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Free K-2 Earth Environmental Education Curriculum Now Available

TeachThought - Learn better.

The Think Earth Environmental Education Foundation, a leading non-profit provider of environmental education for primary and secondary schools, is making its award-winning curriculum available free online. Each unit is aligned with Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the McREL Standards Compendium.

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Global Oneness Project: free, interdisciplinary instruction and engagement

NeverEndingSearch

If you are seeking to inspire global awareness, critical thinking and student engagement, share the Global Oneness Project with your secondary classroom teacher partners. You may also follow Global Oneness on Facebook , Twitter , Tumblr or Instagram for updates and inspiration.

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To err is human – and a powerful prelude to learning

The Hechinger Report

As an undergrad at Michigan State, Hans Schroder became so obsessed with error-related brain signaling that, he recalls, “I actually ‘married’ it on Facebook.” Kushal Patel, teacher, Columbia Secondary School for School for Math, Science and Engineering, New York City. Leah Alcala, math teacher in Berkeley, Calif.

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How Making Mistakes Primes Kids To Learn Better

MindShift

’ Kushal Patel, teacher, Columbia Secondary School for School for Math, Science and Engineering, New York City. As an undergrad at Michigan State, Hans Schroder became so obsessed with error-related brain signaling that, he recalls, “I actually ‘married’ it on Facebook.” The ERN tends to correlate with grade-point average.

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21 Grab-And-Go Teaching Tools For Your Classroom

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Perfect for ESL or slower readers, as it provides an u nlimited access to hundreds of levelled news articles and Common Core–aligned quizzes, with new articles every day. For later grade levels, there are tools such as Hippocampus and Vocareum with a emphasis on secondary education.

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Week of August 22nd, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

David Simpson ([link] will discuss the use of facebook and other social networking sites in education and the need for/issues around digital citizenship education in Secondary schools. We will also be crowd sourcing a monthly webinar schedule to offer PD based sessions using Common Core Standards and STEM resources.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - May Is Ed Tech Month - Geo-Educators - Natural Math - Oxygen Masks and You

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

You can connect with the Geo-Educator Community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter , Facebook and the secure educator site, Edmodo. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Three main resources will be covered.