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Questions that probe for deeper meaning and set the stage for further questioning foster the development of critical thinking skills and higher order capabilities such as; problem solving, and the understanding of complex systems. A good essential question is the principle component of designing inquiry-based learning - the typical 'Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How?' of a course of study.

In this excerpt from The Classroom Teachers Survival Guide, Teachervision shares more than 30 teacher tips on what you can do to ensure that everyone involved gets the maximum benefit from a parent-teacher conference.

We often read that there are 4 C's in a true 21st century education: critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation. The iPad is a success at engaging individual students in critical thinking and creativity, but how about collaboration? After all, tablets are consumer products, designed to be used by one person at a time, not by teams of students. It's up to teachers and instructional technologists to figure out how best to deploy them in the classroom in a way that supports project-based learning and fosters teamwork. We asked several teachers involved in iPad initiatives which apps they've had the most success with on the collaboration front. Here is what they told us.

Copyright law can be both the friend and foe of the student media. While the law protects student journalists against the unauthorized use of their stories, drawings or photographs, it also limits their ability to reproduce the works of others. The following guide, which explains the basics of copyright law, should provide student journalists with most of what they need to know to both safeguard and exercise their rights.

"What is it? In this video elementary school teachers in Toronto, Canada talk about how they use Google apps in education, especially Docs, and PBL to engage students and improve project work. Why do we like it? This video features the authentic voices of teachers on the benefits of having students use technology in PBL, with clear examples and snapshots of various projects in grades 2-3 and 5. How can you use it? You and your colleagues can get tips from these teachers on how to use Google Docs and other apps for education in your own projects."

"Whether you're new to Twitter or have 5,000 LinkedIn connections, one thing's for sure: social media keeps getting more popular and more powerful. If you haven't used it for your own professional development, what are you waiting for? Too overwhelming? We get that. To help you start, we gathered advice from some expert users."

"The University of California at Davis is creating what may be higher education's most promising digital badge system. But the badges are no threat to the university's degrees. They're add-ons - perhaps valuable ones for students."

"If you Google "four c's of technology integration" you'll get links to a myriad of "c-words" including Creativity/Creation, Consumption, Curation, Connection, Collaboration, Communication and Critical Thinking. All of these are important elements of learning and can be enhanced with the use of technology, but for the sake of this article, I am going to focus more on what devices themselves can do, so my four C's are the following:                     "

"A joint project of nonprofit organizations #iCANHELP and NetFamilyNews Inc., it's a social media helpline for schools. We're piloting the helpline in California during the 2015-'16 school year. If you work for a school or district and want help with a problem that has shown up in social media - harassment, bullying, sexting, reputation issues, etc. - call, email or contact us through the form in this Web site, and we'll help you resolve it.  This pilot is the first step in developing a helpline for schools nationwide. "

"TEN TAKEAWAY TIPS FOR TEACHING CRITICAL THINKING Ten Takeaway Tips for Teaching Critical ThinkingSuggestions from educators at KIPP King Collegiate High School on how to help develop and assess critical-thinking skills in your students. Ideally, teaching kids how to think critically becomes an integral part of your approach, no matter what subject you teach."

"The modern world is an age of rapid growth in scientific knowledge, much of which is quickly utilized in the creation of new technology. Science and technology have also made the world very small, so that we no longer live in the confined world of our town, region, or country, isolated from what is happening in the rest of the globe. This has changed the way we consume information and we expect more out of our learning experiences."

Welcome to Museum Box, This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others.

 For those unfamiliar with the term, a learning style is a way in which an individual approaches learning. Many people understand material much better when it is presented in one format, for example a lab experiment, than when it is presented in another, like an audio presentation. Determining how you best learn and using materials that cater to this style can be a great way to make school and the entire process of acquiring new information easier and much more intuitive. Here are some great tools that you can use to cater to your individual learning style, no matter what that is.

Free software that adds visuals to your online conversations. Instead of typing at people show them what you're talking about...pronto.

"MyArtTutor is focused on teaching art using virtual classes that give you a full assortment of what a tutor has to offer. You can interact with other students, ask questions, and hear how a tutor answers other students with similar questions. You have access to the class indefinitely! The classes change and update constantly. New classmates ask new questions and there is constantly new content from MyArtTutor and on occasion, a new comment from your tutor. You just never know!"

Custom Thumbdrives that are very odd. Great site to get ideas on what you might want to build. They can create custom URL's

Use drop.io to privately share your files and collaborate in real time by web, email, phone, mobile, and more. Create each drop in two clicks and share what you want, how you want, with whom you want

ipadio allows you to broadcast from any phone to the Internet live.  Phone blog, collect audio data, record and update the world, or simply let your mates know what you're doing - ipadio is integrated with Social Media & Blogging platforms. (pat pend GB0820862.1)

This is the official GIMP web site. It contains information about downloading, installing, using, and enhancing it. This site also serves as a distribution point for the latest releases. We try to provide as much information about the GIMP community and related projects as possible. Hopefully you will find what you need here. Grab a properly chilled beverage and enjoy.

Our mission is To Inspire Purpose and Passion Through the Discovery of the Arts and Sciences! Begin by checking us out and looking at what we do. We know you'll be inspired to want to sign up for one of our exciting events!