Articles Archive For: October 2010
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Social Media in the Classroom
The number of educators that use social media in the classroom is growing. Some teachers incorporate the use of Twitter, Facebook, Blogger and YouTube into their 21st Century lesson plans.
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21st Century Skills Assessment
Many of the school district leaders in attendance at last week’s National School Boards Association’s Technology and Learning (T+L) Conference believe the wide spread use of technology has positively impacted collaboration and problem-based learning. However, current assessment models don’t take these higher level 21st century skills into consideration. Is your school district one of the many districts anxious to assess 21st century skills? If so, your district is not alone.
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Technology in the Classroom: Key Findings
Prior to the National School Boards Association’s Technology and Learning (T+L) Conference, school district leaders attending were asked to share their views on technology in education. Here are some of the key findings we found interesting.
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Dropout Prevention
Here are some facts about high school dropout rates in the United States:
On average, 58% of students in America’s 50 largest cities make it to commencement.
7,200 students drop out of high school every day – that’s one every 26 seconds.
In 2007, 3.3 million young men and young women between the ages of 16-24 dropped out of high school and had not gained a high school diploma or equivalent credential (GED).
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Snow In Arizona
Last Thursday, October 7th, more than 2.5 Million children took part in setting a new world record for the largest shared reading experience on a single day. This year, adults and children took part by reading The Children’s Classic The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.
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Technology in the Classroom
Technology influences education on a daily basis. Don’t believe me? Let’s go over some research that was conducted in 2009 by the National Center for Education Statistics. Today, over 54% of Elementary and Secondary teachers may arrange to have computers brought into their classroom. Amazingly, internet access is available for 96% of the computers that are brought into these classrooms.
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Common Core State Standards Initiative
Over the past couple months, many recent high school graduates picked up their belongings and moved away from home. Some of these graduates moved across town, while others moved to a neighboring state or across the country. These young men and young women are taking their first step towards adulthood. They’ve either moved on to obtain a higher education or they have entered the hustle and bustle of the workplace – sometimes both.