January 2011
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Suite 101: How to Bring More Writing Into Your... →
December 2010
Subject Matter Expertise and Successful Teaching →
34years:
This topic is dear to me. I have had this conversation with a colleague several times over the last couple of years. He contends there is no correlation between advanced degrees and successful teaching. I contend that may be true to an extent, but more knowledge, whether it is subject matter or pedagogical knowledge, can never be a bad thing. What I do know is that the pedagogical...
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SearchEdu.com →
Resource suggested by The Education Technology Blog.
“SearchEdu.com is a reference based search engine that allows you to search education sites, government sites, online books, dictionaries, biographies and more. Think of it as a more user friendly advanced Google search. Simply enter your search terms and choose your source site category from the dropdown menu. It also has some useful...
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Vimeo: Video School →
Tutorials on how to make better videos.
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Bright Hub: Teaching Cooking Skills to Students... →
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Educational Chemistry Crayons: "Hey Mom, Pass the... →
dot-ed:
At least that’s what the creator of this product hopes you’ll say when you get these crayons, which are labeled with the actual chemical used to give each colored wax stick its hue.
If the information sticks, you may have an edge up in high school chemistry and possibly a little confusion in kindergarten when the other kids ask for “Jungle Green.”
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Condition Of School Buildings Affect Grades →
gjmueller:
This is a no-brainer for teachers, but perhaps the public needs to understand that working/learning conditions do impact student achievement.
via 34years
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The interactive whiteboard in your classroom →
gjmueller:
A good summary of great strategies interactive whiteboards can provide your faculty and encourage enhanced student instruction!
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Mrs. Mimi on Standardized Testing →
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Folding Story →
FoldingStory is a group storytelling game.
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Classroom Survival Kit
teachingtoday:
Here is a comprehensive list of things I can’t live without in my classroom:
Sticky Notes
Hand Sanitizer
Paper Towels
Purple Pens
Pictures of my cats
Band-Aids
Clipboard (this is actually number 1. I should actually have about 12 just placed around the room)
Tissues
Dictionaries
Aspirin
Chapstick
Paper Clips
Index Cards
Reply or Reblog with answers. What do YOU...
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Free Kindle Books: A Guide →
Hello new followers!
You’ve been coming in rapidly these days, although I’m not sure how or why.
Please tell me how you found me so I don’t think you’re all spam bots.
Pretty please?
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Mint Launches Online Finance Game for Middle... →
world-shaker:
Intuit-owned Mint.com, the service that made budgeting a fun task, has partnered with Scholastic to offer a free, online personal-finance program to middle-school students, teachers, and parents. The program aims to help build money management skills at a young age. It will feature colorful classroom lesson plans and materials, as well as an interactive game, that should translate...
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Learning Tools Directory →
world-shaker:
gjmueller:
Over 2,000 Tools for Learning - for schools, colleges, universities and the workplace
What a find!
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Learning Tools Directory →
world-shaker:
gjmueller:
Over 2,000 Tools for Learning - for schools, colleges, universities and the workplace
What a find!
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28 Tech Tools to Bring Out the Story in History →
thingsforteachers:
Primary sources, timelines, videos, and more.
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28 Tech Tools to Bring Out the Story in History →
thingsforteachers:
Primary sources, timelines, videos, and more.
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BlackNews.com - RRR Celebrates Black History Month... →
Free security tool detects vulnerable and outdated... →
gjmueller:
Give a great gift this year of this free security tool that will help you find outdated software on family’s/friends’ computers. 5 minutes can save you fixing problems later!
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Mashable: 10 Free Online Resources for Science... →
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NY TIMES: White House Issues Long-Delayed Science... →
The Obama administration issued long-awaited, long-delayed guidelines on Friday to insulate government scientific research from political meddling and to base policy decisions on solid data.
Under the guidelines, government scientists are in general free to speak to journalists and the public about their work, and agencies are prohibited from editing or suppressing reports by independent...
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Bright Hub: Using Poetry Across the Curriculum →
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BlackNews.com - RRR Celebrates Black History Month... →
Free security tool detects vulnerable and outdated... →
gjmueller:
Give a great gift this year of this free security tool that will help you find outdated software on family’s/friends’ computers. 5 minutes can save you fixing problems later!
Watchlibrarianista:
President Obama reads his own book, Of Thee I Sing, to second-graders at Long Branch Elementary School in Arlington, VA.
Judge May Change Teacher Seniority Rules →
34years:
This is potentially opening the door to all sorts of craziness. Once seniority rules are relaxed, regardless of the reason, veteran teachers will be laid off whenever possible to trim the budget. Many administrators still adhere to what one once told me; “teachers are interchangeable parts.” If this happens, say good-bye to teaching as a profession.
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Daily Info Graphic →
Here at Daily Infographic, we spend countless hours searching the internet for the most interesting, visually stimulating, mind blowing infographics and deliver them to you daily.
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The Times Spelling Bee →
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Daily Info Graphic →
Here at Daily Infographic, we spend countless hours searching the internet for the most interesting, visually stimulating, mind blowing infographics and deliver them to you daily.
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The Pursuit of Technology Integration Happiness:... →
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Math Wire →
Math activities and lesson plans based on NCTM’s standards.
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Free Math Help →
This is an excellent site for homework help, and also provides students with a problem of a day and the steps for solving.
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The Times Spelling Bee →
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Visual Thesaurus - Spelling Bee →
In the Tournament Spelling Bee, you’ll be challenged by a series of words, with the spelling difficulty adapted to your skill level. The more words you get right, the higher your score will go, on a scale from 200 to 800. You can compete against other spellers, since we keep track of high scores (with streaks of correct answers serving as tiebreakers).
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Veterans History Project →
The Veterans History Project began in 2000 for the purpose of documenting the lives of American WWII Veterans. Later, the project was expanded to any veteran on active duty or who has served in any branch of the Armed Services in any era. Your mission is to interview a veteran, present their narrative in a multimedia presentation, and share it. If it is good enough, the interview and the...
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Bright Hub: Mini-lessons for Mr. Popper's Penguins →
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Suite101: 4th and 5th Grade Adjective Lessons →
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Learning Tools Directory →
gjmueller:
Over 2,000 Tools for Learning - for schools, colleges, universities and the workplace
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Make Me a Genius: 5 of the Strongest High School... →
gjmueller:
When applying to college, a good GPA and SAT scores will only get you so far. The application process is becoming more and more competitive, and so it is important to spruce up your application with extracurriculars that show your work ethic and set you apart from other students. Including any of the following five extracurriculars on your application is a reliable method of ...
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“Blaming teachers for low test scores, poor graduation rates and the other ills...”
– Adults blame parents for education problems - U.S. news - msnbc.com (via world-shaker)
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Make Me a Genius: 5 of the Strongest High School... →
gjmueller:
When applying to college, a good GPA and SAT scores will only get you so far. The application process is becoming more and more competitive, and so it is important to spruce up your application with extracurriculars that show your work ethic and set you apart from other students. Including any of the following five extracurriculars on your application is a reliable method of ...
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Bright Hub: Mini-lesson on Fact and Opinion →
