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Sharing Resources for a Flat World
To complement Battelle for Kids’ FLAT PACK FOR EDUCATORS, following is a list of additional resources to support educators’ efforts to:
• Know Their Students
• Give Students What THEY Need
• Connect and Collaborate
Conferences
June 16-18, 2008 Battelle for Kids’ and BASA’s Making Ohio Schools Work Conference
October 6-8, 2008 Battelle for Kids’ The Power of Two: National Value-Added Conference
Web Sites
iEARN
iEARN is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
Internationaled.org
InternationalEd.org is a Web site for Asia Society's initiative to improve K-12 teaching and learning about the geography, history, economics, culture and languages of other world regions. They create small international studies secondary schools; a network of states that's examining ways to make statewide improvements in international studies in the schools; supportive national policies; and creative partnerships to help spread the message about the importance of international studies to our nation's future. This Web site provides information about small school design, curricular resources on international studies for states on conducting research and leveraging resources to make international education a new basic in schools and on national initiatives that support international studies in schools.
Consortium for School Networking's Advancing K-12 Technology Leadership 2006-2007 Webcasts
This Webcast for school district decision makers focuses on using instant messaging, blogs and content management systems for collaborative learning in K-12 schools. From student blogs to school portals and instant messaging for administrators, members of CoSN's Emerging Technologies Committee explore the learning opportunities and challenges, the impact on policies and procedures, and implementation of these collaboration tools. This webcast is related to CoSN's new emerging technologies report, Collaboration in K-12 Schools: Anywhere, Anytime, Any Way.
NSBA's Technology Leadership Network
This district membership program that offers a complete package of membership benefits and is an innovative way to bring the school board, administrators, and the district technology team together to glean the best practices from other districts and to make well-informed technology decisions. Nearly 350 school districts, education agencies, and colleges of education benefit from this remarkable support system. Connect with trailblazers and acquire invaluable resources for using technology in schools. Get the latest information, ideas, and advice.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has emerged as a leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education. The organization brings together the business community, education leaders, and policymakers to define a powerful vision for 21st century education to ensure every child's success as citizens and workers in the 21st century. The Partnership encourages schools, districts and states to advocate for the infusion of 21st century skills into education and provides tools and resources to help facilitate and drive change.
The Doyle Report
The Doyle Report is a weekly e-newsletter at the cross roads of education improvement and the technology revolution. The Doyle Report is published by SchoolNet, the nation's leading Instructional Management Solutions (IMS) provider, co-founded by Denis P. Doyle and Jonathan D. Harber.
The George Lucas Educational Foundation
(GLEF) was founded in 1991 as a nonprofit operating foundation to celebrate and encourage innovation in schools.Since that time, they have been documenting, disseminating, and advocating for exemplary programs in K-12 public schools to help these practices spread nationwide. See Their Big Ideas for Better Schools and what the founder and chairman, George Lucas, has to say about education.
TeachGlobalEd.net
TeachGlobalEd.net is the product of ongoing collaboration of Ohio State University's Social Studies and Global Education program with OSU's African Studies Center, East Asian Studies Center, the Center for Latin American Studies, the Middle East Studies Center, the Slavic and Eastern European Studies Center and Indiana University's Center for the Study of Global Change.
The Fischbowl
A staff development blog for Arapahoe High School teachers exploring constructivism and 21st century learning skills. The opinions expressed within this site are the personal views of Karl Fisch - and various other teachers at Arapahoe - and do not (necessarily) reflect the views of Littleton Public Schools.
Articles & Presentations
http://scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.mov
Wallis, C., Steptoe, S. (December 18, 2006), "How To Build a Student For the 21st Century," Time magazine.
Bamburg, J. (n.d.). "Learning, learning organizations, and leadership: Implications for the year 2050." New horizons for learning. Retrieved from www.newhorizons.org/trans/bamburg.htm. (nw)
Grossman, Lev. (March 20, 2006).“The next big thing is US.” Time magazine. http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1172242,00.html.
Prensky, M. (December 2005/January 2006). "Listen to the natives." Educational Leadership. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Prensky, M. (Dec./Jan. 2006). “Adopt and adapt: 21st- century schools need 21st-century,” Edutopia
Books
Barth, R.S. (1991). Improving schools from within: Teachers, parents, and principals can make a difference. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Covey, S.R. (2005). The 8th habit: From effectiveness to greatness. New York: Free Press.
DuFour, R., Eaker, R..(1998). Professional learning communities at work: Best practices for enhancing student achievement. Indiana: National Educational Service.
DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R..(2002). Getting started: Reculturing schools to become professional learning communities. Indiana: National Educational Service.
DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., Karhanek, G. (2004). Whatever it takes: How professional learning communities respond when kids don’t learn. Indiana: National Educational Service.
DuFour, R., DuFour, R., Eaker, R., Many, T. (2006) Learning by doing: A handbook for professional learning communities at work. Indiana: Solution Tree.
Friedman, T.L. (2005).The world is flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Garmston, R., and Wellman, B. (1999). The adaptive school: A sourcebook for developing collaborative groups. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
Kelly, E. (2006). Powerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain World. New Jersey: Wharton School Publishing.
Marzano, R.J. (2003). What works in schools: Translating research into action. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Pink, D. (2005) A whole new mind: Why right-brainers will rule the future. New York: The Penguin Group.
Schmoker, M. (2006) Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Tomlinson, C.A. (1999). The differentiated classroom: responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
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