These videos from Edutopia, the dissemination arm of the George Lucas Foundation, serve as useful resources for teacher education faculty, graduate students in teacher education programs, and anyone else interested in learning more about PK-12 education today. Brief and interesting, they showcase the kinds of evidence-based learning strategies taking place in classrooms across the country. For instance, "Performance-Based Assessment: Making Math Relevant" features role-playing students at a Pennsylvania high school, suggesting an engaging way for students to assess their own skills using a performance-based simulation. Each video focuses on a particular school and a sidebar offers contextualizing demographics on the district, such as per pupil expenditures, racial makeup of the student body, and percentage of students receiving free lunch.
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