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Assessment for Understanding: Taking a Deeper Look

Performance assessements go beyond traditional tests and serve as an important teaching tool.

8/4/2008 | 12 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Teacher Development
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Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing

Performance assessments offer a richer, more holistic approach to evaluating what students know and can do.

1/21/02 | 19 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment
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The Key Learning Community: Cultivating Multiple Intelligences

Swimming against the tide, this K-12 Indianapolis school emphasizes exploration and deep understanding over rote memorization.

4/11/2002 | 4 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Project Learning
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A Remarkable Transformation: Union City Public Schools

The teachers and community -- and a large dose of technology -- come together to save this New Jersey school district.

4/9/2008 | 14 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Teacher Development, Technology Integration
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It's All Happening at the Zoo School: Innovative Education with Practical Applications

At Minneapolis's School of Environmental Studies, learning is about becoming an expert and solving real problems.

8/4/2008 | 2 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Social & Emotional Learning
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The Key to Learning: A Place for Meaningful Academic Exploration

Swimming against the tide, this K-12 Indianapolis school emphasizes exploration and deep understanding over rote memorization.

7/30/2008 | 15 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Project Learning
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Art Works: Integrating Creativity in the Curriculum

At one Boston school, arts and academics are inseparable.

9/19/2006 | 3 comments | Core Concept(s): Teacher Development, Social & Emotional Learning
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Great Team, Great School: Innovative Techniques Provide a Well-Rounded Education

Tiger Talk, and an emphasis on social and emotional teamwork.

7/8/2008 | 2 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Social & Emotional Learning, Teacher Development, Technology Integration
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Union City Public Schools: Taking Education Back

It took time, teacher buy-in, and technology, but this urban school district in New Jersey has gone from dismal to dazzling.

1/24/2003 | 3 comments | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Project Learning, Technology Integration
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Urban Academy: Where Testing Is Anything But Standard

At Urban Academy, teaching to the individual student creates an innovative and effective way to learn.

8/4/2008 | 3 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Project Learning, Social & Emotional Learning