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Michelle Krill

cleanwatersheds project - 0 views

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    The Clean Watersheds Project is an interdisciplinary collaboartive watershed monitoring project that uses Google Earth Pro to store and share watershed data. Our main goal is to empower our community of parents, teachers, students and environmental experts to collect, post, and analyze data about our changing watersheds in an effort to improve the health of our national watersheds.
anonymous

[The Schools Our Children Deserve] - C-SPAN Video Library - 3 views

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    [Corrected link] "Mr. Kohn talks about his book, The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards", published by Houghton Mifflin. The book challenges the current state of education, and proposes multi-age, interdisciplinary classrooms. After his remarks he answered questions from the audience. "
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    Corrected link. Note that this was recorded in 1999!
anonymous

[The Schools Our Children Deserve] - C-SPAN Video Library - 3 views

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    "Mr. Kohn talks about his book, The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards", published by Houghton Mifflin. The book challenges the current state of education, and proposes multi-age, interdisciplinary classrooms. After his remarks he answered questions from the audience. "
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    THis was shared on Twitter this AM. It's an 80 minute video but worth a listen if you get a chance.
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    Note the date of this recording!
Michelle Krill

CIESE - Curriculum: K-12 CIESE Online Classroom Projects - 0 views

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    CIESE sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the Internet.
anonymous

2009 Horizon Report: The K12 Edition » Key Trends - 1 views

shared by anonymous on 28 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Technology continues to profoundly affect the way we work, collaborate, communicate, and succeed.
  • The digital divide, once seen as a factor of wealth, is now seen as a factor of education: those who have the opportunity to learn technology skills are in a better position to obtain and make use of technology than those who do not.
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      I like this quote. Once considerd a factor fo wealth is now considered a factor of education. That's a game-changing phrase if you agree with it. Wouldn't you agree?
  • Once seen as an isolating influence, technology is now recognized as a primary way to stay in touch and take control of one’s own learning.
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      In order for technology to enable students (of all ages) to take control of their own learning, what kind of tools must be open? Does YOUR school's network truly enable students to take control of their learning?
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  • It gives students a public voice and a means to reach beyond the classroom for interaction and exploration.
  • They expect and experience personalized content in games and websites that is at odds with what they find in the classroom.
  • The “spaces” where students learn are becoming more community-driven, interdisciplinary, and supported by technologies that engage virtual communication and collaboration.
  • The ways we design learning experiences must reflect the growing importance of innovation and creativity as professional skills.
  • The way we think of learning environments is changing.
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      Is it fair to say that this is true - everywhere EXCEPT at school?
  • Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for communication and socializing, and a ubiquitous, transparent part of their lives
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    Key Trends - 30 identified and ranked by the group by likely impact on K12 education in 5 years. Top 5 listed.
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    Key Trends - 30 identified and ranked by the group by likely impact on K12 education in 5 years. Top 5 listed.
Darcy Goshorn

EverestQuest - 2 views

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    Included in this site are over 30 lesson plans that address core learning objectives in reading, math, science and social studies. Each lesson plan includes: * A motivating introduction including student directions and learning objectives * Resources students use to complete the lesson (expedition journals and related data, bibliographies, Web site links, etc.) * A student worksheet that can be printed * Assessment strategies and formats
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