Computer games can support learning in schools says new research PublicTechnology.net
Commercial computer games have the potential to support learning in schools and teachers do not need to be games experts to use them effectively for teaching.
Enough rope to succeed in life Jen Waters / THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Times
Emme Evans is learning to take leaps of faith. The seventh-grader at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson, Md., recently spent the day with her classmates on a ropes course at Upward Enterprises Inc. based in Frederick, Md.
Bioneers Celebrate Innovative Problem Solving RedNova
By STACI MATLOCK, PHOTOS BY NATALIE GUILLN ENVIRONMENT Annual conference to feature talks by Northern N.M. residents Bioneers are biological pioneers who look for innovative, practical ways to solve pressing environmental and social problems.
Teacher's one-room schoolhouse tours with young theater cast members Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
CHICAGO --- Teacher Sara Gordon has no problem with the fact that her students --- grade-school kids between 7 and 13 --- stay up till 1 or 2 a.m. most nights of the week and tend to sleep in.
Ready for anything in North Smithfield The Woonsocket Call
NORTH SMITHFIELD - Today the Junior-Senior High School is a place of learning where young people spend their days preparing for post-school careers.
Pokemon offers Web-based learning MacNN
Pokemon USA, Inc. has launched the Pokemon Learning League, a Web-based educational suite of animated, interactive lessons in language arts, math, science, and life skills for children ages 8 through 12. "Parents can now embrace their children's enth
Italy: Trashed Computers Leave Environment Needing Reboot RedNova
By Francesca Colombo - Tierramrica MILAN, Oct. 6, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Italy recycles just 15 percent of its used and obsolete computers and other electronic devices, making it difficult to find an effective solution to the problem of electronic waste.
Earthquake completely destroyed 11 of Learning for Life's schools The Evening Telegraph
LEARNING for Life (LFL) is a UK-based education charity, which was established 13 years ago as a response to the need for education, especially of girls, in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
Lettuce recall latest problem for growers Daily Breeze
Salinas company pulls brand of lettuce as a precaution, saying that no illness has resulted from it.
Buck Still Pushing for ICE Office RedNova
By Vanessa Delgado, Greeley Tribune, Colo. Oct. 9--No, it's not deja vu. Many who thought the idea of creating an Immigration and Customs Office in Greeley faded in January are learning that is not the case.



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Project, Problem, and Inquiry-Based Learning
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