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Grant Wood $11.1 Discusses the paintings of Grant Wood, famous for his painting "American Gothic," explaining how they related to his life and why he painted the way he did, along with a brief biography of the artist.

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Donald Sprangers IP Environmental Education Award $10K Grant

The 2007 IP Environmental Education recipient, Donald Sprangers, was honored for outstanding curriculum innovation and cooperative education. Mr. Sprangers created the Sustainable LIFE (Lessons in Field Ecology) Curriculum to allow students to develop key science skills through applied research projects they create and implement. He continues to challenge his students in the classroom through community based projects such as the release of endangered Atlantic salmon in Maine, streamside restoration using plants grown in the school’s own wetland nursery and a forest inventory growth project.

Duration : 0:3:9

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Knowledge Navigator – thesis writing software

Knowledge Navigator, developed under a Department of Education grant, is a highly effective thesis writing software tool for students. This product was researched and created to help students develop information-gathering and analysis skills within the middle grades curriculum. Extensive testing was performed in-the-field to determine what features were important to include for students and teachers alike. Noteworthy aspects of this product include text-to-speech controls, dynamic “web-charts” to allow students to understand visually relationships that occur between content, spell checking and other helpful organizational features. The technology was extensively paper-tested with teachers and the features were developed from teacher focus groups and feedback. This technology also incorporates key principles of universal design to ensure the tool’s accessibility to students with cognitive, sensory, and physical disabilities.

Duration : 0:3:48

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