This session provides a dozen practical ideas for keeping up with the latest resources, learning technology tricks, and dealing with professional information overload. If you're drowning in blogs and yearning for easier ways to find those hidden technology jewels, come with me on a technology treasure hunt.
This wiki will be the presentation center for New Prague Area Schools Staff Development Day. Any links or files will be accessible through this site.
This page lists resources relating to Everyday Math.
Project-Based Learning Defined
Project-based learning is a student-centered, instructional model. It develops content area knowledge and skills through an extended task that promotes student inquiry and authentic demonstrations of learning in products and performances. Project-based curriculum is driven by important Curriculum-Framing Questions that tie content standards and higher-order thinking to real-world contexts.
PortaPortal bookmarks from Vikki (Intel Senior Trainer)
Technology can play a big part in project-based units. The use of technology enhances the learning experience and allows students make connections to the outside world. It gives students a place to find resources and to create work products. Efficient management of available technology during projects takes planning and organization.
Free tools and resources for educators support collaborative student-centered learning. Online thinking tools are active learning places where students engage in robust discussions, pursue investigations, analyze complex information, and solve problems. Resources for 21st century teaching help teachers play a critical role in facilitating learning activities and posing questions that take student thinking deeper.
Educational version of You Tube
Treasure Chest has many different websites in math, science, social studies, and language arts.