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Education Summit Report.pdf (application/pdf Object)
The impetus for the summit came in response to an increased public interest in neuroscience research and how it might
inform the teaching/learning process. Brain science is a key element in the rich milieu of knowledge contributing to the
science of learning. Future research and efforts to translate it and communicate findings for use in practical settings by the
education community and others must occur as a multidisciplinary effort.
Successful translation and application of brain science research for use in practical settings has inspired new areas of focus
such as neuroethics and neuroeconomics. Like other professionals, educators are eager to harness and decipher findings in
neuroscience and related disciplines to inform the design of instructional strategies and learning environments whether it be
a school classroom or informal educational setting. With research advances in areas such as memory, attention, and stress,
information about how people learn is becoming readily available and educators are eager to translate it for their use.
10 questions about books, libraries, librarians, and schools - Dangerously Irrelevant
10 questions about books, libraries, librarians, and schools
Will at Work Learning: People remember 10%, 20%...Oh Really?
Debunks the myth of the 10,20,30.... percent learning rules
Khan Academy
The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere.
We have 900+ videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance which have been recorded by Salman Khan.
Welcome | Teaching Copyright
There's a lot of misinformation out there about legal rights and responsibilities in the digital era.
This is especially disconcerting when it comes to information being shared with youth. Kids and teens are bombarded with messages from a myriad of sources that using new technology is high-risk behavior. Downloading music is compared to stealing a bicycle — even though many downloads are lawful. Making videos using short clips from other sources is treated as probably illegal — even though many such videos are also lawful.
This misinformation is harmful, because it discourages kids and teens from following their natural inclination to be innovative and inquisitive. The innovators, artists and voters of tomorrow need to know that copyright law restricts many activities but also permits many others. And they need to know the positive steps they can take to protect themselves in the digital sphere. In short, youth don't need more intimidation — what they need is solid, accurate information.
EFF's Teaching Copyright curriculum was created to help teachers present the laws surrounding digital rights in a balanced way.
Teaching Copyright provides lessons and ideas for opening your classroom up to discussion, letting your students express their ideas and concerns, and then guiding your students toward an understanding of the boundaries of copyright law.
Educational Podcasting in Woodland Park Colorado
A clip from Channel 11 in Colorado Springs regarding the use of video podcasting (vodcasting) at Woodland Park High School. This is the brainchild of Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams who teach at WPHS
Tom Chapin - Not On The Test
Why this song?
As a kid who grew up in NYC, I am a great fan of America’s public education. I attended P.S. 41 in Greenwich Village, then P. S. 8 in Brooklyn Heights, then on to Brooklyn Technical High School and S.U.N.Y. Plattsburgh.
And now, as a father and a grandfather, I so appreciate the tough job that faces every teacher. I believe they need all the help they can get: anything that excites a student, opens their eyes, and hearts and minds is a positive that makes a child invest in school.
Music, art, drama and sports - these are what kept me involved when I was in school. And these very things, that make a teacher’s (and student’s) job easier and more rewarding, are what’s been cut from curriculums across the country.
Now we are teaching by rote again - where the test, and only the test, becomes the reason to teach and study.
It’s no secret that American industry has outsourced most factory jobs to other countries to take advantage of cheaper labor costs. So why are we putting so much effort into a form of education in which there is no creativity? This is the time that our youth should be taught to think ”out of the box,” not be put into a tighter one!
This is the larger context that John Forster and I wanted to address in a satirical song for NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
-Tom Chapin
Lyrics
Not On The Test
by John Forster & Tom Chapin
© 2008 Limousine Music Co. & The Last Music Co. (ASCAP)
Go on to sleep now, third grader of mine.
The test is tomorrow but you'll do just fine.
It's reading and math, forget all the rest.
You don't need to know what is not on the test.
Each box that you mark on each test that you take,
Remember your teachers, their jobs are at stake.
Your score is their score, but don't get all stressed.
They'd never teach anything not on the test.
The School Board is faced with no child left behind
With rules but no funding, they’re caught in a bind.
So music and art and the things you love best
Are not in your school ‘cause they’re not on the test.
Sleep, sleep, and as you
Skype in Schools / FrontPage
Welcome to the Skype
Educational Directory!
Want to establish global connectivity in education,
but don't know where to start?
Graphic Organizers
Help your students children classify ideas and communicate more effectively. Use graphic organizers to structure writing projects, to help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research and brainstorming.
Scratch | Home | imagine, program, share
Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.
Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.
Scratch is available free of charge: go to Download.
Currently available for Mac OSX and Windows (see system requirements)
To find more about the ideas underlying Scratch, visit our page for Educators.
To learn how to use Scratch, go to Support.
To read research papers on Scratch, see Research.
To find out who is working on Scratch, see the Credits.
To read what people are saying about Scratch, see Quotes.
To hear the latest Scratch news stories, visit News.
Flashcards: The world's largest library of printable flash cards
The world's largest flashcard library
Google Earth *PRO* is FREE for Educators! | Welcome to NCS-Tech!
It’s time to start sharing the wealth from Google Teacher Academy and I’ll start with “the good stuff.”
Did you know that Google Earth Pro is *FREE* if you are an educator? Yep! Basically, all you have to do is download the PRO trial version at http://earth.google.com and then forward the answers to these questions to GEEC [at] google.com:
Students tap into technology - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Learning is changing," said Georgia Teppert, principal at Greater Latrobe Senior High School. "We can no longer just deliver a lecture and expect all the kids to get it."
Coleman put it more bluntly.
"This is where education is going," he said. "If you don't do it, you're going to get left in the dust."
Langwitches » What Does it Mean to be a Technology Integration Facilitator?
What Does it Mean to be a Technology Integration Facilitator?
What does it mean to be a Technology Integration Facilitator? Or an Integration Technology Coach… or… BTW what is your official job title?
Building Better Backchannels
Allowing people to interact with each other and the information in a focused way affords participants the opportunity to learn more and focus more on the content. Instead of sitting passively, succumbing to the temptation to take mental meanders, participating in a backchannel brings a collaborative element that actually increases mental attentiveness.
2 MILLION MINUTES :: A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON GLOBAL EDUCATION
An examination of how students spend their time in high school
Podcasting Guide | PoducateMe
So, how can you bring the benefits of podcasting to your students? PoducateMe features a comprehensive podcasting guide that reveals exactly how it’s done. The entire PoducateMe Podcasting Guide can be read online and free of charge.
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