Making Sense of Data. Foldables in Science. This is not a science specific resource, however, as an elementary teacher of science and as a professional development provider I have used Foldables to help learners better understand science concepts.
If you are new to Foldables, they are essentially folded paper used as a graphic organizer. There are many flavors of Foldables: Cause & Effect, Venn Diagrams, mini-books, and more. If you found this post by searching for science & foldables, I would ask that you check out some of my other posts and add this blog to your science education bookmarks. I have been running this blog for over 3 years and there are over 750 posts about K-12 science education resources. Some of my favorite Foldables resource sites are the following: Applications for Science Teachers: Foldables help students build understanding through the use of visual and kinesthetic interactions. Differentiating Instruction.
Grouping Cards.pdf. TeachThought - Learn better. Annenberg Learner. Select a program below, and click on the VoD icon to view it.
A Guide to Learning Styles. Home of free rubric tools. Welcome to iRubric iRubric is a comprehensive rubric development, assessment, and sharing tool.
Designed from the ground up, iRubric supports a variety of applications in an easy-to-use package. Rubrics for Assessment. A collection of rubrics for assessing portfolios, cooperative learning, research process/ report, PowerPoint, oral presentation, web page, blog, wiki, and other social media projects.
Quick Links to Rubrics Social Media Project Rubrics Wiki Rubric Criteria for assessing individual and group Wiki contributions. Blog Rubric Assess individual blog entries, including comments on peers' blogs. Twitter Rubric Assess learning during social networking instructional assignments. Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! National Math and Science Initiative. National STEM Centre. Center on Instruction. Thinkers Toolbox. Cube Creator. About. Are you looking for new ways to teach kids about math and science?
Do you want activities that meet you where you live, whether your “classroom” is an active volcano, the shark tank at the local aquarium, or your own kitchen table? You’ve come to the right place. Howtosmile.org is collecting the best educational materials on the web and creating learning activities, tools, and services – all designed especially for those who teach school-aged kids in non-classroom settings. TeacherTube - Teach the World. Teaching Students to Dig Deeper. Image credit: iStockphoto.
Lessons-at-home-homework-at-school-1.1538928# INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERSCurrently teachers do not have the capacity to implement the laptop project because they have not been trained and the government has not developed a curriculum for the project.
Updated Padagogy Wheel Tackles The Problem Of Motivation In Education. One of the biggest problems at the core of education is motivation. That’s according to the newest iteration of the popular Padagogy Wheel (pad for iPad instead of ‘ped’agogy) we showcased a couple weeks ago. Allan Carrington spent what must be counless hours thinking, revising, and refining the wheel you see below which is now at version 3.0.
Be sure to click here to view version 2.0 of the wheel and click here to view version 1.0. Www.unity.net.au/padwheel/padwheelposterV3.pdf. 124 Teachers Corner | Classroom Solutions | Vocabulary Activities. Skits This is a good culminating activity, before a test, to bring together all the grammar, vocabulary, and cultural concepts in a lesson.
Recommended Books. Developing Literacy in Science. So, first day of the summer holiday and I’m in a conference suite above a museum on a training course.
I’m a sucker for this sort of thing and anyway it’s about something that I think can help my students; Enhancing Literacy Skills in Science. This is an area I think can always be developed in my teaching and something that I have found a particular challenge this year, as I feel that the level of general literacy of my students has not been great and I haven’t been able to use the methods I usually employ which have worked in other parts of the country as effectively as I wanted. Literacy also got a few mentions in the recent Ofsted report of my college where it was noted: “In too many lessons teachers do not challenge students sufficiently to provide fuller answers, justify their ideas and use appropriate subject terminology. Free Teaching Resources. Kitzu - Find, Learn, Create. Grade Calculator. Social networking with students. After being in full time tech integration for nearly seven years, I’ve had the privilege to return to the classroom at such a pivotal time in education.
With the use of wonderful Web 2.0 tools and the ability to easily collaborate across the globe, students have opportunities today that weren’t even envisioned three years ago. One of those opportunities involves creating a professional learning community through Edmodo, a teacher moderated social network where students can share ideas, publish their work, and learn how to communicate effectively online. What better place to build on our 21st Century Skills? What can Edmodo do? Let’s take a look at some of the features: Accessing My Personal Library- A new feature that I recently discovered is the teacher personal library. Building a Student/Teacher PLC – The best feature of Edmodo is having the ability to build an online community with my students.