Reflection
December 29, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
For teachers who are not in the classroom right now or are substitute reserve teachers, teaching experience and professional development are more than just renewing a teaching license. Sometimes courses are done in a hurry, or workshops are attended just to get the certificate and the learning objectives don’t stick or sink in. […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Dec 22 – 29, 2012)
December 22, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
Piktochart
Create your own infographics.
fodey
A simple tool to create newspaper clippings from any text.
Bubblesnaps
An user friendly interface to add bubbles to your pictures.
RESOURCES
Science Buddies Lab Report
A sample format for lab report.
Trapped
An online game to reinforce punctuation.
Dance, Factors Dance
An fun way to help students learn more about numbers.
GIVEAWAY OF THE WEEK
Book: Treasury of Joy and […]
Reaching Out
December 22, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
As I was doing my holiday shopping, I thought about how holidays so often tend to be about “ourselves” and making sure that we enjoy ourselves. In the chaos of the season, it takes effort to reach out to someone else. I’ve found often that giving time and energy to a cause that’s […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Dec 15 – 22, 2012)
December 17, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
ScootPad
Personalized learning to master skills in math and reading.
RESOURCES
AlgebraLAB
An online math learning environment for high school students.
Expository Essay Format
A handout to help students write their own essays.
Tactile Parts of Speech
A lesson plan to reinforce the differences between nouns, verbs and adjectives.
GIVEAWAY OF THE WEEK
Apple iPad Mini
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Working with Challenging Students
December 14, 2012 by PLB Blogger · 2 Comments
As winter sets in, and we’re wearing our warm clothes, I was thinking about the beauty of this season. I love to look at trees covered with snow, frozen lakes and of course, falling snow. Ironically, it’s the same wetness, cold and ice that makes this season so harsh. If not for the […]
How can Loading be used as a Strategy to Improve Learning Skills?
December 14, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
While working with students in order to improve their learning skills, it is important to understand the working of the brain and improve the capacity of the brain to process information.
The brain is designed perfectly to process, associate, evaluate, and store or discard a large quantity of incoming information. Loading involves structuring multiple […]
What is PQ4R Strategy and How can I Use it in my Classroom?
December 14, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
PQ4R is a study technique developed by Thomas E.L and Robinson H.A (1972). The acronym stands for Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite and Review and this strategy is used mainly to help students with difficulty in reading. Comprehension, retaining and recalling information is a challenge for many students and the PQ4R strategy aims […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Dec 8 – 15, 2012)
December 8, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
Desmos
A graphing calculator that works on the web without any software installation or special hardware.
kwiqpoll
A simple and easy to use website for creating polls.
Joomag
Create digital interactive magazines online.
RESOURCES
ReadWorks.org
A site for elementary-reading and lessons activities to align with books.
Mystery Cube
An interactive to help students understand, solve and create their own mysteries.
GIVEAWAY OF THE WEEK
Holiday […]
Project Based Learning
December 7, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
I love using projects and other interactive activities for teaching. I truly believe that during the process, learning is actually achieved in a deeper way, which is our goal as teachers.
Project based learning is also an excellent way to involve special needs children especially in mixed ability schools. More traditional classroom activities can […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Dec 1 – 8, 2012)
December 4, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
szoter
Annotate, add text or edit pictures and screen shots.
Encalc
An online scientific calculator.
GroupBoard
A free online shared whiteboard and chat app that can be easily embedded into websites.
RESOURCES
VocabularySpellingCity.com
Spelling practice and activities that can be customized.
The Periodic Table of Comic Books
An interesting way to help students learn chemistry.
Interpreting Line Plots
Sample worksheet to interpret line plots.
GIVEAWAY OF […]
