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Check out "10 Quick Creativity Hacks" and illustrations after the article itself.

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"This website is ... for EFL and ESL teachers who want to use activities that work on specific language points (grammar, functions, topics and vocabulary) while having students do things that positive psychologists find are connected to happiness and well-being" (Home, ¶¶1-2, 2012.04.10) 

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Active learning and retention rates: graphic resources

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“'The latest trends and ideas for the classroom' curated by Carla Arena" (Scoop.it! deck, 2012.03.07)

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in list: Educational Technology

On this site, the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub (University of California Humanities Research Institute) "aggregate[s] news, research, opinion and info for those working at the intersection of learning, technology, and youth" (2012.03.07).

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Dr. Marina Kostina suggested, "Digital worlds offer great opportunities for development of more sophisticated measures of assessment of learner’s knowledge and skills," and pointed out a suite of assessment rubrics that she'd found on "a professional development page of the website of the University of Wisconsin-Stout" (2012.01.25).

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in list: Educational Measurement

This post pointed out reviews, and included "a portion of my [Larry's] Introduction that explains the parts of the 'Organizing Cycle':

Building Strong Relationships with Students ...
Accessing Prior Knowledge through Stories ...
Identifying and Mentoring Students' Leadership Potential ...
Learning by Doing ... [&]
Reflection.

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in list: Teacher Education

In an adaption of Ch. 1 from one of his books, Larry  Ferlazzo focused on intrinsic motivation, and suggested, for example,"People are more motivated and confident when they feel they have more control over their environment. Inviting students to have a voice in classroom decisions—where they sit, what day a test takes place, in what order units are studied, or even where a plant should be placed in the classroom—can help them develop that greater sense of control" (Creating Opportunities for Students to Help Make Decisions, para. 1).

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"... [Resources about Personalized Learning” curated by Barbara Bray

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"What you do before you start blogging is arguably the most important time of all" (¶3)..

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Representation of a discussion paper by Ted Panitz (1996) distinguishing collaborative from cooperative learning, in which he argues: "Collaboration is a philosophy of interaction and personal lifestyle whereas cooperation is a structure of interaction designed to facilitate the accomplishment of an end product or goal" (para. 2), and concludes, "...[I]t behooves teachers to educate themselves about the myriad of techniques and philosophies which create interactive environments where students take more responsibility for their own learning and that of their peers" (final para.).

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"People Learn Best and Most Deeply When:
They try to answer questions or solve problems they find interesting, intriguing, important, or beautiful;
They can try to answer the question or solve the problems then receive feedback and try again before anyone "grades" them on their efforts;
They can work collaboratively with other learners struggling with the same problems; ..." (Best Teachers Summer Institute, June 20-22, 2012; retrieved January 27, 2012).

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"a free public service to teach children to read with phonics" pointed out by Ken Bain (2012)

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Bain, K. (2012, January 9). What the Best College Teachers Do: An HETL interview with Dr. Ken Bain. Interviewers: Patrick Blessinger and Krassie Petrova. The International HETL Review. Volume 2, Article 1, http://hetl.org/2012/01/17/what-the-best-college-teachers-do (Suggested citation)

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Lists links to, and capsule summaries of, articles about features and ideas for educational uses of Google+

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Partanen, Anu. (2011). What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success. <i>The Atlantic</i>. Retrieved January 9, 2012, from http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/what-americans-keep-ignoring-about-finlands-school-success/250564/

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in list: Global Education

"Grammar-Quizzes.com is an open educational resource for understanding, learning and practicing English grammar usage. These materials present simple grammar concepts and are most appropriate for non-native speakers, but also include practices that could be used for K–12 native speakers" (Mission, ¶1, 2012.01.05).

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"The United States Education Program is part of the Wikimedia Foundation's Global Education Program. The goal of the Global Education Program is to engage students and professors across disciplines, universities, and countries in using Wikipedia as a teaching tool" (Wecome, para. 2, 2011.12.17).

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in list: Educational Technology

"...[H]ere are eight ways you can use Wordles in your class to help learners learn" (¶4, 2011.12.09).

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