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Wiki articles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project-based_learning

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem-based_learning

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_Taxonomy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon

Learning Logs:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/business/computer-science-for-non-majors-takes-many-forms.html

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FROM THE LEARNING NETWORK

• Encyclopedias, Wikipedia and Times Topic Pages: Research Resources and Ideas

• Out of Print, After 244 Years

• Sites Go Dark to Protest Web Piracy Bills

• Questioning Authority: Evaluating Wikipedia Articles

• How Do You Use Wikipedia?
  

  FROM WELL

  • How Exercise Fuels the Brain

  • How 1-Minute Intervals Can Improve Your Health

  • Does Foot Form Explain Running Injuries?

  • How Exercise May Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay

  • The Year in Fitness

   

• Education Home
• Tools for your classroom
• Classroom activities
• Classroom posters
• Google Teacher Academy
• Teacher Community

• Google Apps for Education - free email and collaboration for schools
• Educator resources - educator guides for Google products, and other magical tools
• Chromebooks - laptops that bring the power of the web to students
• Lesson plan search - lesson plans and curricula
• Classroom videos - videos and channels including the new YouTube for Schools, education only content

Student resources

• Student showcase - student-created work from Google tools and programs
• Students opportunities - opportunities for students in primary, secondary, and higher education

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NY TIMES Education Resources

A list of resources from around the Web about education as selected by researchers and editors of The New York Times.

  General

·       Education Department

·       National Center for Education Statistics

·       The Nation's Report Card, From the N.C.E.S.

·       World Education Trends, O.E.C.D., 2005

News

·       Education News, Daily digest of media reports.

·       Education Week , Daily articles; some content by subscription only.

·       Chronicle of Higher Education , Daily articles; in-depth coverage and data by subscription only.

·       Almanac of Higher Education, From the Chronicle of Higher Education.

·       Inside Higher Ed, News and commentary.

·       Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education , Policy news, emphasizing Western states.

·       Arts & Letters Daily

·       College newspapers online

Policy Groups

·       Center on Education Policy

·       Education Trust

·       Alliance for Excellent Education

·       Fair Test, Opposes over-reliance on standardized testing.

·       Center for Educational Freedom , Cato Institute

·       Thomas B. Fordham Foundation

Special Education

·       Education Department's special education office

·       Council for Exceptional Children

·       National Council on Disability

·       National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities

·       National Center for Learning Disabilities

·       International Dyslexia Association

·       Schwab Foundation for Learning

·       Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy

·       Center for Law and Education

·       LD Online

Associations and Trade Groups

·       Parent Teacher Association

·       National Association of School Boards

·       American Association of School Administrators

·       American Council on Education , Higher education.

·       Association of American Universities

·       American Association of Community Colleges

Education Unions

·       National Education Association

·       American Federation of Teachers

·       United Federation of Teachers, Represents New York City teachers.

·       Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions

Philanthropies and Foundations

·       Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

·       Council for Advancement and Support of Education

·       Ford Foundation

·       Lumina Foundation for Education

·       William and Flora Hewitt Foundation

Teaching

·       Teach for America

·       American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education

·       National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

·       National Center for Alternative Teacher Certification

College Admissions

·       AdmissionsAdvice.com, Tips, reviews, links and a blog from a college counselor.

·       CollegeConfidential.com, Advice and reviews.

·       College Board, Advice on finding a college, applications and financial aid.

·       College Bound

·       National Association for College Admissions Counseling, Student resources.

·       Common college application , Used by about 300 schools.

College and graduate school rankings

·       U.S. News & World Report

·       Princeton Review, Based on student surveys.

·       Kiplinger's Personal Finance, "Best values in education."

·       Washington Monthly, Schools that promote social mobility.

·       Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

·       Hispanic Magazine

·       John Templeton Foundation , Evaluating character development.

·       Graduate school rankings

·       Business Week , Business school rankings.

·       Wall Street Journal, Business school rankings.

Financial aid and loans

·       Federal Education Department, Portal for Information on student loans and aid.

·       Online Tutorial , From Kiplinger, a financial advice magazine.

·       The Government's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Most students interested in financial aid for college will need to complete this.

·       College Board's Aid Calculator For comparing financial aid offers.

Study Abroad

·       Institute for International Education

·       Institute for the International Education of Students

College Sports

·       N.C.A.A.

·       N.C.A.A. sports news

·       ESPN U

·       CSTV, College sports cable network.

Higher Education: Studies and Resources

·       Trends in college prices and aid, From the College Board.

·       State by state "report card'', From the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

·       College graduation rates, From the Education Trust

·       The American Freshman, Annual survey by UCLA.

·       The State of College Admission , Annual survey by NACA.

·       Community College Research Center

·       The Center for Studies in Higher Education

New York City

·       Department of Education

·       Independent Schools Admissions Association , Private schools admissions information.

·       Inside Schools, News and school ratings.

·       The After-School Corporation

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