Can’t help feeling chuffed!

Posted by Bron Stuckey on Oct 26, 2009 in Kid Voices, QA Community of Practice, Teacher Training

I was setting up accounts in the next Teacher Online Professional Development for QA and I got a Skype call from someone I did not recognize. I did not accept the call but instant messaged the person to find out what they wanted. The caller said they were part of the next online course and [...]

Tags: meaning, ownership, transformation, value

Quest Atlantis Units: Your Standards Solution!

Posted by jwatson on Oct 15, 2009 in QA Community of Practice, Teacher Training

Quest Atlantis Units (Taiga, Plague, Ander City Statistics, Spacenik, etc.) are the curricular features that give teachers and students the biggest reward, in motivation, engagement, and learning. But they also require the biggest investment in time—often taking up to 12 days in the computer lab with more classroom and teacher prep time to support them. [...]

Tags: content standards, curriculum, multi-curricular, theme-based instruction