"The economy and our education may take a harder hit than anything other issue. This infographic by the Online IT Degree team shows us on Digital Learning Day, that this digital divide may impact us harder in the long run."
"Add Cards to Get Stuff Done
Come to the board with friends, family and/or coworkers and get stuff done. Make your plans by pegging up cards to your board or boards. It's simple and fun."
"Welcome
If you just joined us, we're very excited to have you be part of our conversation and we look forward to your contributions and ideas in the weeks to come.
This site is brought to you by a group of Apple Distinguished Educators who focus on the
Project-Based Learning (PBL) naturally lends itself to differentiated instruction. By design, it is student-centered, student-driven and gives space for teachers to meet the needs of students in a variety of ways. PBL can allow for effective differentiation in assessment as well as daily management and instruction.
Visible Thinking is a flexible and systematic research-based approach to integrating the development of students' thinking with content learning across subject matters. An extensive and adaptable collection of practices, Visible Thinking has a double goal: on the one hand, to cultivate students' thinking skills and dispositions, and, on the other, to deepen content learning. By thinking dispositions, we mean curiosity, concern for truth and understanding, a creative mindset, not just being skilled but also alert to thinking and learning opportunities and eager to take them
"Moving Your Numbers provides examples of real districts - from small rural communities to large urban centers - that are positively affecting the performance of all children, including students with disabilities, through collective and focused actions of adults."
"The Parents' Guide to Student Success (listed below in English and Spanish) was developed in response to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and mathematics that more than 40 states have adopted."
"To me, the Common Core represents an empowering opportunity for teachers to collaborate, exchange best practices and share differing curricula-because a common set of standards is not the same thing as a common curriculum."