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Revised NYS Learning Standard in Mathematics
In March, the Board of Regents adopted the revised NYS Learning Standard in Mathematics. The revised standard provides performance indicators for PreKindergarten through eighth grade, Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2 and Trigonometry. In addition to providing grade-level specific performance indicators, the new math standard is structurally different from the old standard.
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Future Development of NYLearns.org
You’ve asked and we’ve listened! The development team is busy working on improving the tools in NYLearns.org. Over the summer, you can expect to see updates to the Webpage builder, My Portfolio, and My Classes and Assignments modules. We would like to extend a huge thank you to all educators and users of NYLearns.org for taking the time to provide us with valuable feedback!
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NYLearns.org and NCLB funding
NYLearns.org is well suited to helping schools and districts meet NCLB mandates and requirements. Some of the features of NYLearns.org include:
• Improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged
• Preparing, training, and recruiting high quality teachers and principals
• Innovative assistance program
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Interactive Documents from the National Archives
While attending the 2005 Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando, Florida, staff members from the Center for Applied Technologies in Education (CATE) met with representatives from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). During that meeting, NARA staff members were introduced to the NYLearns.org initiative and the interactive tool developed by CATE for use with historical documents.
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NYLearns.org’s eSkeleton
As NYLearns.org expands its reach across the state, new and exciting content becomes available. The eSeletons Project interactive learning resources are one such example. The eSkeletons Project website is devoted to the study of human and primate comparative anatomy. It offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and much supplemental information.
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