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Teacher using sign language to give permission to a student to use the bathroom.

Tricks of the Trade: Using Sign Language in the Classroom

Educators share how to keep it all together in class.

Tags: classroom management, Social & Emotional Learning, Teacher Development, K-12
12/4/08
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Taking the Lead: An Interview with Larry Rosenstock

High Tech High's founding principal and CEO speaks about its innovative teaching and learning model.

Tags: 21st-century skills, alternative programs, assessing projects, assessing student projects, authentic assessment, CA, collaboration and team building, community partnerships, Comprehensive Assessment, cooperative learning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, Project Learning, project-based learning, starting a program, student portfolios, teacher leadership, teacher preparation, team teaching, Technology Integration, thematic units, High/9-12
12/3/08
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Transformed by Technology: High Tech High Overview

A network of K-12 public charter schools uses rigorous projects and portfolio assessments to revolutionize learning.

Tags: 21st-century skills, alternative programs, assessing projects, assessing student projects, authentic assessment, CA, collaboration and team building, community partnerships, Comprehensive Assessment, cooperative learning, curriculum planning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, mentoring, mentors, place-based learning, professional development, Project Learning, project planning, project-based learning, rubrics, school-to-career, service learning, student portfolios, Teacher Development, teacher leadership, teacher mentors, teacher preparation, teacher recruitment and induction, team teaching, Technology Integration, thematic units, High/9-12
12/3/08
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High Tech, Higher Learning: A School Grows Its Own Teachers

This school has its own master's plan for developing the educators it needs.

Tags: 21st-century skills, alternative programs, assessing projects, authentic assessment, CA, collaboration and team building, Comprehensive Assessment, cooperative learning, curriculum planning, Integrated Studies, mentoring, mentors, professional development, Project Learning, Teacher Development, teacher leadership, teacher mentors, teacher preparation, teacher recruitment and induction, Technology Integration
12/3/08
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Team Teaching: Two Teachers, Three Subjects, One Project

A pair of educators are sanguine about their art, biology, and multimedia program.

Tags: 21st-century skills, alternative programs, assessing projects, assessing student projects, authentic assessment, CA, collaboration and team building, community partnerships, Comprehensive Assessment, cooperative learning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, Project Learning, project planning, project-based learning, team teaching, Technology Integration, thematic units, High/9-12
12/3/08
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The DNA of Learning: Teens Tackle Animal Poaching Through Genetics

Eleventh-grade biotechnology students use DNA barcoding to help save endangered African wildlife.

Tags: 21st-century skills, alternative programs, assessing projects, assessing student projects, authentic assessment, CA, collaboration and team building, Comprehensive Assessment, cooperative learning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, Project Learning, project-based learning, school-to-career, service learning, Technology Integration, High/9-12
12/3/08
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Adult-World Connections: An Internship with Real Impact for Rescuers

A high school intern improves emergency-helicopter communications for San Diego's police and fire departments.

Tags: 21st-century skills, alternative programs, assessing projects, assessing student projects, authentic assessment, CA, collaboration and team building, community partnerships, Comprehensive Assessment, cooperative learning, integrated curriculum, Integrated Studies, mentoring, mentors, Project Learning, project-based learning, school-to-career, Technology Integration, High/9-12
12/3/08
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Conquering Technophobia Video

Brave New Teacher: A Classroom Veteran Conquers Technophobia

In rural Freedom, Pennsylvania, a once-hesitant instructor is proving that even the old school can learn to use and love computers.

Tags: 21st-century skills, laptops, PA, professional development, project-based learning, Teacher Development, Technology Integration, High/9-12
11/25/08
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Tricks of the Trade: Classroom-Management Tips for Teachers

Educators share how to keep it all together in class. Read these instructions on how to share your favorite Tricks of the Trade with Edutopia.

Tags: classroom management, Social & Emotional Learning, Teacher Development, K-12
11/17/08
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Sir Ken Robinson

Creatively Speaking, Part Two: Sir Ken Robinson on the Power of the Imaginative Mind

The creativity guru shares his vision for a new way of educating children.

Tags: CA, Integrated Studies, Project Learning, Social & Emotional Learning, K-12
10/15/08
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