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Michelle Russell

MindShift-Guide-to-Videos.pdf - 2 views

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math teacher resource socialstudies Science

shared by Michelle Russell on 08 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • MindShift Guide to Videos \ Page 3 of 17• Crash Course is a channel that merges a world history course with a biology course.
  • The Sick Science videos are a collection of simple, supplemental science experiments perfect for motivating students to ask questions, design hypotheses and make predictions.
  • MindShift Guide to Videos \ Page 5 of 17PART IIWhat’s Good?Curating and Evaluating Video ContentEducators can curate videos on their own, looking for either instructional or supplemental content distinguishing the gold from the garbage. For time-strapped teachers looking for help with curation, here are some strategies and tips to help identify and evaluate videos without spending endless hours online.SITES THAT CURATE EDUCATIONAL VIDEOSFirst, check out videos that have already been curated. Doing a blind search for videos related to “biology” yields hundreds of thous
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  • Does the video identify a clear topic to be discussed, a question to be answered or an objective to be reached?
  • Is there a balance between educational content and entertainment?
  • Is the content accurate?
  • ho’s producing (and possibly starring) in the video? Is the content creator an educator, expert in the field or an enthusiast on the topic?
  • Is there a wrap-up, summary or short conclusion?
  • Michelle Russell on 08 Apr 13
     
    The article discusses knowing how to sift through the billions of sites out there to locate quality video material to use, either as an instructional tool or supplement.
Michelle Russell

04-JAAL-51-8-Vacca - scaffolding and buddha.pdf - 0 views

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SocialStudies Teacher Resource

shared by Michelle Russell on 03 Apr 13 - No Cached
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      Michelle Russell on 03 Apr 13
       
      This article provides a great example of how to scaffold a six grade social studies lesson.
  • Continuity—
  • Scaffolding delivers efficiency—
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  • . Handover/takeover—
  • All three scales have six central features
  • Scaffolding offers assessment to clarify expectations
  • ccording to McKenzie (1999), there are atleast eight characteristics of scaffolding:
  • Scaffolding creates momentum
  • Scaffolding reduces uncertainty, surprise,and disappointment—
  • Flow—
  • Scaffolding provides clear directions
  • Contextual support
  • Scaffolding points students to worthysources
  • Intersubjectivity
  • Scaffolding clarifies purpose
  • Contingency
  • Scaffolding keeps students on task—
Michelle Russell

BrainPOP - Animated Educational Site for Kids - Science, Social Studies, English, Math,... - 1 views

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SocialStudies Student Resource

shared by Michelle Russell on 19 Feb 13 - Cached
  • Michelle Russell on 21 Feb 13
     
    This is a great resource for teachers and students to use. This website has topics related to science, social studies and math and videos to go along with each as well as activities.
Michelle Russell

Kids.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal for Kids - 2 views

kids.usa.gov

SocialStudies Student Resource

shared by Michelle Russell on 19 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Michelle Russell on 21 Feb 13
     
    This website is great for k-8 students to explore to learn more about social studies topics. The information is presented in a way that is appropriate for children. There are videos, pictures and interesting articles about a variety of social studies topics.
Michelle Russell

Differentiating Instruction Using Learning Menus - 0 views

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SocialStudies Teacher Resource

shared by Michelle Russell on 19 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Michelle Russell on 19 Feb 13
     
    (Website from Course) This provides lots of short videos of some great teaching practices. Simply click on your area of interest and there will be a short video with some helpful strategies that you can try!
Michelle Russell

Instructional Strategies for Social Studies - 1 views

georgetownisd.org/...StrategiesforSocialStudies.asp

socialstudies Teacher Resource

shared by Michelle Russell on 19 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Michelle Russell on 04 Apr 13
     
    This website provides some instructional strategies and resources for teachers. Teachers can find information about science, social studies and math. It includes power points, samples of graphic organizers and concept maps.
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