100+ Google Tricks for Teachers. It's Google's world, we're just teaching in it. Now, we can use it a little more easily. With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for all teachers, so why not take advantage of the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google tools specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time.
Search Tricks These search tricks can save you time when researching online for your next project or just to find out what time it is across the world, so start using these right away. Convert units. Google Specifically for Education From Google Scholar that returns only results from scholarly literature to learning more about computer science, these Google items will help you at school. Google Scholar. Google Docs 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Gmail 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Google Calendar 44. Review of Teachers' Standards first report - The Department for Education. FREE Teacher Resources. Biology Directory - Biology Resources Online. Home Page. August 7, 2012 To all my educator colleagues: As you all know, I retired in June of 2011 from my school district job as Director of Technology. I retired to spend more time learning new things to support you as you embed technology into teaching and learning in a meaningful way.
I now have the time to visit districts and help with their technology-related initiatives, teach online graduate courses for the Wilkes/Discovery Masters program, and host several webinar series. Also, with this retirement, I have had the time to develop and enhance some online information sources for you. Since I started the Schrockguide in June of 1995, a lot has changed. Web 2.0, social networking, and social bookmarking have allowed every educator to share their favorite sites with others. However, I am not retired from providing you with great resources and ideas to support teaching and learning! I hope to hear from you via the new sites I am now creating. Kathy. Teaching Science.
Nearing Zero - Science & General Cartoons. The world's smallest periodic table. By John Roach, Contributing Writer, NBC News Engineers have inscribed the periodic table on a shaft of hair snipped from the frizzy mop of Nottingham University's Martyn Poliakoff. The feat was accomplished using a gallium ion beam in a scanning electron microscope to knock off tiny flakes of the chemist's hair shaft, etching in the abbreviations for the 118 elements. The table measures 89.67 microns across and 46.39 microns from the top of helium all the way to the bottom of lawrencium, small enough to fit a million of them onto a Post-it note, the chemistry professor notes in the video above. While a cool feat in and of itself, the video accomplishes the goal of illustrating how nanowriting is done.
Check it out. More chemistry in the spotlight: About Us - Practical Biology. This website is for teachers of chemistry in schools and colleges. It is a collection of experiments that demonstrate a wide range of chemical concepts and processes. Some of the experiments can be used as starting-points for investigations or for enhancement activities. Many have links to carefully selected further reading and all include information and guidance for technicians. Chemistry is a practical science. We have published a new set of resources to support the teaching of practical science for Key Stages 3-5. Quantum science - lab-initio. ... welcome to the weird world of quantum science ; a world where things are not always as they seem, electrons as not always as innocent as they may first appear, and molecules come with stupid names ... nz306 Cannon balls: the quantum view [...higher res version...] nz210 Confused photons [...higher res version...] nz407 Copenhagen chickens [...higher res version...] nz086 Electrostatic attraction [...higher res version...] nz405 Exotic substances [...higher res version...] nz250 Forgetful atoms [...higher res version...] nz209 Gainfully employed God particles [...higher res version...] nz288 Hostile elements [...higher res version...] nz149 Innocent electrons [...higher res version...] nz219 Labile ligands [...higher res version...] nz094 Leptons, or not [...higher res version...] nz297 Molecules you ought to be aware of: part I [...higher res version...] nz298 Molecules you ought to be aware of: part II [...higher res version...] nz352 Neutriyeses [...higher res version...]
What’s my motivation? « newteachersblog. What motivates you? As professional people we recognise that we have a responsibility to maintain and develop our skills, knowledge and the quality of our professional practice. But whose responsibility is it to do that? Is it our responsibility? Or do professional bodies and employers part of that? Recently an acquaintance at a party questioned whether teaching can really be counted as a profession if continuous professional development (cpd) is not a regular requirement and linked to the registration status of teachers. He described to me how, as a dentist he had to regularly submit evidence of cpd as a necessary requirement of registration status with his professional body The General Dental Council. I was once a headteacher and I had three excellent senior teachers who wanted to become deputies.
As a teacher, I wanted to develop the professional expertise of my fellow professionals. So to return to my original question – ‘What motivates you?’ Like this: Like Loading... The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education. This article has been reposted with permission from Lisa Nielsen, creator of The Innovative Educator blog and the Transforming Education for the 21st Century learning network. She is an outspoken and passionate advocate of learning innovatively and has worked for more than a decade in various capacities supporting schools and districts in providing innovative learning opportunities that will prepare students for 21st century success.
Connect with Nielsen on Twitter @InnovativeEdu. Life in the 21st century provides a whole new world of opportunities for self-directed, passion-driven, personalized learning. Educators who are ready to move on from teaching the way they were taught, and have administrators who will let them, can begin supporting students using tools and strategies available to the 21st century learner.
Here are 10 ideas every teacher should consider when supporting learning for students today. 1. 2. 3. 4. Learn about whatever you want with free online education resources. 5.