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Debunking those Pesky Classroom Myths
Ben JohnsonJune 29, 2011
Tags Classroom Management, Education Reform, Student Engagement, Teacher Development, All Grades

We have all heard the following classroom myths: If you want discipline to go well, don't smile until Christmas, and, if you want to have good classroom management, never turn your back to the students.

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A Different Perspective: Teaching to the Test
Ben JohnsonJune 20, 2011
Tags Accountability, Comprehensive Assessment, Education Reform, Standardized Testing, Student Engagement, All Grades

What does "teaching to the test" mean? I haven't actually ever seen this literally happen in a classroom: "Class, remember the answer to question 12 is A, 13 is B, and 14 is D." But, as much as it is maligned, isn't a form of teaching to the test the point of why we teach in the first place? I'm wondering how students can be successful on the state standardized test if we don't teach to it?

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Student Internships: Building a Bigger Pipeline to STEM
Suzie BossMay 5, 2011
Tags Biology, Business Partnerships, Career and Technical Education, Community Partnerships, Integrated Studies, Student Internships, Technology Integration, Chemistry, All Grades, Math, Science, Visual Arts, Ohio

For students who are curious about science, a medical center offers a world of interesting questions to investigate. Since 2005, hundreds of motivated high school students have spent their summers as paid interns

For students who are curious about science, a medical center offers a world of interesting questions to investigate. Since 2005, hundreds of motivated high school students have spent their summers as paid interns

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Thanks to All Teachers
EdutopiaMay 3, 2011
Tags All Grades

Let me - and every one of us at Edutopia - be among the first to say "thank you" on Teacher Appreciation Day. We hope it's something you'll hear a lot today, and every day.

Ever since George Lucas founded Edutopia twenty years ago, appreciating and supporting outstanding educators has been precisely what we strive to do 365 days a year. While today is special - no doubt - it all comes back to providing you - our community - with proven strategies, connections, and resources that help you bring the best to your school or district whenever you need it.

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Project-Based Learning Made Easy
Bob LenzApril 28, 2011
Tags Project-Based Learning, All Grades

"Project-based learning is great but it is too hard for teachers to do well." I have heard this belief stated more times than I can count. Is PBL really so difficult that only a select number of masterful teachers, innovative schools, and dynamic school leaders can pull off high quality projects? I don't think so.

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The "New" Normal
Will RichardsonApril 26, 2011
Tags Digital Divide, Education Reform, Teacher Development, All Grades

Editor's Note: Will Richardson is the author of weblogg-ed, a blog that covers the intersection of learning, technology and ed reform. A former classroom teacher in Flemington, New Jersey, Richardson is also the author of the book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. He is also a member of the National Advisory Council here at the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

Tim Stahmer's post "There's No Normal to Return To" has me thinking this morning. He writes:

At the same time we in education are also doubling down on the "back to basics" and on teaching kids how to follow someone else's instructions. Our leaders, both political and business, want us to think that if we just combine greater effort with more standardization that we can recreate the glorious old days where every kid was above average and US test scores topped every other country.

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Intervention for Failing Students: What Matters Most?
Rebecca AlberApril 8, 2011
Tags Achievement Gap, Curriculum, Dropout Prevention, Education Reform, Primary (K-2), Teacher Development, Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

A recent survey found that a good number of teachers are concerned about resources -- or a lack of -- for struggling students and those with diverse learning needs. The survey got me thinking about a popular model being used in schools today

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The Department of Education's Karen Cator Answers Your Questions about the National EdTech Plan
Betty RayMarch 9, 2011
Tags Assistive Technology, Classroom Technology, Comprehensive Assessment, Education Reform, Media Literacy, Multiple Intelligences, Performance Assessment, Project-Based Learning, Teacher Development, Technology Integration, All Grades

In November of last year, the Department of Education released its National Education Technology Plan (NETP) after 18 months of input from educators, government officials, and industry people.

Earlier this year here on Edutopia, blogger Audrey Watters reviewed the plan and solicited questions from the Edutopia community about the plan. We sent the highest-ranking questions to DOE's Karen Cator who answered each of them -- on video -- here.

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Strategies for Embedding Project-Based Learning into STEM Education
Thom MarkhamMarch 7, 2011
Tags Curriculum, Project-Based Learning, High (9-12), All Grades, Math, Science

Editor's note: Today's guest blogger is Thom Markham, a psychologist, educator, and president of Global Redesigns, an international consulting organization focused on project-based learning, social-emotional learning, youth development, and 21st-century school design. He formerly directed the Buck Institute for Education's national training program in PBL and is the primary author of BIE's Handbook on Project Based Learning.

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Join the Movement to Transform Learning: A Guest Blog by George Lucas
George LucasFebruary 27, 2011
Tags Career and Technical Education, Classroom Technology, Project-Based Learning, Student Engagement, Technology Integration, All Grades

I didn't enjoy school very much. Occasionally, I had a teacher who would inspire me. But as an adult, as I began working with computer technology to tell stories through film, I began to wonder, "Why couldn't we use these new technologies to help improve the learning process?"

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