"Virtual Researcher On Call (VROC) is a set of educational programs that connect knowledge partners - college and university professors and professionals in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) - with Canadian students in elementary and secondary schools for real-time, interactive learning opportunities."
"There's talk aplenty in schools these days about formative assessment. That's encouraging, because formative assessment has great potential to improve both teaching and learning. Listening to the conversations sometimes, however, reminds me that it's easier to subscribe to a word than to live out its fundamental tenets." this is the long version of the article that Mike contributed recently. Both are articles are informative...