The ENT Gallery showcases pictures of practice by educators using Teaching for Understanding and new technologies in their classroom. These detailed examples show how curriculum designs get turned into actual practice. They include teaching and learning materials, strategies for managing technology, examples of student work, and reflections by teachers and students.

1. Connecting a Museum, Schools and a University

Topic: Developing Professional Communities for Educators Technologies Used: MAC/PC computers; Internet sites, tools and discussion forums ENT Resources Used: Collaborative Curriculum Design Tool (CCDT), WIDE World course Institutions: Plimoth Plantation, Natick and Plymouth Public Schools, Harvard Graduate School of Education Educators: Museum, school and university-based Take a look at this Picture of Practice

2. Boston Latin Academy, Boston, Massachusetts, Water Quality Project

Topics: Water Quality Grades: 10, 11 Unit Length: 5 weeks Technologies Used: PC Computers, Internet, Calculator Based Laboratory (CBL) ENT Resources Used: Collaborative Curriculum Design Tool School: Boston Latin Academy, Boston MA Teacher: Jerry Russell, Vasilii Petrenko Take a look at this Picture of Practice

3. Sunnyside School, Pullman, Washington, Water Habitat Project

Topics: Science/Environmental Education, Literacy, Math, Geography, Civics and Government, and Art Grades: Primary K-2; Intermediate 3-5 Unit Length: 10 week unit that can be repeated and be ongoing from school year to school year Technologies Used: Digital camera, graphic converter, Microsoft Works and Word, Claris Homepage, First Class and Eudora e-mail, Netscape, International Education and Resource Network (I*EARN), lab and classroom computers ENT Resources Used: Collaborative Curriculum Design Tool School: Sunnyside School, Pullman WA Teacher: Kristi Rennebohm Franz Take a look at this Picture of Practice

4. King Philip Regional School District Bringing Text to Life

Topics: American Literature, Performing Text Grade: 11 Unit Length: 3-4 weeks School: King Philip Regional High School Teacher: Christine Greenhow Technologies used: Video-recorder; Microsoft Word Processing for handouts; KPHS Cable studio; Television/VCR; Local newspaper for press release. ENT Resource Used: Collaborative Curriculum Design Tool (CCDT); Meeting Hall Forum; Library Resource link to Teaching For Understanding and Educational Technology Center articles. Take a look at this Picture of Practice

5. J.E. Burke Community Holiday Cards

Topics: English Language Arts, Desktop Publishing Grade: 9-12 Unit Length: 6 Weeks Technologies Used: Microsoft Word, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pagemaker ENT Resources Used: Collaborative Curriculum Design Tool School: J.E. Burke High School, Boston: MA Take a look at this Picture of Practice