Concept To Classroom: Workshop Descriptions This workshop explores how educators can use this idea in the classroom by developing Through this workshop s discussions, project ideas, and sharing, http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/description.html
Extractions: In recent years, parents, policy-makers and organizations have begun to focus on developing afterschool programs. In this workshop, we look at the benefits that a quality afterschool program can provide to students, their families, and the community. Participants will examine different ways to create effective afterschool programs and will be directed through a step-by-step guide to create programs that address the physical, emotional, academic and social needs of children. The workshop was developed in concert with three leaders in the afterschool field: An-Me Chung, program officer at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; Ellen Gannett, Associate Director of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time at the Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College; and Adriana de Kanter La Perla, the Department of Education's liaison to the C.S. Mott Foundation.
Web-Based Resources, Teaching Today, Glencoe Online Topics covered in Teaching Today are classroom management, career development, The site also features lesson plans, project ideas, and online videos http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/webresources.phtml/7
Extractions: Teaching Today publishes innovative teaching tips on a weekly basis. Written with the busy teacher in mind, each tip is concise, practical and easy to implement in the classroom right away. Topics covered in Teaching Today are classroom management, career development, high stakes testing, instruction and planning, parental involvement, reading in the content areas, using technology in the classroom, and portfolio development. Teaching Today also offers free weekly downloads that correspond to the tips. Our free downloads make implementing the teaching tips even easier. Teaching Today provides educational resources for teachers looking for everyday solutions to the challenges of the classroom.
MiddleWeb's Teaching Strategies Resources You can edit project assignments to meet specific classroom needs, do the projects where educators swap ideas about teaching and classroom assessment. http://www.middleweb.com/CurrStrategies.html
Extractions: 10 Great Websites for Teachers Guiding Middle Grades Curriculum Decisions The first three guides (language arts, math, and science) in the Education Development Center, Inc. series, "Guiding Middle-Grades Curriculum Decisions," are available at MiddleWeb at no cost. The series, developed with support from the Edna McConnell Clark and W.K. Kellogg Foundations, is designed to assist middle-grades educators as they help young adolescents to achieve high standards. Each guide addresses the content of the curriculum and how it is taught; how the curriculum can engage all students in learning and meet the developmental needs of individual students; and what is required for successful curriculum implementation. Great Teaching Strategies We never cease to be amazed by the efforts of some teachers with a knack for the Web and an urge to share. This website maintained by a California high school English teacher has much to offer to middle grades teachers, too. Digital pictures illustrate various concepts used in Jim Burke's classroom, including notetaking strategies, graphic strategies, discussion strategies, and teaching strategies. A second page on "note-making" (beyond "note-taking") includes visuals of many techniques, PDF versions of handouts, and more. And don't miss the English Companion homepage!
Digital Photography For The Classroom Teacher - Home The final project will integrate digital images as a part of a classroom lesson.project ideas include poems, posters, newsletters, brochures, http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/photo/
Extractions: EDUC 796 728F January 18 - March 31, 2006 Examination of visual learning theories and visual literacy using photographic resources for individual and group learning to stimulate inquiry, creativity, and higher order thinking. Application of learning principles using digital photography and graphics when designing lessons and parent communications including beginning to intermediate photo production and editing techniques. Explore the exciting field of digital photography! During this class you will create your own pictures using a digital camera and scanner. Includes tutorials and uses PhotoShop Elements software. Review a few comments from our past participants. Participant's Outcomes:
K-12 Classroom Projects for your classroom; others may give you ideas for a project you want to develop . Teaching in the Switched On classroom Introductory Technology (In http://www-ed.fnal.gov/trc/projects/midl_proj.html
Extractions: a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory in Batavia, IL Teachers created these projects as homework during the Fermilab LInC course for a particular community and school. Some of them may be A's; others C's. Some may be appropriate to adapt for your classroom; others may give you ideas for a project you want to develop. You may assess their merit using a rubric we developed for "publishable quality" projects. Projects are evolving as teachers gain more experience with engaged learning and the Internet as a tool. These projects are designed for a particular community and school. Other teachers may wish to modify them to reflect their own situations. Projects are evolving as teachers gain more experience with engaged learning and the Internet as a tool. Elementary School Middle School High School Rubric Activating EnergyNet : Physical Science - Electricity, Geometry, Applied Math
Sample Science Fair Projects - Teachers Resource To Science Projects classroom ideas, Materials and Resources; Science Fair Projects, Science FairExperiments, Sample Science Fair Projects Teaching Science and More http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com/sample-science-fair-projects.html
Extractions: Because I Was Important In The Life Of A Child EASY ACCESS to free sample science fair projects, experiments, topics and ideas So you know who your students are talking about, to your left is Detective ThinkMore. He is the kid's sidekick. Throughout this web site ThinkMore leaves Sample Science Fair Projects and to help them unravel the mysteries of choosing, researching, and completing their science fair projects.
