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Cooperative Arithmetic: How to Teach Math as a Social Activity

... A master teacher in Anchorage, Alaska, establishes a cooperative-learning environment in an upper-elementary classroom. (See teacher tools and ...

Media - 4/25/2008

Project Learning

... body:  Topic: Project Learning ESSENTIALS The why, what, ... + project planning + mentors + cooperative learning + service learning + 21st century skills ...

4/1/2008

Grant Information

... PERIODICALS WITH GRANT INFORMATION Electronic Learning Electronic Learning, a pull-out section of, but also distributed ... in science and engineering through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to more than 2,000 colleges, universities, and other ...

4/21/2008

Social and Emotional Learning

... Topic: Social and Emotional Learning ESSENTIALS The why, what, ... Deal with a Growing Problem 7500 Cooperative Arithmetic: How to Teach Math as a Social Activity 6544 ...

4/1/2008

Cooperative Education: Making It Work

Several key factors must be kept in mind in order for cooperative learning to work in the classroom: Teachers are clear about what they ...

Article - - 4/6/2008

Why Teach with Project Learning?

... Explore Through PBL Project-Based Learning: An Overview The Global Dimension: Walter Payton ... + project planning + mentors + cooperative learning + service learning + 21st century skills ...

Article - - 5/12/2008

Reinventing the Big Test: The Challenge of Authentic Assessment

... tests deaden teaching and inaccurately measure student learning. Credit: Gregory Cherin When I was a younger ... students to learn: creative thinking, problem solving, cooperative teamwork, technological literacy, and self-direction. Yet because ...

Article - - 4/7/2008

Emotional Intelligence: The Missing Piece

... and family issues that get in the way of working and learning. Such skills add up to what is known as emotional intelligence, and ... the words are our 'be' statements..be kind, be safe, be cooperative, be respectful, be peaceful and if students demonstrate all of ...

Article - - 4/8/2008

Teachers, Like Students, Learn by Doing: Project Learning at Envision Schools

... to Angel Island, in San Francisco Bay, to spend the day learning about immigration and exclusion by visiting the Angel Island ... and math. My class has been participating in more cooperative learning experiences. I am in the process of testing out the ...

Spiral Notebook - Bob Lenz - 4/30/2008

Common Ground: Teaching Kids the Benefits Of Working Together

... in Mrs. Geni's classroom, in Evanston, Illinois, are learning not just reading and writing but also essential skills for success in ... drive their personal and professional lives. All involve cooperative learning. In cooperative learning, students are organized into ...

Article - - 4/23/2008