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Share with 1st & 2nd Grade teachers: Read Shel Silverstein's sick aloud, summarize poem, count words in summary, then summarize poem again using 1 word, explaining choice.

Share with 1st & 2nd Grade teachers: Read Shel Silverstein's sick aloud, summarize poem, count words in summary, then summarize poem again using 1 word, explaining choice.

The 6th graders study social issues and many tend to choose environmental issues. The National Science Foundation OER would provide a source of information for students to narrow their topics during the research process. It provides current, up-to-date articles surrounding issues and discoveries scientists and researchers have recently discovered about various environmental issues of concern. Students are also required to write their opinion about their topic at the end of the research unit. I feel this OER resource would help students gain critical thinking and problem-solving skills they need to write an opinion on an environmental topic.

I really like this site. I collaborate with the 5th grade teacher in my district to teach a similar lesson. This OER resource you found is something I will probably refer to in the future. Thanks!

Fourth grade does a wax museum each year. This would be a great early lesson on how to research. Students work together in groups to choose 6-10 facts to add to a timeline. The lesson could be used to teach students about the important information. What information should be shared during the wax museum?

By Michael Robinson Chair, ALA-IFC Privacy Subcommittee Associate Professor at the Consortium Library, University of Alaska - Anchorage Crossposted from ChoosePrivacyWeek.org The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom demonstrated its foresight when it started the Choose Privacy Week program in 2010, launching an ongoing program to raise awareness among libraries and library users about the dangers of government surveillance and demonstrating why privacy is important, especially in light of the growing use of online resources and services.

What are OER? Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost. Unlike fixed, copyrighted resources, OER have been authored or created by an individual or organization that chooses to retain few, if any, ownership rights.

At the #GoOpen Exchange on Friday, everyone was talking about OER and the need to curate. The Twiter feed shows the buzz around the trending event and it shows school librarians were at the table. As the initiative moves forward, it is critical for us to choose to be at the head of this particular table.

This would be a great video to share with staff who are considering online learning for their classroom.

There are additional videos in this series that talk about how to choose software, how to created customized software, and resources that are available.

Some of the most popular subject areas are: Computer Service, Language, Data Science, Business and Management, Engineering, and Humanities. There are tons more to choose from. Online courses can be taken for free. These could be used for professional development opportunities. I especially liked "The Foundations of Happiness at Work". : )

This can be used in conjunction with a ELA class when studying a classic novel. If a teacher need multiple copies of a book students could access copies via the Gutenberg site - allowing them to have access on any device they choose.

This is a package of lesson plans about the causes of the American Revolution. You can download the whole kit, or choose individual lesson plans.

I currently teach fourth grade, which we know is all about Wisconsin! This is something that I would use with my fourth graders because it is an interactive digital graphic organizer. I don't think that it just has to be used for Wisconsin biographies because there are many different chart to choose from.