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3 Teaching Ideas Whose Time Have Come Think about the following questions as if you were an 8th grade teacher in 2001: ● How would you “break down the classroom walls” to allow for asynchronous learning? ● How would you create a learning environment where students not only learn from you and a textbook, but from their peers and experts from around the world? ● How would you make learning relevant for your students? ● How would you make homework more meaningful, yet less stressful for students and parents alike? ● How would you structure your classroom time to focus more on active learning activities rather than passively delivering content? Free Courses Online See our list of the top schools offering free courses online. Learn about what types of courses are available to find the school and courses that are right for you. Online Courses for Credit Plenty of free resources are available online for students who want to learn a new topic, but these free options don't generally lead to college credit. Students who want to earn college credit might want to look for online options that charge a small fee in exchange for access to online lessons. These fee-based courses can help students earn alternative forms of college credit.

Download & Streaming : Open Educational Resources : Internet Archive MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW), available at , makes the course materials used in the teaching of all MIT undergraduate and graduate subjects available on the Web, free of charge, to any user in the world. Educators utilize the materials for curriculum development, while students and self-learners around the globe use them for self-study or supplementary use. With more than 2,000 courses now available, OCW is delivering on the promise of open sharing of knowledge. This library of open educational resources features course materials for seven Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Funding proposals From WikiEducator Turning the digital divide into digital dividends using free content and open networks is an ambitious project. We firmly believe that WikiEducator has the potential to facilitate and contribute towards building a sustainable ecosystem for Open Education and Open Education Resources in collaborating with the free knowledge community. This area is about funding proposals.

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Summer PD: Three Levels of Effective Classroom Management To Send or Not to Send (To The Office) Over the past 5 years, I have sent about 2- to 3-students to office during class for discipline issues. I would like to tell you it is because my students are perfect angels or that every student respects me the moment they walk in (ha!). 200 Free Online Classes Written by: Thomas Broderick Universities, colleges, and private organizations offer free online college courses to help students acquire new knowledge and skills. These courses cover a variety of traditional academic topics and other subjects that can lead to career advancement and personal enrichment. Courses occur online, allowing learners from all over the world to participate.

AP Courses from MITE : Free Education The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) is an educational non-profit committed to improving access to education. This library of open educational resources features course materials for seven Advanced Placement (AP) courses from MITE. These high school level materials are available for free download. Click for more information on the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education. Browse CollectionBrowse by Subject / Keywords Browse AP Courses from MITE OER Foundation Dave Lane has joined the Open Education Resource Foundation as an Open Source Technologist. A group of the OERu partners have contributed to support increasing our technical capability. Dave is currently the President of the New Zealand Open Source Society and brings 21 years of open source development and leadership experience to the OERu network,

10 Myths About Public Education I want to state ahead of time that I am a libertarian. I believe in limited government. I believe in the rights of the individuals. E-Textbooks: 4 Keys to Going All-Digital Learning Tools | Feature E-Textbooks: 4 Keys to Going All-Digital By John K. Waters08/03/11 When Daytona State College, a 53-year-old former community college in Florida, now a state college offering a four year degree, set out to implement an all-electronic book program two years ago, its goal was to drive down the cost of textbooks by 80 percent. The school is well on its way to achieving that goal, and along the way it made some discoveries about what it takes to make a successful transition to e-texts.

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