Edutopia, a web site of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, has a number of articles related to assessment. Includes articles, research, video clips, and resources.

Keeping Score is the San Francisco Symphony’s national, multi-year program designed to make classical music more accessible to people of all ages and musical backgrounds. Keeping Score uses media in its most public and accessible forms to show that clas

Power point templates for games, including Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader, Twenty Questions, and Hillsborough (Hollywood) Squares.

The work represented here is due to the collaborative thought and work of the teachers and researchers of the Teaching for Understanding Project, based at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Over the course of five years, members of this group talke

The International Society of the Learning Sciences is a professional society dedicated to the interdisciplinary empirical investigation of learning as it exists in real-world settings and how learning may be facilitated both with and without technology.

Effective online instruction depends on learning experiences appropriately designed and facilitated by knowledgeable educators. Because learners have different learning styles or a combination of styles, online educators should design activities that addr

Challenge Based Learning applies what is known about the emerging learning styles of high school students and leverages the powerful new technologies that provide new opportunities to learn to provide an authentic learning process that challenges students

Learning is at the center of higher education. It is an essential part of the mission of all colleges and universities. The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) is a community of higher education institutions and organizations committed to advancing learnin

A New World of Educational Innovation Awaits YouA revolution in the Creative Expression of Knowledge and Ideas!Glogster EDU is your original educational resource for innovative and interactive learning. Glogster EDU was conceived to imaginatively, prod

This overview stems from "real life" experience and reflection over the past seven years in using electronic learning, with choral ensembles at the university level, and from working with choral directors and public school teachers/students around the cou

WiZiQ is a web-based platform for anyone and everyone who wants to teach and learn live, online. Teachers and students use WiZiQ for its state-of-the-art virtual classroom, to create and share online educational content and tests, and to connect with pers

Links to resources related to personalized learning.

Instructional Designer Resources and Community Collaboration

Theories and Models of Learning for Educational Research and Practice. This knowledge base features learning theories that address how people learn. A resource useful for scholars of various fields such as educational psychology, instructional design, and

This is a table looking at traditional classroom practice and potential digital alternatives. I have included software tools (proprietary, open source/free (FOSS) and Web 2.0) I am going to link these through to the websites, so if you are adding to this

Instructional strategies determine the approach a teacher may take to achieve learning objectives. Five categories of instructional strategies and explanation of these five categories can be found within this site. Instructional methods are used by teachers to create learning environments and to specify the nature of the activity in which the teacher and learner will be involved during the lesson. While particular methods are often associated with certain strategies, some methods may by found within a variety of strategies. A sampling of instructional methods with accompanying explanations are...

The brain is quite flexible and resilient, and this online exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History explores both of these traits, along with looking at current research into how the brain works. This website offers a nice complement to the in situ exhibit, and visitors can make their way through five sections, including "Your Sensing Brain", "Your Emotional Brain", and "Your 21st Century Brain". Each of these sections includes short answers to crucial questions about the brain's functions and activities, such as "Why do memories exist?" In the "Videos" area, found on the right hand...

Simply Psychology has been designed to help psychology students on all levels of academic courses. Whether you are learning a theory or research study for the first time for just wanting help with psychology revision you will find the site useful.

Peer 2 Peer University (we mostly just say P2PU) is a grassroots open education project that organizes learning outside of institutional walls and gives learners recognition for their achievements. P2PU creates a model for lifelong learning alongside traditional formal higher education. Leveraging the internet and educational materials openly available online, P2PU enables high-quality low-cost education opportunities.Learning for the people, by the people. About almost anything.