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EXCELLENT study skills blog with links to other "helps" including www.studyup.com an online notetaking site.  A student can take their own notes, access other people's notes on the same subject and network with study buddies...has some Facebook like features.  Wonderful for folks who would like to study and note take digitally!

Speaking is a practical skill and therefore the best way to prepare for the test is to gain the skill and put it into as much practice as possible. This way you can speak in English naturally and comfortably.

With the demand for 21st century skills in today's classroom, educators are feeling the pressure to prepare their students with the "skills of tomorrow," right now. Considering the rate at which technology is expanding, however, this goal can easily intimidate even the most tech-savvy educator. Never fear!

With the demand for 21st century skills in today's classroom, educators are feeling the pressure to prepare their students with the "skills of tomorrow," right now. Considering the rate at which technology is expanding, however, this goal can easily intimidate even the most tech-savvy educator. Never fear!

Language Arts (Study Skills) Note: This activity can be used with a selection from literature or nonfiction reading materials related to science, history, and many other subjects. Brief Description A brief Amelia Earhart biography is used to teach the skill of summarizing.

Some info could be helpful with 9th graders.

Social Skills - Would Be great for Writing Social Stories with my student

Online practice for individual math skills categorized by grade...great way to review or reinforce skills being taught

provides strategies for teaching angry and aggressive students coping skills

Good information on 21st Century Skills

There are many, many wonderful learning games on this site. My pre-k classes have fun learning a large variety of pre-reading/writing/math skills with their favorite character(s).

Everyone has met people who are highly compassionate. But we would meet more of them if children were taught to be empathetic at a young age, according to author/teacher David A. Levine, who has created lessons and activities to teach empathy skills.

Peer Mediation is an important and worth while strategy to use in the schools to reduce bullying. Some students do better in dealing with peer mediators. It also is a good way to build leadership skills in the students who are mediators. 

Design and description of plinkoball. a math/basketball game

Plinkoball Helps Students Exercise Math Skills In search of a way to liven up the playground, elementary principal Sam Slarskey came up with Plinkoball, a game in which kids launch balls at funnels and calculate their scores based on where they were standing and the balls path to the ground.

In search of a way to liven up the playground, elementary principal Sam Slarskey came up with Plinkoball, a game in which kids launch balls at funnels and calculate their scores based on where they were standing and the ball's path to the ground.

In this blog, I talk about educational technology, educational theory, educational pedagogy, and other topics related to these. I teach Physics and EMS classes, so some times I'll talk about those specific areas. I'll also discuss 21st Century Skills and Education. I explore free educational technology resources, ways to integrate technology into the classroom, professional development, project based learning, and tips and resources for new teachers.

LOTS of cool, innovative ideas!

Mentoring Minds is an educational publishing company that develops K-12 instructional materials to help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Experienced educators create the materials based on research and cover topics such as critical thinking, differentiated learning, instructional strategies, classroom management and more.

A different type of puzzle for each day of the week. These puzzles will help with critical thinking skills, as well as develop and reinforce math and language arts skills.

First day of school activities for improving communication skills

Online TOEFL preparation course helps you to improve skill & gain the score you need. TOEFL Network is best source for improving your vocabulary & TOEFL ibt test score.