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"Tablet computing and mobile devices promise to dramatically impact education. This Ning network was created to explore ways iPads and other portable devices could be used to re-imagine the process of education and re-kindle students' innate desire to learn."

"So is it a rereading of text? Yes, but with a clearly defined purpose. Those of us who teach novels in the classroom know it can't be a rereading of the entire text; instead, it's a concentrated look at a selected excerpt in order to study a limited number of text attributes such as organization, sentence structure, vocabulary, symbolism, character development, plot advancement, etc. "

"The maps below show graduation and dropout rates. The darker areas represent higher percentages of students either graduating within four years or dropping out of school."

"Discover the tools and techniques today's teachers and classrooms are using to prepare students for tomorrow -- and how you can get involved. What should collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking look like in a modern classroom? How can parents help educators accomplish their goals? We hope this guide helps bring more parents into the conversation about improving education. "

" A North Royalton High School student started an anonymous Twitter account that's emitting enthusiasm and creating a sense of mystery throughout the school."

Storify from a Twitter discussion of OTES

"Common Core Shifts This resource describes in detail the six instructional shifts needed to effectively implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in ELA/Literacy and the six shifts to implement them in Math."

"The video library is an innovative and differentiated resource that brings the Common Core instructional shifts, teacher and leadership evaluation and data driven instruction to life. The library, which will house hundreds of videos from around New York state, captures teaching and evaluation along a developmental arc and tags for characteristics like grade level, subject area, Common Core Standards and instructional shifts and teacher and leader evaluation rubric indicators."

"There are lots of changes that are occurring in education that will have an impact on students currently enrolled in the Hamilton City School District, around the State, and across the Nation. The information on this site is designed to provide you with more information about what students will be expected to know and do at each grade level in this era of increasing standards. The District is committed to working with parents to provide a world class education that will enable all students to be college and career ready upon graduation from Hamilton High School."

"The Ohio Department of Education offers you free downloads of two dynamic videos about important new education standards that will blaze the path to better futures for America's students. Suitable for presentation at teacher meetings, parent nights, PTA meetings, association conferences and community events, they can stimulate great conversation about why the standards are necessary and how classroom teaching and learning will change."

"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. ""