A Neurologist Makes the Case for the Video Game Model as a Learning Tool | Edutopia - 0 views
Fostering a Culture of Inquiry | Edutopia - 0 views
Redefining the Writing Process with iPads | Edutopia - 0 views
Defining Differentiated Instruction | Edutopia - 0 views
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Equal education is not all students getting the same, but all students getting what they need.
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first step is to find out as much as you can about her educational history and anything else. This includes learning about her interests, cultural background, learning style, and something about her home life (The youngest? Foster care? Single parent home?)
Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age: A New Model for the Workplace | Edutopia - 0 views
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"Collaboration means amplification,.. by connecting human beings... who when connected" create results that are greater than the sum of their parts.
How to Moderate an Online Group | Edutopia - 0 views
My School, Meet MySpace: Social Networking at School | Edutopia - 0 views
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Months before the newly hired teachers at Philadelphia's Science Leadership Academy (SLA) started their jobs, they began the consuming work of creating the high school of their dreams -- without meeting face to face. They articulated a vision, planned curriculum, designed assessment rubrics, debated discipline policies, and even hammered out daily schedules using the sort of networking tools -- messaging, file swapping, idea sharing, and blogging -- kids love on sites such as MySpace.
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hen, weeks before the first day of school, the incoming students jumped onboard -- or, more precisely, onto the Science Leadership Academy Web site -- to meet, talk with their teachers, and share their hopes for their education. So began a conversation that still perks along 24/7 in SLA classrooms and cyberspace. It's a bold experiment to redefine learning spaces, the roles and relationships of teachers and students, and the mission of the modern high school.
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When I hear people say it's our job to create the twenty-first-century workforce, it scares the hell out of me," says Chris Lehmann, SLA's founding principal. "Our job is to create twenty-first-century citizens. We need workers, yes, but we also need scholars, activists, parents -- compassionate, engaged people. We're not reinventing schools to create a new version of a trade school. We're reinventing schools to help kids be adaptable in a world that is changing at a blinding rate."
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David Thornburg on Open-Source Textbooks | Edutopia - 0 views
Introduction to Edcamp: A New Conference Model Built on Collaboration | Edutopia - 0 views
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