Figment is a new site that allows young writers to post their work, receive criticism, and read others' contributions. From fan fiction to poetry to novels-in-progress, all types of writing are encouraged and shared. Be aware that not all content is school appropriate.
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25 Best Websites for Teachers | Scholastic.com - 2 views
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Middle school writing site. But not all content school appropriate?? Oops.
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PERSONAL MANIFESTOS/PUBLIC CONTRADICTIONS @ THE MCA - 0 views
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This blog covers the text as art teacher workshop held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago over the summer of 2008. There are several resources for teaching text as art, as well as discussion and writing activities.
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This blog covers the text as art teacher workshop held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago over the summer of 2008. There are several resources for teaching text as art, as well as discussion and writing activities.
Your Kid's Brain Might Benefit From an Extra Year in Middle School - 1 views
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as a teacher who has spent much of her career in the middle-school trenches, I wonder whether the solution to slow development lies in granting an extra year to a precious few or in redeveloping curricula to focus more on executive-function skills
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Would love to hear thoughts from teachers and parents who have experience with the advantages and disadvantages of retention in middle school.
Free Technology for Teachers: Five Good Online Tools for Creating Infographics - 2 views
Free Technology for Teachers: Zaption - Video Based Quizzes and More - 0 views
Is All This Student Data Changing the Way Teachers Teach? | MindShift - 2 views
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There is a place for data, but it can be overrated
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Like this
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We look, we listen, we give regular quizzes and tests to see what a child has retained. We confer with children, we ask them what will interest them, what will make them tick and want to keep working hard at school,
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embrace data-driven teaching
The Mindful Teacher: Working skillfully with the teenage mind - 0 views
12 Effective Ways To Use Google Drive In Education - Edudemic - 4 views
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The Android and iOS apps let students (and teachers) do this from virtually anywhere. In fact, you can literally do it anywhere considering there is an ‘offline mode’ for Google Drive so you don’t even need a web connection to keep your online collaboration document or project humming along.
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Many of our students may not have a computer at home, but they do have a smartphone...
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The other big way I’d recommend trying out Google Drive would be for mind maps.
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There are a ton of add-ons for Drive that can create really cool looking mind maps: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/mind%20maps I've used Lucid Chart (http://bit.ly/1oa2drr) and Coggle (http://bit.ly/SvoMYO). Really. Cool. Stuff.
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Year-long projects inspire independent learning | Brilliant or Insane - 1 views
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help fan students’ intrinsic motivation, leading them to embrace learning rather than grades
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A year-long project is one in which students set a long-term goal and work backwards, creating checkpoints that the teacher can set.
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goal of 2,500 books read by June. This averages to roughly 25 per student. Of course, some will read 50 while a few will read 15. Along the way, we learn genre, book structure, literary elements and the fundamentals of writing.
A List of Twitter Educators by Subject Area | Teacher Tech - 0 views
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