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Edutopia: Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
While it is impossible to know all of the reasons, there is no doubt that learning to listen and talk is an extremely important way to broaden knowledge, enhance understanding and build community. Perhaps this is why the core standards...
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Edutopia: K 5 I Pad Apps for Evaluating Evaluation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The cognitive domain Evaluating focuses on skills necessary to judge the value of ideas, techniques, products, or solutions. Students must evaluate the credibility or functionality of given content with clearly defined criteria and...
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Edutopia: Room to Learn: Mystery Science Theatre

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read and see examples of how one physics teacher turns his classroom into a student-centered, project-based and fun place to be.
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Edutopia: Urban Academy: Where Testing Is Anything but Standard

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Project-based assessments that give an indication of students' skills and competencies are a central part of this profiled school.
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Edutopia: The Five Features of Science Inquiry: How Do You Know?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teaching science through science inquiry is the cornerstone of good teaching. Teaching science through science inquiry is the cornerstone of good teaching. Unfortunately, an inquiry-approach to teaching science is not the norm in schools...