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186 Videos that will make you go Huh, Whoa, Wow, Ahhh, and Ha-Ha. Follow @paulbogush An updated version of this post is here 286 Videos Four years ago I wrote a post simply called 99 Videos that will make you go Huh, Whoa, Wow, Ahhh, and Ha-Ha.

186 Videos that will make you go Huh, Whoa, Wow, Ahhh, and Ha-Ha

I decided to reincarnate that post because many of the videos are no longer on the internet, some of the sites have gone under, and I have always wanted to get to an even 100. Videos play an important role in my class (well not so much this year, because of something I can’t write about here, but they will continue again next year They serve as much more than a time filler (ok maybe sometimes), they are played for more than just cheap laughs (although I am a big fan of cheap laughs), and they all usually have some point to them (maybe the snoring dog video has no point). Yes conversations can bond people, yes sharing personal stories can create a common bond between people…but so can video if used carefully and purposely. Classroom 2.0 LIVE May 2013. A Curriculum of Concerns. Image credit: iStockphoto Most excellent teachers have learned what first-rate filmmakers have always known, that to be successful you need to reach your audience emotionally.

A Curriculum of Concerns

A Sharing Session/Interview with Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson on Differentiation. Does This Sound Familiar?

A Sharing Session/Interview with Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson on Differentiation

Did this happen to you to? Using your past experiences & the future to shape your present… We have all had learning experiences in the past that have shaped us as people and caused us to act as we do in the present. Www.tlrp.org/pub/documents/BlatchfordRBFinal_001.pdf. PDS APES 8th Period 2009-10. Feb 07 2010 I wanted to share the results of our survey on what your classmates think of elements that are essential for full credit on a scribe post this semester.

PDS APES 8th Period 2009-10

We had 23 of 34 students participate. Here are the numbers, and optional comments below. Please read them and give any final thoughts on this post. Click to Enlarge Six folks added these comments: If you add too many examples or questions, the post gets too long and full of too much useless info.I think the post should be concise, yet thorough enough to fully explain the lesson to someone who wasn’t in class that day.I think many of the above elements are helpful, but not neccessary, including the graphics. Mr. Langhorst's Class Scribe. The Scribe Post Hall of Fame / FrontPage. The Scribe Post. About a month ago I wrote about Scribes & Chat, saying I would post again about the impact daily student scribes is having on me and my classes -- this is it. ;-) The original assignment was simply to post a brief summary of what happened in class each day.

The Scribe Post

A different student is responsible for the daily scribe post and they end their post by choosing the next scribe. The first scribe was a volunteer. The Scribe List. PDS AP Environmental Science 8th Period 2011-12. While we learned that the soil has 5 horizons (layers), we also learned that the second (A) horizon is the most important because it is the horizon where plants take root.

PDS AP Environmental Science 8th Period 2011-12

This horizon is referred to as TOPSOIL, and is the main focus for farmers and anyone else trying to make a living from agriculture. One of the key components plants need to grow is good, nutritious soil. Unfortunately, as plants continue to reuse the same soil over and over again it can become depleted of all important nutrients. This loss of soil quality over time is called SOIL DEGRADATION, a broad term that can be used to describe any soil that has suffered the effects of erosion, desertification, salinization, waterlogging, or decreased fertility. Blog. Middleweb. Www.metproject.org/downloads/MET_Gathering_Feedback_Practioner_Brief.pdf. Non-Fiction Text Structures! « Reading. Writing. Thinking. Sharing. How are you doing with teaching non-fiction, informational texts?

Non-Fiction Text Structures! « Reading. Writing. Thinking. Sharing.

Do you feel you have a good grasp on expository text structures? With the Common Core ELA standards, students are expected to be proficient in reading complex informational texts. State assessments are also becoming more non-fiction focused, to evaluate student abilities in navigating these complex texts. So what can we do to help our students meet these standards? The purpose of this post is to provide a few resources for teaching non-fiction, in preparation for the higher levels of achievement students are expected to reach! The Non-Fiction Text Structures: Cooperative Learning Strategies. Global rating average: 0.0 out of 50.00.00.00.00.0 Read articles that define and explain how to use cooperative learning strategies in the classroom.

Cooperative Learning Strategies

Includes cooperative learning lesson plans for a variety of subjects and grade levels. There are links to eThemes Resources Teaching Tips: Cooperative Learning for High School, Teaching Tips: Cooperative Problem Solving Tasks, and Teaching Tips: Team Building Activities for Elementary Students. Grades Links A Guide to Cooperative Learning Learn about the basic elements of cooperative learning, helpful tips, and the structure of cooperative learning activities such as: think-pair-share, three-step interview, roundtable, numbered heads together, pairs check, send a problem and jigsaw. Education Standards Request State Standards.

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Socratic Method

Reciprocal Teaching. Document Based Questions.