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2¢ Worth Listen A few weeks ago I worked and attended North Carolina's ISTE affiliate conference. I opened the NCTIES conference with a breakfast keynote address and Marc Prensky closed it with a luncheon keynote the next day. Sadly, I missed the second day of the conference. I would first offer some constructive criticism to NCTIES , and to all such ed-tech conferences across the nation and around the world. You do a fabulous job of offering dynamic learning experiences for teachers who are new to teaching or new to utilizing contemporary information and communication technologies in their classrooms.
ESL Teacher Handouts, Grammar Worksheets and Printables Free English grammar and vocabulary worksheets and printable handouts, for English language and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and instructors to use in the classroom or other teaching environment. Get our ESL handouts newsfeed: Beginner English Handouts Adjectives and Adverbs Articles Reality 101: CEC's blog for new special education teachers As our kindergarten team was leaving a meeting the other day the reading specialist added one more comment, “Let’s change how we are talking about our reading groups,” she suggested, “ Instead of referring to our groups as the reading level they are currently reading, let’s call them by the goal reading level we set for them.” There was silence for a minute as we let that idea sink in. It is so simple, and yet, so wise.
Cooke Center Special Education Blog How Cooke Center helps our students to reach their goals for independence. The Adaptive Skills Program Cooke Center envisions a world in which people with special needs are included as valued members of their communities, leading independent and purposeful lives. This vision is vividly illustrated through its unique adaptive skills program! Adaptive skills refer to a student’s ability to perform everyday tasks, such as following instructions, managing their schedule, accessing resources in their community and navigating public transportation.
Top 50 Education Technology Blogs Education technology has many supporters in its movement to alter traditional teaching methods. This list of the top 50 education technology blogs includes writers, technicians and social media experts…but they all are teachers. The “movers” are teachers who facilitate learning among other teachers and in the classroom, the “shakers” teach new philosophies and innovations, and the folks “on the ground” offer news, tools and methods of using those tools in the classroom. This list is divided into those three categories, and each link within those categories is listed alphabetically. The links lead straight to the recently updated blogs, and the descriptions supply information about that blogger’s achievements, including careers and jobs.
English lessons and teacher resources from English-To-Go - Sample Lessons English-To-Go® resources are available for almost any topic imaginable. They are designed to provide a fun, interesting and meaningful experience for both student and teacher. Our library for teachers has a huge number of "Instant Lessons" - photocopiable lessons based on Reuters news articles from all around the world. Love That Max : 5 great yoga poses for kids with special needs This guest post is from a former colleague, Jensen Wheeler Wolfe, a certified yoga instructor in New York City. Jensen is the creator and owner of The Little Yoga Mat, a compact, eco-friendly mat for kids under age 4—used by, among others, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in their children's ward. Jensen's a lovely, smart lady who has a lot of great insights into yoga, including poses that can benefit kids with special needs. Max is a fan—he's done yoga at school for years. Check out her suggestions:
Top 100 Education Blogs Education blogs are becoming a means for educators, students, and education administrators to interact more effectively than ever before. They are also a great resource for those searching for the best online education programs to jumpstart their teaching careers. Technorati currently tracks 63.1 million blogs.