Using The Internet In Economics Lessons Use these ideas and the supporting web links from EcEdWeb K12 teaching page Set up classroom projects and follow the stock values at APL Stock Quotes http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teachsug.htm
Extractions: An Idea Page Students at all levels get excited about using the web and can benefit from using the web for up-to-date information. Recommended grade levels are shown, but you should tailor the project to your students. At the end, we even have a couple of web projects for K-4 As students become more advanced at web use, they can begin to create their own pages. Any of the following ideas can be developed for advanced students by having them work in teams to create a Web Virtual Collection or Exhibition on the topic to share with others. Reminder: One of the most important things you can do for your students is help them learn to evaluate information! Have them ask: Who provided this information? What are his or her qualifications? Is this information consistent with what experts say? Does this information reflect a particular viewpoint? What are the other viewpoints? What can I learn from this web page? Here are some sources of information on this: Evaluating World Wide Web Information Criteria for evaluation of Internet Information Resources For these exercises, the search tools of the Web will be very useful. Any of the following projects can be enhanced by finding more supporting information. The students can do most of this! A web site that links all of the major search sites is found at
COOL TEACHING LESSONS AND UNITS TEACHING FORMATS The Basics Engaged Learning WebQuests projectBased Learning classroom Organization Nuts and Bolts of Doing Web Based Lessons is a http://www.coollessons.org/coolunits.htm
Extractions: COOL TEACHING LESSONS AND UNITS ALONG WITH RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS Short Cuts: WEBQUEST UNITS RESEARCH MODULES ONLINE PROJECTS READY MADE UNITS ... STUDENT RESOURCES Some personal notes about this web page: It is designed as a resource for teachers K-12 who wish to find quality ready-made units and lessons for all subjects, or who wish to develop their own units. This page emphasizes engaged learning models such as WebQuests, Research Modules and Project-Based Learning, but links include other forms of lessons and tutorials. Included also are sites to help you build your own units as well as some examples of sources to help students do research. Some of these units depend on the ability of students to do interactive work with others using technology. However, even if you have one or no computer in your classroom, most of the units linked at this site can be of much help. They are great learning experiences not only because of technology, but because they also involve students in activities that challenge them to solve problems by doing quality research, analyzing information, synthesizing possibilities, making judgments and then creating interesting products in order to communicate their results. Technology can be used as tools in making these exciting learning experiences even deeper, richer and more motivating.
The One Computer Classroom Internet Projects can be done with one Internet connection in the school. This site also has many other ideas that can be adapted for PC classrooms as http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/onecomp.htm
Extractions: updated 8/22/00 You can use almost any educational software or Internet sites from the front of the classroom to guide and direct student learning and to inspire discussion. It helps to create roles for the groups so each person has a perspective to help guide the discussion. Offline browsers can take sites down to your harddrive or floppy disk and be viewed when not connected to the Internet. There are several benefits to using an offline browser. WebWhacker is the one I'm using. You can buy it directly from the company that makes it:
Botany Teacher Resources - NBII Find links to kidfriendly background materials, project ideas, fun activities,and teaching materials related to botany at NBII s Botany page. http://www.nbii.gov/education/botany.html
Extractions: K-3 Grades K-3 Botany for Kids from the NBII Botany Page Find links to kid-friendly background materials, project ideas, fun activities, and teaching materials related to botany at NBII's Botany page. Kidsgardening.com From the National Gardening Association, this site includes resources for starting a school greenhouse; stories from their Digging Deeper newsletter about successful projects in the classroom; grant-writing opportunities and guidelines; a wealth of classroom gardening activities; and international classroom projects that can link your students to other budding botanists around the world. School Gardens from KinderGarden What is Photosynthesis? A comprehensive, annotated collection of links culled by Arizona State University, this site points users to online resources for a range of age groups. Grades 4-6 Created by three teachers, Alien Explorer is a collection of references and activities for a variety of science topics. The plants module includes information about plant growth, seed dispersal, types of plants, and lichens. Botanists-in-Training From the Canadian Botanical Conservation Network, this site provides students with a comprehensive, clear, and well-illustrated introduction to botany. Included are a sections devoted to plant anatomy and biological processes; plant growth from seed to seedling; invasive and endangered plants; science experiments with plants; a hyperlinked glossary of terms; a quiz; and a directory of related links. Although the site has a Canadian slant, it nevertheless includes many species also found in the U.S., and is a useful resource for teaching basic botanical principles and processes.
