The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.
It should be clear to every student, parent, and teacher what the standards of success are in every school.
Get Ready to Read! is designed to support educators, parents, and young children in the development of early literacy skills in the years before kindergarten. Intended for use with all children, the resources and information provided on this site promote skill-building, communication between adults, and ways to address concerns.
Website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. It's also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents to give them the right tools to explain the different types of weather to children.
Famous actors read children''s aloud. Site include lesson plan ideas. This site will be of interest to elementary school teachers and parents of your children. If you have website, blog, or wiki set up for parents, you might want to see if this is a site you want to share with them after you have had some time to exlpore.
Story line online is website where stories are read aloud and with subtitles. The popular and non-mainstream stories are read by actors like Betty White and James Earl Jones.
Provides descriptions of ways schools are using social media for communication with and among students, with parents, and with the community, as well as a general learning tool. Starts with # 10 and counts down to # 1. Need to hit page buttons to get to all the screens, but it is worth the read and worth bookmarking for later reference. This article will help teachers and administrations proceed with plans for social media integration.
I went to a great workshop yesterday about Difficult Conversations with Families and Powers Struggles: understanding the dynamics. This speaker was wonderful for not only educators of young children but also parents. If you ever get a chance to see him...DO!
"Create books using our traditional Mail-in Kits! Our traditional mail-in kits are perfect for teachers that wish to capture their students' handwriting and illustrations in a timeless keepsake. Select the program that best fits you. Teachers, students & parents love the finished product!"
a whole lot of responsibility. Some of the more frequent questions I receive is how I keep my students safe when they blog, how do I prevent cyber bullying, and how do I convince parents that this is worthwhile. While I may not have all of the answers or any quick fix solutions, I do have a lot of passion for this.
talk at length about blogging, why it is important to us, why it is a privilege.
We visit other student blogs and we discuss whether we agree with their posts, with their etiquette and we decide how w