What does Physical and Cognitive Access to Curriculum Mean?
Individuals with physical or sensory disabilities may encounter barriers when using traditional materials such as books, paper and pencil, keyboards, audiotapes without text equivalents, or videos lacking captions or audio descriptions. Broadly speaking, ensuring physical access to the curriculum includes enabling sensory and motor access (such as the ability to see text and […]
What is First Line Strategy?
First line strategy or Prediction strategy is an active learning technique that promotes pre- reading. In this strategy students are instructed to read the first line of the text and make predictions about what they may learn from the content. After the text is read, students are encouraged to evaluate and support their […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week (May 4 – 11, 2013)
TOOLS
TodaysMeet
Connect with audience in real time.
voki
Create customized speaking avatars to manage classes and enhance learning.
Zamzar
An online tool to convert files to desired format.
RESOURCES
wonderville
Games to reinforce science concepts.
Critical Thinking
A guide that helps to apply critical thinking skills when doing research in the class.
Engineering Interact
Reinforce the concept of force and motion using these games.
GIVEAWAY OF […]
Adaptability
When your car breaks down on the way to an important engagement, how do you respond? Do you stay cool and calm and find a way to solve the problem, or do you get flustered and stressed? The way we respond says a lot about our adaptability. In today’s world, it is important […]
What is Scaffolded Silent Reading (ScSR)?
When the traditional practice of silent reading was found ineffective in developing reading fluency in students, the strategy was redesigned and introduced as the Scaffolded Silent Reading strategy (ScSR). This new strategy, ScSR, aims to support and guide students, by providing structure, accountability and monitoring of the reading session. In this way, students […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week (Apr 27 – May 4, 2013)
TOOLS
widbook
A social networking platform for authors and readers.
Soo Meta
A tool to create videos from pictures, text files or any other source.
Sumdog
Math games for students.
RESOURCES
Word Mover
An interactive to help students to create “found poetry” from word banks and existing famous works.
Classroom management database
A template database for classroom management using Microsoft Access.
GIVEAWAY OF THE WEEK
Mega […]
Cursive Writing: To Teach or Not to Teach
The Common Core Standards do not include cursive writing. This issue has caused a lot of debate within the teaching community. As teachers consider whether or not we should take time to teach students cursive writing, we need to think about what cursive writing helps us achieve. It is so important to remember […]
How can I make Lectures in the Classroom more Interesting and Interactive for the Students?
Lectures are frequently used in the classroom as the preferred method to communicate information, explore and expand on ideas or just clarify a query. However, the traditional form of lectures in the classroom has proved to be less effective as students are not actively involved in the process of learning. Studies have reported […]
How can I help Students with ADHD Follow Written Instructions?
It is possible for students with ADHD to have trouble sustaining focus with their eye muscles. For this reason, students with ADHD face difficulties in written instructions. If the material is not interesting the students tend to get bored easily and tediousness commences.
A number of students with ADHD tend to skip or quickly […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week (Apr 20 – 27, 2013)
TOOLS
dweeber
A website for collaborative learning.
DIY
An online club for kids that helps to enhance their creativity.
Semester Planner
Help students keep track of their semester classes, notes, assignments, and documents online.
RESOURCES
Novel Games
A set of educational and fun games that can be embedded in the class website or blog.
sparky teaching
Find creative teaching ideas and resources.
Editing checklist
Encourage students […]
