Hot Topic: Curriculum
FEATURED ARTICLES
The New Literacy
How the 3Rs are evolving into the 4Es.
Awards of Excellence: 2004 Winners
43 high-quality titles that meet the promise of technology in education
Top 10 Innovative Projects
10 projects that combine collaboration, critical thinking, global implications, in-depth investigations, and a very high student motivation factor.
Meaningful Digital Video for Every Classroom
A strategic guide to integrating digital video into your lessons
LITERACY
Reviews: A Brand New Read
Reading First gets a boost with four new literacy programs for elementary and middle school students.
Reviews: The Read Generation
Four online early literacy curricula help today’s connected kids build a strong foundation for reading.
Reviews: Online Courses for Reading Teachers
Four Web-based offerings give busy educators techniques to teach literacy skills to elementary and middle school students.
Reading Assessment in the Palm of Your Hand
How one South Carolina school is using handheld computers and mClass Reading software to improve reading strategies for K-3 students.
MATH & SCIENCE
Science and Technology: A Workshop
Today’s tools offer more opportunities than ever for students to investigate, analyze, connect, and create.
Reviews: Real-Time Science
Kids can collect and analyze data with these five probeware packages.
Reviews: No Lab Coat Required
Contraptions and chemistry are fair game in these two science software sequels for middle and high school students.
Reviews: Elementary Math Programs
Two adventure-themed programs plus one smart toy equal three interactive math tools for the K-6 crowd.
A Tool Chest for High School Mathematics
We surf for math tools on the Web.
Integrating Computers and Science Inquiry: The C4E Model
Read on for a new approach to incorporating technology into science instruction.
SPECIAL NEEDS
Miracle Workers
Alternative and augmentative communication devices can give voices to students otherwise "trapped" by their disabilities.
Special Needs Technologies: An Administrator’s Guide
A collaborative process makes sure the assistive technologies you purchase actually help students meet their academic goals — and the school's requirements under the law.
Web Site Accessibility
To learn more about designing Web pages that comply with the requirements of Universal Design, visit these sites.
Accessibility for All
How teachers can help special education students overcome barriers to using the Internet and other technologies.
Technology for Individuals with Autism
Learn about a program that helps special needs children control their attention and establish a relationship between attention and behavior.
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
Project-Based Learning: A Primer
When students are challenged to get to work solving real-life problems, the whole world becomes a classroom.
Telling Tales with Technology
With photos, graphics, music, and sound, digital storytelling allows your students to showcase their voices.
A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Projects
Maximize students’ understanding and respect for other cultures.
Lego Robotics in the Classroom
The Lego Robotics competition is an engaging and meaningful way for fifth and sixth grade students to learn.
Honoring Student's Voices
How the Bronx WRITeS poetry writing and performance project is making a difference in students' lives.
Online: CyberSmart Curriculum
A free integration resource for K-8 educators
Online: Eyes on Art: A Learning to Look Curriculum
Five curriculum modules dedicated to helping students look at and understand art.
HOW TO
Find educational content on the Web
Publish lesson plans online
Provide just-in-time curriculum support
Improve curriculum integration
Create a Curriculum Matrix
Develop Model Activities
Make standards, curriculum, and technology work together
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