This is not a specific tool. This is a great talk about 21st Centiry Education delivered by the Studio School. "Some kids learn by listening; others learn by doing. Geoff Mulgan gives a short introduction to the Studio School, a new kind of school in the UK where small teams of kids learn by working on projects that are, as Mulgan puts it, "for real."'

I'm sure most of you have seen this one, but it does not get old to me. It stimulates creativity in my own thinking as an administrator and teacher. I do not necessarily agree with everything he says - but it is intriguing nonetheless.

Screenr is the simplest screencast tool I've used. No downloads and no account needed. You literally hit "record" and go! Check it out!

"Our tool helps you unblock your thinking by capturing the fragments, letting you stand back and see the structure that was there all the time, and helping you to build on it. Mind mapping is the best way to understand and visualize something. You don't even have to explain it to someone else - explaining things to yourself is a powerful way to learn and understand. Mindomo respects your time, with a carefully selected feature set, platform flexibility, quick setup, and a short learning curve."

"A six-step process for teaching students to formulate their own questions can encourage them to take ownership of their learning, and deepen their understanding of a subject, write Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana, authors of the book, "Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions." The Question Formulation Technique can be used to introduce new material to students, gauge their understanding during a lesson or to help students set a new learning agenda at the end of a unit, the authors write. Harvard Education Letter (September/October 2011)"

"Curriculum 21 is the outgrowth of the work of a dynamic group of educators worldwide attempting to help colleagues transform curriculum and school designs to match the needs of 21st century learners. The impetus originated from the Curriculum Mapping work developed by Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs. "

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