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Project Learning

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

4/1/2008

Learning by Giving: Community Service as Classwork

... They have to fulfill seventy-five hours of community service -- and babysitting doesn't count. As school-based ... soars nationwide, educators are fine-tuning their service initiatives to create serious community-based projects and tie them to ... a strict quantifiable requirement: forty hours of service learning (real-world activities with clear curricular tie-ins and teacher ...

Article - - 4/21/2008

Grant Information

... also consider contacting local community foundations, service organizations and businesses in your area, or your state department of ... PERIODICALS WITH GRANT INFORMATION Electronic Learning Electronic Learning, a pull-out section of, but also distributed ...

4/21/2008

Why Teach with Project Learning?

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

Article - - 5/12/2008

At Your Public Service: Tulane Undergraduates Pitch In

... in January and was promptly elected chair of community service for her dorm. Now the public health major organizes community projects ... apathetic, you don't belong here. If public service discourages students from coming to Tulane, they are not our kind." ... Features, LA, Teacher Development, Social & Emotional Learning) ...

Article - - 4/22/2008

Swamped: Louisiana Students Become Wetlands Custodians

... he bears with pride and satisfaction. Standards Meet Service Watch the video interview with Barry Guillot to learn more about the benefits of service learning for students, teachers, and the larger community. The ...

Article - - 5/6/2008

Field Trips: Events for Educators

... Oregon Strategize on how to enhance student learning by effective technology use. Educators are encouraged to attend ... to experience the use of cutting-edge technology. Service Learning: Academics in Action 20, Las Vegas, Nevada At this ...

Article - - 5/6/2008

Teacher Development

... A Community of Learners: Building a Supportive Learning Environment Teachers, Like Students, Learn by Doing ... Quality: NCLB Raises the Bar The Educational Testing Service has released a report about marked improvement in teacher quality over ...

4/2/2008

New (School) Year's Resolutions: The Leaders Speak

... | LouAnne Johnson | The Educational Testing Service | John Taylor Gatto Margaret Spellings One of my ... In past years, my goals have included teaching new topics, learning magic tricks, adding new classroom pets, and starting an outdoor club. ...

Article - - 4/23/2008

Start with the Pyramid: Real-World Issues Motivate Students

VIDEO: Project-Based-Learning Overview Running Time: 9 min. Ask Seymour Papert, renowned ... I think PBL can be better applied if it is in the form of Service Learning, the conection of classroom academic content to community ... to the nursery and shelter. This is both a community service as well as a lesson in first grade life science. The local nursery and ...

Article - - 4/24/2008