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Highlights from Tech Forum Northeast, Palisades, NY October 23, 2009October 27, 2009 Welcome and Opening Keynote Chris LehmannBuilding School 2.0 Creating the Schools We NeedWhat is School 2.0? What are the pedagogical ideas that form it? Examine ideas of constructivist pedagogy and the use of 21st Century tools More..
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Connecting neuroscience and readingJuly 21, 2009 Neuroscience research has shown that the only real way to change the trajectory of a child’s academic career is to change the rate and accuracy with which the brain receives and uses information. Research conducted by Drs. More..
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After-school tech makes a differenceJuly 21, 2009 A recent study conducted by the University of Washington’s Center for Information & Society examined the after school technology programming in 38 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country and reflected the positive impact More..
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Free RTI ToolsJuly 16, 2009 The National Center on Response to Intervention recently released a free Progress Monitoring Tools Chart. This chart represents the results of the Center’s Technical Review Committee’s first review of reading and math progress More..
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Digital Storytelling Goes HollywoodMarch 29, 2009 Digital storytelling already proves its worth in classrooms across the country, but when Joe Brennan took over a position at Wilkes University teaching a Digital Storytelling graduate course and the Discovery Education Network More..
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PC virtualization systems give schools a lot of computer learning for the buckMarch 22, 2009 Sometimes it was a challenge keeping students at Danville (IL) High School focused on interactive video lessons on the library computers. But not anymore.Now classes, like a group of eight special needs students recently, simply More..
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When Free Isn’t Free: The realities of running open source in schoolMarch 18, 2009 Despite the last few years’ growth in awareness of open source software in schools and the potential savings it represents, its widespread adoption is still hampered. Randy Orwin, technology director of the Bainbridge Island More..
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Special needs study releasedMarch 1, 2009 The Journal of Special Education Technology recently published an independent research study, titled "Using Software to Enhance the Writing Skills of Students with Special Needs," that examines the impact of assistive More..
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New Teacher Tool Makes Individualized Learning and RTI (Response to Intervention) EasyFebruary 11, 2009 Few students are exactly “on grade level” and in fact, most are either above or behind their current grade level by a significant amount. Up until now, teachers had little help to remedy this problem and instead had to rely More..
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Must ReadsJanuary 19, 2009 Implementing Response to Intervention in Elementary and Secondary Schools Procedures to Assure Scientific Based PracticesBy Kimberly GibbonsCRC PressThe authors present a guide for implementing a school wide RtI model, from More..
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LearningStation Releases Assessment SurveyJanuary 9, 2009 LearningStation recently announced the results of a customer survey that asked K 12 teachers and administrators to share their views of assessment, achievement and technology in the classroom. Survey participants used More..
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Classworks report shows student improvementDecember 30, 2008 Recent reports conducted by Curriculum Advantage found that K 12 school districts using the company's Classworks instructional software were able to improve student performance and eliminate the need for more specialized More..
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Reflecting on Student WorkJuly 29, 2005 Tip: Teachers may not realize that examining student work with other teachers is an effective professional development opportunity which facilitates the improving of teaching practice. Encourage your teachers to bring More..
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How Does Our School Stack Up?June 22, 2005 The staff and I know that we need to make some changes in our instructional programs, but we’re not sure where to begin. Is there a resource we could use to find schools like ours that are successfully raising student More..
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