http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:05 PDT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:05 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79148 Online statistics open textbook and additional resources to assist students in understanding of statistics. Topics covered include Analysis of Variance, Boxplot, Confidence interval, Contrast among means, Correlated t-test, Correlation, Histogram, Independent groups t-test, Regression, Repeated measures ANOVA, and t-test. The applets in the simulations, demonstrations, an d caste studiesare in the public domain and can therefore be used without restriction. Simulations and demonstrations and source code are available for download. To view a video of the award winning author, go to View Rice Virtual Lab - Statistics Award Winner 2007 video http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=367883 This is an online book that covers several major learning theories and gives some multimedia activities and animations to support/illustrate points. For some learning theories, examples or case studies are provided as well. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=378675 Informal science is a burgeoning field that operates across a broad range of venues and envisages learning outcomes for individuals, schools, families, and society. The evidence base that describes informal science, its promise, and effects is informed by a range of disciplines and perspectives, including field-based research, visitor studies, and psychological and anthropological studies of learning.Learning Science in Informal Environments draws together disparate literatures, synthesizes the state of knowledge, and articulates a common framework for the next generation of research on learning science in informal environments across a life span. Contributors include recognized experts in a range of disciplines--research and evaluation, exhibit designers, program developers, and educators. They also have experience in a range of settings--museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, aquariums, zoos, state parks, and botanical gardens.Learning Science in Informal Environments is an invaluable guide for program and exhibit designers, evaluators, staff of science-rich informal learning institutions and community-based organizations, scientists interested in educational outreach, federal science agency education staff, and K-12 science educators. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=513998 This is a free, online textbook offered by the Global Text Project at University of Georgia. This book comes from a weekly seminar series in which teachers participated in the following activities:• Discussions about the quotes, titles, and authors we wrote on the whiteboard• Read-alouds from our books, magazines, newspapers, etc.• Discussions about what happened when we shared ourselves as readers with our students• Writing about what we were learning in terms of the potential of a teacher’s personal reading for enhancing teaching in general and teaching reading and language arts specifically.״״This book is for all those teachers who want to be readers and teachers. Our hope is that this book will inspire you to explore ways of bringing your reading self to teaching reading and language arts. And, we want to further encourage those who already share their reading life with students.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=342833 The purpose of this introduction is to provide a definition of OER and information about benefits of using open educational resources (OER) and instruction to plan the (re-)use and creation of open educational resources in your daily work. We provide also an overview about terms and our tutorials and collections. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=514022 This is a free, online textbook offered by the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development. This book "is part of the Partnership for Reading, a collaborative effort by the National Institute for Literacy, the U.S. Department of Education, and the NICHD to bring the findings of evidence-based reading research to those with an interest in helping all people learn to read well. The booklet, which is based on the findings of the National Reading Panel, describes activities that parents can do with their children, from age five through age 10, to improve reading skills.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=378662 Free eBookThe mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish "high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers who meet those standards, and to advance other education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools." In response to a request from the U.S. Congress, the National Research Council developed a framework for evaluating programs that award advanced-level teacher certification and applied that framework in an evaluation of the impacts of the NBPTS. Specifically, this book addresses the impacts on students, teachers, and the educational system in this country. Assessing Accomplished Teaching finds that teachers who earn board certification are more effective at improving their students' achievement than other teachers, but school systems vary greatly in the extent to which they recognize and make use of board-certified teachers. Many of the questions on the evaluation framework could not be answered because the data have not been collected, and the report makes recommendations for the kinds of research that are needed to fully evaluate the impacts of board certification by the NBPTS. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=437332 This is a free wiki book "is an overview of the concept of 'blended learning' and how it relates to the integration of technologies in the K-12 environment." "While teachers have always used a variety of teaching methods and media, blended learning includes the recent availability of digital learning technologies and Internet-based tools that facilitate communication, interaction, and collaborative learning.״There is a variety of authors as well as a good description of Blended Learning. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=440117 This book is written for teachers and parents of young children to help them select the very best in children's literature. It is written by practicing teachers in a graduate children's literature class at Ashland University. The book contains ten chapters covering eight genres (types) of children's literature, picture book illustrations, and children's book awards. Each module includes an introduction and explanation of the topic, criteria for selecting high quality books and descriptions of excellent book examples.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=571010 K12 institutions and universities alike are looking to online and blended courses to cope with budget constraints and increase student learning opportunities. But this new model comes with special challenges for school administrators including controlling network access and guarding against malware.