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"For years, the secrets to great teaching have seemed more like alchemy than science, a mix of motivational mumbo jumbo and misty-eyed tales of inspiration and dedication. But for more than a decade, one organization has been tracking hundreds of thousands of kids, and looking at why some teachers can move them three grade levels ahead in a year and others can't. Now, as the Obama administration offers states more than $4 billion to identify and cultivate effective teachers, Teach for America is ready to release its data."

See photos based on world map location - good for immersions and checking stereotypes.

The New York Times

Worth looking at for rich media examples. I suggest having students skim these and see what rises to the top.

"Short species video clips on some of the worlds most fascinating or endangered species"

Not sure what you'd do with this, but because tattoos can be popular with young people, it might prompt deeper consideration.

Sydney Morning Herald's latest cartoons

Timeless treasures and contemporary presentations from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. As the world's preeminent reservoir of knowledge, we are the steward of millions of recordings dating from the earliest Edison films to the present.

Great teachers know that learning doesn't stop as soon as you graduate from college. Teachers learn from their experience, from their colleagues, from their students, and any number of other resources. If you are a teacher looking for ways to expand your knowledge base, here are 100 free lectures you can watch to help facilitate some of that learning.

Images from the week courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald

Dipity timeline of "virality"

In 1976 the Financial Review offered Nicholson a job doing daily cartoons and six months later The Age in Melbourne recruited him. Nicholson worked at The Age for the next seventeen years.

Use these images for Looking Activities with a class of students