Just because you're online doesn't mean that you can't experience the world first-hand - or as close to first-hand as possible. Here are websites that feature virtual learning experiences, exposing online visitors to everything from history to geography, astronomy to anatomy, literature to government.
How can a teacher best approach the teaching of a novel? This lens will break it down step by step, from the abstract notion of "What's worth teaching in this novel?" to the concrete concerns of "How will students be held accountable for their understanding of this book? In what ways will I assess progress?
But Hope got involved in a dangerous, all-too-typical teen game. In June, at the end of her seventh-grade year at Beth Shields Middle School, she sent a picture of her exposed breasts to a boy she liked. This post deals with the tragic consequences of the actions taken by peers, parents and the school
Welcome to my workshop! Here you'll find writing tips, strategies, and challenges to help you write a book review. Once you've completed my challenges, try writing and publishing a review of your own. When you've completed your review and this workshop, you can write your own book review and publish it online.
All the titles in our BC Books for BC Schools (2008/09) (2009/10) and our Canadian Aboriginal Book for Schools (2008/09) (2009/10) catalogues have been selected from publisher submissions by teacher-librarians. The titles have been chosen for their relevance to school curricula and are annotated by professional evaluators.
Eric Carle talks about his book - charming! Synopsis This is the classic edition of the bestselling story written for the very young. A newly hatched caterpillar eats his way through all kinds of food.
The 54 books annotated below were selected as the best of the year from the 5700 books reviewed in SLJ's pages in 2009. We think children and teens will find them enlightening, entertaining, or evocative.
William's blog - starting at 14, rather than accept his fate, William started borrowing books from a small community lending library located at his former primary school. He borrowed an 8th grade American textbook called Using Energy, which depicted wind turbines on its cover. He decided to build a windmill to power his family's home and obviate the need for kerosene, which provided only smoky, flickering, distant and expensive light after dark.
DOGONews is an online news and web resource for elementary school children, aged 5-10 and a publishing platform for aspiring reporters ages 9-15. The website consists of three sections: News, Sites and Earth.
Shin-chi's Canoe, a picture book about a little boy leaving home for a residential school, has won the $25,000 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.
What a great way to read a book..... As our English 10 class picked up their Kite Runner books for the first time this semester, I mentioned that we had a "friend in Afghanistan" who was eagerly awaiting their questions and comments. About five hands went up immediately. "Who is it?" "How do you know him?" And of course, "Why does he care about our class?"