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Rio Salado College Online: E Learning Information
Rio Salado College allows individuals to take courses off campus trough a system called distance learning.
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Welcome: Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center
The "Learn Lab" spends its time testing and developing approaches to cognitive thinking and measures modeling to maximize the learning that occurs in a classroom. This program from the University of Pittsburgh offers many classes online...
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E Learning Innovations: Teletraining Institute
The Teletraining Institute offers several online degrees. A course catalog is provided on this page as well.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Nervous System
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human nervous system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
Edutopia
Edutopia: Activities That Prime the Brain for Learning
Brain breaks and focused attention practices help students feel relaxed and alert and ready to learn. Brain breaks create a state of relaxed alertness, while focused attention practices help students slow down and focus on a stimulus....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Resilience
Giving new things a try helps children learn, grow, and take on challenges! These resources teach kids and parents that they are always growing and learning!
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Oppenheimer: The Computer Delusion
A controversial article from The Atlantic magazine suggesting that there is no evidence to show that using computers in schools improves either teaching or learning. Argues against cutting enriching programs in art and music to fund...
US Department of Education
U.s. Doe/making Connections:how Children Learn
Some of the factors and situations that influence the act of learning in children.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Old Brains New Tricks
Can you teach an old brain new tricks? The Why Files have organized a site that discusses the effect of aging on the brain's learning capability.
Crescent Public Schools
Crescent Public Schools: Educational Theories
Presents some of the major theories of learning, their principles, and how they impact learning. Covers constructivism, behaviorism, Jean Piaget's developmental model, brain-based learning theory, control theory of motivation,...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Pavlovian Reactions Aren't Just for Dogs
Benjamin N. Witts sketches a few situations in which people are conditioned to react in a Pavlovian way, from dating to parenting. [3:54]
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Jlp Publications: Proverbs Commentary
This site gives an overview of Proverbs by Robert Brow. The book of Proverbs has been outlined into seven different major topics that are presented in an outline form. Very complete and factual.
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World of Education: Cultural Learning Styles
Learning style and culture - what's the link? This article provides a summary of learning styles theory and the literature on learning style and culture correlations.
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Harnessing the Web: Intro to Networked Project Based
This tutorial site for NetPBL (Networked Project-Based Learning) offers guidance for developing collaborative learning.
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Audiblox: Foundational Reading Skills
What types of reading skills do students need to be successful? This informative site focuses on students with learning disabilities. Explore!
Quia
Quia: A Feast of Homonyms
Test your knowledge on Homonyms by using "Matching, Concentration, Flashcards, or Word Search." Site by Quia.com.
Quia
Quia: Polyatomic Ions Quiz
This site gives you a little Quiz about how much you really know about polygons.
Frontiers Media
Frontiers: Human Toolmaker
Do you enjoy building airplanes, cars, houses, or robots with Lego blocks? Humans are the only animal species that can create complicated constructions from simple Lego blocks - our Lego building ability is "human-specific," since it is...
Edutopia
Edutopia: Redefining the Role of the Teacher
This article from Edutopia focuses on how students learn in the classroom. It discusses the shift in teaching from lecture-based in favor of student directed instruction.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Intellectual Disability
Informative article for Kids from Kids Health provides facts on intellectual and developmental delays and disabilities. Read about the causes and what its like for kids with special needs.
United Nations
Unesco: Education: Most Influential Theories of Learning
Concise descriptions of the major theories of learning.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab
The Smithsonian Learning Lab encourages the discovery and creative use of its rich digital materials, more than a million images, recordings, and texts. Search results display pictures rather than lists to make it simpler for all users....
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Summer Reading
Here are some great ideas for summer learning and reading.
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Sputnik Observatory for the Study of Contemporary Culture
A program designed to encourage thinking and ongoing learning in people who have the energy to develop ideas and work them through because the possibilities are endless.