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"This article from The American Prospect is worth a look. It all started when standardized testing took the spotlight in Governor Bush's Texas Miracle. Fast forward to today-after a series of new tests was recently introduced in the state, teachers and parents both are finally calling in Texas for standardized testing to ease up. ""

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"The Power of the Relationship and Theories of Mindset"

"Search SWIFT Shelf to find research articles, issue briefs, papers, reports, assessment tools, and more about current issues in equity-based inclusive education."

Howard Rheingold is a man that people listen to when he talks about the social and political implications of our modern digital media communications and social networking platforms. In this article and accompanying link to a full hour video presentation, he explains the reasoning behind why the five web literacies he profiles here-attention, participation, collaboration, network smarts, and my personal favorite, "crap detection"-are important to our progress as a constantly evolving digital society.

Corning released two versions of "A Day Made of Glass 2″ - one with a narrator and another, abbreviated version without commentary - the video follows the life of young Amy and her family as they go through their day using various products made of glass. Amy does classwork on a glass tablet, controls the temperature of the car from the backseat and even attends a field trip at the Redwood Forrest with an interactive signage that brings learning to life. Her teacher also works with students on interactive touchscreen activity tables. Corning expects these activity tables to be rolled out in the near future.

Not all students learn at the same pace. Use this week's Tool for reflecting on and planning differentiated instruction in general education classrooms for students with diverse needs.

"For these reasons, the U.S. Department of Education's Connected Educators initiative is launching Connected Educator Month in August 2012. Throughout August, there will be coordinated opportunities to participate in events and activities in dozens of online locations to develop skills and enhance one's personal learning network."

"Mike McCarthy, principal of Portland's Helen King Middle School, shares his ideas for effective leadership in the following article for Edutopia. These are strategies that are infused with a great deal of common sense and compassion, which makes them that much more effective in the field of education.""

""Grab your iPad and get ready to start downloading! The staff at TeachThought have shared two separate infographics that provide tablet-loving teachers with some of the best educator-friendly apps out there.""

"This time lapse video of a model photo shoot is a great tie-in for helping you understand the importance of media fluency, and realizing how digital media can literally reform our reality right before our eyes. The organization known as Global Democracy is calling for a clear disclaimer to appear on advertising images that are manipulated digitally from their originals. What do you think?""

"Detailed in the infographic below (provided by McGrawHill Education, and designed by Santosh Kushwaha), these areas include: Assessment Types Question Types Delivery Methods Scoring Methods I could go into each one of these areas, but I believe the infographic provides a good explanation and overview of each.  I think the one overall takeaway for each of these items is that their use can vary by situation.  Certain content and contexts will favor different assessment types, questions, delivery, and scoring.  The important thing is to analyze the situation first before just throwing a bunch of multiple-choice questions together.  Doing so will result in much more reliable, and valid data."

"Using the stop-and-jot technique not only supports enriched classroom discussions, but also leads students through the first step of the writing process: brainstorming."

"Use this article as an easy and practical reflection guide to infuse writing in your classroom while still prioritizing your content area."

"Greenwood is a middle and high school for boys with learning disabilities and other challenges. Since the school's founding in 1978, Greenwood students have recited Lincoln's speech in front of peers and families as a way to learn American history, build confidence and raise their own expectations about what they can accomplish."

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"AIM Center videos can be useful resources to build awareness and knowledge of issues related to accessible instructional materials. The videos cover a variety of topics and perspectives and are available for individual use or to incorporate into workshops and other learning opportunities"

"Join Michael Roush, Technology Coordinator for the Region 14 State Support Team, and Tom Kitchen, Curriculum Consultant at the Ross-Pike ESD, to learn about research-based practices to improve literacy in grades 6-12. Michael and Tom will introduce each of the five Practice Guide recommendations for improving adolescent literacy from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), an arm of the U.S. Department of Education. For each recommendation, they will suggest free tools that support it."

"Similarly, for students uninterested in learning, financial incentives for good attendance or pizza parties for high performance may prompt them to participate, but it may result in less well-educated students."