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In this demo-filled talk MIT's Mitch Resnick, one of the main creators of the kids coding program called Scratch, outlines the benefits of teaching kids to code, so they can do more than just "read" new technologies - but also create them

to give you the tools and connections to engage students more efficiently and improve educational effectiveness on both a large and small scale.

Teaching isn't easy. All too often educators are asked to achieve high goals with meager resources and distracted students. No technology alone can improve learning, but an intimate partnership between educational institutions and technology developers can. Our mission is to empower you-to give you the tools and connections to engage students more efficiently and improve educational effectiveness on both a large and small scale. Schoology isn't just an LMS. It's a living, breathing educational community that can adjust to changing student needs, learn from collective experiences, and continually improve as education and technology advance. We strive to provide an unparalleled educational experience that improves student outcomes by providing educators information and insights that were never before possible. Schoology hopes not only to illuminate why particular students learn the way they do, but also to provide support and personalized content that is tailored to them. Schoology is transforming learning through the collaboration of passionate individuals. We're on a unique journey, and this is just the beginning.

Written by teachers for teachers, this text offers a clear and current look at the range of educational technologies and how teachers can effectively use technology to enhance learning. Written by Teachers for Teachers, this text provides readers with a clear understanding of educational media and how it can be used effectively to enhance learning.

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Collection of informative blogs on better teaching and learning.

A fresh approach to getting kids to work smarter and better, not just harder As teachers and parents, our job is to teach students to tackle challenges rather than avoid them. Award-winning teacher and best-selling author Debbie Silver addresses the relationship between student motivation and risking failure, calling failure a temporary "glitch" that provides valuable learning opportunities. She explains motivational theory, provides down-to-earth-often humorous-real life examples, and outlines concrete, applicable guidelines for helping students overcome setbacks and failure to foster lifelong success

Interesting......how did you hear about this? Any feedback on how this approach is working by those who have implemented?

Sammamish Year 3: Teaching, Leadership, and School Change

"Talking with Students through Screencasting:"

Video: Self-Assessment and Peer Support

he Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an ongoing triennial survey that assesses the extent to which 15-year-olds students near the end of compulsory education have acquired key knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in modern societies. The assessment does not just ascertain whether students can reproduce knowledge; it also examines how well students can extrapolate from what they have learned and apply that knowledge in unfamiliar settings, both in and outside of school. This approach reflects the fact that modern economies reward individuals not for what they know, but for what they can do with what they know. PISA offers insights for education policy and practice, and helps monitor trends in students' acquisition of knowledge and skills across countries and in different demographic subgroups within each country. The findings allow policy makers around the world to gauge the knowledge and skills of students in their

Laying the Foundation, National Math and Science Initiative, transform teaching and schools

Classroom flipping involves significantly more than merely recording and posting instructional videos online. For starters, this developing approach involves giving students more control over their learning, while allowing teachers more time and freedom to offer quality instruction.

As a former math teacher, the flipped classroom scared me at first, but then I have to say, I loved it when I was learning stats this summer and used Khan Academy.....

Transformational leadership for today's teaching and leading.

NJ Center for Teaching and Learning

Progressive Science Initiative® (PSI®) reversed the achievement gap for advanced placement

Leading the Transformation of Teaching and Learning through Technology

You spend a huge part of your life grading tests, commenting on essays, and providing thoughtful feedback on homework assignments . . . only to have them wadded up and ignored. 

Wolfram|Alpha introduces a fundamentally new way to get knowledge and answers- not by searching the web, but by doing dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithms, and methods.

About Wolfram|Alpha: Making the World's Knowledge Computable Includes an overview of the technology, goals, and history of Wolfram|Alpha. ... introduces a fundamentally new way to get knowledge and answers- not by searching the web, but by doing dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data ... Second, Mathematica's vast web of built-in algorithms provides the ... www.wolframalpha.com/about.html

About Wolfram|Alpha: Making the World's Knowledge Computable Includes an overview of the technology, goals, and history of Wolfram|Alpha. ... introduces a fundamentally new way to get knowledge and answers- not by searching the web, but by doing dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data ... Second, Mathematica's vast web of built-in algorithms provides the ... www.wolframalpha.com/about.html

ASCD article. Provides charts to define types and give examples. I might print this and give to principals to share with teachers

Solid website. Can be used as starting point for teachers to begin thinking about students self-assessing their own work and each others.