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Nice-looking sticky note web app.. no sign in required, unlimited notes, share with the unique URL.. nice alternative to wallwisher and other sticky note programs

"Many view classroom management as how a teacher runs the day-to-day operations of the class. In the 21st century, classroom management goes beyond the classroom walls. To keep students working and focused on the tasks at hand, a Web site can be utilized to make class time more efficient. "

64 Interesting Ideas* for Class Blog Posts

Many teachers and administrators -- not to mention the general public -- might have the wrong impression of PBL. Maybe they have stereotypical views of what a "project" is, or they've seen poor examples of it in the past. Or they can't imagine how it could fit in today's landscape of standards and testing ("Oh yeah, we did that in the 90's, but things were different then.") Here are some common misconceptions and how you could respond with a "fact check" if you're trying to explain or defend PBL.

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There are a variety of different kindergarten activities to do mixed throughout these worksheets. Learning and fun are the key ingredients to a successful worksheet. The free activities are all original and unique to this website. Choose from over forty categories of kindergarten printables. Kids and students will enjoy the worksheets for days. The math section includes addition, subtraction, counting, fraction, place value, graphs, measurement, pattern words, and numbers activities. The English section includes reading, alphabet, writing, phonics, vocabulary, sight words, opposites, rhyming words, and spelling activities. The general learning section includes science, Spanish, social studies, dinosaur, health, zoo, language, butterfly, and coloring activities. The last section is our holiday group. This includes Easter, Christmas, summer, winter, spring, fall, Thanksgiving, and Halloween activities.

Buzzwords are frequently used in news media. These are words that do not typically occur in everyday speech, but are common among newscasters, talking heads, and pundits on cable news.

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In this series of lessons, students learn the purpose of an electronic portfolio; use Google Blogger to create such a portfolio of their best work, including multimedia extensions as desired; and respond to each other's work online using the Comments feature of the blogs. Teachers create a basic class website from which to link to each blog. This fosters an online community in which students can easily move from blog to blog to view and respond to each other's content.

Offering a variety of tools and timely resources, the P21 Common Core Toolkit provides: Alignment Overview A high-level summary of how the P21 framework and the Common Core State Standards support each other Common Core / P21 Examples Lesson vignettes that demonstrate "what it looks like" to align instructional practices with both the common core and P21 skills Common Core Resources Compilation of useful links for states and districts working to implement the Common Core State Standards Assessment Resources Compilation of background reading on the issue of assessment and the 4Cs

In an increasingly complex, demanding and competitive 21st century, students need to learn more than the 3R's they are tested on in school. It's time to help them go "above & beyond", by embracing the 4Cs - communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.     To get the word out to about the "3Rs + 4Cs" approach, P21 and FableVision partnered to produce a short, animated film called Above & Beyond. Enjoy & share, so we can help ALL our students flourish in the 21st century.

Welcome to our French learning website. Here you can learn French online with our effective Flashcard System. With only 5-10 minutes a day you will be able to improve your French in a short time.

This is an online course for teachers who want to improve their classroom instruction. We're glad you've decided to participate in this exciting and challenging learning experience. The goal of this course is to help teachers improve student achievement by implementing research-based instructional strategies supported by the effective use of technology.

An awesome representation of the tools and resources that can be used within each level of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy

Very powerful collection of videos told from the college student's perspective.. right now.

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This is the 5th annual Top 100 Tools for Learning list I have built based on the contributions of learning professionals worldwide.   I am now compiling the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011

A great list of Twitter hashtags for education .. VERY cool!

Video-a-Day is a calendared featuring of a different published video selected by Martin Warlick for it's potential value in education (and on Fridays, just for fun).

One of the most essential elements of the principalship is the expectation that the principal will serve as the instructional leader of a learning organization. It's a challenge for any principal to find the ideal balance between leader and manager - let alone seize the opportunity to develop as a true instructional leader in a 21st century school. But that's the job today.