Jan 07 2008
What did you do over the holiday?
I spent the last two days sitting in mandated professional development workshops. During the introductory rah-rah meeting with the entire district staff, the presenters showed us the Shift Happens video. We’ve all seen it already, haven’t we?
We have it linked on the blog here and have used it for UDL [...]
Dec 28 2007
Hello UDLers! Linked here is the Technology Time PowerPoint Show from our November meetings.
Underlined text in the show serves as hyperlinks to referenced resources on the web. We used the Double-Entry Journal for note-taking during the presentation and a review of the basic UDL Principles is built into the show.
As always, please lmk what you [...]
Dec 13 2007
EduHound and Time for Kids have teamed up to bring you free K-1 classroom teaching tools that will engage and motivate your class to learn more. You’ll find subject-specific mini-lesson plans along with corresponding online resource links to help you create the ultimate learning experience for your students.
Nov 27 2007
Writing Matters, (www.writingmatters.org), a new writing program geared to grades 5 to 9 is now offering free, safe web publishing tools for English Language Arts Teachers who want to turn their writing classrooms into vibrant publishing communities.
Nov 26 2007
Websites of the Week
Ecology
Eco Kids - a Canadian resource that has some great interactive materials. *From the FAQ: Designed for students ages 7-1 - adaptable for older students as well.
Here is an interactive food chain game – click on “Play the Game” when you are ready.
Vocabulary
WordGirl is a new animated series from [...]
Nov 15 2007
In elementary school about as many girls as boys have positive attitudes toward science. A recent study of fourth graders showed that 66% of girls and 68% of boys reported liking science.
However, by second grade, when students (both boys and girls) are asked to draw a scientist, most portray a white male in a [...]
