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August 2009
 
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    Get Tapped In - Workshop

     



    LearniT-TeachiT will lead a series of online workshops on Tapped In (TI), a place where teachers gather to support one another. The first workshop on August 20 will focus on developing 21st century skills such as information and media literacy, critical thinking and problem-solving and much more. Participants will be fully prepared to put the ready-to-use classroom activities to work.

     

     

    Pay Attention With Curriki

     

     



    The Professional Development Team from Jordan School District of West Jordan, Utah asked us to "Pay Attention" to the realities of 21st Century learners. View their compelling video and find other tools to help you prepare for today's learners on the LearniT-TeachiT area in Curriki.


     

     

    New STEM Resources

     

     



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    Encourage your students to add some Technologi-Zing! to their projects by opening a door to a rich library of STEM multimedia. thanks to a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) you and your students can access the images, sounds and videos from the NASA collection and discover exciting projects to integrate these resources.

     

     

     

    Update-Career Bytes

     

     

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    There's no more authoritative voice on STEM education than Dr. Arden Bement, Director of the National Science Foundation. Catch his thoughts, on 21st Century teaching and learning and hear his thoughts on the urgent need to prepare our next generation of scientists and engineers for success

      

     

     

     

     

    Summer Fun = Great Stories

     

     

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    You Be The Authoris a great way to kick off the school year with your students partnering to write their very own kids book. Show students how technology can make the old "what I did this summer" project fun. This 6ES lesson plan integrates digital imaging and Internet research with their language arts skills. 

     

     

     

    Coming Next Month: New Site

                         
    21eteacher-logoWe're excited that not only does September typically usher in a new school season, full of promises, challenges and learning, but this year it also brings a whole new LearniT-TeachiT website.
     
    Be on the lookout for details and follow us on Twitter for important updates about our new look.

     

     
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