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New Report: The New 3 Es of Education: Enabled, Engaged, and Empowered released from Project Tomorrow

The New 3E’s of Education: Enabled, Engaged, Empowered – How Today’s Students are Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Learning a new report from Project Tomorrow, has just been released. You can access it, as well as the podcast and website at http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup_congress.html.

For additional information about Speak Up, or the release of our national findings please visit the Congressional Briefing webpage at http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup_congress.html.

About Project Tomorrow & Speak Up
Speak Up is a national initiative of Project Tomorrow, the nation’s leading education nonprofit organization dedicated to the empowerment of student voices in education. The Speak Up National Research Project annually polls K-12 students, parents and educators about the role of technology for learning in and out of school and represents the largest collection of authentic, unfiltered stakeholder voice on digital learning. Since 2003, over 2.2 million K-12 students, parents, teachers, librarians, principals, technology leaders and district administrators have shared their views and ideas through Speak Up.

Project Tomorrow at www.tomorrow.org
Speak Up at www.tomorrow.org/speakup

URGENT! National Science Standards Conceptual Framework Feedback Needed

NH Science Educators: We need your input!

There is a national effort to create a framework for new national science education standards. We need your input now! Read all about this effort at the National Academies’ Board on Science Education website. The New Hampshire Department of Education invites you to provide feedback on the draft Conceptual Framework for New Science Education Standards. As a science educator in New Hampshire, your input and that of your colleagues will be brought back to the Board of Science Education (BOSE) to be used in their preparation of the final Conceptual Framework. NAS has reached out to the science officers in each state to ensure that we can provide the NAS with salient, reflective comments on their draft.

How can I provide feedback?

Step 1: Please take the time to read this document as thoroughly as possible prior to providing your feedback.

Step 2: Please use this Google Form to give us your input by no later than Wednesday, July 28, to help us craft a response from the New Hampshire Department of Education.

Step 3: Provide feedback directly to the National Research Council by clicking the link on the bottom of the Conceptual Framework Draft Cover Letter page. The national survey will be open until August 2nd, but we strongly recommend doing this one sooner.

The National Board on Science Education is on a timeline to create a summary report to submit to the National Academy of Sciences by August 20th. This is why the timeline for input is so tight.

Next Steps

There will be additional opportunity to learn about and discuss the framework after August 2nd. Further information will be posted in the NHDOE Key Messages and on this site to encourage additional input as the frameworks initiative moves forward and our state considers adoption of the standards.

Resource for Education Questions

The Reference Desk quick-response service at the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands is available immediately to answer your education questions.

What are the key education issues facing your state, district, and school?

High-school redesign? Assessments? District consolidation? Curricula? Literacy?

The Reference Desk provides quick-turnaround responses, based on available evidence, to your research-related education questions.

And it’s completely free.

Ask Your Education Question today!

The Reference Desk is further available to help you make the best decisions, based on evidence and research, around spending of stimulus funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Learn more about the Reference Desk.

What is The Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands?

REL-NEI’s mission is to help pre-K–16 educators — at the state, district, and school levels — use the best available evidence to make decisions leading to improved student achievement and reduced performance gaps among student groups. It serves New England, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The region includes over 5 million students, nearly 10,000 schools and 2,000 districts, from rural settings to New York City. REL-NEI is funded by a contract from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

For more information, contact REL-NEI Maine State Liaison Kathy Dunne: kdunne@wested.org

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Winter Session Registrations Open

Registrations are open for the Winter 2009 Session of courses, which run from February 3 through March 24.

• BP-03   Data Driven Teaching
• CE-01   Designing a Virtual Field Trip for the Elementary Classroom
• CE-02   Engaging K-12 Students with Digital Portfolios
• LA-04   Making the Most of Adolescent Literature
• LA-07   Improving Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
• HE-01   Teaching and Learning About HIV in the 21st Century Classroom     
• LT-01   Reading First: Supporting Early Reading Instruction with Technology
• LT-02   Supporting Literacy Development in Lower Elementary Classrooms
• LT-06   ESOL Literacy Development 1 – Reading
• MA-02   Differentiating Instruction to Accommodate Learning Styles in Mathematics
• MA-05   Using Technology in the Elementary Math Classroom
• SC-03   Transforming the Classroom with Project Based Learning in Science
• SC-04   Differentiating Instruction to Accommodate Learning Styles in Science
• SC-06   Atoms and Galaxies: Basic Concepts of Science Literacy 2
• SS-01   Transforming the Classroom with Project Based Learning in Social Studies
• SS-02   Integrating Primary Sources into the Social Studies Classroom
• SE-02   Understanding the Special Education Process at the Elementary Level

Download a registration form and mail it in today!