Indiana Schools Are Excelling...

Read how these Indiana schools are examples of best practices for promoting learning in their classrooms.

The Many Uses of Moodle™

How do I use Moodle? Let me count the ways. Rossville Community Schools in Rossville, Indiana, has found a variety of innovative and exciting ways to use Moodle in and out of the classroom. (November 2008) read article

The Influence of Technology

Teachers seldom know if what they are doing in their classrooms will have a major impact on their students’ lives. Wendy Mayo, a dynamic 4th grade teacher, loves to use technology with her 4th grade students at Paul I. Miller School #114 in Indianapolis. Learn how a funny looking box with a keyboard and a mouse influenced her life. (October 2007) read article

Working Together to Make a Difference

When students in Shannon Hudson’s 7^th grade science classes at Tuttle Middle School of Crawfordsville Community Schools indicated that they were not aware of the water pollution in their community’s Sugar Creek, Ms. Hudson recognized an opportunity for students to learn about their community while educating others. (September 2008) read article

Giving Them a Choice

Choice-Based Art Curriculum has been successful at these two elementary schools in the Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County. Students make choices about which art activity they want to independently work on that day. The result has been students who feel empowered and passionate about learning. (August 2008) read article

A Learning Edventure for Students and Teachers

In December 2002, MSD of Decatur Township in Indianapolis, Indiana opened a math and science exploration lab for kindergarten thru 4th grade students called the EdVenture Lab. New ways of teaching and learning have infused excitement, enthusiasm and energy into the classroom. (May 2008) read article

Quest for Knowledge

See how Wes-Del Community Schools have embarked on a quest to provide their students with easy access to technology in their classrooms using one-on-one computing funded in part with an inAccess grant. (April 2008) read article

Pride-Based Learning

Discover how these IPS schools are taking pride in their work! Approximately 200 elementary and middle school students in Indianapolis Public Schools PBL classrooms feel pride as they study and develop projects that address everyday problems in their communities. (March 2008) read article

Teacher Drive + Classroom Technology = Success!

Center Grove Community School supports teachers who have the drive and persistence to integrate technology into their teaching experiences. (November 2007) read article

On-the-Go Learning

Discover how the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation began piloting a podcasting project called the Pod Academy. (October 2007) read article