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Darin Wagner

Lure of the Labyrinth - 1 views

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    Lure of the Labyrinth is a digital game for middle-school pre-algebra students. It includes a wealth of intriguing math-based puzzles wrapped into an exciting narrative game in which students work to find their lost pet - and save the world from monsters! Linked to both national and state mathematics standards, the game gives students a chance to actually think like mathematicians.
anonymous

21 Things for the 21st Century Educator - Home - 11 views

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    "The purpose of this resource is to provide "Just in Time" training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). "
zaid kamal

Tropical Storm Alex intensifies as it crosses Belize - 0 views

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    June 27 - Tropical storm Alex has become a more defined storm passes through Belize and has at least a moderate chance of becoming a major hurricane as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
Virginia Glatzer

Learning Tools Smackdown - 5 views

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    Joyce Valenza's place for sharing the latest Web 2.0 tools with input from participants at regional, national, and international conferences.
Michelle Krill

New - Technology literacy whitepaper « Generation YES Blog - 3 views

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    "This whitepaper takes a comprehensive look at the research, policies, and practices of technology literacy in K-12 settings in the United States. It builds a research-based case for the central importance of "doing" as part of technology literacy, meaning more than just being able to answer canned questions on a test. It also explores the current approaches to develop meaningful assessment of student technology literacy at a national, state, and local level."
anonymous

BBC News - Children who use technology are 'better writers' - 2 views

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    ""Our research suggests a strong correlation between kids using technology and wider patterns of reading and writing," Jonathan Douglas, director of the National Literacy Trust, told BBC News. "Engagement with online technology drives their enthusiasm for writing short stories, letters, song lyrics or diaries." "
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    Shared today on Twitter. Article from 2009
Michelle Krill

Business Day - 4 views

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    "Welcome to Business Day with Terry Bradshaw, a television show that informs viewers on a variety of topics, trends and relevant issues impacting our nation and the world"
Michelle Krill

Publications: SRN LEADS - 0 views

  • Research shows that professional learning can have a powerful effect on teacher skills and knowledge and on student learning. To be effective, however, it must be sustained, focused on important content, and embedded in the work of collaborative professional learning teams that support ongoing improvements in teachers’ practice and student achievement.
  • the type of support and on-the-job training most teachers receive is episodic, often fragmented, and disconnected from real problems of practice.
  • Most states and districts are still not providing the kind of professional learning that research suggests improves teaching practice and student outcomes,”
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  • Workshop overload. Research shows that professional development should not be approached in isolation as the traditional “flavor of the month” or one-shot workshop but go hand-in-hand with school improvement efforts. The report finds that teachers still take a heavy dose of workshops and do not receive effective learning opportunities in many areas in which they want help.
  • But fewer than half found the professional development they received in other areas, such as classroom management, to be of much value, despite the fact that they want more support in this area.
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    Nation Making Progress in Ensuring More Teachers Have Deep Content Knowledge and Mentoring But U.S. Teacher Development Lacks Intensity, Follow-up, & Usefulness
cheryl capozzoli

Institutional Dashboard 2.0 - JHU - 0 views

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    By browsing the taxonomy on the left, you can explore all of the biomedical concepts being researched at JHU. After selecting a concept, you can view the articles published in this area and locate the top scientists at JHU working in this field. This taxonomy is the 2007 version of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). The U.S. National Library of Medicine developed the MeSH Thesaurus and releases updated versions on an annual basis.
Michelle Krill

LAL - 0 views

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    Thanks to Beth McGuire for forwarding this one via email. This program is sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Readers from grades 4 - 12 can participate in this program by writing a personal letter to an author, living or dead, explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves. The deadline is December 6, 2008.
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    The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores and in cooperation with affiliate state centers for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to enter Letters About Literature, a national reading-writing contest.
Darcy Goshorn

Rain Forest at Night - 0 views

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    From National Geographic, mouse over figures in the rainforest scene and create a little spotlight and then click on the figures to get more information. Looks great on an IWB.
Michelle Krill

Speak Up Press Release - 0 views

  • The 2007 online survey collected authentic, unfiltered views and ideas from over 367,000 education stakeholders representing schools in all 50 states, bringing the total of survey participants to over 1.2 million over the past 5 years.
  • This disconnect is evident in the fact that 66% of school administrators, 47% of teachers, and 43% of parents say "local schools are doing a good job preparing students for the jobs and careers of the future," but over 40% of middle and high school students stated that teachers limit their use of technology in schools. Forty-five percent of middle and high school students indicated that tools meant to protect them, such as firewalls and filters are inhibiting their learning.
  • "It is in our nation's best interest that we support and facilitate student usage of technology for learning."
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  • 46% said they would like to receive specific professional development on how to effectively integrate gaming technologies into curriculum.
  • With the release of Speak Up 2007 results, Evans called upon education leaders at all levels to put aside their own "digital immigrant" paradigms and to listen to students who are not only on the cutting edge of technology innovation but whose future is dependent upon our ability to deliver upon the promise of a world quality, global 21st century education.
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    Students Want the 21st Century Classroom, but Schools Not Meeting Student Expectations, According to Latest National Study
Michelle Krill

Google For Educators - 0 views

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    Students engage in activities to learn about the candidates and issues, then cast mock ballots that are counted along with those of millions of other students across the nation.
Darcy Goshorn

Mapping the Beat: Geography Through Music - 0 views

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    Mapping the Beat: A Geography through Music Curriculum for upper elementary school, integrates geography and music instruction into a single body of lesson plans. At the heart of this program are three concepts-environment, identity, and movement-taken from the standards outlined in Geography for Life, the national geography standards.
Darcy Goshorn

Mama Mirabelle | PBS KIDS - 0 views

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    for preschoolers
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    Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies is an animated television series that looks at the natural world from a preschooler's point of view. It introduces preschoolers to a fascinating world filled with loveable characters and stunning wildlife movies from National Geographic.
Darcy Goshorn

NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC - Interactive Map Services - 0 views

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    Interactive maps from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with lots of data to mashup.
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.
Kristin Hokanson

Media Literacy: State Teaching Standards - 0 views

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    Nationally recognized media educator Frank Baker offers workshops (staff and student) to help districts and schools meet state standards which include media literacy.
Michelle Krill

ResearchChannel - 0 views

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    Remarkable speakers, researchers and scholars present revolutionary thoughts and discoveries on ResearchChannel. The University of Michigan, the University of Washington and the National Science Foundation are just a few of the world-renowned institutions that participate and whose programs are featured.
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