Friday, November 8, 2013

Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 11/8/13

tools2Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my 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!

Note: Each resource is labeled with a level and subject area to make it easier to use.

Levels: E: Elementary; M: Middle; H: High; G: General, all levels; SN: Special Needs; T: Teachers

Subject Areas: LA: Language Arts, English, Reading, Writing; M: Math; S: Science; Health; SS: Social Studies, Current Events; FA: Fine Arts; Music, Art, Drama; FL: Foreign Language; PE: Physical Ed; C: Career; A: All

Metta – “flip web content into video lessons.” (L:T; SA:A)

Space Math – “introduces students to the use of mathematics in todays scientific discoveries. Through press releases and other articles, we explore how many kinds of mathematics skills come together in exploring the universe.” (L:M,H; SA:M)

The Right to Food: A Window on the World – teaching students about hunger and malnutrition. (L:E,M; SA:S, SS)

27 Ideas for Teaching with Topographic Maps – “Topographic maps are a fantastic teaching resource for educators. They can be used in a variety of ways in the science, math, geography, and history curriculum, from elementary to college level. Use the following ideas as an aid in building educational lessons or to spark your own ideas for using topographic maps in the curriculum.” (L:G, H; SA:A)

Word Sense – “is a reimagined dictionary and thesaurus.” (L:G, H; SA:A)

Original Image: Tools by Pat Hensley

Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my 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!

Note: Each resource is labeled with a level and subject area to make it easier to use.

Levels: E: Elementary; M: Middle; H: High; G: General, all levels; SN: Special Needs; T: Teachers

Subject Areas: LA: Language Arts, English, Reading, Writing; M: Math; S: Science; Health; SS: Social Studies, Current Events; FA: Fine Arts; Music, Art, Drama; FL: Foreign Language; PE: Physical Ed; C: Career; A: All

Metta – “flip web content into video lessons.” (L:T; SA:A)

Space Math – “introduces students to the use of mathematics in todays scientific discoveries. Through press releases and other articles, we explore how many kinds of mathematics skills come together in exploring the universe.” (L:M,H; SA:M)

The Right to Food: A Window on the World – teaching students about hunger and malnutrition. (L:E,M; SA:S, SS)

27 Ideas for Teaching with Topographic Maps – “Topographic maps are a fantastic teaching resource for educators. They can be used in a variety of ways in the science, math, geography, and history curriculum, from elementary to college level. Use the following ideas as an aid in building educational lessons or to spark your own ideas for using topographic maps in the curriculum.” (L:G, H; SA:A)

Word Sense – “is a reimagined dictionary and thesaurus.” (L:G, H; SA:A)

Original Image: Tools by Pat Hensley

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