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Collections of Information on Holistic, Constructivist, and Culturally Based Education


EDUTOPIA -- The online clearinghouse of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, with information about school programs that develop emotional intelligence and conflict resolution. Thirteen topics are organized into three categories: (a) assessment; (b) skillful educators (includes project-based learning); and (c) involved communities. Professional development modules and an online newsletter are freely available. The Video Gallery features nearly 50 documentaries and 70 interviews with experts on assessment, emotional intelligence, and project-based learning. You can browse these media and download videos to watch.
http://www.glef.org/index.html

FILMS ON MULTICULTURALISM AND DIVERSITY - Annotations of a large number of films selected for screening at the annual conferences of the National Association for Multicultural Education. Includes contact information on the producers and a list of other film companies to contact.
http://www.nameorg.org/resources/films.html (1996-00 conferences)
http://www.nameorg.org/resources/films2001.html (2001 conference)
http://www.nameorg.org/resources/films2002.html (2002 conference)

MATH FORUM'S PAGE ON CONSTRUCTIVISM - The Math Forum of Drexel University includes a page that defines constructivism, provides a list of selections that may be downloaded, and shows links to more than 50 other papers on social constructivism in education accessible at the Math Forum's Internet Mathematics Library and elsewhere.
http://mathforum.org/mathed/constructivism.html