Project combines math, nutrition, social awareness

Project combines math, nutrition, social awareness | Educators share their experiences with blended learning | Kan. and N.Y. schools pilot cloud-based learning Created for sittishon.whungsinsujarit.comtit@blogger.com |  Web Version   June 20, 2014 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF        SIGN UP | FORWARD | ARCHIVE | ADVERTISE Teaching & Learning Advertisement Project combines math, nutrition, social awareness (KatarzynaBialasiewicz /NewsCred) Fourth-graders at a New Jersey school recently participated in the Kids Give Back Program. The program included lessons in math, nutrition and social awareness, culminating in a donation to the Center for Food Action. NorthJersey.com (Hackensack, N.J.) (free registration)/Cliffside Park Citizen (6/19) Share:    Educators share their experiences with blended learning (© Corbis/NewsCred) Some educators who use blended learning say the infusion of technology has helped them develop student-centered classrooms. Blended learning also has the potential to reshape professional development, educators say. Still, others note that educators need adequate training and support for a successful rollout of the model. Education Week Teacher (tiered subscription model) (6/18) Share:      ADVERTISEMENT   The ANIE (Assessment of Numeracy in Education) is a simple, powerful tool that all teachers and specialists can continuously use to identify students' understanding of a concept or procedure, and build instruction to support gaps in learning. Works in concert with any math program. Click here now to preview the entire book! Curriculum Kan. and N.Y. schools pilot cloud-based learning Classroom instruction is getting a significant makeover in public schools in Kansas and New York that use digital and cloud technology to encourage collaboration and interactive learning. In New York's Tuckahoe school district, teachers can follow student progress in real time using cloud-based tech, while rural schools in Kansas plan to replace traditional laptops with cloud-based Google Chromebooks starting next year. The Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.) (tiered subscription model) (6/17), The Topeka Capital-Journal (Kan.) (6/15) Share:  Other News High-school makeover includes focus on life skills WBND-TV (South Bend, Ind.) (6/18) Share:  Standards Consortium begins analysis of common core field tests (Ariel Skelley/NewsCred) The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers -- one of two consortia designing common core tests -- will begin analyzing results of field tests taken by more than 1 million students. Test questions could be dropped or changed if a large number of students answered them incorrectly. 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