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"My focus on education reform in this space in posts such as Using Twitter to Bring About Educational Change led me to a recent publication by The Annenberg Institute for School Reform that offers some spot on, and extremely useful advice for those interested in spearheading their own educational change initiatives. In collaboration with the NEA, The Annenberg Institute released a resource and strategy guide for 'Getting Started in Education Organizing'...Here is a look at what the guide offers and a consideration of how it can be tied into larger educational change efforts."

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Science Writer is a free web-based instructional tool that supports students
through the process of writing a science report with organizational supports, explicit strategy instruction and scaffolds.

It is easy to stumble on clues about how the mind works. Many people notice, for instance, that a good way to learn about a topic is to teach it to someone else. When a person teaches a concept to others, he or she is likely to remember that material for the long term. Long-term retention is much less likely for those in the role of a traditional learner who is listening to a teacher talk.

Fortunately, recent advances in brain science mean that we no longer must stumble on insights such as this by trial and error.

My simple surface is like a big white board for quickly and easily organising lots of things. When there's too much going on, you need space. You need a surface to put things on. Move things around. Step back. Organise, and re-organise.

Quora launched a new feature on Monday that has nothing to do with Q's or A's. "Boards" function like Pinterest's "pinboards," allowing users to collect and organize web content under topics they create.