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The Sound of Learning: Albano Berberi

Assistive technology helps a blind computer science student and devoted gamer pursue his passions.

Tags: assistive technology, MA, Project Learning, Technology Integration, High/9-12
5/28/08
4.64

The New PE Runs on Fitness, Not Competition

Collaborative games, zip lining, and classroom aikido are part of a new physical education movement that makes kids smarter.

Tags: CA, Social & Emotional Learning, Technology Integration, High/9-12
5/28/08
4.375
Sir Ken Robinson

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

The internationally renowned innovation consultant calls for transformation, not just reformation, of public education.

Tags: CA, Project Learning, Social & Emotional Learning, K-12
5/22/08
4.8617

Out of This World: Students Take an Eco-Friendly Field Trip to Mars

A focus on energy conservation brings the sciences to life in an art class at Redwood Middle School, in Napa, California.

Tags: CA, Integrated Studies, Project Learning, Technology Integration, Middle/6-8
4/14/08
4.666665

A Learning Laboratory Prepares Tomorrow's Educators

Montclair State University gets future teachers into real schools real fast.

Tags: NJ, Teacher Development, teacher preparation, Technology Integration, K-12
3/27/08
4.566665

Tech in Real Life: Students See Devices as Tools, Not Toys

Classes at Clearfield High School, in Clearfield, Utah, apply computers and diagnostic equipment across the curriculum to engage in authentic learning.

Tags: integrated curriculum, Project Learning, simulations, Technology Integration, UT, High/9-12
3/19/08
4.565215

Emotion in Education: An Interview with Maurice Elias

The director of Rutgers University's Social and Emotional Learning Lab talks about why SEL should be an integral part of academic life.

Tags: NJ, Social & Emotional Learning, Teacher Development, K-12
3/6/08
4.266665
Your Brain on Emotional Intelligence: A Presentation by Richard Davidson

The Heart-Brain Connection: The Neuroscience of Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning

Neuroscientist Richard Davidson presents his research on how social and emotional learning can affect the brain.

Tags: brain research, Social & Emotional Learning, Teacher Development, K-12
2/27/08
4.756755
How to Teach Math as a Social Activity

How to Teach Math as a Social Activity

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

Tags: AK, character education, cooperative learning, professional development, project planning, Social & Emotional Learning, Teacher Development, Elementary/K-5
2/25/08
4.86325

Selling SEL: An Interview with Daniel Goleman

The author of Emotional Intelligence speaks on the value of social and emotional learning.

Tags: Social & Emotional Learning, K-12
2/25/08
4.507245