What defines Best Practice?
Detailed investigations and project-based applications

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The resources on this page define key elements of best practice in the use of 21st Century teaching skills in learning. While defining and implementing best practice will always be a journey that educators take along with their students, the following sources provide guidance, principles, practical implementations, and tips. Curriculum integration is a recurring element in these guidelines.

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Six e-Teaching Principles - Six principles developed by LearniT-TeachiT educators to guide effective use of instructional technology in the classroom.​

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Plugging In: Choosing and Using Educational Technology - PDF published by the Council for Educational Development and Research of the North Central Regional Educational laboratory that identifies some of what is known about effective learning and effective technology.  This information is organized into a planning framework for educators.

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Best Practices in Technology Education - A discussion of why (and how) best practices are defined and described in specific educational context.

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Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan - An assortment of Best Practice examples of technology integration.  Llessons are organized and readily available at this web site sponsored by the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators, the REMC Association of Michigan and Berrien County Intermediate School district.

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Guiding Question for Technology Planning - This document is intended for administrators and technology planning teams. This tool offers a set of guiding questions for technology planning. As defined by this document, technology planning is "a bridge between established standards and classroom practice to articulate, organize, and integrate the content and processes of education in a particular discipline with integration of appropriate technologies."

21st Century Learning Initiative is a clearing house for articles, presentations, and resources relating to a wide range of topics within 21st century education.

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The Friday Institute showcases projects that reflect Best Practice in the effective use of constructivist teaching.

Technologi-Zing your Lesson Plans (LearniT-TeachiT) - A few short steps to making the most of your 21st century e-Teaching lesson plans

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Toward Sophisticated Integration of Technology - PDF document developed by the Bach Center for Evaluation and Research to help educators categorize "low-level," "intermediate-level," and "high-level" sophistication in the integration of technology.

Building 21st Century Skills -Web site developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Learning to define skill sets (and a road map to develop them) for 21st century classrooms.

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National Educational Technology Standards - National Educational Technology Standards as defined by the International Society for Technology in Education