AJUSD Elementary

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/punctuation/play/

Short classroom video about what "precision" means in Common Core.

Note: it takes a while to load. Once loaded, it is a game about punctuation... Cute. Probably 4th grade and up. (but with increased text complexity, 3rd grade and up). I don't think it will work on iPads, but haven't tried it out to be certain.

Students actively engaged while listening to read aloud poetry by drawing / writing what they visualize happening on their iPads.

Become Agents of Change! The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge is the premier national environmental sustainability competition for grades K-12 students. Through project-based learning, students learn about science and conservation while creating solutions that impact their planet. Beginning August 13, 2013 through March 4, 2014, teams from across the country will be challenged to create sustainable, reproducible environmental improvements in their local communities.

Great lesson for evaluating Internet Site validity. Common Core Writing standards 7 & 8.

very worthy list/resources

Great example of student-centered learning for math

The Basal Alignment Project offers: A library of revised lessons for common Basal reading series (3rd-5th grades), each carefully aligned to the CCSS. Each new lesson includes quality text-dependent questions, improved tasks, and a focus on academic vocabulary. Text Dependent questions -- 3rd-5th grades for Harcourt Trophies There's also a 6th-8th grade group too. These groups rewrite the questions of the book. -- We can always look at the quality and bump it up if needed. But, much of the work is done as a starting point.  Just join on Edmodo using the codes listed on these pages.

Great STEM reading passages with CCSS questions -- Click on link to see passage and click on links for Teacher's Guide K-8th grade passages (Scroll down for middle school science) - Reading passages for students (STEM) -- with Teacher Guide (click on links to see) with Common Core questions

Smart things to think through when deciding which iPad app to choose.

"The Hour of Code is an opportunity for every student to try computer science for one hour. During Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 9-15), we're making history and recruiting 10 million to join in and do the Hour of Code. Sign up"

Great lesson for evaluating Internet Site validity. Common Core Writing standards 7 & 8.

3rd-6h grade competition to submit ideas and experiments for scientists and engineers to solve Kids Science Challenge - Awesome and inspiring challenges involving bio-designed scientific inventions, sports on Mars, and detective science. Be sure to check out the great podcasts listed in Pulse of the Planet.

What a great idea for fluency with poetry -- students narrate it in an app like Educreations, place it in a blog post, then have people vote. Love it!