Quest to Learn
Quest to Learn

Author: Katie Salen Tekinbas

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2010-10-29

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 0262515652

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The design for Quest to Learn, an innovative school in New York City that offers a “game-like” approach to learning. Quest to Learn, an innovative school for grades 6 to 12 in New York City, grew out of the idea that gaming and game design offer a promising new paradigm for curriculum and learning. The designers of Quest to Learn developed an approach to learning that draws from what games do best: drop kids into inquiry-based, complex problem spaces that are built to help players understand how they are doing, what they need to work on, and where to go next. Content is not treated as dry information but as a living resource; students are encouraged to interact with the larger world in ways that feel relevant, exciting, and empowering. Quest to Learn opened in the fall of 2009 with 76 sixth graders. In their first semester, these students learned—among other things—to convert fractions into decimals in order to break a piece of code found in a library book; to use atlases and read maps to create a location guide for a reality television series; and to create video tutorials for a hapless group of fictional inventors. This research and development document outlines the learning framework for the school, making the original design available to others in the field. Elements in development include a detailed curriculum map, a budget, and samples of student and teacher handbooks.

Teaching Machines
Teaching Machines

Author: Bill Ferster

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2014-11-17

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1421415402

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Technology promises to make learning better, cheaper, faster—but rarely has it kept that promise. The allure of educational technology is easy to understand. Classroom instruction is an expensive and time-consuming process fraught with contradictory theories and frustratingly uneven results. Educators, inspired by machines’ contributions to modern life, have been using technology to facilitate teaching for centuries. In Teaching Machines, Bill Ferster examines past attempts to automate instruction from the earliest use of the postal service for distance education to the current maelstrom surrounding Massive Open Online Courses. He tells the stories of the entrepreneurs and visionaries who, beginning in the colonial era, developed and promoted various instructional technologies. Ferster touches on a wide range of attempts to enhance the classroom experience with machines, from hornbooks, the Chautauqua movement, and correspondence courses to B. F. Skinner’s teaching machine, intelligent tutoring systems, and eLearning. The famed progressive teachers, researchers, and administrators that the book highlights often overcame substantial hurdles to implement their ideas, but not all of them succeeded in improving the quality of education. Teaching Machines provides invaluable new insight into our current debate over the efficacy of educational technology.

National Educational Technology Standards for Students
National Educational Technology Standards for Students

Author: International Society for Technology in Education

Publisher: ISTE (Interntl Soc Tech Educ

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781564842374

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This booklet includes the full text of the ISTE Standards for Students, along with the Essential Conditions, profiles and scenarios.

Drones in Education
Drones in Education

Author: Christopher Carnahan

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781564846150

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This book was written for educators who want to incorporate drones into their curriculum but have no idea where to start. It covers all you need to implement a drone program in your school, including recommendations as to the drones that are best for specific students' age levels and subject areas, and which drones need to be registered and where you can fly them. It provides.lesson plans, real-world applications, and tips on securing funding for drones.

Teachers and Technology
Teachers and Technology

Author:

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1995-10

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0788125036

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Shows that helping schools to make the connection between teachers and technology may be one of the most important steps to making the most of past, present, and future investments in educational technology and in our children's future. Addresses issues, such as: potential of technology in education; federal support; use of technology to enhance instruction; assisting teachers with the daily tasks of teaching; what technologies do schools own and how are they used; technology-related training programs; and other related issues. Tables and figures.

Educational Technology
Educational Technology

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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This hearing on computer assisted instruction and the use of educational technology in classrooms was held in response to a presidential request that instructional innovation be given special attention, particularly in science and mathematics education, in every congressional district. This transcript of the hearing includes statements presented by the following witnesses: (1) Walter E. Massey, Director, National Science Foundation; (2) "Educational Technology: Computer Based Instruction" (David T. Kearns, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education); (3) "Educational Technology: New Tools for Teaching and Learning" (Linda G. Roberts, Senior Associate, Science, Education, and Transportation Program, Office of Technology Assessment); (4) "Computer Based Instruction--Technology & Implementation" (Ronald F. Fortune, President, Computer Curriculum Corporation (43 references); (5) Albert Shanker, President, American Federation of Teachers; (6) "Interactive Digital Multimedia and School Learning Environments" (Leroy J. Tuscher, Professor of Education and Computer Science, Lehigh University (17 references); (7) "Educational Technology: Computer Based Instruction" (G. Thomas Houlihan, Superintendent, Johnston County Schools, Smithfield, North Carolina); and (8) "Statement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Educational Technology: Computer-Based Instruction" (Jeffrey H. Joseph, Vice President of Domestic Policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce). (DB)

Rethinking Technology in Schools Primer
Rethinking Technology in Schools Primer

Author: Vanessa Elaine Domine

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780820488004

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"Among the many challenges facing public schooling in the United States is the often irrelevant usage of technology in the classroom - in ways that support the textbook and computer industries more than student learning and achievement. This primer reframes the longstanding debate about instructional technology in school classrooms and challenges the reader to think more critically and conscientiously about the fundamental communication and technological processes that mediate learning and ultimately define education. The primer offers educators at all levels a three-dimensional map for exploring the philosophical, pedagogical, and practical uses of technology to serve rather than subvert the public purposes of education in a democracy."--BOOK JACKET.

Colleges That Create Futures
Colleges That Create Futures

Author: Princeton Review

Publisher: Princeton Review

Published: 2016-05-10

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0804126399

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KICK-START YOUR CAREER WITH THE RIGHT ON-CAMPUS EXPERIENCE! When it comes to getting the most out of college, the experiences you have outside the classroom are just as important as what you study. Colleges That Create Futures looks beyond the usual “best of” college lists to highlight 50 schools that empower students to discover practical, real-world applications for their talents and interests. The schools in this book feature distinctive research, internship, and hands-on learning programs—all the info you need to help find a college where you can parlay your passion into a successful post-college career. Inside, You'll Find: • In-depth profiles covering career services, internship support, student group activity, alumni satisfaction, noteworthy facilities and programs, and more • Candid assessments of each school’s academics from students, current faculty, and alumni • Unique hands-on learning opportunities for students across majors • Testimonials on career prep from alumni in business, education, law, and much more *************************** What makes Colleges That Create Futures important? You've seen the headlines—lately the news has been full of horror stories about how the college educational system has failed many recent grads who leave school with huge debt, no job prospects, and no experience in the working world. Colleges That Create Futures identifies schools that don't fall into this trap but instead prepare students for successful careers! How are the colleges selected? Schools are selected based on survey results on career services, grad school matriculation, internship support, student group and government activity, alumni activity and salaries, and noteworthy facilities and programs.