Flightplans for Learning: Differentiation & Deep Thinking with Technology Elements of a Flight Plan Consider each of the following elements of an effective flight plan. Destination Departure & Arrival Times Estimated Times Alternative Airports Instrument or Visual Guidance Flight Rules Airway Route Fuel Passenger Experiment! Like the FAA's required plan (on the right), you probably have a standard format for lesson plans. Best Free Podcasts Free Technology for Teachers Project Gutenberg - free ebooks Teaching and Learning: Using iPads in the Classroom Updated 01/2014 If I had thirty iPads in my class, what would I do with them? How would I use them to help my students learn better and help me teach better? Perhaps a better question is what would I do with them that I could not do with other tools that are available and cheaper? Certainly iPads are cheaper than computers, desktop or laptop, and they are more mobile. Speaking of computers, they were supposed to be the transformation of teaching and learning as we know it. Kinesthetic Learners The iPad has a number of unique features that provide for interesting possibilities in teaching and learning. As a completely portable learning tool, the iPad camera allows documentation to be taken to a whole different level. Students can also attach videos, and voice recordings to their field notes. In math class the GPS of the iPad establishes locale in ways that are profound. Connecting Beyond the Classroom How do you use iPads in the classroom to help teaching and learning?
New Research Helps Make Case for Rigorous PBL Editor's note: Today is the fifth in a series of posts from PBL World, a global gathering of educators interested in project-based learning. Join the conversation on Twitter by following the hashtag #pblworld. Teachers and other "education change agents" who are advocates of project-based learning often find that they have to make the case for PBL to their communities. "They need backup," acknowledged Cindy Johanson, executive director of the George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) and Edutopia. When PBL is used to teach Advanced Placement courses, diverse students show impressive academic gains along with increased engagement, compared to students in more traditional AP classes. The key findings are: A 30% higher pass rate for high-achieving students compared to peers in traditional AP classes in comparison schools in the same district A 10% higher pass rate for high-poverty students in PBL classes compared to peers in traditional AP classes PBL World Goes Deeper Parents as Partners
Appalachian State University Graduate Bulletin and Course Catalog Department of Curriculum and Instruction Reich College of Education Michael G. Jacobson, Chair and Professor JacobsnMG@appstate.edu C. <<printer friendly version>> The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers the Master of Arts in Middle Grades Education (Major Code: 472*/13.1203)[T], with four concentrations: Language Arts (472B)[T] Mathematics (472C)[T] Science (472D)[T] Social Studies (472E)[T] This program leads to North Carolina master-level (M) licensure in middle grades teaching. Location of Program: This program is offered on campus in Boone in the format described in this Bulletin. PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR THE MASTER OF ARTS IN MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION (Major Code: 472*/13.1203 [T]+) +Advanced Licensure: Requirements for this degree were designed, and have been approved by the appropriate bodies at the state level, to meet the advanced competencies as mandated in the North Carolina Excellent Schools Act for Master-level teacher education programs. Related Course Listings
Lessons « Mathalicious The Waiting Game How many people should you date before you settle down? Students use modeling with probability distributions to come up with a rule to try to maximize their relationship happiness. Topic: Conditional Probability and the Rules of Probability (CP), Making Inferences and Justifying Conclusions (IC) The Reel Deal How has the length of popular movies changed over time? Topic: Statistics and Probability (SP) Bracketology What are the odds of creating the best March Madness bracket? Topic: Conditional Probability and the Rules of Probability (CP), Creating Equations (CED), Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models (LE) Overrated How much confidence should you place in online ratings? Topic: Ratios and Proportional Relationships (RP) It's a Date How can we improve our calendar? Topic: Building Functions (BF), Functions (F), Interpreting Functions (IF) Hitting the Slopes Can you predict a country's Winter Olympic performance? Topic: Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data (ID)