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Students were given the task of creating a human sculpture out of four students, and having a fifth student write the directions so that another group could recreate the sculpture without ever seeing the original.  This turned out to be quite hard, because much of our writing lacks detail and makes assumptions that the reader knows what we mean when they actually don't!

Teaching for Learner Differences Planning for and responding to variances among learners creates the best learning experience possible. It includes processes to determine effectiveness of instruction, use of data to guide instructional decision-making, and ensure access to success with the Iowa Core for all students.

Lisbon is one of 44 school districts in Iowa participating in a 1:1 computer initiative.

Central City launched its 1:1 initiative in August 2008. At the time, it was touted as erasing the lines between the haves and the have-nots.

Today’s generation of students are comfortable with technology. It’s how they learn, how they play, how they live. Bringing that to school provides a relevancy that wasn’t there before.

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's interim leadership gave residents in the pro-Gadhafi stronghold of Bani Walid a 48-hour notice to leave the city as it sent reinforcements there and to the former regime's other remaining strongholds at Sirte and Sabha. As the National Transitional Council sought to assert control over all its territory, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, arrived in Tripoli Wednesday to meet with Libya's new leaders.

phrase to refer to efforts to tailor lessons to students of different ability levels

chool leaders are struggling to strike a balance between safeguarding sensitive student data and being able to collect and use such data to individualize learning

personalized learning strategies work, and in determining how to evaluate the true impact of those strategies on student learning

Whether it is class homework updates, project deadlines, school news or dinnertime conversation starters, teachers are taking advantage of Twitter’s free tool and keeping parents up to date and involved in classroom happenings.

Get more parents involved in the classroom by streamlining how you ask for help and making it easier for parents to sign up to help. 

Will my present attitude promote a positive learning atmosphere?Are all my thoughts focused on creating an educational experience throughout the class?Do I exemplify the standards of excellence I expect from my students?Am I properly prepared to make the best use of time by highlighting the growth of every student?Have I dismissed my own agenda of personal considerations so that this class will be directed toward serving students in a disciplined format of meaningful learning?

The Common Core standards don’t just suggest novel technology use as a way to “engage students,” but rather requires learners to make complex decisions about how, when, and why to use technology–something educators must do as well.

With the Common Core, such use is now a matter of law.