Group items matching

in title, tags, annotations or url

Tools for Constructing Games for Lesson Review - Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Hangman... Other teacher Tools too...

Teachers need to integrate technology seamlessly into the curriculum instead of viewing it as an add-on, an afterthought or an event." -- Heidi Hayes Jacobs, 

What students take away from a successful education usually centers on a personal connection with a teacher who instilled passion and inspiration for their subject. It's difficult to measure success, and in the world of academia, educators are continually re-evaluating how to quantify learning. But the first and most important question to ask is: Are teachers reaching their students? Here are 25 things successful educators do differently.

Google Resource List (from Justin Medved)

Twenty Plus Ideas of how to use Google Docs in the Classroom

Forty plus Math and Physics lesson Ideas

This website encourages a teacher to develop"a Questioning Toolkit which contains several dozen kinds of questions and questioning tools". It also classifies and gives many examples of question that lead to learning.

A quick overview of resources for introducing iPad or BYOD into a classroom.

A quick video that explains this 'hot" topic in tech education circles. Relevant for all teachers regardless of age group or subject area. SAMR gives a framework for considering the use of technology in an educational setting.

Great overview of UbD. Lots of Science examples (though some elementary).

At this time (Sept 2014), these are primarily Physics Demos. Interesting and attractive visuals.

Some interesting apps (ipad and android) for Science lessons and demos.

Video Lessons from MIT instructors (Math, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering) on many topics connected to real world applications.