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Ncrel: Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement
NCREL provides a detailed report on the use of technology for student improvement. Click on Action Options and scroll down the area designated for teachers to view NCREL ideas on classroom implementation.
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Ncrel: Pathways to School Improvement
Use this NCREL site to find research and best practices relating to many critical issues in education. Each area on the site includes discussions of critical issues, supporting material, and additional resources. Areas include...
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Ncrel: Building a Committed Team
Action steps that will build successful teams at the school level as well as implementation pitfalls and illustrative cases.
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Assessing Young Children's Progress Appropriately
This article focuses on the critical issue of how to assess your young child's progress appropriately. Students, teachers and parents will benefit from this informative article. The article features contact information to learn more...
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Ncrel: Developing a School or District Technology Plan
This site from the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory provides information on how to create a technology plan that is part of an overall school improvement plan. Discusses guidelines, planning committees, budgets, and agenda...
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North Central Regional Educational Laboratory: Reciprocal Teaching
This site offers a comprehensive description of reciprocal teaching.
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North Central Regional Educational Laboratory: Graphic Organizers
Explanations and diagrams of nine graphic organizers: spider map, series-of-events chain, continuum scale, compare/contrast matrix, problem/solution outline, network tree, human interaction outline, fishbone map, and cycle.
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Ncrel: Human Body Systems Resource
What do you know about the different human body systems? This site features information on each of the different systems. Students and teachers will benefit from this comprehensive resource.
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Kids Learn: Respiratory System Internet Workshop
Come and explore this internet workshop that was designed to introduce you to a study on the respiratory system. Students and teachers will benefit from this resource.
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Kids learn.org: Circulatory System
What do you know about the circulatory system? This site features several links to help you increase your knowledge of this fascinating human body system.
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Circulatory System Internet Workshop
This site features a circulatory system internet workshop focused on diseases and healthy living. Students and teachers will benefit from the resources linked to this site.
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Ncrel Anticipation: Reaction Guide
A model of a quick survey to give students to help them activate their prior knowledge of subject matter. Alter this survey to suit your particular subject.
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Ncrel K W L H Technique
A brief explanation and practical example of how to use the K-W-L-H technique to help students activate prior knowledge of a subject.