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Building positive group work ethics in project-based learning Teach_Tec 4 Nov 2011 8:59 AM 0 Can you think of a job or profession that is done alone? No co-workers to consult, no team responsible for contributing different pieces of a project, no meetings (well, maybe that might be okay ; ) It's hard to come up with many. Artist? Author? (at least during the initial writing process). We could probably come up with a few more, but the list is relatively short. Working in teams, collaborating with others in our work and life is fundamental. Not only do we gain social benefits, but the ability to combine the strengths of a team most often leads to a better end result. Though we've all heard that initial reaction from students as a group project is introduced: 'Can we pick our own groups?' or even worse, 'Do I have to be with him/her?' The skills of working effectively in groups need to be coached, practiced and encouraged. So when you see reflective comments such as these (from real students) it is encouraging: "A good team looks like a team that is on task, getting along and sharing." (5th grade) "A good team looks like a friendly team with members working together. I have learned practical skills that will help me get a job." (5th grade) "A good team looks and sounds like they are working together, improvising, compromising, discussing ideas calmly and working out disagreements." (6th grade) "In the real world you may have to work with people you do not like and you need to know how to still be productive." (6th grade) So how did these students get here? Pauline Roberts, a 5th and 6th grade teacher at the Birmingham Covington School in Bloomfield Hills, MI has made developing these skills a priority. The unique program she and her colleagues have collaborated on at this 3rd - 8th grade public school is called ENGAGE. The focus is to embed 21st century skills across multiple grades and all parts of the curriculum with a specific

To find oral history projects available on the internet, try the following resources:American Slave Narratives (University of Virginia)Conversations with America (Chicago History Museum)Conversations with History (University of California, Berkeley)Go for Broke (National Education Center)Guardians of Freedom (Nieman School)Oral History Collections (US Holocaust Memorial Museum)Oral History Archives (Rutgers University)Mississippi Oral History Project (University of Southern Mississippi)Regarding War (PBS)Shoah Foundation Institute (University of Southern California)Southern Oral History Program (University of North Carolina)Telling Their Stories (Urban School of San Francisco)Tibet Oral History ProjectVeterans History Project (Library of Congress)Veterans Remember D-Day (Encyclopedia Britannica) The Vietnam Center and Archive (Texas Tech University)Voices of the Dust Bowl (Library of Congress)What Did You Do in the War Grandma? (Brown University)The Whole World Was Watching (Brown University)

Project Based Economics features seven complete curriculum units developed by BIE that engage students in realistic problem-solving scenarios. Each unit addresses key content standards set forth in the Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics in a rigorous and relevant, highly participatory way. The key economic concepts of scarcity, tradeoffs, and opportunity cost are emphasized in all units; please note which units are considered the "Essential" units for teaching micro and macro-economics concepts. Each unit contains:

"The ThinkQuest International Competition challenges students to solve a real-world problem by applying their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills. Participants may enroll in the following competition events: ThinkQuest Projects, Digital Media, and Application Development."

ect Based Government features six complete curriculum units developed by BIE that engage students in realistic problem-solving scenarios. Each unit addresses key content standards set forth in the National Standards for Civics and Government in a rigorous and relevant, highly participatory way by focusing on the fundamental mechanics of government as well as important concepts about democracy and civic participation. Each unit contains:

Lots of web resources, project ideas

"The Global Connection Project develops software tools and technologies to increase the power of images to connect, inform, and inspire people to become engaged and responsible global citizens. "

The University of Cambridge holds a large collection of Sir Isaac Newton's notebooks and papers. Recently, the University of Cambridge announced that they have put scanned copies of those papers online. There are six scanned collections that you can flip through and read online. If you would like transcripts of some of the works, visit the Project Newton website. Applications for EducationThe digitized copies of Newton's works provide students with a great opportunity to dive into the thinking of one of the world's great minds. Newton's "Waste 

One of the roundtables that I went to at ISTE was about an interesting research project that tracked how teachers and students used wikis and blogs in the classroom - Web 2.0 in the Classroom, Blogs and Wikis.

Learn about the 21st Century Literacy project and our philosophy.Discuss your ideas and concerns on our Google Group pages. Find answers on the FAQ page.

"Mathtrain.TV is a free educational "kids teaching kids" project from Mr. Marcos & his students at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA."

" Khan Academy 34,855,340 lessons delivered * Watch Videos o Browse by Topic o Search o Download * Do Exercises * Join Us o About Us + Overview + Frequently Asked Questions + Credits o Coaching Tools + Become a Coach + View Students + Class Report o How to Help + Translate Videos + Develop Software + Report a Problem + Donate + Help in Other Ways + Contact Us The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere. We are complementing Salman's ever-growing library with user-paced exercises--developed as an open source project--allowing the Khan Academy to become the free classroom for the World. "

free opensource music for student projects