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It's useful to know how to record screencasts. These videos of what's displayed on your computer screen, with an audio commentary if you choose, are a good way of easily sharing a problem ...

This graphic gives examples of different uses of technology at the different SAMR levels depending on the classroom task

When Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe wrote Understanding by Design (UbD) they did what no other educator had ever accomplished. They unequivocally cast assessment in the central role of teaching and l

When Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe wrote Understanding by Design (UbD) they did what no other educator had ever accomplished. They unequivocally cast assessment in the central role of teaching and l

bodies of knowledge in your community

great definition of constructivism

Great review of Learning Theories

Great Brief explanation of Brain Based Learning

Differentiation video of Carol Ann Tomlinson

tons of science lessons

New image of a school library

"Seven kinds of intelligence would allow seven ways to teach, rather than one."

Study on lack of critical thinking among digital natives.

The video I found that shows effective group work can be found at this link: https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/big-brain-protocol. According to Cohen (1994) in effective group work "you want to hear an exchange in which people are stimulating each other with ideas" (p. 63). I believe that is present in this video through the structure the teacher has used and the kids' participation. Also the assignment the students are working on has multiple ways to solve it, uses different skills, is challenging, and everyone can contribute something new to the discussion; four points from Cohen's criteria for a multiple ability task (Cohen, 1994, p. 68). I also think this is a good example because all the students in the group are engaging in the discussion and when they use different strategies they talk about it in a constructive way instead of one person dictating which strategy is right.