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
Growth Mindset – by Classdojo; “In 1978, Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck made a
profound discovery: children who believed their intelligence could grow did
better in school, and better in life. She called this basic belief about
intelligence “mindset.” In 2016, Carol Dweck’s lab at Stanford, PERTS, partnered with
ClassDojo to bring this important lesson to classrooms everywhere through a
five episode video series.” (L:E; SA:A)
Bedtime
Math – “Every day, we serve up a quick bite of wacky math just
for fun. It’s nothing like school. Parents can sign up by email, on our
website, and on our free app. Whether it’s flamingos, ninjas or pillow forts,
kids can see the math in their favorite topics. No logins. No drilling. No
scores. It takes only 5 minutes a day, and kids clamor for it. We make math the cool thing to do after school. Our Crazy 8s math club is designed to get elementary
school kids fired up about math. Every week, kids get to build stuff, run and
jump, make a mess… and make friendships at the same time. Our fun, free kit
makes it easy to host your own after-school club for 10-20 kids. It’s nothing
like your usual math club.” (L:E; SA:M)
CSpan
Classroom – “free primary source materials
for social studies teachers.” There is also a free electoral college map for
members (it is free to join). (L:G; SA:A)
5 Dice – free iPad app; “A math
game intended for upper elementary and middle school students that helps
students enjoy practicing their order of operations. The game encourages
students to use higher order thinking to solve the "target" number by
working backwards given the answer but not the equation. The best feature about
this simple math game is that teachers are able to receive immediate feedback
of their students’ progress through email.” (L:E,M; SA:M)
Original photo by Pat Hensley
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