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Michigan Catholic Conference
Look for the Focus newsletter.  Good stuff for religion teachers, indeed all teachers.
www.micatholicconference.org/

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The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development http://www.ascd.org/readingroom.html
Search a wealth of ASCD publications by specific topics.  Much of this available simply by logging on.  For other areas, you need a password.  Contact Mark


Curriculum UpdateSpring 2002 Issue


Education Week on the Web

Education Week

What's happening on the education scene?  Updated weekly.
http://www.edweek.org/



Teacher Magazine
A spin-off of Education Week that is updated monthly. http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/tm.cfm#features



The National Catholic Education Association
Check out the  News and Info section
http://www.ncea.org/


Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
An excellent site for first-rate research on educational reform.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/RegionalEdLabs/McREL.html

www.mcrel.org


Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning
Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy - Lotsa good links!

Benjamin Bloom is famous for his contributions to the field of education. He is known mostly for "Bloom's Taxonomy." Bloom is also known for his studies on mastery learning and his model of talent development. Research these links to find out more about Benjamin Bloom and his Taxonomy.

http://teach.fhu.edu/technology/PSY306/benbloom.html


The Basics of Bloom's Taxonomy
http://www2.lucidcafe.com/ewinters/Bloom.html


Standards Research

This is the in-service that Bill and Mark have developed for introducing our standards selection process to the teachers in content areas under review.  
Essential Questions Resources
Adopting standards?  Which standards?  What are the implications for schools? Awash in a Sea of Standards
  http://www.mcrel.org/products/standards/awash.html
Research on the various state standards including criteria for ranking state standards. AFT Research
  http://www.aft.org/edissues/standards99/index.htm
 http://www.aft.org/edissues/standards99/Table2.htm

Making Standards Matter 2001
http://www.aft.org/edissues/standards/MSM2001/Index.htm
Teaching to a set of standards represents a different approach for our schools.  What are some key considerations?  Eight Questions You Should Ask Before Implementing Standards
http://www.mcrel.org/products/standards/8questions.asp
Now that we have an overview of standards-based education, how do we choose which path to pursue? McRel Distillation of Top State Standards
http://www.mcrel.org/products/standards/distillation.asp


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