"Student Reporting Labs connect students with a network of
public broadcasting mentors, an innovative journalism curriculum and an online collaborative space to develop digital media, critical thinking and communication skills while producing original news reports for PBS NewsHour
Extra."
"The National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council held a symposium to coincide with the release their report "Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects." Participants spoke about the recommendations and implementation of programs to include more engineering topics in primary math and science classes. The report assessed the value of developing and implementing engineering curricula for kindergarten through grade 12. It also describes what engineering concepts children are able to understand and at what age, and provides an analysis of more than a dozen engineering curriculum projects. "
"The second Horizon Report for the K-12 sector describes the continuing work of the NMC's Horizon Project, a research project that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies that will likely have a significant impact on
K-12 education."
"Anyone can use LeveledLibrary without registering for a free account. However, registered users have access to many features that are not availble to the unregistered users. Most notably, registered users can:
Everyone
Keep an inventories of the books you own and their levels
Specify the leveling system in which you want the book levels displayed.
Print labels for your leveled books in popular label sizes
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All Educators
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level"
"IXL's math skills are aligned to the 2006 Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Kindergarten, the 2005 Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Pre-Kindergarten, and the 2005 Pennsylvania Assessment Anchors, providing comprehensive preparation for the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). With IXL's state standards alignments, you can easily find unlimited practice problems specifically tailored to each required standard.
Even better, IXL automatically tracks student progress and displays proficiency scores in the state standards report. This report allows you to quickly evaluate student aptitude and identify trouble spots. "
As the use of computing and networking technologies in schools grows, educators increasingly incorporate online tools and resources into their curricula-some even replace traditional classroom interactions with "virtual" courses that take place entirely online. At the same time, administrators are concerned with helping students develop 21st century skills while bridging the digital divide between students and adults.
To address emerging trends in education, Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit group and Blackboard have joined together to bring you Education in the 21st Century, a series of reports that include data from the SpeakUp Survey, which shed light on issues related to learning and leading in K-12 education.
"Upgrade the typical book report with a digital spin! Integrate reading, writing, and 21st century literacy skills into an interactive and engaging project. Participating teachers will be helping students meet the demands of the Common Core, which include requirements for students to present ideas with "multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.""
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The table contains all the usual information you find in a periodic table of elements, but then under each element, it lists real-world items that contain that element.
This opens up a new avenue of projects for Science teachers where students can not only learn the different elements, but then connect them to real world uses and even explore the method in which the element is applied. For example, assigning a student to report on radon, they'll see it's a key element in earthquake predictors.
"The answer is choices! Just as it is vital that students are given choices about what they read in the classroom and at home, they need to be given choices on how they reflect their comprehension and learning. "
Through the My High School Journalism feature students can upload their own news content, including articles, podcasts, videos, and photos to the page. Each week throughout the school year, submissions are rated by journalism experts, and the top student reporters receive awards for their news coverage.
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The new 3 E's of Education: Enabled, Engaged, Emplwered: How students are leveraging emerging technologies for learning.
National report of technology use in the classroom.
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The report found that the use of Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, and comics-creating software can heighten students’ engagement and enhance their writing and thinking skills in all grade levels and across all subjects.