Growing Ideas Classroom Projects Resources Includes background information, ideas for teaching the forms, and reproduciblemodels Growing ideas classroom Projects is a benefit for NGA s Members http://www.kidsgardening.com/growingideas/projects/nov04/pg3.html
Extractions: Kidsgardening Home Member Log-in Store Click here for printer-friendly version. Resources Web Sites For Poets Kristine OConnell George An award-winning childrens poet dedicated to nurturing young lyricists. The site has loads of teaching tools, inspiration, and advice for budding poets. Garden-Inspired Poems by Kids Written by participants in the Ithaca Childrens Garden Childrens Haiku Garden A gallery of illustrated haiku created by students from around the globe Exemplary resources for both teachers and kids from the BBC Web site. Poetry for the Elementary Classroom A multi-lesson unit from the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute gets young kids hooked on poetry. has several pages of interest to teachers and young poets:
Teaching Statistics: A Bag Of Tricks Yes, it is a collection of ideas for enriching the teaching of statistics, hundreds of teaching tips, classroom demonstrations, student projects, http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/bag-of-tricks/
Extractions: Click here to order Anyone who cares about teaching statistics should own this book. It is the fruit of years of collecting, inventing, experimenting, and hard thinking by two classroom veterans who are also leading statisticians. Buy it, read it, use it: if your reaction is like mine, you'll find lots of things that you want to try. George Cobb, Mt Holyoke College Gelman's and Nolan's class demonstrations sound so fun and instructive they make me want to build a stats course around them. Why are students in larger than average families? Why are there fewer baby girls in China? After students secretly put sequences of real and made-up random coin tosses on the board, how can Gelman and Nolan tell which are which? How could students who have worked together on such problems not be fascinated with the explanations? Frank Morgan, Williams College Teaching Statistics: A Bag of Tricks by Gelman and Nolan could have also been appropriately named "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Teaching Statistics, but were Afraid to Ask"! Much more than just a collection of engaging activities and examples, it also includes informative discussions of pedagogy and practical tips on everything from course organization to effectively integrating activities into the classroom to maintaining interest and motivating students. Both new and experienced teachers of statistics will find this book to be a valuable resource.
The Really Big List Of Classroom Management Resources classroom Management ideas for Elementary School Teachers classroom ManagementA Positive Approach by Innovative Teaching Concepts Improve classroom http://drwilliampmartin.tripod.com/classm.html
Extractions: setAdGroup('67.18.104.18'); var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Search: Lycos Tripod Dating Search Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site ... Next The Really Big List of Classroom Management Resources The Really Best List of Classroom Management Resources. ... If you are interested in making better use of the Internet try The Really Useful List of Fill-in-the-Blank Web Tools for Teachers and Students or For a weekly dose of progressive inspiration, consider subscribing to The Best Liberal Quotes Ever , Dr. Martin's most recent project. You'll receive three thought-provoking quotes per week. Multi-Purpose Michigan Teacher Network Backflip Classroom Management Sites EDUC 334 ... Teachers' Toolbox Ideas on Classroom Management The links were collected by the following members of the Fall 2000 online graduate course, ED554 Modern Educational Practices, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ: Christine McClean Theresa Guardino Erica Komito Janna Van Velson Ruth Ann Buscaglia John Walby Kristine Toland Kim LeCras Laura Tracey Lisa Cybulski Mary Ellen Kacsmar Alisa Rosen Megan Schramm-Possinger Merri Hillman Michael Boylan Peter Dixon Robyn Roditis Sandy Phillips Susan Henry Tamiko Trotman Morales Tracy Mascia Kara Ragan Danielle Devine.
