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A few years ago I was taking a tour of a dome shaped house, and the architect explained to me that domes are an optical illusion. Whenever someone enters a room, their eyes inadvertently glance up at the corners of the room to give them the contextual dimensions of the space they're in.

This is a website for students to go and summit science related question and receive answers. There are also videos, links, activities, and images for students to navigate through.

This is a website for students to go and summit science related question and receive answers. There are also videos, links, activities, and images for students to navigate through.

This is a website for students to go and summit science related question and receive answers. There are also videos, links, activities, and images for students to navigate through.

This is a great tool for creating questions for your quizzes, or short response questions. Also, the differentiator is great for lesson plans and objectives.

Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute, and Google's top rated Futurist Speaker. Unlike most speakers, Thomas works closely with his Board of Visionaries to develop original research studies. This enables him to speak on unusual topics and translate trends into unique business opportunities.

Almost all teachers worry about that first parent teacher conference. By having answers to these 20 Questions in advance though, teachers can get a jump start on the conference and ease those pre-conference jitters.

This website is full of big questions to use in SOLE. The questions also range in subject, and grade level.

When teachers integrate technology into student activities and projects, they often have a hard time figuring out how to assess it. This website talks about different types of assessments, and also provides rubrics for a variety of topics. In week 5 one of the main questions is "what technologies help make formative and summative assessments more effective and efficient?" This website explains formative and summative assessments, along with ways to create rubrics for what you are wanting to assess.

When teachers integrate technology into student activities and projects, they often have a hard time figuring out how to assess it. This website talks about different types of assessments, and also provides rubrics for a variety of topics. In week 5 one of the main questions is "what technologies help make formative and summative assessments more effective and efficient?" This website explains formative and summative assessments, along with ways to create rubrics for what you are wanting to assess.

As an edtech consultant, a common question is asked by teachers and school leaders these days; Which screencasting software is best? In this post I'm going to recommend the screencasting tool ... I used this site to find helpful screen casting software for teachers

As an edtech consultant, a common question is asked by teachers and school leaders these days; Which screencasting software is best? In this post I'm going to recommend the screencasting tool ... I used this site to find helpful screen casting software for teachers

Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. In Gold Standard PBL, Essential Project Design Elements include:

This website goes into detail about what Project Based Learning is. This is a great tool other than the textbook to get a complete grasp on the concept. Not only does it describe PBL as "a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge", but it also provides steps to follow when creating an engaging PBL assignment lesson plan. These steps include: Key Knowledge, Challenging Problem, Sustained Inquiry, Authenticity, Student Voice & Choice, Reflection, Critique & Revision, and Public Product. Following this list of steps and making sure the lesson plan provides all of these points will make for an engaging class. Another component this website contains is a blog for educators to post about the Project Based lessons they implemented in the classroom. I believe sharing ideas with other teachers is one of the most helpful ways to improve your own teaching because you receive feedback and encouragement to what you are doing well, and what can be changed for the benefit of the class.

I really liked this website because sometimes there are question that you can't answer as a teacher! And with this you can learn the answers with your students by contacting experts in every subject! Then you get the excitement of waiting for a response :)

Padlet is another way to collaborate with students or parents who want to quickly and easily post something for anyone to access. There is an option to post anonymously. It's a great tool for feedback or questions/concerns or even a way for parents and students to talk to one another.

This website explains why infographics are so important to student creativity and learning. It provides extensive knowledge about the background of infographics along with some great resources to look into if you have questions about them!

The main focus of this infographic to prove how twitter can improve students grades in the classroom through class discussion, asking questions, and assignments. 

Includes questions a teacher can keep in mind while choosing resources for the classroom.

These OWL resources helps to see if a source is credible or not.

Using research 

This is the full-blown curriculum for "Zombie-Based Learning." Don't make them register for the website, but they can click on the Five Parts to get a basic idea of the lesson module. Ask the question: "How would you set this up for students in your classroom?"

I believe this resource is good, as it provides great tips for evaluating web sources!

Questions to ask when evaluating web documents. This helps evaluate the accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage of the information.

There are many different times of assessments, and different questions come with each one. This infographic helps explain the different forms of assessments and breaks it down step by step so it is easy to follow. Week 5 talks about different forms of assessments and this will be a good tool to use during our peer team teaching.

Twitter chat specifically for Gifted and Talented. There are many resources available here as well as they answer really important questions. Also, shout out to @gtchat because they talk to Toby on twitter.