True engagement is fundamental to learning but as Daniel Pink shares in …
True engagement is fundamental to learning but as Daniel Pink shares in Drive, “People don’t engage by being managed. They don’t engage by being controlled. The way that people engage is if they get there under their own steam, and that requires sometimes enormous amounts of autonomy over people’s time (when they do what they do), over their technique (how they do it), over their team (who they do it with) and over their task.” This article shows the components of developing learner agency in students.
Coastal habitats and archeological sites in western Alaska are at risk from …
Coastal habitats and archeological sites in western Alaska are at risk from coastal erosion. Researchers are documenting current assets and vulnerabilities so managers can make informed decisions.
Student pairs aim to be the first team to call out "bingo" …
Student pairs aim to be the first team to call out "bingo" in this lesson in which they use skimming and scanning to locate information about ancient Greece and Rome.
Lights, camera, action, and a bit of mystery! In this lesson, students …
Lights, camera, action, and a bit of mystery! In this lesson, students use mystery props in a skit bag to create and perform in short, impromptu skits.
"That's my position and I'm sticking to it!" After reading about the …
"That's my position and I'm sticking to it!" After reading about the Korean War, students will take a position in response to an open-ended question, support their position, and evaluate that support.
This 13-page article presents eight aspects to consider when creating a classroom …
This 13-page article presents eight aspects to consider when creating a classroom culture that supports problem solving. The article identifies each of the eight aspects and then goes into more detail suggesting activities that can be done in the classroom to promote more student discourse and problem solving. Throughout the article are links to supportive math activities, research articles and professional development activities.
Students collaboratively interact with a variety of texts as they define reading …
Students collaboratively interact with a variety of texts as they define reading and develop their own Reader's Profiles modeled after online social networking sites.
Should you tell your kids they are smart or talented? Professor Carol …
Should you tell your kids they are smart or talented? Professor Carol Dweck answers this question and more, as she talks about her groundbreaking work on developing mindsets. She emphasizes the power of "yet" in helping students succeed in and out of the classroom.
Using the guiding question, "What is reading?" students interact with a variety …
Using the guiding question, "What is reading?" students interact with a variety of texts as they uncover the skills necessary to interact with texts and develop a definition of reading.
It's not easy to keep faucets flowing year-round in southwest Florida. To …
It's not easy to keep faucets flowing year-round in southwest Florida. To make sure their customers can get ample clean water at a good priceeven through dry seasonswater utility managers crafted a useful index to help them decide which water sources to use.
Learning to code teaches you how to solve problems and work with …
Learning to code teaches you how to solve problems and work with others in creative ways. And it helps you bring your ideas to life. Swift Coding Clubs are an excellent way to learn to code and design apps. Activities built around Swift, Apple’s coding language, help you collaborate as you learn to code, prototype apps, and think about how code can make a difference in the world around you. You don’t have to be an educator or a programmer to run a Swift Coding Club. The materials are self-paced, so you can even learn alongside your club members. And you can all celebrate your club’s ideas and designs with an app showcase event for your community.
The DDNJ publishes high-quality research and evaluation about the multiple systems that …
The DDNJ publishes high-quality research and evaluation about the multiple systems that serve individuals with disabilities and their families. Central to these systems is the “Developmental Disabilities Network,” a group of federally designated programs in each U.S. state and territory, that provide advocacy, training, research, and service focused on the unique needs of people with disabilities and their families. This journal specifically highlights programs, practices, and policies that encourage the full inclusion of people with disabilities in communities and all aspects of public life.
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The DREME Network was created in 2014 to advance the field of …
The DREME Network was created in 2014 to advance the field of early mathematics research and improve young children’s opportunities to develop math skills. The Network focuses on math from birth through age eight years, with an emphasis on the preschool years. Network members and affiliates collaborate to conduct basic and applied research and develop innovative tools that address high-priority early math topics and inform and motivate other researchers, educators, policymakers and the public.
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