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"Here are some of his main ideas, in italics, with my thoughts interspersed. * 1. Why do we use report cards and assign grades to students' work? * 2. What purpose should report cards or grades serve? * 3. What elements should teachers use in determining students' grades? * We don't agree on the purpose of grades. That's the first problem. The various purposes are at adds with another."

An Open Educational Resources site OER; in beta now. "Gooru is a search engine for learning that allows you to explore and study over 2,600 standards-aligned and personalized study guides. Study guides cover 5th-12th grade math and science topics, and resources include digital textbooks, animations, instructor videos and more. All resources are vetted and organized by teachers or Gooru's content experts, so you don't have to sort through the mess of subpar educational resources available online yourself. Gooru also makes it easy for you to connect with your worldwide peers to make learning a social experience. Post questions to an active community of students, teachers and experts, or find friends and peers to study with. Best of all, Gooru adapts to you. Based on the topics you study and your performance on self-assessments, Gooru suggests resources and study guides that will help you master the concepts. You can track your study habits and monitor your performance on any of the topics you study."

Not sure what resources are here for social studies but still looks like a very interesting site. Think you should check it out for resources and to share with students.

"APPiticis a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs)to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings."

Study shows students can overcome test anxiety by writing about it before the exam.

I had seen this report as well. It's very interesting that just by writing about your fears you can help overcome them. My son once had a writing assignment and he got very upset because he got writer's block and just couldn't write. Teacher told him to write about not being able to write instead of writing about the actual topic. Thought that was a great suggestion. Son interestingly enough never suffered from writer's block after that.

8th grade social studies created a lunchtime skype series with his students.. During lunch students interview leaders during lunch and turn the interviews into podcasts

Check this assignment out!!!

"The 4 Action Initiative has created a comprehensive curriculum and resource guide that will include seven thematic units for grades K-12. Each unit draws on new and existing curricula covering multiple subject areas ranging from human behavior to the history of terrorism to recovery and building a better future. "

Interesting article about integrating tech into learning

Great interactive visual for doing research.

Great visual on research, appropriate for younger grades (probably best for 3-8 but could be used in HS). Though it is geared towards younger students it would be a great way to introduce research to freshmen or struggling students.