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Resource Type: Website / HyperLink10 Big Ideas for Better Classrooms: Striving to Improve Public Education
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.Successful examples of key elements in improving public education: Project-Based Learning, Technology Integration, Integrated St...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow to Engage Underperforming Students
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.By focusing tightly on instructional strategies and PD, educators at Cochrane Academy saved their school from closure. In just t...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCollaborative Digital Presentations Enrich Projects (Tech2Learn Series)
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Professional Development, Science, Education Theory and PracticeEducator Kate Summers engages her students by asking them to "teach back" chemistry concepts to their peers via online demonstra...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEdutopia Webinar: "Lessons from Abroad: International Standards and Assessments"
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.The world's top-performing school systems are said to be the model for new Common Core standards. Professor Linda Darling-Hammon...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Making Robots Captivates Kids' Imaginations
Grades: 2 to 12Subjects: Learning Theories, Technology, Professional Development, Mathematics and 2 additional..Building robots inspires such passion in high school seniors Violet and Kjersti that they've begun mentoring younger robotics te...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBuilding Career Skills in Video Production Class (Tech2Learn Series)
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.Starting with four hand-me-down cameras and four donated computers, high school teacher Jim Sill and his students built a succes...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFree Online Resources Engage Elementary Kids (Tech2Learn Series)
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Education Theory and PracticeFifth-grade teacher Nicole Dalesio keeps her class motivated to learn by encouraging them to create multimedia presentations and...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLearning STEM Skills by Designing Video Games
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Technology, Mathematics, Science, Education Theory and PracticeTexas 10-year-old Rhys uses Gamestar Mechanic to program and create worlds to play in, learning valuable skills in science, tech...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBuilding the Foundation to Transform a Public High School to PBL
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Professional Development, School Administration / LeadershipSammamish High School is in the midst of a five-year process to change from traditional teaching to an entirely problem-based cu...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDifferentiating Instruction Through Interactive Games (Tech2Learn Series)
Grades: 1 to 12Subjects: TechnologyUsing tech tools and games acquired through grants and his own resourcefulness, second-grade teacher Robert Pronovost tailors ma...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkKhan Academy Explores Hands-On Learning
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Technology, Professional Development, Mathematics, ScienceThe Khan Academy is well known for its online video lectures, which have the potential to free up time for more hands-on learnin...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkConstant Challenges Push Students to Strive for Success
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 10Subjects: Mathematics, ScienceSixth graders learn math concepts in tandem with lessons about perseverance and stretching to achieve goals through a board game...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkIntegrate the Arts, Deepen the Learning
Grades: 1 to 12Subjects: Education Theory and Practice, School Administration / LeadershipCritical thinking, risk taking, and collaboration -- along with academics and discipline -- are just some of the areas where Bat...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGetting Started with PASA
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.PASA program participants, including Providence's mayor and PASA's executive director, offer tips on implementing and maintainin...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMott Hall School: STEM Projects Encourage Students to Excel
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.A commitment to projects and widespread use of laptop computers has spelled success for students at this New York City math, sci...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkProject Learning: Expeditions in Portland, Maine
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Project learning combined with 1-to-1 laptops creates a rich and rigorous environment for learning at a middle school and a high...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA School District's Initiative for Social and Emotional Learning Pays Off
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.In Louisville, Kentucky, Jefferson County Public Schools are seeing positive results from a districtwide commitment to the CARE ...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeaching Math to Middle School Boys
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Teacher Tom Wolken uses technology tools and timed challenges to teach math at Olmsted Academy North, an all-boys middle school ...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Principal Bill Perkins Creates a Caring School Community
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.The head of Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North discusses how the CARE for Kids program has transformed students at his all-boys...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkLessons from a Public School Turnaround
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Once the eighth lowest-performing middle school in the state, Cochrane Collegiate reversed course and is swiftly raising student...Contributor: EdutopiaViews: 0Favorites: 0