Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 4/22/22

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

Canva Design Skills for Students - seven-part course to help students design presentations (L:H; SA:A)

Verse by Verse - “An experimental AI-powered muse that helps you compose poetry inspired by classic American poets” (L:G; SA:LA)

Creating Pysanky Ukrainian Eggs - “We will be creating several Pysanky eggs in class.” (L:M,H; SA:FA)

The Physics of Baseball - “Two scientists from San Francisco Bay Area institutions break down a few of the many different ways that baseball is a great way to learn about the physics of motion and energy, including aerodynamics and vibrations in this video adapted from QUEST. (L:H; SA:S)

Let’s Make Sound - projects on Instructables (L:G; SA:LA,S)

Original photo by Pat Hensley