Sep 17 2007
Archive for September, 2007
Sep 16 2007
Are your students struggling to find “great” books?
Try some of these excellent resources:
Flamingnet.com
“Who better to tell you if a book is worth reading, than those for whom the book is written.” Students review books written for children, preteens and teens. http://flamingnet.com/index.cfm Mrs. B
Guys Read
Guys choose what guys want to read.
http://www.guysread.com/
KidsRead.com
“Kidsreads is the best place on the web for [...]
Sep 16 2007
WebQuests in the Social Studies Classroom
Do you find yourself wanting to infuse your classroom with media rich content, but don’t know how to get started?
Are you curious about?
Information Literacy
WebQuests
Wikipedia
Digital Literacy?
Are you a Social Studies Teacher?
Try this blog post on the PBS Media Infusion site, A Great Time to be a Teacher by Dan McDowell. Dan gives helpful ideas, [...]
Sep 12 2007
What to do when you’re stuck
Every now and then, we come across a situation that absolutely stumps us. Let’s face it, in most problem situations we know exactly what to do. Sometimes we do it, sometimes we rationalize our decision not to do it becasue the solution is so hard. It might be confronting a friend about hurt feelings, it [...]
Sep 12 2007
Interactive Whiteboards
Interactive whiteboards are another tool that help provide increased access to learning for ALL students. Not only are these amazing tools demonstrating themselves to be of benefit for increased student motivation and engagement, they often serve as a impetus for teacher learning!
Sep 11 2007
Universal Design for Learning Institute (Day One)
Today we met at the Center for the first day of our Universal Design for Learning Institute. What a packed day! Past participants let us know that they wanted more strategies. We adjusted for today. As a matter of fact, one person let us know that “it’s OK to include some theory, you know.”
Today [...]
Sep 10 2007
“The Deep Dive”
During UDL sessions we use a video called, The Deep Dive.
I recently found this blog post that gives a nice analogy for companies who play it safe, snorkeling on the surface and then those companies who graduate to scuba, taking the Deep Dive. Read it for yourself and let us know what you think [...]
