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Challenge-based learning: José Garcia's innovative approach to student inquiry: This article discusses the instructional strategies of Greene County Middle School science teacher José Garcia. Mr. Garcia employs challenge-based learning, which marries project-based learning with student inquiry and makes effective use of technology. José Garcia received an Apple Distinguished Educator award in 2009 and was Teacher of the Year in his school and county in 2008-2009.; Format: article; By Dan Lewandowski.

How does tiering benefit students?: In this video, three teachers from Raleigh’s Baileywick Road Elementary School discuss how creating tiered assignments has benefited their students. Includes classroom footage. This video is one in a four-part series about tiering. The other videos include:...; Format: video/video

How does tiering benefit teachers?: In this video, teachers at Raleigh's Baileywick Road Elementary School discuss how creating tiered assignments has benefited them as teachers. Includes classroom footage. This video is one in a four-part series about tiering. The other videos include: ...; Format: video/video

Inclusion in the 21st-century classroom: Differentiating with technology: In Reaching every learner: Differentiating instruction in theory and practice, page 7; While most teachers recognize the need to differentiate instruction, many face barriers in implementation. These barriers include lack of time to prepare lessons, the need to cover a wide range of content in a small amount of time, and extensive classroom management needs. This article advocates for using technology as a means to overcome some of these barriers.; Format: article/best practice; By Bobby Hobgood, Ed.D. and Lauren Ormsby.

Interactive conference 2009: LEARN NC’s fall 2009 interactive conference was held October 1, 2009, in Chapel Hill. Educators participated both in person and via the Web. If you missed it, everything is archived here -- Adobe Connect sessions, handouts, and more.; Format: (multiple pages)

The interactive whiteboard in your classroom: This article helps educators "think outside of the box" when using Interactive Whiteboards in their classrooms and provides innovative strategies that engage students and make them equal partners in the instructional process.; Format: article/best practice; By Bill Ferriter.

Reaching every learner: Differentiating instruction in theory and practice: This series of articles, which balance theory, research, and practice, address a variety of topics within differentiation through text, graphics, and video.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Sharing time in a blended learning space: This article offers a definition for blended learning and suggests strategies for effectively implementing this instructional approach.; Format: article/best practice; By Kevin Hodgson.

Traveling the world, virtually: Project-based learning in elementary school: Fifth-grade teacher Shannon Page shares her methods and experiences with using project-based learning in the elementary school classroom. Ms. Page's focus on taking virtual field trips, which are planned and guided by her students, helps infuse curriculum objectives with relevance and rigor.; Format: article/best practice; By Dan Lewandowski.

Two paths to knowledge: For students who who always finish their class work early or want more information than you have time to give, try curriculum compacting.; Format: article; By Waverly Harrell.

When you don't have all the answers: Linda Dow suggests freeing yourself from the necessity to be the eternal expert and descibes techniques for sharing the responsibility for learning and teaching alongside your students.; Format: article; By Linda Dow.

Who cares?: Using real-world perspectives to engage academically gifted learners: In Reaching every learner: Differentiating instruction in theory and practice, page 5; This article shares strategies for engaging gifted learners by creating assignments in which students adopt real-world perspectives on curriculum objectives. The result, the author suggests, is rich, rigorous, challenging learning for those who are ready to go beyond proficiency. Includes step-by-step instructions and sample assignments.; Format: article/best practice; By Linda Pigott Robinson.

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