A Look to the Future of Edutopia
February 1st, 2010 admin
Today, we’re announcing important strategic changes for Edutopia and The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF). 5 off No Off read more
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michaela_kepka (Michaela Kepka) : http://www.edutopia.org/randy-nelson-school-to-career-video: http://bit.ly/zXUVr via @addthis.. Updated : 2010-08-01T05:59:09Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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ronsman (Ricky Onsman) : RT @SirKenRobinson: Some good thoughts from Pixar on creative collaboration: http://tinyurl.com/4yuoex.. Updated : 2010-08-01T05:57:20Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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ronsman (Ricky Onsman) : @sentience You might like this, Kevin. Improv providing ground rules for creative collaboration. And other good stuff: http://bit.ly/3WS4Aq.. Updated : 2010-08-01T05:57:00Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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latashaboyd (Latasha Boyd) : Brain-Based Research Prompts Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom | Edutopia: http://bit.ly/dxMqv6 via @addthis #fb.. Updated : 2010-08-01T04:55:02Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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