Welcome To MyEUROPE Starting a networking project is like teaching a class. You may test yourproject idea on a small scale in your classroom, and then launch it on a http://myeurope.eun.org/eun.org2/eun/en/myEurope_Schools/content.cfm?ov=29041&la
Teaching Civics Through Classroom-based Projects And Games Go to the old myEUROPE Web site Home Practice Teaching ideas Teachingcivics Teaching civics through classroombased projects and games http://myeurope.eun.org/ww/en/pub/myeurope/home/practice/teaching_ideas/teach_ci
Extractions: GO Go to the old myEUROPE Web site Home Practice Teaching ideas Teaching civics... Teaching civics through classroom-based projects and games Valdone Verseckiene teaches a UNESCO class at Laurynas Ivinskis Gymnasium, Kursenai, in Lithuania. The class consists of students aged 15-18 from different classes. They normally discuss UNESCO World Heritage issues, but this school year, after the Beslan tragedy, she and her students have decided to learn more about peaceful conflict resolution in order to teach other students about developing tolerance and solving interpersonal problems in a peaceful manner. Like UNESCO schools all over the world, we do a lot of project work with partners from numerous countries around the world. The projects in which our students and teachers participate, range from art, environment, to drug prevention projects and other. I, personally, am interested in UNESCO World Heritage issues and my UNESCO Class changes every year, because some students leave school and others join the class, but the idea remains the same - young people interested in UNESCO World Heritage, feel responsible for making the world a better place to live and come together once a week for projects and activities.
The George Lucas Educational Foundation Patricia Bolanos on Multiple Intelligences, Projects, and Assessment video links to sites with thoughtful teaching tools and ideas for your classroom. http://www.edutopia.org/
Extractions: Middle school science teacher Barry Guillot had no way of knowing that when he and some of his students staged a demonstration of the effects of a catastrophic flood on New Orleans earlier this year, they would soon witness such a deluge. This special report details how officials are striving to help Guillot and thousands of fellow teachers, plus hundreds of thousands of students, resume their lives as educators and learners. Alan Sitomer, an English teacher at Lynwood High School, in Lynwood, California, had an epiphany one night. "I was focusing on Thomas's line 'Do not go gentle into that good night,'" he recalls, when he was struck by a novel idea: Why not compare Dylan Thomas to someone many students consider a modern-day poet: the late Tupac Shakur? The comparison may seem far fetched, but the integration of hip-hop and poetry has captivated Sitomer's students.
Project-Based Learning Use free teaching modules created by professional development experts and discusses the importance of projects, collaboration, and powerful ideas. http://www.edutopia.org/php/keyword.php?id=037
Book Raps classroom Connect Logo, Gander Academy classroom Connect 34 Alternativesto Book Reports from ideas for Teaching English in the Junior High and High http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/lang_book_report_ideas.htm
Extractions: Advanced Search Search Tips Training, Tutorials, Tips, Resources, and Classroom Ideas from PISD Instructional Technology. The links in this section provide resources such as user guides, tutorials and classroom ideas related to each topic. Software Specific Guides Adobe Acrobat (PDF) - How to convert documents to PDF format using Adobe Acrobat. Have you just had Adobe Acrobat installed? This 2 page step-by-step will have you converting your documents to PDF format in no time... Adventures With Buggles - Guide for Elementary Language Arts - phonics software, grades K-3 Dreamweaver Basics - Guide to Building Websites - Learn how to make and update your Web pages with this handy guide to using Dreamweaver MX. Edmark Software - Guide for Class Setup and Use of Software - Software Titles include: Millie's MathHouse, Calculating Crew, Number Heroes, Zoo Zillions, and Carnival Countdown
Global Classroom - Projects And The Curriculum Global classroom project offers school an opportunity to participate in online Teaching and Learning Activities. Introduction. All Global classroom http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/gc/projcurr.htm
Extractions: GLOBAL CLASSROOM PROJECTS AND THE CURRICULUM Introduction Curriculum Focus Outcomes for Key Learning Areas ... Teaching and Learning Activities Introduction All Global Classroom projects are linked to the curriculum, with each project identifying relevant strands in at least one key learning area. Despite this, many teachers have voiced a concern, or have been reluctant to participate in projects which appear in the database because of the time required - time which would otherwise be spent on teaching and learning activities planned to assist students in meeting identified outcomes. Participation in Global Classroom projects need not be seen as 'something else' to be fitted in to the curriculum, but could provide a core focus which integrate other outcomes which have been identified by the teacher. The following is an example of a curriculum unit of work based around a Global Classroom Project called Local History. This project was developed by Margaret Shearn from Skipton Primary School. The project provides an example of how an integrated unit of work can be developed around a project, enabling students to work towards a number of outcomes across a number of key learning areas. The unit is targeted at Years 5/6, though outcomes from Levels 3 and 5 have been selected as well as Level 4 to ensure a comprehensive curriculum. Outcomes have been selected from SOSE, The Arts, English, Maths and Technology. Students' prior knowledge should also be taken into consideration at the planning stage.
