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We encourage you to download these products and print them out for use in
your school or district.
Collaborative Evaluation Led by Local Educators:
A Practical, Print- and Web-Based Guide
Download: http://www.neirtec.org/evaluation
(no charge)
Print: 1 copy at no charge
This resource supports an interactive collaborative process within a school
or district that engages a team of educators in assessing the effectiveness
of a local program or initiative. The Guide presents five evaluation states:
- Gathering Together and Planning
- Preparing to Collect Data
- Collecting Your Data
- Making Sense of Your Findings
- Making Improvements
Designed especially for educators with limited background in evaluation, it
leads you through the stages of the evaluation process with guiding questions,
evaluation task checklists, and corresponding Web-based resources. On the
Web site, you will find a PDF version of the guide, a detailed planning template,
and practical step-by-step "how-to"s for evaluation tasks.
Technology Briefs for No Child Left Behind Planners
Download: http://www.neirtec.org/products/techbriefs/
(no charge)
Print: 1 copy at no charge
NEIRTEC has created a series of
Technology Briefs for NCLB Planners.
The topics of these Technology Briefs were selected to reflect the U.S. Department
of Education requirements for state and local applications, and they provide
NCLB planners with effective strategies, key questions to consider, and selected
resources that will inform the application and planning process.
Mathematics Resources, Tools, and Manipulatives
Online Bookmark
Download: http://www.neirtec.org/math/
(no charge)
Print: 10 bookmarks at no charge
NEIRTEC has created a printable bookmark with information about online resources,
tools, and manipulatives to improve mathematics teaching and learning.
UDL Resources and Tools Online Bookmark
Download: http://www.neirtec.org/udl/
(no charge)
Print: 10 bookmarks at no charge
NEIRTEC has created a printable card with information about online resources
and tools to improve learning for all students.
Using The Knowledge Loom:
Ideas and Tools for Collaborative Professional Development
(professional development activities and activity organizers to use with
content found on The Knowledge Loom website)
Download: http://knowledgeloom.org/guidebook/
(no charge)
Print: 1 copies at no charge
The Education Alliance has created a companion to The Knowledge Loom: What
Works in Teaching & Learning website to support the work of curriculum
facilitators. The Guidebook provides a structure for study groups and other
school staff to reflect on their current work in relationship to best practices
published on the website and to develop strategies for improved teaching
and learning. It can be used with any Knowledge Loom spotlight, including
NEIRTEC's Good Models of Teaching with Technology spotlight. The Guidebook
can be downloaded at http://knowledgeloom.org/guidebook/.
