather and his grandson, Martin Rather, (Rice Class of 2018).
- Scholarships for Education MajorsLinks to a variety of scholarships specifically for Education majors.
- ITEEA - International Technology & Engineering Educators Association - Awards & ScholarshipsInformation on various awards and scholarships available to support the advancement of teaching efforts in the STEM / Technology and Engineering realm.
Education Librarian
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