Student Connections

Hundreds of student activities are organized around familiar subjects-courses-chapters-topics, yet naturally integrate skills/knowledge across disciplines.

Key features include:

• Alignment to state learning standards

• Focus on a real-world essential question that shows the importance of each curriculum topic

• Provide links to authenticated current and historical primary source information and related web sites, providing "safe" and efficient internet use

• Model a proven, research-based problem-solving process for using information resources in the context of core curriculum content

• Integrate interactive graphic organizers designed for both individual and group work in analyzing/applying Internet information to solve problems

• Support for multiple assessment models

  • Standards-based assessment--all student activities are aligned with state standards in multiple subject areas

  • Criterion-referenced assessment--self-check's on vocabulary/comprehension for featured article in each student activity (all subject areas)

  • Standardized assessment--"Self-checks" give students experience with common standardized testing formats using both open and closed items.

  • Project-based--all activities require students to apply/demonstrate skills and knowledge in a real-world context, using self/peer/teacher-scored on-line performance rubrics