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The Strategic Education Research Partnership has a nice tool for teachers that provides a series of discussable dilemmas designed to promote students’ academic language and argumentation skills. It begins with questions like “What is the purpose of school?” Supporting materials for teachers and students are provided free of charge. There are resources for fourth through eighth grades.
From the University of Michigan…”ImagineNation Matters “virtual tour” modules are like storybooks come to life, in which upper elementary students can explore the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, experience the human drama of the Underground Railroad, or traverse the history of Mackinac Island. Each of our modules is in the form of a story that involves protagonists of the approximate age of our student participants.”
Spark101 features engaging, well-developed STEM video case studies for classroom use. Each video focuses on a problem and how it was approached in a professional context. For instance, a nine minute video on the Innovation Process at the Garfield Center described challenges facing healthcare and investigated how technology could provide a solution. Teacher resources and student packets are provided.
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Debbie Harris is the director of educational technology at the Sager Solomon Schechter Day School in Northbrook, IL. Involved in Jewish education for over thirty years, she has an education degree from Northwestern University with a concentration in instructional media and a master’s degree in professional Jewish studies from Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership. She is skilled in using and teaching desktop publishing, video editing, presentation and animation software; and consults and presents regularly on integrating technology into Judaic studies. Her students podcast, blog, edit video and create claymations. She co-chaired the technology track for CAJE 33 in Vermont, is a SMART Certified Trainer for SMART Notebook, and a 2011 recipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.
When not learning, teaching or writing about technology, Debbie likes to sketchnote and craft. She likes to knit, do calligraphy, sew, watercolor, paint fabric and just generally play with fun toys like scrapbooking supplies and anything with texture. Debbie travels to California every summer to paint tallitot with high school aged campers. Finally, she is incredibly proud of her two daughters; Lori, who teaches English at a community college; and Allie, who is the director of the URJ’s Camp Newman in California.
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