by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 9, 2016 | Common Core State Standards, Curriculum, Digital Resources, Library of Congress, Media, On Our Radar..., Professional Development
Library of Congress 2016 Summer Teacher Institutes –Teaching with Primary Sources The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for its week-long summer institutes for K-12 educators. Held at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., this professional...
by Mike Agostinelli | Oct 27, 2015 | Be Awesome!, Common Core State Standards, Digital Design, Make!
Have you ever wanted to work with your students to help them publish a book? If so, LuluJr is a great place to start: My Awesome Publishing Company is a new online platform that gives you all the tools you need to turn your classroom into a mini-publishing company –...
by Mike Agostinelli | Mar 31, 2015 | Common Core State Standards, Curriculum, Digital Design, Hour of Code, Make!, Media, On Our Radar...
If you have ever attended one of our 30 in 50 presentations, you know we are fans of the work at GlassLab Games. After multiple years of being an invitation only beta, GlassLab Games is open to everyone. GlassLab Games philosophy: Deep Learning Matters – Games...
by Mike Agostinelli | Feb 3, 2015 | Announcements, Common Core State Standards, NCCE 2015 in Portland, NCCE News
Malbert SMITH III, PH.D. PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER OF METAMETRICS® Malbert Smith III, Ph.D., is a leading expert in educational reform. He is the president and co-founder of MetaMetrics®, the developer of the widely adopted Lexile® Framework. Malbert is a senior...
by Mike Agostinelli | Jan 6, 2015 | Common Core State Standards, On Our Radar..., Quick Look
Have you been looking for an online simulation to help your students understand a Math or Science concept better? ExploreLearning’s Gizmos are a great place to start. ExploreLearning has been around for over 10 years which gives them a true advantage in the...
by Mike Agostinelli | Dec 16, 2014 | Common Core State Standards, Curriculum, Media, On Our Radar...
Jason and I are in Bellevue, Washington this week learning with Microsoft Innovative Educators. Becky Keene @beckykeene showed us TTribune, a great daily magazine by the Smithsonian showing current events rewritten for k-12 students. What is TTribune: TeenTribune,...