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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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Stem Cell Biology, Global Warming, and other hot topics at 2009 NSTA conferenceMarch 18, 2009 Internationally renowned scientist authors Ken Miller and Joe Levine will present innovative strategies for engaging students in learning biology at the 2009 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) 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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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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Data: Maximize Your Mining, Part TwoTodd McIntire, June 15, 2005 In the April issue of Technology & Learning, part one of this article described the first two stages that schools move through as they learn to link data to higher student achievement (www.techlearning.com story More..
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Effective Classroom Assessments: More than AutomatingMay 11, 2005 My staff is intrigued with the idea of using an online test builder to automate development and administration of tests, as well as for analysis of test scores. What professional development would be needed beyond use of the More..
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DATA: Maximize Your Mining, Part OneTodd McIntire, April 15, 2005 Over the last decade, schools and districts have become increasingly sophisticated in their collection, storage, and analysis of data. And with the rise of NCLB, the focus of data analysis has been largely trained on ways to help More..
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Assessment UnpluggedPeter Weinstein, January 15, 2005 Not long ago, there were scant options for gathering useful educational assessment data. You know the drill: student "fill-in-the-bubble" sheets are completed, collected, sorted, shipped out to the testing company, More..
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