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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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Using Student Trends to Engage Learners and Differentiate Instruction
Heather Wolpert-GawronJuly 29, 2010
Tags Teacher Development, Middle (6-8), California

For those of you not in the pen spinning loop, I'm talking about a craze that's preoccupying tween fingers all over the known universe, or at least in my district.

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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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PBL: Picking a Start of the Year Project
Heather Wolpert-GawronJuly 23, 2010
Tags Comprehensive Assessment, Curriculum, Project-Based Learning, Middle (6-8)

Just as school started to wrap up in June, I decided that at the beginning of next year we would be picking a local cause and trying to solve it. I was entertaining the thought that the kids would pick their own cause, but I'm thinking of building up to that later on. I think instead we'll start with a common cause -- one that we might actually make an impact on.

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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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Project-Based Learning and the Gulf Oil Spill
Eric BrunsellJuly 12, 2010
Tags Environmental Education, Place-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning, Service Learning, Middle (6-8), Science

Edutopia's PBL Boot Camp started today, and I thought that I would provide some resources to get you thinking...

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Can Teachers Be Too Territorial with the Curriculum They Teach?
Heather Wolpert-GawronJuly 12, 2010
Tags Curriculum, Teacher Development, Middle (6-8), English Language Arts

High school teachers can be so turfy. Which was one of the reasons why I received an email earlier today concerned about my curriculum for the class I'm teaching at summer school camp.

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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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