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"Student pairs or groups will research and report on an important historical figure. This could either be done to review people already studied, to seed background knowledge of upcoming people, or just people the students are interested in. Students will use the project to learn about or practice wiki page creation with the basic elements of text, images, and hyperlinks. They will also get an opportunity to explore writing their own questions, which will become the core skill in later inquiry projects."

Get tools to educate yourself and your students from Common Sense Media for Educators. In addition to their K-12 curriculum on Digital Literacy and Citizenship, they offer an online tutorial designed to help you implement the curriculum in your classroom. Units are: Safety, Security, Digital Life, Privacy and Digital Footprints, Connected Culture, Respecting Creative Work, Searching, Research and Evaluation, Self-Expression and Identity. Common Sense Media has partnered with Edmodo. Together they have created the Digital Citizenship Starter Kit. Join the Digital Citizenship Community to obtain the resources!

"research that suggests that when students assess their peers' work, they do score similarly to the grades professors would give (although others have found that peer grades are higher." Some of the problems w peer feedback...

"This film introduces the story of connected learning, the outcome of a six-year research effort supported by the MacArthur Foundation into how learning, education, and schooling could be reimagined for a networked world. The film asks: 'Might the information age have presented us with the opportunity for a fundamental reimagining of the way we educate our children?' 'How might education come to life if children were to possess a burning need to know?' 'Might we each have a part to play?' 'Might this digital age hold the possibility of bringing us closer together?'"

" He found in his research that assigning a pool of points for a team, say 40 points for four students, and having the students divide the points up depending on who did which percentage of the work, was effective in raising students' participation in a group project."

"Our new research on the nature and variety of the pleasure avid adolescent readers take from their out-of-school reading (Reading Unbound: Why Kids Need to Read What They Want-and Why We Should Let Them) demonstrates that pleasure is not incidental to reading-it's essential.  "

Standardilzed tests and growth mindset... 

Great argument on why we place so much emphasis and credibility on letter grades. All of my students need more time, so this is a great article I will share with all my inclusion teachers.

Web literacy and search skills/strategies

"For those just getting started, a few basic terms to help you easily and quickly navigate your way around Twitter. For those who already use Twitter, you may want to jump down to the next section, Benefits for Educators, or simply download the Twitter Cheat Sheet at the bottom of the post."

"Pinterest, a social sharing website that allow users to create and share virtual bulletin boards, has been the darling of social media over the past year. Its primarily female user base continues to grow by leaps and bounds. While you likely know teachers who have free Pinterest accounts, you may still be wondering if you belong on yet another social media site. "YES!" (Uttered quickly and with much enthusiasm!) And here's why. While Pinterest is exploding with fashion boards, trendy home decor, and to-die-for travel destinations (that sadly don't fit my budget), it also includes many boards for educators. Pinterest, heavy on visual appeal, can serve as a great resource for such areas as: classroom decor, language arts. content areas, lesson plans, technology tools, professional books, and much, much more! Your boards can also be a resource for students (age 13+ according to Pinterest regulations), teachers, and parents. If you're a newbie to Pinterest, listed below are a few must-know terms and how-to's. With a few quick tips, Pinterest can help you organize the internet jumble of resources for teachers and students. If you're a full-fledged addict, er, Pinterest Pro, skip to How Educators Use Pinterest or simply download today's Pinterest Cheat Sheet that also includes many ideas for boards."

Wouldn't it be terrific to conduct such a pilot!

Great information on personalized learning. This site is really packed with good reads!

Blog devoted to higher order thinking and questioning with good resources.

"All I Really Need to Know (About Creative Thinking) I Learned (By Studying How Children Learn) in Kindergarten * Mitchel Resnick MIT Media Lab Cambridge, MA 02139 USA +1 617 253 9783 mres@media.mit.edu ABSTRACT This paper argues that the "kindergarten approach to learning" - characterized by a spiraling cycle of Imagine, Create, Play, Share, Reflect, and back to Imagine - is ideally suited to the needs of the 21 st century, helping learners develop the creative-thinking skills that are critical to success and satisfaction in today's society. The paper discusses strategies for designing new technologies that encourage and support kindergarten-style learning, building on the success of traditional kindergarten materials and activities, but extending to learners of all ages, helping them continue to develop as creative thinkers. "

Daniel Pink asks what drives us. Sir Ken Robinson asks us to inspire creativity in our students. The latest in education is asking us to teach our students to create their own questions, do their own research, and form their own conclusions with their learning. Why?

Powerful Learning Projects - networked sharing and learning

Ahh, Canada! Evil Socialists! But take a look at the project and the ONE thing that stands out is the willingness to and effectiveness in challenging and re-configuring the school structure! http://drjakericketts.weebly.com/future-forums-project.html

Great infographic for your classroom!