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This site focuses on careers and making math real for students. Excellent multimedia resources.

"The tips provided below are based on expert teacher experiences using the social network twitter. These activities are designed to encourage students in making connections beyond a basic understanding of concepts using this online education technology."

"With thousands of educational apps on the App Store, you put thousands of learning possibilities at your fingertips. Take a look at some of our favorite apps for learning."

Leading college leading the way regarding assessments.

Visual representation of research findings from several Pew Internet research studies

Summary of the book we read in class...The Art of Possibility

How teachers might use the popular Wordle site in the classroom.

An info-graphic on the human brain.

"This is the 4th year of compiling the Top 100 Tools for Learning from the contributions of learning professionals worldwide"

New Media Literacies (NML), a research initiative based within USC's Annenberg School for Communication, explores how we might best equip young people with the social skills and cultural competencies required to become full participants in an emergent media landscape and raise public understanding about what it means to be literate in a globally interconnected, multicultural world.

Kevin, you bring up a good point that NCLB has definitely caused us to be more aware of the students who are not achieving and I agree with you. Just as our book "The Art of Possibility" illustrates, there is a positive side to everything. I think you are right about the 100% being a worth while goal. The part that I disagree with is being individually held accountable for that goal when so many other factors such as parents, administration, and score spread critieria embedded in the test themselves, and other factors are working against the success of my students. I would love celebrations and media that honor schools for making high gains, for moving in the right direction, for getting closer to the 100%. I would love to see students honored for making such individual gains as well. Unfortunately I feel that the media message is that which is "failure". Maybe we could colaboratively write some publicity to demonstrate what are schools are doing well.

"A Summary of Problem-Based Learning: This is a simplified model"

Thanks for sharing this simplified model. I was looking for something that did have so much detail to compare to the CBL model. I'm glad that you posted this.

"Embark on a journey to make learning more relevant and engaging to students and ourselves. Our focus: to develop standard focused projects infused with real world relevance."

A collection of education videos on the Educators' PLN Ning.

This is a group of people who think lifelong learning and student choice are not in direct opposition to paying attention to standardized test scores.

Good site to connect with others interested in PBL.

This introduction to problem-based learning will give an overview of problem-based learning by answering some of the questions, which I am often asked when facilitating PBL staff development initiatives. It aims to encourage you to explore the idea of using or not using PBL in your teaching. It highlights areas of research you may be interested in considering.

"In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. While allowing for some degree of student "voice and choice,""

In reviewing this I found that you can sign up for select topics that you will be sent e-mails with updated or new info. in those focus groups. I also like that this gives worksheets and other planning/organizational tools Perhaps others may find this helpful.

"Dan Meyer teaches high school math outside of Santa Cruz, CA, and explores the intersection of math instruction, multimedia, and inquiry-based learning. He received his Masters of Arts from the University of California at Davis in 2005 and Cable in the Classroom's Leader in Learning award in 2008. He currently works for Google as a curriculum fellow and lives with his wife in Santa Cruz, CA."