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Robin Galloway

Foundations Look To Advance Common Core Curriculum -- THE Journal - 1 views

  • three-year initiative to fund an instructional system and 24 online courses--a "complete, foundational system of instruction" to be developed by Pearson--covering K-12 English/language arts and K-10 math. One course will be provided for each grade level. Four of those courses--two in each subject area in the early to middle high school grade levels--will be contributed as free and open resources through Gates Foundation funding "with the intent of widening access and spurring innovation around the Common Core,"
  • the courses will be "designed to engage and motivate" students and will incorporate social networking, gaming, video, and simulation, coupled with assessment and teacher professional development, both online and blended.
  • Conning said the initial group of courses will be made available in 2013, "before the Common Core Standards are implemented." She also said the courses will be field-tested in a variety of districts beginning in the late fall with some individual units. The complete system of courses is expected to be completed in December 2013 and ready for the 2014-2015 school year,
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    Gates and Pearson foundations partner to develop online courses developed around the common core standards in language arts and math for K-12 students (one for each grade level). 
Brenda Schumaker

econedlink - Economic and Personal Finances for K-12, interactive resources, online lea... - 0 views

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    The Econ Ed Link contains a calendar of important dates in history. It has everything from an interactive calculator to estimate how long it would take someone to become a millionaire, to a variety of other interactive tools for students to use. This website also has a large library of online interactive tools for teaching economics, personal finance and entrepreneurship for grades K-12. The interactive tools include videos and game-like activities that are broken down by subject and grade. This website also maintains a large library of online economic lessons for teachers to access for their students ranging from kindergarten all the way thru 12th grade. The site offers something for educators, students and after school programs. This would be a great resource to use during after school programs to keep the students interested and excited about learning.
Leigh Zeitz

P2PU (beta) | OER in the K-12 Classroom | Wk 4-5-Remixing + Publishing - 1 views

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    Open Educational Resources
Angela Davison

Shannon Miller: Integrating Technology into Curriculum through Banding Together - The D... - 0 views

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    Shannon Miller, a 2014 Library Journal Mover & Shaker and former K−12 librarian of the Van Meter (IA) Community School District, turned a Rainbow Loom craze amongst her students into a learning opportunity called Banding Together.
Robin Galloway

CK-12 FlexBooks - 0 views

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    standards aligned, free digital textbooks for K-12
Jason Milke

The Center for Teaching History with Technology - 0 views

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    Great site for future history teachers. It gives ideas for all sorts of Social Science classes K-12.
Kaylee Schulte

Iowa Core - Iowa Department of Education - 4 views

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    Iowa's students deserve an education that helps them succeed in today's technology rich, global economy. The Iowa Core (formerly known as the Iowa Core Curriculum and the Model Core Curriculum) provides academic expectations for all Iowa's K-12 students.
Larissa Morrissey

Ten Tips for Classroom Management | Edutopia - 1 views

  • ove student engagement and build a positive climate for learning and discipline for grades K-12.
Aaron Fischer

College Presidents Have Problems With Obama's Message On Tuition : The Two-Way : NPR - 0 views

  • His message to colleges and universities: "You can't assume that you'll just jack up tuition every single year. If you can't stop tuition from going up, then the funding you get from taxpayers each year will go down."
  • "The president wants to mimic the 'Race to the Top' program used to reform K-12 education, by creating Race to the Top grants for colleges and universities that come up with ways to keep tuition in check. Higher ed officials say this smells like another example of federal overreach into higher ed, a system which, as the president acknowledged in his speech at the University of Michigan today, is viewed by many as the world's finest.
Ping Gao

Designing the 21st Century K-12 Classroom -- THE Journal - 2 views

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    "Six design elements that shouldn't be left out of today's smart classroom"
Bailey Wonders

EdTech Magazine - 0 views

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    Helpful articles and updates on educational technology
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