Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 12/04/09

Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my Personal Learning Network (PLN). As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you, inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you for coming by and visiting!

Skeletal System Game – learn the bones

WannaLearn.com – “Over 350 categories of free, first-rate, family-safe online tutorials, guides and instructionally oriented Websites!”

Teaching With Contests – “The purpose of Teaching with Contests is to assist educators in finding contests that can be used in the classroom to motivate students. We are here for the student and the teacher not the promotion of products or company public relations. Our goal is to select contests and programs whose primary goal is education and secondarily business/product promotion.”

Digging Back in Time –“Students will follow other students in the field at a hearth site archaeological dig and complete an activity which will help them learn about the systematic science of archaeology.”

Everyone Has a Story - Students will work cooperatively to decide on a topic and investigate it through oral history interviews. Students will understand that everyone has a story.