Cyberbullying – Should a teacher care?
The other day I was talking to a friend who told me of a teen who recently attempted suicide because of a verbal attack on Facebook in response to a photograph of him posted by someone. At first, I thought it just sad that someone would try to end their life because of […]
How can I Help Gifted Underachievers in my Classroom?
Underachieving gifted learners show a discrepancy between their achievement and capabilities. This behavior (note, it is not a disability) can make for a frustrating situation in the classroom. This learner may fear rejection for being perceived as gifted or may be bored by a lack of challenging material. Either way, the result is […]
How do I Teach Students to Respond to Criticism?
It is important that we teach our students to appreciate what people say to us, if they want them to be friends. Even if what they say is nasty, angry, hurtful or hateful, we can teach students to be grateful and consider how they can learn from it.
Approaching their comments as feedback can […]
How Can I Use Exit Slips to Facilitate Learning?
Preparing for a class includes planning the end of the lesson. Closure is as vital as the content and style of presenting a lesson because students tend to retain information better during the last few minutes of class. Commonly used closure techniques include the teacher summarizing the lesson or quizzing the students on […]
What is a Transdiscipline Integrated Curriculum?
The transdisciplinary step of integration encourages a curriculum that makes connections between the subjects, not only through explicit and conceptual ties, but also through the personal experiences of the learners. It ties in also the notion of relevance. At this level of integration, concepts are sometimes organized in different types. Knowledge is made […]
What is Participatory Literacy?
There is a need to move away from traditional notions of texts as repositories of learning and toward participatory literacy practices. Participatory literacy is becoming more and more important in today’s digital age where students don’t just read content but also interact with it and are actively creating their own content constantly. It […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Nov 17 – Nov 24, 2012)
TOOLS
SignUpGenius
A sign-up service to organize parent teacher conferences, classroom holiday parties and fundraising online.
ABCya.com
Online educational games and activities for elementary students.
circuits.io
Design and test electrical circuits online.
RESOURCES
Teach your Monster to Read: First Steps
A free game to practice the first steps of reading.
Symbolab
A mathematics search engine. Find explanation and videos on how to solve equations.
GIVEAWAY […]
Modesty in Schools
A few days ago, a high school principal requested the students to “keep things covered up” when wearing leggings saying that there is growing concern about how modest it is. While he didn’t brand leggings as completely indecent, he said that the growing trend of wearing short shirts with leggings is causing a […]
How can I Help a Student with ADHD Learn to Plan?
In order to help a student with ADHD learn how to plan, have the student write or draw the steps needed for any school procedure. For example, if the student has difficulty preparing to go home, have them write or draw a list of considerations:
Regarding homework assignments, what will I need?
Handout
Textbook
Notebook
Other utensils
What old […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Nov 10 – Nov 17, 2012)
TOOLS
Xtranormal
Low-cost educator and student accounts enable creation of 3D animated movies.
youblisher
Showcase student work by creating flipbooks from pdf documents.
Ptable
An interactive and dynamic periodic table.
RESOURCES
ScienceNetLinks
Teaching tools, interactives, podcasts, and hands-on-activities for science.
Amara
A potential opportunity for students to build their language (English or foreign) and typing skills while doing good to help others. Not only […]
