Summer 2012 Ed Psych Group

Since we've been discussing ways to close the achievement gap, I felt this website's article would really be useful. This articale discuss what the achievement gap is, how it is being handled on the federal level, along with strategies other states are doing in order to try to resolve this issue.

More classrooms have a diversity of students and teachers need to be equipped with tools to provide an enriched education for all students.This website discusses multicultural education and the advantages of it. It goes on to discuss the roadblocks, strategies to overcome the obstacles, and how to incorporate this learning method into the classroom. It also gives some multicultural activities that can be used in the classroom.

Math is a deficit area for most students. This web based program is excellent in motivating students to learn math concepts. It allows students to start at various levels. It provides immediate feedback on responses. Also, it provides a tutorial to explain incorrect responses. Most importantly it allows students to progress at their own individual rate and receive rewards for their success throughout the program. This program can be used at home or school to improve math skills. I thought this program would be beneficial for teachers to use as a class resource for visual learners or as a tool for remediation of specific skills.

Generations United provide a connections between people who are trying to bring resilience to their school or community, and grants, scholarships and new creative ideas. Generations United improves the lives of children, youth, and older adults through intergenerational programs, policies, and strategies. I'm posting this website because our discussion for chapter four focued on bringing resilence to the school. This website provides different strategies to do so. :)

This website is very beneficial to educators. It provides some of the latest articles (like the articles we have been reading for assignments) for free! Stay in touch with professional opinions and "how to's" during the school year and summer. This website also gives educators a place to blog and communicate with one another. I'm posting this website because with all the articles I have been reading for class, it seems like our school system is failing and many people are unaware of the changes. (or lack there of) I want to keep myself updated on the latest information!

SABES promotes high quality adult basic education services through training, support, and resources that improve the skills and knowledge of practitioners and strengthen programs. I'm posting this website because we have talked about what makes a "good teacher". This website has great articles (you could use for referenes) and Adult education on many subjects. Most of the training is "basic", however there are some teachers in the district who can't respond to email because they are not computer savvy. This website provides basic information on how to use the computer and other "basic needs"

PBS Teachers provides PreK-12 educational resources and activities for educators tied to PBS programming and correlated to local and national standards and professional development opportunities delivered online.

This site gives lesson plans and activities you can do with children in the classroom. In addition, it gives educational videos to use in the classroom and helpful articles which will help teachers develop their learning. I like the classes that teachers can take to understand different concepts related to children's learning.

Teachers: Find teaching resources, tips for lessons, tools, printables, and 10,000+ teaching ideas for K-12 grades.

WeTransfer is a free service to send big or small files from A to B. I found this site on Stumble Upon and it has helped me when I want to send really HUGE files to someone that won't fit in CougarNET.

BrainPOP has cute animations with additional resources. There is a fee for a subscription, but there are also free movies available. This is aimed toward 3rd-5th grade students. www.brainpopjr.com is the website that is geared toward K-2nd grade students. Animated Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Music and English movies, quizzes, activity pages and school homework help for K-12 kids, aligned with state standards

For those who cannot use youtube at school. You can convert videos using zamzar. Free conversion between document, image, music, video, audio, eBook, compressed and CAD formats. No download or account required.

This website offers several videos that show good examples of student work and other videos that can be used to motivate student learning in the classroom. Our goal at TeacherTube.com is to provide an online community for sharing instructional teacher videos. Upload your lesson plan videos or watch student video lessons at our website.

This site includes several videos that will help motivate and engange your students in the lessons you are teaching them. Teach By Magic is a new teacher resource with amazing ideas to supplement lessons in all subjects and grade levels. Each one designed to capture your students' attention and to help them understand principles through the use of puzzles, brain teasers, magic tricks, and other unforgettable object lessons.

How to assign iPad apps to the different levels of the Bloom's Taxonomy

Teacher videos, resources and lesson plans. Discover great ideas and strategies to use as a teacher with this collection of videos covering Math, Science, English, History and more.

Welcome to PreKinders ~ Resources for Pre-K Teachers ~ Activity and book ideas & printables you can use in your classroom.

This website is a program that is used nationally. (Even in Atlanta Ga) The program brings in professionals to discuss bullying, help children learn community safety and some self-defense classes. The website keeps the public updated on leading causes faced by children in this age and time. I'm posting this site because in our reading we have been discussing problems children face every day, and how to prevent these problems. I saw many of my classmates discussion bullying and some eating disorder. This website provides prevention activities you could also use in the classroom!