Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 11/26/21

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

Solving Problems with Simple Machines! - Jessi and Squeaks are revisiting the fun times they had when they learned all about simple machines so they can solve all sorts of problems around the Fort! (L:E;SA:S)

Quick Rubric - “​​Why can't making rubrics be simple and fast? Why can't rubrics look clean and modern? NOW THEY CAN!” (L:T;SA:A)

Five Good Places to Find and Create Story Starters for Students - “Here are some of my favorite tools for creating story starters and favorite sites for finding story starters.” (L:T;SA:A)

Reading Progress now available in Microsoft Teams - “Reading Progress is a free tool designed to help students build confidence and reading fluency through personalized reading experiences built into Assignments in Microsoft Teams.:” (L:T;SA:LA)

Hour of Code - “Celebrate computer science everywhere! Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event. One-hour tutorials in over 45 languages. No experience needed.” (L:T;SA:C)

Original photo by Pat Hensley