http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:20 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:20 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=78878 Publication of the George Lucas Educational Foundation that documents and disseminates stories about exemplary practices in K-12 public education. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=615689 ״Born to Learn is a collection of animated short films aimed at changing attitudes about how we mold young minds." "The project’s main thrust is a series of short, simple animations aimed at raising awareness about how the minds of young humans are "born to learn״--but not necessarily 'be taught.'״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81635 The gallery examples are created by The Knowledge Media Laboratory (KML) of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and individual faculty associated with Carnegie programs. This gallery provides examples of ways that faculty can make ideas, insights, and new understandings generated in the course of teaching available so that others can build upon them. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84345 The Paulo Freire Institute advances the educatonal theories of Paulo Freire. The site contains links to research, websites, and other documentation. The site is available in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=734877 'More than 100 educators recently took Follett Software’s challenge to create and submit a video showing how they incorporate 21st-century skills such as critical thinking into the curriculum, and now the company is asking the public to vote for their favorite entries. The voting closes March 15, and six winning entries will be announced in May.Besides helping Follett chose the winners, visitors to th Follett Challenge website can discover models they might want to incorporate into their own instruction.״