Hooda Math Blog My "Aha" Blog Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids If you’re looking to inspire your students’ writing and creativity, turn to these fun and exciting writing prompts. Perfect for overcoming writer’s block or even starting a brand-new short story in a different narrative, creative writing prompts can help students begin a new piece with confidence. Plus, these story starters can also encourage students to explore different genres while honing their writing skills. Reading a book in a genre, then having students use a story starter in that same genre. Take inspiration from classics like Treasure Island and newer popular series like The Bad Guys to explore how to write thrilling adventure stories. You’re part of a pirate crew in search of a long-lost storied treasure trove. Get students excited about adventure stories with these great books: If you’re looking to inspire your students’ writing and creativity, turn to these fun and exciting writing prompts. You’re part of a pirate crew in search of a long-lost storied treasure trove.
The 2 Sisters Everybody loves meetings! As a teacher, I was not a big fan of meetings. It wasn't because the information was irrelevant and not applicable to me and my students, but rather the delivery was less than meaningful and efficient in my opinion. As an administrator, I am still not a big fan of meetings, and mainly for the same reason. As educators, our time is extremely valuable, and at last check, the demands upon us are not decreasing while time remains the same. I am not interested in eliminating all meetings, but I am however interested in improving them. PD blog: At PBJHS we have a professional development blog. 1. 2. Faculty meetings: In most schools, there is a faculty meeting once a month. Next year at PBJHS I would like to try the flipped method with our faculty meetings. Department head / PLC meetings: Just like faculty meetings, most schools have some sort of leadership team meeting each and every month.
FUNSHINE Digital Chalkie Book Wizard Mobile: Level books and create book lists on your iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Read our Frequently Asked Questions about Book Wizard Mobile – now available FREE for iPhones and iPads with retina display and Android devices! Scan Tap Scan to find books by scanning the bar code. Tap Search, then type or say a book’s title, author or keyword. Book Wizard Youtube 4 Teachers VIDEO IS THE NEW PEN! (…and it’s mightier too!) The thought makes many people think the world has ended but for 21st Century kids, videoing their thoughts and creations and experiences and then publishing it to the world is as easy as picking up a pen. In fact, most are more likely to have a device ready to film, edit, add subtitles and music than a pen or pencil. I like to think we only ever used pens because we didn’t have a video camera in our pocket, sorry if that upsets anyone. For example, my kids do write poems but performing them as videos makes them really think about the effect their words have on an audience. MANAGING THE NEW PEN’S SCRIBBLINGS (How to manage all the video) The new issue that everyone in education is how to manage and share all this video content. This allows the teachers to manage all the videos from one place. Like this: Like Loading...
A Designer Speaks Abstract This paper describes the design process of a collection of educational Java applets for fostering spatial abilities in primary and secondary education. It describes the process in which I tried to exploit the unique possibilities of software in realizing learning activities with a clear add-on value in reaching the learning objectives. I will not only use the viewpoint of an educational designer who is inspired by the possibilities of software, but also that of a software designer and programmer who is inspired by educational needs and ideas to modify existing software features or create new ones. Introduction There are several different approaches for the design of technology-rich educational materials. The theoretical foundation of our educational software design is mainly based upon the theory of Realistic Mathematics Education (RME). This pre-existing software enabled me to design the 3D applets discussed in this article in a reasonable time frame. The context of the design
Collaboration It's Not All Flowers and Sausages Top Teaching Forty-one tabs. Seriously, I had 41 tabs open on my laptop at once. Forty-one glorious gems that I just could not close, many of them printable resources ready to be utilized immediately. Time spent finding these resources? Anyone who has ever touched Pinterest can attest that it's highly addictive. Read this post to learn about some of the quick and easy literacy ideas I've found through Pinterest. Photo: Visit The Inspired Apple (tab #32) for some gorgeous anchor chart and lesson ideas.