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John Burk

MAKE | A Curriculum of Toys - 0 views

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    really great blog post from Make on developing a curriculum for school of toys. 
Chris Harrow

Some responses to replies to my posts on curriculum reform « Granted, but… - 2 views

  • The goal is always to emulate best practice.
  • The content does not determine the flow, the goals of meaning and transfer do. But content matters; it can’t just be projects. It takes artful design.
Chris Harrow

Defining Trapezoids | CAS Musings - 0 views

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    Some shameless self-advertising, and probably of interest only to math logic & curriculum wonks, but I believe there is a good argument for using a more inclusive definition of trapezoids.
Beth Holland

Discovery Education - Curiosity in the Classroom - 0 views

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    This relatively new site from Discovery has some great resources for integrating STEM into the curriculum. It also gives students a look into future career paths.
Chris Harrow

Explore Mars, Inc. Launches the 2011-2012 Mars Education Challenge- ExploreMars.org - 0 views

  • MEC asks science educators who teach grades 7-12 to develop inspiring ways to fit Mars science and exploration into their “every day” classroom lessons – such as biology, chemistry, physics, geology, etc.  MEC empowers teachers to create lessons that will enable educators to teach these topics in new and interesting ways by using Mars as an example.
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    Curriculum challenge for Science teachers in grades 7-12.
Robert Ryshke

PBS Learning Media - 1 views

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    Good resource for teachers. Worth signing up for an account. Review for ideas, professional development, curriculum, etc.
Chris Harrow

Pre-Calc Post-Calc « Suburban Lion's Blog - 3 views

  • I petitioned my counselor to let me skip Algebra II and Pre-Calc to go straight into AP Calculus.
  • A common problem throughout math education is the "When am I ever going to use this?" attitude. I already knew where I was going to use the math I was learning.
Chris Harrow

How Language Affects Counting « How the Brain Learns: The Blog - 3 views

  • Differences in classroom instruction and curriculum may be partly to blame. But cultural differences in computational ability may have their roots in the words that different cultures use to represent numbers.
  • There are some tricks that adults can use to increase digit memory span. These tricks can also be taught to young students at the appropriate age.
Robert Ryshke

PlayLab: Nurturing Young Innovators - 2 views

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    The PlayLab Team is made up of a great group of individuals who are passionate about education and the PlayLab approach to learning; our team consists of our Founder & CEO, our Board of Advisors, our Curriculum Contributors, our Operational Staff, and our Facilitators.
Robert Ryshke

Artifact Box Exchange Network - 1 views

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    Identify the location.... The prior locations have been identified (see below), so we have posted a new one. If you have a picture of some outstanding statue, historical marker, manmade attraction, natural structure, or another recognizable landmark that identifies a city or town, send it to me.
Beth Holland

iPad Resources - 2 views

Lately, I have also been keeping track of resources for integrating iPads and other mobile tablets into the curriculum. You can subscribe to my list here: http://www.diigo.com/list/brholland/ipad-r...

ipad learning teaching

started by Beth Holland on 17 Aug 11 no follow-up yet
Robert Ryshke

Teaching Elementary Students the Magic of Math | Edutopia - 0 views

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    An Oregon elementary school has improved test scores by integrating math across all subject areas and focusing on teacher training.
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