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To Develop Future-Ready Students, Project-Based Lessons Teach Real World Skills - EdSurge News Higher test scores. Better graduation rates. Increased lifetime earning potential. Incorporating social-emotional learning and character ...

To develop students who are "Future Fit."

Meet the People Who Listen to Podcasts at Super-Fast Speeds"I have often, when finding out about a new podcast with a large back catalog, made myself a 100-hour-plus playlist to catch up."

How Listening to Podcasts Helps Students Read and LearnWhat does listening to podcasts have to do with English language arts? A whole lot, according to one English teacher who dropped Hamlet in favor of teaching Serial.

Never Under-Estimate the Immune SystemEvery large and successful institution has an immune system – a collection of individuals who are prepared to mobilize at the slightest sign of any “outside” ideas or people in order to ensure that these foreign bodies are neutralized and...

What is Instructional Technology? - Assorted StuffThe following is a slightly modified post I wrote for the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE), our state affiliate of ISTE (full disclosure, I am a member of the...

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22 Powerful Closure ActivitiesClosure ends a lesson and creates a lasting impression, so make it fun. Students will better retain information reinforced with music, movement, art, or play.

5 Best Practices for Professional Development with a Chromebook RolloutFor new technology to be effective, educators need to be prepared.

Let's teach for mastery -- not test scoresWould you choose to build a house on top of an unfinished foundation? Of course not. Why, then, do we rush students through education when they haven't always grasped the basics? Yes, it's complicated, but educator Sal Khan shares his plan to turn struggling students into scholars by helping them master concepts at their own pace. (This talk comes from the PBS special "TED Talks: Education Revolution" which premieres Tuesday, September 13.)

What Doesn't Work: Literacy Practices We Should AbandonLiteracy strategies that waste instructional time include looking up words on lists, prizes for reading, weekly spelling tests, unsupported independent reading, and denial of recess.

My wish: Once Upon a SchoolAccepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center inspired others around the world to open

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