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Do Standards Kill Creativity?
Claus von ZastrowAugust 10, 2010
Tags Brain Research, Comprehensive Assessment, Project-Based Learning, Teacher Development, Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), Science

I'll spare you the suspense. The answer is an emphatic no. In fact, strong content standards can support creativity in our schools. Standards can get a bad rap because they conjure specters of standardization, uniformity and dogma.

I'll spare you the suspense. The answer is an emphatic no. In fact, strong content standards can support creativity in our schools. Standards can get a bad rap because they conjure specters of standardization, uniformity and dogma. Read More

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The TEAMS Model: Unifying Arts, Academics, and Career and Technical Education
Jim Brodie BrazellAugust 6, 2010
Tags Dropout Prevention, Integrated Studies, Project-Based Learning, Technology Integration, Middle (6-8), High (9-12), All Grades, Math, Florida, Science, Visual Arts, New York, Texas

Editor's Note: Today's guest blogger is Jim Brazell, a technology forecaster, author, public speaker, and consultant. It is the second in a five-part series on the convergence of STEM education and the Arts (TEAMS).

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Help Parents Use Social Media to Stay Connected to the Classroom
Andrew MarcinekAugust 5, 2010
Tags Parental Involvement, , Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

Last week on #edchat we discussed the myths of social media and how it gets a bad reputation. The conversation was scattered in many directions, but most came back to one simple solution: transparency.

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Increase Student Engagement by Getting Rid of Textbooks
Shelly Blake-PlockAugust 5, 2010
Tags Technology Integration, High (9-12), History, World Language Learning

Editor's Note: Today's guest blogger is Shelly Blake-Plock a high school classroom teacher from Maryland, who blogs at teachpaperless.com.

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Creating a Summer Reading Network
Andrew MarcinekJuly 26, 2010
Tags After-School Learning, Classroom Technology, Curriculum, Professional Development, Professional Learning Network (PLN), , Student Engagement, Teacher Development, Technology Integration, High (9-12), English Language Arts

This summer I created a summer reading network that allowed me to monitor the progress of my AP English Language students. They are reading 1 Dead in Attic by Chris Rose and I have asked them to read and annotate the text very closely. I also wanted to monitor their progress by questioning them throughout the summer at varying intervals and compose a response journal.

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How to Ignite Intellectual Curiosity in Students
Ben JohnsonJuly 26, 2010
Tags Comprehensive Assessment, Primary (K-2), High (9-12)

I personally have never seen a student that was not curious about something. I have seen many students who have suppressed their curiosity when they enter school to such an extent as to be nearly undetectable, but it is still there. Human beings are hardwired to be curious and being curious is a major activity of childhood and young adulthood (and yet recently more and more students would rather be curious-looking).

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Amelia's Daughters: A Legacy of Women in Flight
Cheryl YoungJuly 23, 2010
Tags After-School Learning, Career and Technical Education, Integrated Studies, Middle (6-8), High (9-12), History, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Editor's Note: Today's guest blog is in honor of Amelia Earhart's birthday, July 24, 1897. The author is Cheryl Young, educator, founder of Young Education Services (YES) and biographer of Elizabeth Strohfus, WWII pilot.

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Learning Inside an Out-of-School Newsroom
Betty RayJuly 19, 2010
Tags After-School Learning, Career and Technical Education, Integrated Studies, Mentoring, Student Engagement, Technology Integration, High (9-12), California

Editor's Note: Our guest blogger this week is Elisabeth (Lissa) Soep, PhD, research director and senior producer at Youth Radio, a Peabody Award-winning, youth-driven production company in Oakland, California, with bureaus across the country and partners around the world.

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Getting Started with Technology Integration in Your Classroom
Mary Beth HertzJuly 15, 2010
Tags Comprehensive Assessment, Curriculum, Integrated Studies, Primary (K-2), Professional Learning Network (PLN), Project-Based Learning, Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

Since I have started this blog in the summertime, I figured it would be appropriate to start discussing, thinking about and planning for the coming school year. As such, this post will focus on planning curriculum, projects and lessons that are aligned with technology standards.

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Information Literacy
Andrew MarcinekJuly 2, 2010
Tags Technology Integration, Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

How many times have you encountered this response: I typed it into Google, and really couldn't find anything.

WHAT!

How is this possible? We live in the information age; the age in which information is literally at our fingertips. My mother just came in the kitchen. She was asking me about making poor man's lobster. I asked her what exactly that is.

"Let me find the card with the recipe on it"

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