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"Thankfully, the public understanding of science is part of the core mission for many science centers, zoos and aquaria, botanical gardens, and natural history museums. These institutions, collectively known as informal science centers, are taking a leadership role in ensuring that students get quality instruction in the sciences. Perhaps the most exciting programs coming out of these institutions are initiatives related to the professional development of new teachers (or teachers new to teaching science). These programs mentor novice science teachers in inquiry-based approaches to science learning. They also provide ongoing support and access to experts in various scientific disciplines."

"For those of you intent on employing this flipped learning model in their instruction, I have curated a set of important web tools to help you create the appropriate flipped classroom environment for your students."

"Here's an article by BIE, updated from its original appearance in the September 2010 issue of Educational Leadership magazine from ASCD. Good for general audiences as well as educators, it explains the essential elements that make rigorous PBL different from "doing projects.""

"This is a special guide full of tips, tutorials, and ways other teachers are using Twitter."

Another Student-Involved Assessment Experiment...Students assess their own learning

"My seven-year-old daughter Ruby was getting ready for bed when I pressed play on Chapter 3 of A Year at Mission Hill. After hearing the students' voices, the sounds of hammers and drills, and the talk of regularly watching bees, she snuggled up with me to watch. I told her I was learning about an elementary school in Boston. Within 30 seconds of watching, her jaw dropped. "That's really a school?" she asked. "Those kids are so lucky!""

"And we've begun to act on our belief that all screen time is not created equal."

Having parents take part in our classroom blog turns the blog into a learning community. Here is the post I use to introduce Family Blogging Month.

"If you are a student or a teacher you are probably looking to connect with experts and enhance your learning experience. To do so, your first step is to register as a member of the site. To register, scroll down to the bottom left under the Site Login area and choose "Register" beside "No account yet?" Once you register you can login to the site and access VROC's programming - located under the Programs menu. Specifically, we hope you participate in our "On The Fly" program, which connects classrooms with a live expert through videoconferencing technology. Don't forget to subscibe to the podcast by clicking on "Full Feed" under the T-WiSE Podcast menu on the right hand side of the website!"

"With assessment and content standards at the forefront of learning, teachers use project approaches to engage students in authentic work and develop 21st- century skills of collaboration, problem solving and critical thinking. When well-designed, project-based curriculum can yield high quality results for students and a rewarding experience for teachers."

Project-based Learning Approaches with Technology

"A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, cooperative learning, research process/ report, PowerPoint, podcast, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other web 2.0 projects."

"Turning UP the H.E.A.T.™ is meant to reach, inspire and encourage education leadership to seek higher ground for learning visions and results, utilizing tehnology as a "backbone" strategy for innovating school cultures ~ Bernajean"

"Players aged 8 and up shape the future of a new society while learning how to recognize ethical issues and deal with challenging situations in their own lives. Players lead a new human colony on a distant planet. They must make difficult decisions in which there are no clear right or wrong answers but important consequences - to themselves, to others in the colony and to the planet Braxos. Players develop skills such as critical thinking, perspective-taking and decision-making. Quandary provides a framework for how to approach ethical decision-making without telling players what to think."

Along with teaching students the required content, PBL teaches them skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, and accountability, self-regulation, and reflection.

20 Things I Learned on Twitter Classrooms of Tomorrow Creative Commons What Would Yoda Do?

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