Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 08/28/2020

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

Poetry Sound Library – “The Poetry Sound Library is a world map of poets reading their own poems. You can listen to hundreds of poets from the past and contemporary ones from all over the planet. Choose one name on the list or a marker on the map and click twice. Wait a few seconds and you will soon hear the voice of the poet selected. Each poet reads in his\her own language. The Poetry Sound Library is a non profit project which promotes the voice of poets. No written text of the poem is provided. We provide a very short biography of the poet, in some cases a website. Usually each poet reads one poem but in a few cases you can listen to more than one.” (L:G;SA:LA)

The power of the placebo effect – TED-ed lesson: “The placebo effect is an unexplained phenomenon wherein drugs, treatments, and therapies that aren’t supposed to have an effect — and are often fake — miraculously make people feel better. What’s going on? Emma Bryce dives into the mystery of placebos’ bizarre benefits.” (L:H;SA:S)

Tour de France: The 6,000 Calorie Challenge – “Could you burn through 6,000 calories in a day? That's how much energy the average Tour de France rider requires to complete each stage of the race. WSJ's Joshua Robinson takes on the challenge and goes "bite for bite" with some of this year's cyclists.” (L:G;SA:S)

Treasure Hunt – “Number Recognition Games for Kids. Skills: Number Sense, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division. Help the pirate find his lost treasure by clicking on the island that shows the correct number.” (L:E;SA:M)

Quick Rubric – create your own rubrics (L:T;SA:A)

Original photo by Pat Hensley