Personal Best
September 6, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
In the weekly team meetings that we have at Professional Learning Board, we start each meeting with a “segue.” This is a time when each person on the team takes a minute to share about their business best and personal best of the week. Over the weeks, I have realized that this extra […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Sep 1 – Sep 8, 2012)
September 1, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
Weekis
An easy to use intuitive interface that can be used to plan your week.
Deadline
Set up reminders and organize all your appointments and meetings.
RESOURCES
Essay Map
An interactive that helps students to develop an outline and write meaningful essays.
Congruent polygon
Reinforce the math concept of congruent polygons using this worksheet.
Web Apps
Learn more about using Microsoft Web Apps […]
Growth in Students
August 30, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
I’ve been doing some reading about learning and realized that learning is really all about growth. Imagine a ladder. In order to move upward along the ladder of learning, we cannot jump up but rather must approach the climb one rung at a time. Likewise is the case when we try to ascend […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Aug 25 – Sep 1, 2012)
August 25, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
Visuwords
Look up words, their meanings and association with other words or concepts.
Tubechop
Select and cut interesting parts of a Youtube video.
Psykopaint
Use this fun tool to introduce painting in your class.
RESOURCES
A biography study
A sample lesson plan to explore biographies by means of role-plays.
Butterfly
A sample lesson plan to teach about the life cycle of a butterfly.
Seating […]
Dealing with Stress
August 24, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
I recently read about a theory that stress is caused when the human brain does not have control over the environment. Think about it- the times that we get most stressed are the times such that we are waiting for a response from someone, we don’t know if we will be able to […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Aug 18 – 25, 2012)
August 21, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
Go Animate
Create animated lessons and videos online.
Stupeflix
Create videos online by mixing photos, clips and music.
Classic Reader
An online library for classic fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry, and more.
RESOURCES
Krebs
A video to teach citric acid cycle.
Code Academy
Interactive, fun and easy way to teach basics of programming.
Coin Combinations
An activity that can be used to teach algebra.
GIVEAWAYS OF […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Aug 11 – 18, 2012)
August 11, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
Plan Board
Organize your day and lesson plans using this tool.
Flip snack
Publish pdf documents into flipping books.
Tikatok
Create ebooks, upload images, add author biography and save them.
RESOURCES
Webadventures
Games that can be used to explore various science concepts.
Physics Classroom
Access tutorials, Internet modules, problem sets for practice, multimedia , animations and activity sheets in physics.
Buzz Math
An online app […]
Supporting Students
August 9, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
As we get acquainted with new students and families, it’s worth pausing to think about our preconceived ideas of students. A colleague once told me that she could always tell at the beginning of the school year how students would perform throughout the year. She tested her theory by penciling in her thoughts […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Aug 4 – 11, 2012)
August 4, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
Docuter
Store and share documents up to 25 GB online for easy access.
RESOURCES
Math
Videos that can be used to reinforce math concepts for secondary students.
PC Learning
Help students concentrate with these tips to create an orderly environment.
Silent Signals
A guide on silent signals that helps to build metacognitive skills.
GIVEAWAYS OF THE WEEK
CD featuring 13 kid-friendly Woody Guthrie […]
Perseverance
August 2, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
The Olympics is full of sportsmen and women who persevere and work extremely hard. They are people who keep trying no matter how tough it gets. Even if they face failure, sickness, injury and criticism, they keep going.
What a wonderful inspiration this is for us and our students. It reminds me to never […]
