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"These publications share the day-to-day struggles and triumphs of educators and students working to create new high schools in Ohio. They cover the first three to five years of efforts to transform underperforming large urban high schools into small personalized schools or to pioneer schools that blend high school and college - revealing the missteps, lessons learned and successful strategies that are boosting graduate rates and sending urban students to college. "

"NDPC-SD is committed to providing technical assistance to assist states in building capacity to design/select and implement effective, evidence-based interventions and programs to address dropout among students with disabilities. NDPC-SD employs various strategies to transfer knowledge and to support systems change and capacity building. These include direct consultation in designing state-level initiatives based on state-identified needs, product and document reviews, technical assistance, professional development institutes, and Web-based resources. "

"In this new video podcast-one of many free resources that support his best-selling book, Fair Isn't Always Equal: Assessment & Grading in the Differentiated Classroom (Stenhouse, 2006)-Rick Wormeli discusses strategies school leaders can use to unite faculty members around common goals. "

"Carpe Diem, a tuition-free Arizona public school system, is truly "seizing the day" and changing the ecology of education. Carpe Diem online schools are leveraging technology to make education better: more efficient and more effective. Our combination online/on campus schools integrate teacher-proven instructional strategies with today's technology to equip students with the skills they need in the global marketplace. Carpe Diem's "anytime, any place" approach to next generation learning allows middle and high school students to learn independently online while enjoying lesson support provided by a group of dedicated, highly qualified teachers."

In this installment, we show you how Mesquite Elementary School developed a teaching strategy that turned their school around in just six months, and that continues to prove out its effectiveness.

The popularity of video games is not the enemy of education, but rather a model for best teaching strategies. Games insert players at their achievable challenge level and reward player effort and practice with acknowledgement of incremental goal progress, not just final product. The fuel for this process is the pleasure experience related to the release of dopamine.

social psychological approach

"he question posed by this colleague is relevant to all instructors who have ever used group work to assess their students: How should one deal with the issues that arise when members of a group are not picking up their share of the responsibilities during a group work project?"

"Welcome to the Down Syndrome Reading Profiles Study resources site.  Here you will find links to a growing list of instructional resources and guidance as to which children will benefit most from which strategies, technologies, and materials. "

"In his new book, "How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens," author Benedict Carey informs us that "most of our instincts about learning are misplaced, incomplete, or flat wrong" and "rooted more in superstition than in science.""

"This website is the result of a joint project between Perkins School for the Blind and Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI). By combining our resources and expertise, we hope to assist educators and families in the quest to provide literacy experiences for children who are blind or visually impaired. The information on this site ranges from a basic overview of literacy to various stages of development and special challenges, as well as an exploration of different media (print, braille, auditory strategies)."

"College STAR professional development modules are organized around the three principles of Universal Design for Learning. Many of these modules originate from a direct attention to hearing student voices on the college campus. Students identify and describe examples of effective teaching practices, strategies, resources and routines used by faculty members across campus. These nominated instructional practices become the topics for some of these modules. Each module contains an alignment of the instructional practice with principles of Universal Design for Learning, a description of how the practice has been implemented by university instructor(s), a brief summary of professional literature that supports the instructional practice, and additional resources for viewers."

"This is a video of an Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT) meeting at Stanton Elementary school in Southeast Washington, D.C.. APTT is a family engagement strategy that aims to provide parents the information they need to be effective partners in supporting their childrens' education. The APTT model was developed in the Creighton school district in Phoenix, Arizona by Maria Paredes."

"FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Scholastic FACE brings together research-based programs and strategies that empower families, communities and students in support of teaching and learning."

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"A paper published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest has evaluated ten techniques for improving learning, ranging from mnemonics to highlighting and came to some surprising conclusions. The report is quite a heavy document so I've summarised the techniques below based on the conclusions of the report regarding effectiveness of each technique"

"Below you will find downloadable pdf files for some key Culture of Thinking resources. The research and theoretical basis for the Cultures of Thinking work can be found in my book, Intellectual Character."

"Learning logs are a simple and straightforward way to help students integrate content, process, and personal feelings. Learning logs operate from the stance that students learn from writing rather than writing what they have learned"

"A New Activity Every 15 Minutes 4 Replies The title of this post is a goal I set for myself two years ago. I do fairly well now in this endeavor, though it was quite difficult at first. Now, I feel like it's becoming second nature to refocus my students every 15 minutes. And the results are telling."

"The Game is not a program that involves lessons that take up valuable curriculum time. Rather the Game is a "behavioral vaccine" or routine that is used every day-like brushing your teeth, buckling your seatbelt, or wash your hands after going to the bathroom to protect or promote one's health, safety or wellbeing. Every day, thousands of the students from pre-K through even high school are playing the PAX Game. Students have learned that PAX means a wonderful school or classroom, filled with productivity, peace, health and happiness. Everyday, students create more PAX by sweeping away "Spleems" by their teams in the classroom or even whole grade or school."