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Research the following aspects of inquiry-based lessons. Use the information obtained to write the descriptors for a scoring guide designed to assess an inquiry-based lesson.

A free Resource for Teachers who use Google Earth. Providing everything from lesson ideas to complete lesson plans for both single computer classrooms to full computer labs.

** good to share with PLC Copyright for Kids: A Three Part Lesson One of the most challenging aspects of my job is teaching copyright to elementary school kids. They honestly just don't get the idea that they can't take others' work and then claim it as their own. It's widely known that the problem lies with 20th Century teaching in a 21st Century environment: When finding information is no longer a challenge in the age of the Internet, why do we continue to assign research projects that register way-low on Bloom's taxonomy (Remember, Understand)? We need to cater our projects to the higher levels, like analyze, evaluate and create. So if I'm going to walk the walk, I need to create a project that helps students to evaluate, analyze and synthesize information and ideas about COPYRIGHT.

A Real Solution For Classroom Teachers The Solution Site is filled with K-12, hands-on, problem based thematic units with real world relevance. Invite your students to apply 21st Century skills and tools in your classroom everyday by incorporating lessons from The Solution Site into your teaching.

There are literally HUNDREDS sites that contain links to SMARTboard lessons and resources. Here are a few to get you started. Check back often, as I will add more as I find them.

link to smartboard page with all of the drivers and software for Notebook 10 - including Gallery Essentials and Lesson Activity Toolkit 2.0

Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons

Given that the happiness and feelings of his friends are Pooh's chief concern (other than hunny, that is), he'd likely build a strong community as a blogger. Here are six social media lessons we can all learn from the lovable bear who's stuffed with fluff.

Basics for Beginners: What is Web 2.0?

This chapter from Differentiation in Practice by Carol Ann Tolinson and Cindy Strickland provides examples of English & Humanties lesson plan, including Socratic seminar

Math activies and lessons. This website is sponsored by NCTM and is associated with Marco Polo.

This site contains lessons that comine math and social justice issues to build real world connections and relevance to curriculumn.

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The purpose of this site is to take an extensive list of websites that are considered high quality, reliable, and valuable and organize them in a way that even "non-techy" teachers can utilize them. It took around 10 years to collect these resources, but new ones are found every day. All of these websites have been recommended by other teachers and educational organizations and qualify as "the best". You'll find support for all core curriculum areas. In addition, you will find lesson plans, multimedia, and primary sources to enhance your students' learning environment.

National Master Jesse Cohen is very passionate about coaching young chess enthusiasts of today so that they can turn into chess masters of tomorrow. Through this website, he has made a sincere effort to offer invaluable Chess Lessons for budding learners to raise their chess playing skills to a whole new level. The primary purpose of these Lessons is to develop a sound understanding of the strategies involved in the game, and how to execute them in real time during a live game of chess.