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K12 INSIGHT The Educator’s Virtual Mentor www.educatorsvirtualmentor.com Subscription, $500 minimum This resource offers multiple streaming video clips with examples of quality teaching from across the country for over 50 strategies, coordinated with researched best practices. It helps facilitate wholestaff instructional focus and clear evaluation expectations. The system provides principals with instructional tools to help teachers teach and students learn. It strengthens and provides meaningful and critical assistance to alternative-path teachers. The Virtual Mentor supports and encourages personal teaching assessment and development of personal instructional growth plans. TOOL FACTORY Worksheet Station www.worksheetstation.com Worksheets, Starts at $29.95/single unit to $399.95/school license PreK12 educators can download curriculum-based worksheets. The library offers over 150 titles that were created by teachers and are available in multiple formats, so they can be edited on any computer platform. Teachers can also upload their own worksheets in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other formats to share their ideas with others across the district or country. Teachers receive author credits for each submission. Also included is a suite of software tools to help maximize the use of digital imaging in the classroom. NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION Knowledge Academy Assessment Courses www.nwea.org, Online courses, $1500 minimum per district, per student tested basis These courses help staff better understand and use assessment data. They provide educators with an overview of the basic components of the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) system. Topics covered include a solid grounding in its assessments, how to use MAP data to inform classroom instruction, a basic understanding of its science assessments and how to interpret results. Other courses focus on reports, tools and resources. Educators can also sharpen their skills through the association’s training continuum, which offers a training series that advances understanding and proﬁciency with assessment information. TURNING TECHNOLOGIES Audience Response System www.turningtechnologies.com Hardware, $695/24 IR keypads; $1931/24-seat RF The system allows teachers to use interactive PowerPoint presentations for added student participation. With these IR wireless keypads, teachers can conduct digital testing, surveys, opinion polls and games that allow every student in the class to select a response. Teachers can evaluate the collective understanding of the entire class, track individual student learning at the point of instruction or display competitive standings of teams through dynamic scoreboards. Student responses can also be viewed by question and grouped by demographic type. Other uses include creating, storing and managing student rosters or importing them from a student management system. www.DistrictAdministration.com May 2007 71 http://www.educatorsvirtualmentor.com http://www.worksheetstation.com http://www.educatorsvirtualmentor.com http://www.worksheetstation.com http://www.nwea.org http://www.nwea.org http://www.turningtechnologies.com http://www.turningtechnologies.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - May 2007

Contents
Editor’s Letter
Letters
News Update
Inside the Law
Curriculum Update
Administrator Profile
District Profi le
Focal Points for Pre-K8 Math
Games Students Play
Healthy Choices
Tragic Lessons
Learning with Personal Media Players
New Products
Computer Literature
Problem Solution
Professional Opinion
Speaking Out
Online Edge
Calendar of Events
Research Corner

District Administration - May 2007