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		<title>Grading Systems</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2012/01/25/grading-systems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Gamification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grading System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gamification]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zulama.com/blog/?p=490</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve had quite a debate going on around Zulama lately concerning our platform&#8217;s grading system. We implemented a traditional letter grading system in the first iteration of the platform, always knowing we wanted to explore other options. The point of &#8230; <a href="http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2012/01/25/grading-systems/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate CS Ed week with Zulama!</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/12/06/celebrate-cs-ed-week-with-zulama/</link>
		<comments>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/12/06/celebrate-cs-ed-week-with-zulama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Video Game Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[computer science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[game programming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GameMaker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec 4-10, 2011 is Computer Science Education Week! Celebrate with Zulama! Zulama pledges support to CS Ed week by giving high school students and teachers free 30-day access to the first programming project in our Introduction to Video Game Programming course. &#8230; <a href="http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/12/06/celebrate-cs-ed-week-with-zulama/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prepare now for future tech job skills?!</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/11/08/prepare-now-for-future-tech-job-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/11/08/prepare-now-for-future-tech-job-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital divide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educational technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S.]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zulama.com/blog/?p=476</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a great infographic, yet success doesn&#8217;t happen by simply getting technology into the classrooms, but also by making sure it is being used well. Some learning still takes place best in an analog fashion. But for the learning &#8230; <a href="http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/11/08/prepare-now-for-future-tech-job-skills/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>John Merrow&#8217;s new book, a worthwhile read!</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/11/05/john-merrows-new-book-a-worthwhile-read/</link>
		<comments>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/11/05/john-merrows-new-book-a-worthwhile-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[School Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influence of teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merrow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zulama.com/blog/?p=471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Very inspiring read: John Merrow&#8217;s The Influence of Teachers: Reflections OnTeaching and Leadership. Here&#8217;s an excerpt from our latest favorite book: Providing access to knowledge, one of three historical justifications for schools, no longer applies in the usual sense. Children need teachers &#8230; <a href="http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/11/05/john-merrows-new-book-a-worthwhile-read/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Higher Ed Infographic</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/10/22/higher-ed-infographic/</link>
		<comments>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/10/22/higher-ed-infographic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[degree programs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zulama.com/blog/?p=467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Via: Online PhD Programs Blog]]></description>
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		<title>How to Interest Youth in Science &amp; Math</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/10/20/how-to-interest-youth-in-science-math/</link>
		<comments>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/10/20/how-to-interest-youth-in-science-math/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geometry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amit Shah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[math]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zulama.com/blog/?p=461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Originally written for Univisiion&#8217;s &#8220;¡Edúcate, es el momento!&#8221; I consider myself an expert on this topic. I was a very good student in India in the 1960s but hated math . . . arithmetic, algebra, geometry. I hated my teacher and &#8230; <a href="http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/10/20/how-to-interest-youth-in-science-math/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do you have what it takes to be a VG Programmer?!</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/10/15/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-vg-programmer/</link>
		<comments>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/10/15/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-vg-programmer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Video Game Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[computer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[progamming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video game academy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zulama.com/blog/?p=451</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a great blog on the topic of what it takes to become a video game programmer. Sigh, the author (Bobby Anguelov) doesn&#8217;t mention Zulama&#8217;s video game academy, but it&#8217;s our job to get the word out! Bobby&#8217;s closing &#8230; <a href="http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/10/15/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-a-vg-programmer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Course Author Ken Halla in the News</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/09/29/course-author-ken-halla-in-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/09/29/course-author-ken-halla-in-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ken Halla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AP Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AP US Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken_Halla]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zulama.com/blog/?p=442</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out this recent news article to get the details about how students in Ken Halla&#8217;s AP U.S. Government course at Hayfield Secondary School are no longer lugging around heavy textbooks. Ken Halla&#8217;s Advanced Placement U. S. Government course is available &#8230; <a href="http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/09/29/course-author-ken-halla-in-the-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Give Kids the Reins</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/09/24/give-kids-the-reins/</link>
		<comments>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/09/24/give-kids-the-reins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Collaboration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student-Centered Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[architecture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FastCompany]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[industrial design]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zulama.com/blog/?p=433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Revisiting some of my &#8220;Read Later&#8221; notes, I came across this article from April&#8217;s Fast Company Magazine. It strikes me because so many of the Zulama courses focus on allowing kids to be creative, giving them the foundation for great &#8230; <a href="http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/09/24/give-kids-the-reins/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Social Studies is Moving Online in Fairfax County</title>
		<link>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/08/26/social-studies-is-moving-online-in-fairfax-county/</link>
		<comments>http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/08/26/social-studies-is-moving-online-in-fairfax-county/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ken Halla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Learning]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://zulama.com/blog/?p=426</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a pilot initiated two years ago by Zulama course author Ken Halla, learning about social studies doesn&#8217;t just involve reading from a textbook. Students use online resources that make the content come alive. By the fall of 2011, &#8230; <a href="http://zulama.com/blog/blog/2011/08/26/social-studies-is-moving-online-in-fairfax-county/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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