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23 Mar 09

Knowledge, in Real Time § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

A new picture of science — and possibly future innovation — comes into focus with the mapping of scientists’ online research behavior. ... perhaps the most interesting story is the one not yet told — the unexpected breakthrough inspired by a scientist reaching out beyond his own field. And it’s certainly possible that eavesdropping on what researchers are reading will act as some sort of innovation bellwether, identifying and facilitating aha moments before they happen.

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05 Dec 08

Science Reference Services (Library of Congress)

The Library of Congress >> Especially for Researchers >> Research Centers

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12 Nov 08

Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology

ScienceDaily is one of the Internet's leading online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine. The free, advertising-supported service brings you breaking news about the latest discoveries and hottest research projects in everything from astrophysics to zoology.

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14 Oct 08

Tenets of Democracy>Critical Thinking and Decision Making

Critical thinking is thinking that proceeds on the basis of careful evaluation of premises and evidence and comes to conclusions as objectively as possible through the consideration of all pertinent factors and the use of valid procedures from logic (Carter, 1973)

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04 Oct 08

edublogs: UK Government Research: Web 2.0 does improve learning

New research from Scotland and the UK Government shows that Web 2.0 and gaming can and do make a difference to educational attainment and student experience.

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02 Oct 08

Doing What Works - How to Organize Your Teaching - Essential Concepts

A practice guide titled Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning was developed by an expert panel convened by the Institute of Education Sciences. It offers a set of seven research-based recommendations. A summary of the research evidence and a level-of-evidence rating are provided for each recommendation. The seven recommendations in the guide have been synthesized to result in the four recommended practices on this website. This Practice Guide is the foundation for all the Doing What Works content on how to organize your teaching.

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07 Aug 08

Free PD Resources for Teachers: Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook Directory

Welcome to the most complete interactive directory of K-12 PD products and services. Whether you're looking for yourself, or an entire school district, the Teacher Professional Development Directory can help you identify accredited programs, supplemental materials, software, workshops, and more to help you meet your continuing education needs.

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12 Jul 08

Alternative Research Assisgnments

Research papers are a common reason for students to use the library and research tools. However, alternative assignments will also encourage students to utilize knowledge-based resources, think critically, and acquire research knowledge

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Creating Successful Research Skills Assignments

Many students never develop good research skills during their years at Penn. These students are often unaware of research tools or don't understand the expectations

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03 Jul 08

SEED | Home


Schlumberger Excellence in Educational Development
Connecting experts to youth and youth to one another, worldwide

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15 May 08

Calisphere - A World of Digital Resources

Calisphere is the University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 150,000 digitized items — including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts

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Digital Image Resources on the Deep Web - ReadWriteWeb

visual resources available on the web. The deep web. These images won't show up in search engines' image searches

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18 Apr 08

Report Briefs and Special Products - Earth & Life Studies

DELS report briefs offer a short summary of selected reports, written for general audiences. Available topics include stem cells, climate change, ocean exploration, polar biology, and forensics, among many other topics. Educators, public policy officials, advocacy groups, and other interested publics are encouraged to link to these and to download and distribute them.

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16 Apr 08

The Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics - 2006-07 Colloquium Series

The Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics
2006-07 Colloquium Series - abstracts, videos, slides

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  • The Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics



    2006-07 Colloquium Series

10 Apr 08

NTC Policy - NYC Initiative

Understanding NewYork City's Groundbreaking Induction Initiative: Policy Implications for Local, State, and National Education Leaders.
(New Teacher Center - UC Santa Cruz)

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    • the key lessons learned in NTC's New York City initiative:


      • Lesson 1: Build political will for reform of inductions systems.
      • Lesson 2: Ensure all mentoring programs develop and maintain a high quality selection process.
      • Lesson 3: Identify and support successful program standards.
      • Lesson 4: Align mentoring program and general induction activities with district and regional programs related to teacher development.
      • Lesson 5: Address systemic and infractructure issues that impact new teachers.
      • Lesson 6: Leverage systems change by building on mentor skills, knowledge, and experience.
09 Apr 08

The Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education

(CBCSE) The Center conducts economic research on the benefits and costs of alternative educational policies and interventions.

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  • Welcome to the CBCSE website. The Center conducts economic research on the benefits and costs of alternative educational policies and interventions.

CALDER: Longitudinal Data in Education Research

The National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) is a joint project of the Urban Institute's Education Policy Center, led by Jane Hannaway, and scholars at Duke University, Stanford University, the University of Florida, the University of Missouri, the University of Texas at Dallas, and the University of Washington.

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Teacher Credentials and Student Achievement in High School: A Cross-Subject Analysis with Student Fixed Effects

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As a result, the uneven distribution of teacher credentials by race and socio-economic status of high school students – a pattern we also document – contributes to achievement gaps in high school.

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How and Why Do Teacher Credentials Matter for Student Achievement?

1001058_Teacher_Credentials.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Taken together the various teacher credentials exhibit quite large effects on math achievement, whether compared to the effects of changes in class size or to the socio-economics characteristics of students, as measured, for example, by the education level of their parents.

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