Learning & Leading Through Technology

K- 12 Internet
Resource Center

K12IRC.ORG

Over 2,100 carefully selected and annotated links will provide you with the tools you need to create exciting, topical lesson plans and curriculum. Like an Instructional Resource Center in the real world, you will find...

 a solid foundation for supporting standards and assessment practices,

 classroom projects, lessons, units, field trips, extended studies, and international databases in almost every subject and across subjects,

 ideas & resources to integrate media into your curriculum,

 tips for school, family, industry, and community partnerships,

 tools for planning and managing your environment,

 professional development and publishing opportunities.

Information
and Resources
for the K- 12
community

Inspiring Educators

Of course, meeting students’ needs requires time for ongoing, high-quality professional development for teachers and administrators. At the Adult Contemporary Learning Hub at the Catholic Education Office’s Newman Siena Centre in Perth, we visited a newly renovated professional learning facility mirroring the desired student learning design. The multiuse spaces accommodate teachers in their personal learning endeavors. Teachers work together in the social watering hole spirit; turn a discussion into a campfire opportunity; or find a quiet space to think, reflect, and create.

Educators do not have to be technology experts to use these ideas. They do need to be content experts and have a solid pedagogical background with a passion to reach the hearts and minds of today’s digital generation. They need to knit together the content in ways that engage learners, extend learning outside the proverbial walls of schools, and transform the learning and teaching process. Educators need to think carefully about how to support exploration with guided questions and well-crafted interactions.

Ann Davis, clinical assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is a state level leader in 1: 1 computing, leadership devel- opment, and coaching. She is the author of the USDOE Epic-Ed Framework.

North Beaches Christian School’s cave-type environment.

The K- 12 Instructional Resource Center is chockfull of the best-of-breed resources for designing, implementing, and refreshing lesson plans and curriculum.

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