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High school science teacher Tyler DeWitt was ecstatic about a lesson plan on bacteria (how cool!) -- and devastated when his students hated it. The problem was the textbook: it was impossible to understand.
Beth Dichter's insight:
The way one teaches makes a difference, and Tyler DeWitt provides us with a look at one way to teach science...so that the students will be engaged! You might also want to check out his YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/tdewitt451. 
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Pegi Flynt, Ed.D.'s curator insight,
October 12, 2014 6:25 PM
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Rebecca Wilkins's curator insight,
July 31, 2015 9:33 AM
When educators think PBS, they think early childhood education. There are tons of resources, however, geared toward secondary students.
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Brothers John and Hank Green are two passionate learners reaching celebrity status on YouTube with their latest project - Crash Course. The YouTube channel features very engaging, funny videos from the brothers, where John discusses World History and Hank delves into the details of Biology. Videos are roughly ten minutes in length and are of extremely high quality. Slick animations, interesting locations and neat effects make for informative and captivating veiwing.
Charlie Mijatovic's curator insight,
February 24, 2015 5:18 PM
Utterly love their videos. Crash Course is utterly amazing! A very fun way to learn!
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Mathalicious is transforming the way math is taught by providing middle and high school teachers with the most relevant, engaging, and effective math lessons anywhere. We do this by designing lessons around real-world topics that students care about, from sports to technology to health & wellness. This contextual approach helps students make sense of the math, and develop both conceptual understanding and procedural fluency.
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"These UDL Guidelines and checkpoints can assist educators in designing flexible lessons and curricula that reduce barriers to learning and provide innovative and supportive learning to meet the needs of all learners..."
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This SlideShare provides a look at how iPads my be used to tranform education. Chock full if examples and activities as well as pedagogy chances are you will find some new ideas and resources in this resources from SilviaTolisano.
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You may have never tried project-based learning, or you may teach in a purely PBL environment. Whatever your background, you’ll find that PBL can be a powerful instructional approach.
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Digital Storytelling takes a plot, event or idea and enriches it with engaging media and interaction.
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Exploriments are simulation-based interactive learning units for enhancing conceptual understanding in Science and Math in an experiential manner. Useful for students and teachers alike, Exploriments provide a highly interactive, exploratory, and engaging experience.
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Wonderful video about the importance of keeping children engaged with science, over ensuring that every child has to know every single about a progess.
I've seen this TED talk before and it really hits the nail on the head for many students in science. Why would anyone want to pursue a career in science if all they get to experience are facts and figures with a bit of experimentation thrown in! I actually based my Literacy and Numeracy assignment on this. The learning experience for students was to develop a creative story based around a pathogen of their choosing. They had to include how the pathogen was spread, what it did to the person who contracted it (symptoms) and how that person was treated. It was aimed at year 9 students within a biology based unit of work. I would love to implement it one day to see how students respond.