Edutopia
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Edutopia is the magazine, Web site, and video documentaries published by The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF). Founded in 1991 by filmmaker George Lucas, the Foundation documents and disseminates information about exemplary programs in K-12 schools to help spread these practices nationwide. A nonprofit organization, GLEF serves their mission through the creation of media: films, books, documentaries, the magazine Edutopia, e-newsletters, and http://www.edutopia.org. More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Mar 9, 2008 - 6:37 PM PDT
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Education (3), Arts (1), Entertainment (1), Sci/Tech (1), Environment (1), Living (1), Music (1), Education Reform (1), Digital Learning (1), Early Childhood (1)
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FREE Classroom Guide: Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning | Edutopia | Download here.
This classroom guide is intended to inspire and expand your thinking about effective assessment for project-based learning. The tips are organized to follow the arc of a ...via Kristi Hancock (t) -
We Must Change the Narrative About Public Education: Guest Blog by Diane Ravitch
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Five Ideas for Using Pop Culture to Inspire Elementary Students
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California Embraces Open Source Digital Textbooks
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Senior Citizens Help Young Children with Reading -- and Relationships
() The Grace Living Center is home to two classrooms of about 60 kindergarten and prekindergarten students, as well as to 170 elders, who are "grandmas" and "grandpas" to the ...Posted by Dale Penn -
Sustainability-Themed Video Games Come to the Classroom
() From global warming to pollution to vanishing wildlife, children face a world profoundly threatened by environmental catastrophe. Luckily, they have video games to help them ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
Art and Music Are Key to Student Development
() "Art does not solve problems, but makes us aware of their existence," sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz has said. Arts education, on the other hand, does solve problems. Years of ...Posted by Dale Penn
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