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• ONLINE LEARNING vs FACE-TO-FACE
  Posted August 24, 2009 by Rachel Wadham

  ONLINE LEARNING vs FACE-TO-FACE
  A government study comparing student learning from online courses to learning from face-to-face classroom courses, found that online might be slightly better — with some caveats based on the different dimensions of the two types of learning experiences.  Here are some of the findings that struck me as the most interesting.  Emphases [...]

• Testing and Assessment: New Book
  Posted June 29, 2009 by Rachel Wadham

  The future of test-based educational accountability / edited by Katherine E. Ryan and Lorrie A. Shepard
  Call Number: LB 3051 .F88x 2008

• CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2009
  Posted March 6, 2009 by Rachel Wadham

  CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2009

  * Deadline: April 15, 2009 *

  Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in its 17th year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about Congress.

  We designed Congress in the Classroom [...]

• New Books On Science Education
  Posted January 30, 2009 by Rachel Wadham

  Designing coherent science education : implications for curriculum, instruction, and policy / edited by Yael Kali, Marcia C. Linn, and Jo Ellen Roseman ; foreword by Robert Tinker
  Call Number: LB 1585.3 .D467 2008

  Making science curriculum matter : wisdom for the Reform road ahead/ Barbara Brauner Berns, Judith Opert Sandler, editors
  Call Number: LB 1585.3 .M357 2009

• Clearninghouse Guide To Reducing Behavior Problems
  Posted January 7, 2009 by Rachel Wadham

  The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) invites you to look at our newest practice guide, Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom.
  This guide provides five concrete recommendations for promoting positive student behavior in elementary schools.
  Designed for elementary school educators and school- and district-level administrators, the guide offers prevention, implementation, and schoolwide strategies [...]

• United Nations Cyberschoolbus
  Posted December 12, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

  United Nations Cyberschoolbus

  www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/index.shtml

  The Cyberschoolbus will teach kids about why the United Nations was formed and how it is organized. To find out about individual countries in the UN, click on the “Country at a Glance” section, then compare country data by experimenting with the “Infonation” database—a great source for statistics and homework assignments. “Infonation” is also a wonderful library [...]

• New Books on Professional Learning Communities
  Posted December 5, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

  Communities of practice : creating learning environments for educators / edited by Chris Kimble, Paul Hildreth, and Isabelle Bourdon
  Call Number: LB 1707 .C66 2008 vol.1

  Teachers in professional communities : improving teaching and learning / Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller, editors
  Call Number: LB 1025.3 .T43 2008

• Extraordinary Resource for Teachers
  Posted February 28, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

  Check out 4Teachers.org a wonderful resource of web based tools that will help any teacher use technology to enhance and track student learning.

  The site states: “4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom [...]