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Building Skills in the Interactive Schoolhouse
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Middle school students in Irving, Texas, are using a mix of digital tools to learn about sustainable energy in their new "net zero" school building, which produces as much energy as it consumes. (March 12, 2013)
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How It Works: Adaptive Testing
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Learn how adaptive testing works in this video and see what states are adopting it. (October 22, 2012)
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Blended Learning, Real Teaching
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Students and teachers at Mott Hall V Middle School in New York City experience a blended learning environment, which combines online learning and face-to-face instruction. (March 9, 2012)
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Story Pirates
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A group of actors and improv comedians called the Story Pirates inspires pupils to write creatively by giving them a purpose beyond class. (March 2, 2012)
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Marshmallow Launch at White House Science Fair
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President Obama meets an 8th grader named Joey from Phoenix, AZ at the White House Science Fair and the two launch a marshmallow across the state dining room with Joey's science project - an air cannon. (February 8, 2012)
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A Tornado Tale
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Technology Specialist Adam Bell narrates this very personal story of a community and school district coming together to rebuild after a tornado leveled five of the Joplin, Mo., school district's 20 campuses. (February 3, 2012)
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'Co-Teaching Is a Marriage'
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Two Baltimore-area school teachers explore what it's like to share a classroom every day. (October 14, 2011)
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Marshmallow Restraint
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A New York City teacher explains how he uses this classic experiment to teach self-control. (September 20, 2011)
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Post 9/11: Teacher Remembers Fallen Colleague
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Montgomery County teacher Patti Norton speaks about Bill Ruth, a fellow teacher killed in the Pentagon attack on 9/11. (October 14, 2011)
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Dan Meyer on Real-World Math
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Math teacher Dan Meyer explains how presenting real-life scenarios through photos and videos makes math problems "irresistible" to students. (April 5, 2011)
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Rural 'Dropout Factories' Often Overshadowed
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While most of the attention is on urban high schools with low graduation rates, rural schools also struggle to retain at-risk students. (October 15, 2011)
