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Amazing video on a kindergarten in Tokyo designed to let kids be kids.... It shows how effective play is in the process of learning.... And how developmentally appropriate it is for children of that age...

Did you know that Spanish is the third most used language on the Internet, after English and Mandarin Chinese? Check out Spanishdict.com to learn more fun trivia about the Spanish language! Great tool for translating words and verb conjugation.

Duolingo provides a fun way to practice Spanish or more than 20 other foreign languages.

You can sign up for a tour inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and meet the scientists and engineers working on some of our nation's space programs.

This promotes a book, but it is a nice little article. It serves as a nice little reminder that we constantly have to adapt and make changes, and that that's okay. The book seems like a good summer read too! 

This was a very interesting read as if it was written for me! It would probably pertain to other special subjects also.

Although I open Twitter in the classroom once in a while using my appletv, I am learning there are so many more ways to utilize this tool. In any case, twitter has replaced my newspaper and many other sources of reading about the news and what is going on in the world.

Very interesting article; it calls to mind the original practices some students have come up with in various jobs which I have assigned for them to do around the classroom from organizing bookshelves to putting up boarders on bulletin boards and window frames. When I discover they are NOT executed as I would have thought to do the job, I give great thanks and praise, and restrain from changing to my preference! It reminds me of my mother's dislike of how I folded towels or loaded the dishwasher when I was younger - I refuse to show any exasperation over the student's creative execution of the task or project. (Although I must say I would NEVER encourage our middle schoolers to cartwheel into the library or any other classroom as a test of social acceptances of behavior as referenced in the article!)

This is a great article on how educators can use the Internet to access free professional development in online spaces.

Research on what's happening in the brain when jazz musicians improvise is helping shed light on the neuroscience behind creativity.

Studies have found that summer break, if not actively managed, can be a period of learning loss that almost invariably accumulates over time. This is a webinar, although tomorrow, you can still access it at a later date.

Armed with striking new graphics and the mantra Energizing Every Child to Learn, Love and Live Math™, representatives from First In Math® Online Program spent four days at the National Council of Supervisors/Teachers of Mathematics (NCSM/NCTM) annual convention meeting new friends and connecting with current fans.

"If you start making your classroom an engaging experience for your students on day one, the rest will be easier. Your students will know that your classroom is not a class to goof off in, sleep, or fool around. It is a classroom that demands and expects work!"

These are interesting links to try in your classroom. Enjoy!

Sphero is the world's first app-controlled robotic ball and a sophisticated companion for your smartphone or tablet. Learn, play, and explore with this awesome new robot. - See more at: http://store.gosphero.com/products/sphero-2-0#sthash.DgtBjIpy.dpuf

This is a great tool to help students learn about civic processes in the United States.

This article has some pretty neat ideas to try in the classroom.

Great brain break - from the Learning Station for primary grades.

Penny Kittle and First Book joined ILA on Thursday, April 9th to discuss ways to keep students reading and learning during summer vacation in order to avoid student "slide" in their reading skills. I found this interesting reading for different viewpoints and ideas- let me know what you think!