Resource Type: General Education Resource Discipline: Mathematics, Science, English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Postsecondary Professional Commentary: Blogger is a free online web log (registration required). A blog is an easy-to-use web site, where you can quickly post thoughts, interact with people, and more.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Business & Administrative Services, Marketing Projects: COR, Standards First 72 Measuring What Counts: Memorization Versus Understanding Resource Type: General Education Resource Discipline: Mathematics, Science, English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Postsecondary Professional Commentary: This article discusses one teachers experiences in moving from traditional teaching methods to an applied learning approach. The article contains information about misconception research, characteristics of meaningful projects, benefits of applied learning, and tips for implementing applied learning.... Projects: COR 73 The Intersection of Learning and Technology Resource Type: General Education Resource Discipline: Mathematics, Science, English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Postsecondary Professional Commentary: This resource graphically illustrates the intersection of technology and learning. Technology is represented as a continuum from low to high performance.... Career Fields: Engineering & Science Technologies, General Career Skills Projects: COR, Standards First 74 Changing How and What Children Learn in School with Computer-Based Technologies Resource Type: General Education Resource Discipline: Mathematics, Science, English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Postsecondary Professional Commentary: Changing how and what children learn in school with computer-based technologies Christopher Hoadley, Barbara Means, Roy Pea, Jeremy Roschelle, Douglas N. Gordin Schools today face ever-increasing demands in their attempt to ensure that students are well-equipped to enter the workforce and navigate a complex world.... Projects: COR 75 Renewable Energy Sources Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students use Internet resources to investigate renewable sources of energy. This lesson is designed to help students investigate and evaluate renewable energy sources.... Projects: COR 76 Exploring the Solar System Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: This resource introduces students to Earth's moon and the eight other planets in our solar system. Students learn about the geology, composition, and orbits of other planets by planning a trip to another planet.... Projects: COR 77 What Happens in the First 9 Months? Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: The purpose of this resource is to familiarize students with the stages of human development during pregnancy. The human baby develops so dramatically from the time an egg is fertilized to the time a baby is born that one lesson cannot begin to encompass all that happens to a developing fetus during that time.... Career Fields: Health Science, Human Services, General Career Skills Projects: COR, Standards First Resource Type: General Education Resource Discipline: Mathematics, Science, English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Postsecondary Professional Commentary: ProfilerPRO allows for the evaluation of knowledge, attitude, and skill based on simple surveys implemented via the World Wide Web. Using ProfilerPRO members of a group can share knowledge and promote collaboration based on responses to survey items.... Projects: COR 79 Ohio SchoolNet Skills Modules Resource Type: General Education Resource Discipline: Mathematics, Science, English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Postsecondary Professional Commentary: These skill modules, developed by Ohio SchoolNet, provide a guide and resources for instructors providing professional development in the use of a specific technology. Modules include the syllabus, instructional resources, and activities that can be used by an instructor.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems, Arts & Communication, Business & Administrative Services, Construction Technologies, Education & Training, Engineering & Science Technologies, Finance, Government & Public Administration, Health Science, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Services, Information Technology, Law & Public Safety, Manufacturing Technologies, Marketing, Transportation Systems, General Career Skills Projects: COR, Standards First 80 Assistive Technology: Enabling Dreams Resource Type: General Education Resource Discipline: Mathematics, Science, English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Postsecondary Professional Commentary: From voice-activated software to customized laptops, assistive technology is changing the way disabled students communicate, learn, and play. This article and video from the George Lucas Educational Foundation highlights some of the ways assistive technologies are allowing disabled students greater access to the curriculum and school related activities.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Education & Training, Engineering & Science Technologies, Health Science, Information Technology Projects: COR, Standards First |