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Re: [school-discuss] DSS for Teachers, Adminstrators....
Dear Schoolforgers,
I may be off here, but on first (quick) reading, my reaction is to wonder if,
perhaps, some of you might be less than totally aware of what is already
available on the Web that is not open source, but is, for practical purposes, in
the public domain.
Not only does each state have its standards, and so do all of the commonwealth
countries, but each national organization, discipline-specific, has linked
standards to actual lessons -- and they are _very_ well done and complete.
You might also be interested in these sites because they introduce you to
current pedagogy which, interestingly, supports the open source software
development model, by the way. I am going to address a group of international
teachers and technology leaders in March and I plan for to make this correlation
a central part of my talk. Anyone interested in discussing it with me would be a
welcomed collaborator.
If you already know all this, please forgive me for butting in. I just want to
make sure that you have current information. For this reason, I am attaching
(html) the draft of a page I began preparing for my faculty to show them
examples of what the Web offers in place of the traditional textbook. Please
have a look if interested in curriculum because the first part (top chunk of
links) is about how to build standards-based lessons; the next parts are
discipline-specific and include a totally open and simple idea, the Web quest.
If you want an idea of some of the neat things teachers are doing these days,
look at the Web quests.
Speaking of databases such as you describe, have a look at the McRel links and
the English Language Arts links from NCTE (National Counsel of Teachers of
English) and the IRA (International Reading Association). Go slowly and read
deeply. It will help you in whatever you decide to do with curriculum.
Feel free to use my list as a starting point for your database.
For me, what's needed is something that pushes, or invites, teachers to publish
their own lessons under open licenses and to tie their lessons to the use of
free and open software.
Just a quick thought.
Best wishes,
David
==
Quoting Doug Loss <drloss@suscom.net>:
> Gerard Lam wrote:
>
> > Just a thought - We can obtain and compile a master database of each
> state's
> > curriculum standards (or link to another DB system)? Then the next step
> > would be to have a system (some call it a curriculum manager) or program
> in
> > which it can match the right lesson plan (or content) to fulfill the
> > specified requirements. Lesson plans (pulled form a pool of content) can
> > then be presented to the educator, which in turn can pick the one to
> fulfill
> > that requirement (or have it be done automatically)... [...] Of course,
> time has
> > to be spent on gathering the functional requirements, process, and many
> > other details...and more importantly is there already something like that
> > out there?
> >
> Chris Hornbaker is working on something similar to this at
> OpenSchooling.org:
>
> http://openschooling.org/en/about.php
>
> I don't know the current status of that project, but I think it's
> best to collaborate with him on this rather than to start anew.
>
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Title: ditchthetextbook
Ditch the Textbook!
The following sites and lessons have a few things in common:
- child-centered focus
- activity/project-based learning where/when possible
- collaborative/cooperative learning where possible
From Standards to practice and back again:
K-12 Standards
Arts Standards
Arts Standards
Memphis City Schools Arts Standards
Geography, History and Social Studies Standards
Geography for Life National Standards
Standards List
National History Standards
Memphis City Schools Social Studies Standards
Mapping the World by Heart (Program Description)
National Geographic 8th Grade Geo.
Geography Resources from the Univ. of Texas
Geography Courses on the Web - Texas
Geography World
Resources for Teachers
K-4 Online Lessons
5-8 Geography Resources
9-12 Resources
Bringing History Alive
Teaching
US History with history places
Social Studies Resource Database
English Language Arts Standards
Levels k-2
Contexts and Examples
Elementary Reading Page Washington County, Maryland,
US
Lesson Plans
k-2
|
Literary Engagement
|
Literary Engagement
|
Lessons
|
Lessonplan links from UConn: The Literacy Web
17 k-2 Language Arts Webquests listed on Bernie Dodge's
USD Webquest Home
Literacy.uconn Webquests
Washington County, Maryland Elementary Level Webquest Matrix
About Webquests
Internet4schools
Student Publishing
Applying literacy online - The Literacy Web - UConn
Levels 3-5
Contexts and Examples
Elementary Reading Page Washington County, Maryland,
US
The Literacy Web 3-4 Home
Lesson Plans
3-4 Lesson plan links from The Literacy Web, UConn
5-6 Lesson
plan links from The Literacy Web, UConn
4-5 from lessonplanspage.com
Technology Integration
The Literacy Web's Suggestioned Links
60 3-5 Language Arts Webquests listed on Bernie Dodge's
Webquest Home at U.S.D.
3-4 Webquest list from The Literacy Web, UConn
5-6 Webquest list from The Literacy Web, UConn
Washington County, Maryland Elementary Level Webquest Matrix
Memphis Schools Webquests
Student Publishing Ideas/Opportunities
3-4 Applying literacy online - The Literacy Web - UConn
5-6 Applying literacy online - The Literacy Web - UConn
Literacy Engagement
|
literacy engagement
|
Lessons
|
Web Resources 3-5
Levels 6-8
Examples and Contexts
Middle School ELA Home, Washington County, Maryland
6-7 Reading and English Language Arts Curriculum
6-7 Grade-Level Focus ELA Page, Washington County, Maryland
6-7 ELA Resources, Washington County, Maryland
Graphic Organizers
Portfolio Contents
Literacy Resources
Lesson Plans
Literacy Engagement
6-8
|
Literacy Engagement
|
Literacy
|
Lessons
|
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Learning Language
Learning about Language
Learning through Language
6-7 from lessonplanspage.com
91 6-8 Language ArtsWebquests listed on Bernie Dodge's
USD Webquest Home
Memphis, Tennessee Schools Webquests
Student Publishing
5-6 Applying literacy online - The Literacy Web - UConn
Levels 9-12
91 6-8 Language ArtsWebquests listed on Bernie Dodge's
USD Webquest Home
Memphis, Tennessee Schools HS Webquests
Languages Other Than English Standards
Memphis City Schools Teaching and Learning Academy Foreign
Language Standards
Mathematics Standards
Music Standards
Music Standards
Science Standards
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
k-2
25 k-2 Science Webquests listed on Bernie Dodge's
USD Webquest Home
Teaching and Learning Academy Webquest List (Memphis,
Tennessee)
3-5
Webquests
63 3-5 Science Webquests listed on Bernie Dodge's USD
Webquest Home
6-8
92 6-8 Science Webquests listed on Bernie Dodge's USD
Webquest Home
9-12
84 9-12 Science Webquests listed on Bernie Dodge's
USD Webquest Home
Technology Standards
Online practice/instruction
Memphis City Schools Teaching and Learning Academy