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"In this video segment from NOVA, string theorist Brian Greene explains how, for more than 200 years, Isaac Newton's theory of gravity remained unchallenged despite the fact Newton himself had no idea how gravity actually worked. Albert Einstein eventually proved that Newton was mistaken about gravity, at least as it applied to the most massive stellar objects. To illustrate a key difference in their two theories, animations depict a cosmic catastrophe: the destruction of the Sun and the effects on the orbiting planets. "

Our goal is to increase the quality of our students' writing skills by sharing knowledge among experts and practitioners. We plan to share theory, practice, and research through our articles, feedback from our readers, and a numbers of web events in the planning as we launch. We will have teachers, writing assessment experts, academics, and others write about what they've tried, what works, how to implement ideas, and current theories on the subject of writing. We also plan to include lots of ideas regarding ways to get students writing more, since that's the surest way to improve writing.

"Wolfram Alpha is on a mission to develop an "app for every course." The company launched its first three subject-specific iPhone apps on Tuesday, and all three - Algebra, Calculus, and Music Theory - look to be promising educational tools."

This might be a cool way to present some theory in a physics or math class. It might bring more interest into angle, speed, and velocity.

Math Apprentice answers the question that nearly every student will ask during his or her math career: When are we ever going to use this stuff in the real world? Sure, there are some obvious real world connections. Money, time, and measurement are all very relevant concepts. Other areas of math, such as number theory and functions, are more cryptic and can seem disconnected from real life. Math Apprentice reveals the connections by showing students how math is used in a variety of interesting professions.

Eight basic structures are present in all thinking: Whenever we think, we think for a purpose within a point of view based on assumptions leading to implications and consequences. We use concepts, ideas and theories to interpret data, facts, and experiences in order to answer questions, solve problems, and resolve issues. INTERACTIVE\n

This web site addresses curriculum alignment, curriculum theory, curriculum mapping, unpacking curriculum standards, types of curriculum and other topics which K-12 educators address while planning, implementing, revising and sustaining curriculum in an effort to improve student understanding and achievement.

This web project will help you make the connection between theory and practice by exploring some online resources related to literacy, themes, literature circles, technology, and learning.

This blog presents a unique thought about what to do with QR codes. This would be a very KOOL project for annotating, podcasting, vodcasting, or blogging the artifacts of some historic places, museums, etc in the area!

a how-to text on creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning. Think about holistic rubrics, too.