A webiste that introduce musical concepts to kids in a fun way. More appropriate for grades 3-6 (good reading skills combined with computer knowledge) than younger. Might be a bit 'kiddy' for older kids, but I enjoyed it.
It has changed a bit since they firsts introduced it in that there are a few more activities.
GPA Director Lindsay Whitley said many parents want to support their children’s learning at home, but often they don’t have the resources they need to do so. To fill this need, the district is paying to make a live online tutoring service from Brainfuse available to parents at no cost.
The tutoring, which is available for a wide range of subject areas, occurs through a live online chat session with a subject matter expert, and the platform includes a virtual whiteboard tool in which the tutor and student can work out a problem together. “The tutors don’t give students the answers; they help students work through problems on their own,” Whitley said.
The presence of books in the home has a greater influence on a childs level of education than does the parents income, nationality, or level of education. A 20-year study shows how investing in books can make a big difference. Included: Highlights of the study. I thought this was pretty interesting. How many of our students have never had a book read to them at home?
The presence of books in the home has a greater influence on a childs level of education than does the parents income, nationality, or level of education. A 20-year study shows how investing in books can make a big difference. Included: Highlights of the study.
A lesson plan using a drawing program on the computer (or by hand!) for children to create their own endings to a story that is read to them...except for the ending!
Arts & Humanities --Language Arts --Literature --Visual Arts Educational Technology [facebookbadge] Brief Description Students use drawing software, such as Paint or AppleWorks, to draw, or write and draw, their own endings to a read-aloud story. Objectives Students will draw or write and draw a new ending to a story.
Who determines the truth and gets to tell the story of us in the history books? Jenn Borgioli Binis (@JennBinis), @edhistory101 host, led a conversation at Educon which looked at the answer to this question. She specifically looked at the history of education. She challenged attendees to think about stories told from the perspectives of those who haven’t traditionally told them and had schools named after them.
A project based learning method is a comprehensive approach to instruction. Your students participate in projects and practice an interdisciplinary array of skills from math, language arts, fine arts, geography, science, and technology. "The collaborative nature of the investigation enhances all of these valuable experiences ...
Write a character sketch about somebody you know well. Objectives Students will use a graphic organizer to help them discuss a model character sketch and organize/write one of their own. write an interesting sketch that includes the proper elements of a character sketch.
This school has a zero tolerance policy on public displays of affection, and friend to friend hugging warrants an in-school suspension. In this case, I would say the inflexibility of this school policy has the potential to hurt kids. If a boy gets in trouble for hugging a friend at school, what message does that send?
It's hard to pinpoint a few priorities as an educator, because there are endless goals every teacher has for every class and even every student. If I had to name a few main priorities I have, I would say: inspiring a strong work ethic and independence in students; ensuring that students master essential skills and become very knowledgeable about the content of study; helping students to recognize their talents and power to make positive change; and encouraging a passion for learning and social justice.
By tying the lessons of history to the issues of the day, Deirdra Grode, a seventh-and eighth-grade social studies and language arts teacher at Hoboken Charter School in Hoboken, New Jersey, is teaching her students to be analytical and socially aware.
I like this site because it has a nice collection of poetry sites. Some of the links do not work, but www.poetry180 is a decent collection of poems geared for high school readers.
This site highlights reading reviews categorized by author, new books, coming soon books, series books and books into movies. This is a terrific resource for kids who need a little help in choosing a new book or genre. I'll be using this with my MS kids! I also like that it has podcasts of books as well!
Teacher tools and templates. This is a great place to find templates quickly. They have templates for calenders, assessment tool, parent teacher communication and much , much more.
The Online Education industry to a great extent gives courses that are taken to work purposes - either to help gain business or to help profession movement. A considerable lot of the students took a crack at online training are pulled in to the arrangement since it offers adaptability for people to plan their investigation around other existing duties.