Equally worrisome is that today's assessments emphasize narrow skill sets such as geometry and grammar, and omit huge chunks of what educators and business leaders say is essential for modern students to learn: creative thinking, problem solving, cooperative teamwork, technological literacy, and self-direction. Yet because NCLB has made accountability tests the tail that wags the dog of the whole education system -- threatening remediation and state takeover for schools that fall short -- what's not tested often isn't taught.
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Exploratree by FutureLab - 0 views
Buckinghamshire Grid for Learning - 1 views
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Ewan "Moodle" McIntosh posts all sorts of good stuff in here
BBC - Skillswise - Words - Grammar - 0 views
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BBC Skillswise enables adults to improve reading, writing and number skills. Level one literacy and numeracy resources - worksheets, quizzes, games and a community messageboard.
Using Google Earth Manuals | Digital Explorer - 0 views
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School Grounds Projects Using Google Tools All the information needed to carry out Digital Fieldwork in the school grounds. The manual is based around a 6 session project investigating any aspect of the school grounds and covers the following topics: digital photography, blogging, Google Earth, Google Maps, digital video, and project management.
New Wikipedia for Schools launched - 0 views
Reinventing the Big Test: The Challenge of Authentic Assessment | Edutopia - 0 views
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The disconnect between high-stakes tests and the future we are preparing our kids for
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many experts tout the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam for its challenging, open-ended questions on practical topics, such as climate change or the pros and cons of graffiti. Even more advanced models, some using computer simulations, will become available in a few years -- and none too soon.
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static problem, for instance, would ask test takers to say from memory how to save a certain endangered bird species. A dynamic assessment (in a real example from Bransford's lab) asks students to use available resources to learn what it would take to prevent the white-eyed vireo from becoming endangered. This is a novel question that demands students independently dig for information and know enough to ask the right questions to reach a solution.
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BBC NEWS | Technology | The World Wide Web turns 15 (again) - 0 views
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Origins of the internet - a great article to introduce the internet to students. Wow 15 years have passed. No wonder high school students don't see access to information on demand as 'wow'. it has always been like that. I bet teachers can remember life before ... some need to let go and move towards the light. :)
BBC NEWS | Technology | Luminaries look to the future web - 0 views
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Great article on the future of the web from people who predicted it's growth a decade or two ago. Where to they see it heading now. Interesting to compare this to NMCs Horizon Report 2008.
Free and Licensed Downloadable Manuals - 1 views
BBC ChatGuide - 0 views
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BBCs excellent online guide to chatting online. Teacher resources and parent advice.
Mantle of the Expert.com - 1 views
RadioAnywhere - Podcasting for Schools - 17 views
Intute - Home - 8 views
BBC News - Plumstead pupils discover US high tech school ethos - 1 views
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Technology High curriculum in USA where students propose a project that they introduce to the community and teachers ask what do students need to know to accomplish this? What skills? Steps used by real world.
BBC News - Making a hit with DJ Judge Jules - 0 views
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Special needs students meet DJ and record track togethe, beautiful!
Digital storytelling - ICT for learning - 20 views
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When first I heard the expression 'digital storytelling' I understood it to refer to fictional writing. At the time I believe it did but now it covers all manner of writing and what have we always got our children to do to demonstrate learning? Retell what they have been taught. This doesn't necessarily move us far along Bloom's Taxonomy so what's the alternative? Anderson and Krathwohl (2001) have presented a reworking of Bloom that is suited to an age where material is deconstructed and reconstructed i.e. mashed. Creating, that 21 century skill, is at the apex.
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