via larryferlazzo.edublogs.org Teachable moments. Some teaching resources for Osama bin Laden.
President Obama on Death of Osama bin Laden | The White House
via whitehouse.gov So what does this mean? Is it merely symbolic? Will it change U.S. policy?
Getting Serious About Reimagining Learning in the Digital Age | DMLcentral
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Digital world re-shapes learning | WBEZ
via wbez.org Chicago Quest…Another school with gaming-based core principles.
Game for anything. Is this the the digital future of learning?
Solving the puzzle IMAGINE a grade 6 classroom, silent but for the frenzied tapping of keyboards and the beeps and pings of screen games. It’s an intense silence, more familiar to parents when children are immersed in Halo — or texting at the dinn…
What Should Civic Learning Look Like in an Age of Social and Technological Change? | DMLcentral
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Cambodia land mines: Video game teaches Cambodian children to avoid land mines
via latimes.com
Alicia Keys P.O.W.
This should get them thinking. Nice way to validate vernacular and get them writing.
Literacy Matters especially in Urban Environments
As violence and murder escalates in neighborhoods such as Watts, “Literacy is a matter of life and death. Giving students access to literacy is giving them access to many more years to their lives.” -Ernest Morrell, Urban Sites Network Conference …
2011 Council of Youth Research PowerPoints — IDEA
Skip to content. | Skip to navigation Site Map Accessibility Contact Advanced Search… Sections Home About History of IDEA Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director Learning Power Areas of Research Resources, Conditions, and Opportunities High Sch…