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$900 and free magazines for earth science work
The three contests encourage students and teachers to become involved in Earth Science Week by submitting artwork, an essay, or photographs. Requirements for entries for each contest are described on the Web site. A grand prize winner in each category will win $300 and a one-year subscription to Geotimes, AGI's monthly news magazine for the Earth sciences...
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eSN Special Feature: Assessment & Data Management
NCLB has changed the course of education by setting indelible, incremental goals that peak at 100-percent proficiency for all students in reading and mathematics by 2014. Failure results in school and district sanctions, and districts have responded by auditing instructional programs for alignment with state standards. As part of this review process, many districts have examined their assessment systems and developed district tests to help predict student achievement on end-of-year state tests...
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Students can read first-hand accounts of history through "Eyewitness"
U.S. News and World Report is embarking on a partnership with the National Archives to make public certain historical documents and accounts for the first time. Personal accounts of history--from handwritten reports by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, to Lady Bird Johnson's moment-by-moment, tape-recorded diary of President Kennedy's assassination in Dallas--are now available to the public for the first time...
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THE FLASH ...
Selected announcements from leading providers of K-20 products & services.
Panasonic Introduces New Frequent Buyer Points Program for Educators
From Panasonic, Sept. 5--Today, Panasonic announced the launch of its new K-12 Educator Points Program, a special points redemption program designed for Panasonic's education customers across the country. With the K-12 Educator Points Program, school districts can earn points from qualified Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems product purchases and redeem them for free professional and video equipment for use in the classroom, for school events, video production and more...
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Student Achievement Soars with the Growing Use of Classworks' Award-Winning Language Learner Series
From Curriculum Advantage, Inc., September 7--Classworks Language Learner Series (LLS), by Curriculum Advantage, Inc., is proving to be an invaluable educational tool in helping students improve their English language skills and scores by as much as 40 percent, school districts across the Southeast are discovering...
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BBC Science Simulations Brings Science Experiments to Life on the Computer
From Tool Factory, Sept. 8--Tool Factory introduces a revolutionary new line of science software for elementary students. BBC Science Simulations allows students to conduct real life science experiments on the computer screen...
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DyKnow joins HELP Team to Rebuild Schools Damaged by Hurricanes
From DyKnow, Sept. 7--Indianapolis-based DyKnow Technologies has been invited to join the Hurricane Education Leadership Project (HELP Team) to contribute to the reconstruction of the educational infrastructure in hurricane damaged regions of the United States. As a member of the HELP Team, DyKnow is pleased to announce it will award grants to schools in the Gulf Coast as they rebuild or establish their educational technology platforms...
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Discovery Education's ThinkLink Learning Provides Formative Assessment
From Discovery Education, Sept. 7--Educators in Jefferson County Schools and Milwaukee Public Schools will be helping to improve student performance on high-stakes state achievement exams this school year by using formative assessment solutions developed by ThinkLink Learning, a business unit of Discovery Education...
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Books Brought to Life for Chicago Public School Students by TeachingBooks.net
From TeachingBooks.net LLC, Sept. 6--"How long did this book take to write?" "Where did the words come from?" These are two of the questions students ask most often when authors visit schools. Having the opportunity to meet a favorite author or illustrator can create a lasting impression. Chicago Public School students will now have this chance every day through the use of TeachingBooks.net, an online tool specifically designed to generate enthusiasm for reading...
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School District of Philadelphia Selects Meru Networks for Landmark All-Wireless 'School of the Future' Deploy
From Meru Networks, Sept. 7--Meru Networks, the global innovation leader in wireless infrastructure for the All-Wireless Enterprise, today announced that it is delivering wireless LAN solutions for a milestone deployment that will serve as a model for schools across the country. The School District of Philadelphia, the 7th largest school district in the country, servicing over 210,000 students across 278 schools, is using the Meru Wireless LAN System to deliver mobile Internet access, educational applications, and instructional management tools to students, administrators and faculty in its School of the Future...
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RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Formative Assessment and Instruction
The integration of technology into instruction is revolutionizing more than
just lesson plans and library services. While technology is having a profound
impact on the front lines in classrooms nationwide, perhaps its most influential
application can be found behind the scenes. Traditionally, testing has been
a burden to execute, which is why the developing trend of formative
assessment and instruction holds such promise. However,
its benefits are not without potential drawbacks. This is why the
editors of eSchool
News have assembled this in-depth collection of articles to help you
navigate this tricky topic.
Multimedia Instructional Tools
As technology continues to play a more central role in schools, educators are using multimedia instructional tools to liven up their lesson plans, reach different learning styles, and take advantage of those "teachable moments" like never before. However, given the power of the web and the immense popularity of podcasting and streaming video, weighing the truly useful against the wasteful is a job in itself. That is why the editors of eSchool News have created this in-depth resource center complete with integration ideas, best practices, quality web resources for streaming video, web sites for research and lesson supplementation, podcasting trends and ideas, and much more.
Tech Tutoring for Teachers & Students
At eSchool News, we understand that bringing
technology to the students in the classroom is a three-tiered process:
first, the educators themselves have to learn the technology. Then, this
technology has to be integrated in a seamless manner. Then finally, the
technology has to be brought into the classroom. We hope you will find this
package a useful tool
as you integrate technology into the classroom.
21st Century Learning
Just as educators were often accused of teaching with 19th-century methods
in the 20th century, many are still not changing with the times. For some schools,
the biggest challenge is understanding the true nature of 21st-century learning. eSchool
News has packaged a collection of features, news and online resources to
help you effectively integrate technology into your curriculum.
One to One Computing
For some educators, one-to-one computing is the ed-tech equivalent of nirvana: every child having access to his or her own computing device in the classroom. However, with its considerable rewards, this vision does have some risks. eSchool News has assembled this collection of news and features to help you strike the perfect balance with your one-to-one computing program.
Data-Informed Instruction
Today's technology fosters an environment where "data-informed instruction" is
helping teachers become more productive and effective educators, saving
them valuable time for instruction and enabling them to hone in more effectively
on individual students' needs. The eSchool News editorial team has pulled together this resource full of news, features, and advice to help you implement data-informed instruction in your own schools and districts.
Online Learning
The rise in virtual schooling over the past decade has had a profound effect that reverberates throughout K-12 and higher education. Rural students who are at a geographic disadvantage now can log on and take classes every bit as good--and as diverse--as their peers in urban schools. While the development of online education is a boon for students, it is rife with potential problems. The eSchool
News editors compiled this list of resources to help you navigate the growing landscape of online learning.
Whole-Class
Learning
While the importance of whole-class learning is hardly new, it
is more significant than ever. Today, an
educator failing to reach one student can hurt a school's reputation
as much as one who fails to reach the entire class.
We have put together a collection
of articles, web links, and other resources related to how technology
can facilitate whole-class learning.
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