Worlds of Words | International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature 50 Really Cool Online Tools for Science Teachers A 21st-century education revolves around the Internet for everything from collaboration, tools, lessons, and even earning degrees online. If you are looking for ways to integrate online learning into your science class or science degree programs, then take a look at these cool online tools that are just perfect for both teachers and students. Science Tools to Use with Students These tools offer opportunities for learning about climate, cells, the human body, nature, and more. ChemiCool. Share this periodic table with your class for an easy to use tool with information on each of the specific elements.GPS Activities and Lesson Plans. AP Tools Whether you are setting up a new AP curriculum or are just looking for additional material to use with your AP science students, these tools will help. Advanced Placement Biology. Websites and Resources for Science Teachers These websites are chock full of amazing resources and tools for science teachers. Discovery Education. Calculators Online Games
Austral Ed - Professional Resource Books for the PYP October 2013 This is a short initial list of books which we hope will provide some useful professional resources for teachers of the Primary Years of the International Baccalaureate. We have tried to choose books which do not have a narrow focus but which are transdisciplinary in concept. We are gradually adding to the list and improving it as we have time to add to it and as we get more feedback from teachers and librarians. Titles recently included are marked • We have always been reluctant to recommend teacher reference materials as we are not teaching in a classroom and therefore cannot test or put into practice the strategies suggested in the books. Please Note All prices are in Australian dollars and include the 10% GST tax. If you would like to order any of the books on the list, send the orders to Austral Ed by email to austral@gleebooks.com.au Payment can be made with bank cheques in Australian dollars, by direct bank transfer or by Credit card. Take a moment! Speaking Rules!
Reference Help Lemony Snicket and Lisa Brown’s Charming Illustrated Allegory about Curiosity, the Imagination, and the Subjectivity of Observation by Maria Popova What children’s imaginations reveal about our relationship with reality. Few children’s book writers today could compare in humor, sensitivity, and sheer creative irreverence to Lemony Snicket, the young-readers pen name of grown-up author Daniel Handler, under which he has penned such magnificent creative collaborations as 13 Words, illustrated by the great Maira Kalman, “Who Could That Be at This Hour?,” illustrated by celebrated cartoonist Seth, and The Dark, one of the best picture books of 2013, illustrated by Jon Klassen. It tells the story of a little girl, a little boy, and their little dog, who grow intensely fascinated with the mysterious Swinster Pharmacy of the neighboring town and begin pondering what it might sell. First, the small party journeys to the next town to investigate in person, surreptitiously observing the white-coated employees and even following one of them home one night, to his house right across the pharmacy. Donating = Loving Share on Tumblr
Free ED Resources FREE Features These features originally appeared on the FREE.ED.gov features blog. The features highlight resources and ideas related to holidays, awareness months, anniversaries and seasonal topics. January February March April May June July August Back to School: 7 Ways to Help Kids Transition Back to the Classroom September October November December About FREE Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) offered a way to find digital teaching and learning resources created and maintained by the federal government and public and private organizations. FREE was conceived in 1997 by a federal working group in response to a memo from the President. Technology has made it increasingly easier to find information from government agencies or with custom search tools, like Kids.gov. FREE Disclaimer The U.S.
The PYP Library ERIC Resourcing Books - Resourcing the PYP, MYP, & DP International Shipping FREE A major "how to get the books" resource is Book Depository in the UK, which ships books free world-wide (see the Country List). Okay, not to all countries, but most. For example, Vietnam and Thailand are NOT on the list. But China, Singapore, etc. are. The beauty of Book Depository is that it's based in the UK and carries most US and many Australian titles. An oddity of Book Depository is that it ships every book individually (unless you order multiple copies of one title). Online Bookseller -- based in Singapore Open Trolley -- online Singapore-based bookseller, with more than 1 million discounted titles Lists of Recommended Titles LibraryThing catalogs WorldCat booklists Recommended Resources -- recommendations that have come out of the IB Librarian Continuum workshops in the Asia-Pacific region. Library Catalogs of PYP/MYP/DP Schools
WebList - The place to find the best web lists on the web Answer Garden AnswerGarden is a minimalistic feedback tool. Use it in the classroom as an educational tool or at work as a creative brainstorming tool. Post it in a tweet or you can embed it on your website or blog to use it as a poll or guestbook. How does AnswerGarden work? You create an AnswerGarden by entering a topic on the Create New AnswerGarden-page. We'll show you an example! After pressing the submit button, you'll be redirected to your newly created AnswerGarden. The next step is to share your AnswerGarden with other human beings. As your AnswerGarden draws attention people will start posting their answers to your question, either by entering their own answers or by clicking on and submitting existing answers. If you're satisfied with the results, you can for instance show the AnswerGarden to your friends, tweet about it or export it to Wordle or Tagxedo. Who is AnswerGarden intended for? AnswerGarden is for anyone interested in using an easy and powerful way to get feedback from a group. 1.