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School Librarians: Selecting the Best Anchor Text for STEM Learning
An anchor text is the central text around which a lesson or unit is built. This may be, for example, a narrative piece, a data set, or an image. Students across disciplines engage with this anchor text throughout a lesson or unit, using it as base upon which to...
The Well-Rounded Lesson: History and Common Core Math Come Together As Teachers, and Students, Collaborate
Try this teacher-created lesson on OER Commons: “Cross Curricular Approach to the Child Labor Practices of the 1800s and 1900s Industrial Revolution” Teachers embodying instructional leadership—this is the ultimate goal driving ISKME’s work bringing teachers together...
ISKME Calls on White House to Open Up Access to Federally Funded Educational Resources
Joins broad coalition in urging Administration to make OER part of next Open Government National Action PlanHalf Moon Bay, Calif. — Today, the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), along with a broad coalition of more than 90...
New Hampshire School Librarians Step into STEM Curriculum Leadership
Education non-profit ISKME works in partnership with Granite State College to accelerate instructional expertise and leadership among K-12 librarians and educators.July 14, 2015 (Half Moon Bay, CA)—The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education...
Action Collab Facilitator Training, August 5 – 6
We are pleased to announce the upcoming two-day Action Collab Facilitator Training, August 5th and 6th in San Francisco. This training is for those who want to learn how to facilitate design thinking that addresses real issues of innovation and change in education.The...