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Very interesting story....chronicles the journey of two middle school teachers who are part of a new study: Can Good Teachers make a difference in poor achieving schools?

Project Based Learning is an instructional approach built upon authentic learning activities that engage student interest and motivation. These activities are designed to answer a question or solve a problem and generally reflect the types of learning and work people do in the everyday world outside the science or math classroom.

Project-based learning or Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is one of the best teaching strategies for engaging students in realistic learning activities. Students are not only interested, they are also learning math in the process. Why? Because their minds are engaged, critical thinking is taking place!

web site with science and space news, always something interesting to share with your class

Teaching math to elementary students is critical for establishing a foundation of success in mathematics. There is a need for some basic memorization of facts, because students who do not memorize arithmetic functions struggle in upper grades. However, math must be fun and interesting, along with making connections with real-world applications.

An algebra project focusing on a theme which interests students is more likely to engage them in the project, so lets take a look at sports. Many students participate in sports at some level, whether as part of a school team or a community team. For the most part these same students do not understand the costs involved to host the sport. Also, they do not understand how much money is needed to ensure a profitable season so the sport can continue from year to year.

Although this is based in the UK, the site's content will reflect practice from other counties and contexts in order to explore and learn from a wide field. I am Ian Wilson (www.ianwilson.biz) a freelance Apple Distinguished Educator based in the north west of England (Twitter: @Ian__Wilson). I have set up this site as I believe the iPad signals the opportunity for a transformation in how technology is used in schools, colleges and universities. I am interested in looking at all age ranges across all areas of the curriculum and keen to see if the iPad makes technology cross-curricular as it should be.

query about a person, event, or location, it it maps out places of interest (along with descriptions) that meet your criteria.

LiveBenders list of educational "livebinders" uploaded and shared by robertson8686 found this profile from this livebender "online teaching in the k-12 environment  http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=11907 another interesting binder: mobile apps for education (unfortunately I don't see a section for android)  http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=18657 I just found this site but I noticed by far most of the livebinders are educational LiveBenders is a cool website; it's like a virtual online 3 ringed binder put together by you that you can share with anyone and browse the other binders that have been created by other people.

Students' interest in learning science is sometimes based on inquiry into facts that others do not know or learning facts they have no prior knowledge or experiences.

interesting science games

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publishing of The Story of My Life, Helen Keller's moving autobiography, AFB has made the original text available free online. First appearing in 1903 to critical acclaim, the most popular of Keller's works remains a widely read classic of American literature. The fully accessible online version will be accompanied by historic photographs from AFB's Helen Keller Archives and interesting facts about the book and Keller.

Use this site to create, read, and share engaging digital books that build reading skills for students. Your universally designed books will engage and support diverse learners according to their individual needs, interests, and skills.

"allows you to easily chop a funny or interesting section from any YouTube video and share it."

great video site with an interesting way of assembling the videos.

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If you've always been interested in the sciences, particularly chemistry, and need the perfect application of your knowledge, get an online degree in forensic science.

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