Determining a Child's Reading Level

Here’s a quick tool from Sue Klund, Reading Expert, to find a student’s independent reading level (the level that gives you the most growth in reading scores when reading independently). It is also great to have this for a new student.
Google “San Diego Quick Assessment“.
This time-saving tool has been around for a long […]

Teaching Current Events

During a recent interview, I was asked how I could possibly gather 500 teaching tips (which were the basis of a recent book). “Where did all that creativity come from,” the reporter wanted to know. My reply:
The creativity comes from being responsive to the world around us. For example, a news article about […]

Math for All Levels

Math for All Levels

This math resource is for all grade levels (you can even search by grade level)!
Illuminations
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
105 Online Activities
548 Lesson Plans (Which one is your favorite?)
724 Web Links
1377 Math-based Classroom Integrations
Activities, lessons, and standards aligned with the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.

Presenting to the Oscars

As a corporate trainer, I’ve had my share of classroom curmudgeons. The worst: In a Boston classroom, I called on a man to introduce himself:  “Oscar, could you give us your name and a bit about the work you do.”
“It’s not ‘Oscar!’ ” he roared. “It’s Dr. Dimitry (not his actual name). In […]

VIDEO: I Need My Teachers to Learn 2.0

Also by Kevin Honeycutt…
The Online Safety Song

$2000 Stipend for 9-12 Science Teachers

Eyes in the Sky II is a long-term professional development program that prepares high school science teachers to use NASA data and visualizations along with other geospatial information technologies. Throughout the program, teachers and students investigate both global and local environmental issues.
The program includes four parts:
1) a 12-week online Web course, consisting of […]

Tip & Tease

By Marlene Caroselli, Ed.D

Tip: Use Collective Knowledge
A mind is a terrible thing to waste. So is time. By asking your table groups to record everything they already know about the subject at the beginning of a new unit, you’ll learn what they’ve already learned. Thus you can make some quick, if subtle, adjustments […]

Resolutions & Education

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FREE RESOURCE
Want a super way to write down and keep track of goals, tasks and even New Year’s resolutions?
Need a creative way to include print-outs, organizers, notes and resources in classes?
This is it! The Pocket Mod is a simple little handy tool that […]

Get Teens Reading with New 12 books in 12 months Adventure Series

 
On New Year’s Eve, Cal is chased down the street by a staggering, sick man with a deadly warning…“They killed your father. They’ll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days.”
 

 

Hurled into a life on the run the 15-year-old fugitive is isolated and alone. Hunted by the law and ruthless criminals, Cal […]

Children's Books 40% – 60% Off Until Monday

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Don’t like crowds.
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Shop from home! We’ve got great deals (40% – 60% OFF) on all sorts of children’s books and learning materials.

Books are a great holiday gift and now is the perfect time to stock up.
Whether you have pre-readers, beginning readers […]

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