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Urban elementary school increases learning time in turnaround effort Young Scholars' Academy in Brooklyn reopens as a new school with redesigned longer school day. Click here to learn how to improve your practice.

Doing What Works - Home

In this edition of sAppurday, we’ll look at Paper, a beautiful writing and drawing app. As soon as I started doodling with Paper, I immediately wanted to use it in class as on the overhead. The problem, of course, is how to get the iPad screen onto my LCD projector.

Gifted Lessons from Byrdseed

I recently attended the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association conference (the Wisconsin ISTE affiliate). By the time I asked my colleagues what time we had to “log-out” of the hotel (yes, I actually said this by mistake!) I couldn’t help but beam with excitement about the conversations and interactions I had with like-minded, innovative people.

International Society for Technology in Education | Home

TeacherTube - Teach the World | Teacher Videos | Lesson Plan Videos | Student Video Lessons | Online Teacher Made Videos | TeacherTube.com

Please Note: Balanced Assessment printed materials are again available, as of December 6, 2005. Please use the order form and follow the ordering directions carefully as they have changed.

BA - Balanced Assessment in Mathematics

Pete's Power Point Station - A Collection of FREE Presentations in PowerPoint format for K-12 Teachers and Students

The Educator's Reference Desk: Resource Guides

Intervention Central | Home

Educators who visit this website will find useful information about RTI including how to build support, tips on developing an RTI program, advice on implementation and evaluation, and planning checklists and forms. RTI Action Network has an extensive collection of RTI resources for educators including discussion boards, an “ask the experts” feature, professional development tools, podcasts, webinars, and many more resources broken down by grade level.

Triptico: e-Learning Design and Training

Internet4Classrooms - Helping Students, Teachers and Parents Use the Internet Effectively

PBS KIDS: Educational Games, Videos and Activities For Kids!

Dance with Dash, write stories with Dot and watch Adventures with Hooper . Earn tickets for prizes and do fun literacy activities on PBS KIDS Island .

PENPALS for kids, students, Blogs, Teacher ads, penfriends, forums for kids - 100% free

Is your child having trouble learning to read, or wanting to learn to read?

Kids Website with online games, playworlds, coloring, stories for preschoolers, with arts and crafts and activities for kids to do with parents.

Global student videoconference to mark the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

United Nations Cyberschoolbus

BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology

At KIPP King Collegiate High School, in San Lorenzo, California, the mission is to provide students with the critical-thinking skills required to succeed in college -- and the confidence to use them.