- Find a blog, article, source of information, or something out there relative to your content area and add it to your "reader" -- Google, Pageflakes, etc...
- Post a comment on the EC Perspective blog about what you've found of interest. Feel free to add a referenced quote, link, picture, or whatever.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
3-18 staff development
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How Stuff Works Daily Feed http://science.howstuffworks.com/impression-evidence.htm For our 5th grade science unit on Forensic Science, this How Stuff Works article delves further into how impression evidence is gathered and analyzed. This should provide better background information than what I have previously used prior to the police officer coming to the classroom and doing live demonstrations.
ReplyDeleteSo I just went on a hunt for ANYTHING on motivating students who struggle academically in school. To my surprise (not really) I was enlightened that I should get to know my students and find out what their interests are. So my question is...when I have the GREAT privilege of spending quality time each day, knowing way too much personal information about each, and I tailor my teaching to be of interest to them and they still have no desire to learn, what do I do? I have been told by one mother that I need to play her son's game to get him to be successful in school. What could be more motivating????
ReplyDeleteSince we are studying Geometry in my class, I have found a website through Google Reader that has many different ways to practice vocabulary and various concepts. It has links to different websites that have a variety of teaching methods. I think my students will really enjoy taking a break from the book to practice these Geometry concepts.
ReplyDeleteI went on the blog that I bookmarked before on Third grade activities. this will give me more options to draw from for some new and different things to do in my classroom.
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ReplyDelete"A discovery in China has prompted researchers to question the scaly image of dinosaurs. "
who knew, they were fuzzy, not scaly.
I found the dinosaur article on the BBC news page which is my only source of 'real news'
Check out the onion.com for headlines of the 'Fake News" like this:
Investigators Blame Stupidity In Area Death
I found this great, and FUNNY blog on Special Education laws. Since they change about everyday this one gives specific examples of SPED gone wrong. Seriously funny. Check it out.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=wy#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fspecialedlaw.blogs.com%2Fhome%2Fatom.xml
At one point, they have IEP mom's during Halloween. This one's my favorite
Zombie’s mom – My daughter’s goals should rest in IEPeace.
Boost for free Uganda schooling,
ReplyDeletean article in the BBC news regarding education in Uganda says very few of the primary school graduates ever go on to secondary education. Since sixty-four East Central students have established pen pals with students at our sister school in Kampala, Uganda, they may be interested in learning that the government there is now trying to encourage, in fact, subsidize secondary school enrollment. Our sister school is the New Hope Kimbejia Junior School in Uganda. There is further information at Opportunity Education!, the sponsoring organization.
I've been looking for a good First Grade blog and most have been just posting about their days...I have my own days! I found "Inside Jennifer's First Grade" through the Scholastic site and it looks like there are lots of ideas and not just complaints about how the day went!
ReplyDeleteI was able to find a website that showed sample preschool lesson plans. It covered many of the content areas that we cover in preschool. It looks like I will also be able to get great resources for Science and Social Studies.
ReplyDeleteMusic Education Technology: ITunes for Teachers
ReplyDeleteThis article explores how teachers can make the most of iTunes in the classroom. Use Apple iTunes to play audio tracks for the class, with instant access to thousands of files. In addition to playing audio and MIDI tracks, you can use iTunes to access Internet radio stations and play Podcasts.
I am in the process of transferring all our music dept. CDs to the IPod. This will make things much easier for all of us and I need some help learning how to do all of this.
http://www.primarygames.com/math/quickmath/index.htm is a site that I found while looking for math activities for primary classrooms. This site has games to play to practice the concepts that we are working on in the classroom. It also has games for other content areas.
ReplyDeletehttp://coachjenkins.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteplease visit my blog and notice how much fun Neil and I had while riding the Sabula Middle School Roller Coaster. Lets see the Ron Clark Academy top our roller coaster.
I was in Google Reader and I found a very informational sight called "the Daily Parent" It mentioned things about early literacy to science to recommendations about sick children. I might even suggest my parents look at this sight.
ReplyDeleteI introduced my students to the McGruff (crime dog) website. My purpose was to encourage students to get into specific sites about various substance abuse topics. After they located information for them to use later, we printed them off and I let them get into the games and activities. These were fantastic and all had to do with substance abuse prevention, stranger danger, picking up litter,etc. Then today while I was waiting for help to get into my gmail, I got into the section for parents and adults about Video Games and Violence from the Crime Prevention Research Digest. I was told by my professor at UNI that there probably isn't anything out in research about the topic of video games being a negative influence on learning. This isn't exactly my topic-violence and video games, but I'm going to read it. Anyway, the Mcgruff website is really great for kids, parents and teachers. Our students were mesmerized with that site. The web address for the article "Video Games and Violence" is: www.ncpc.org/topics/by-audience/parents OR type in Mcgruff and go to the site for parents and educators.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed searching around on the website education.com Teaching special education in which I have all levels, this website gave me alot of ideas on all topics such reading, math, writing and science at all grade levels.
ReplyDeleteI found a good site concerning music technology. I am always trying to utilize technology, as the students respond readily (they're way ahead of me)and it generates interest in music that is not available during normal rehearsal time.
ReplyDeleteI blogged Basketball Scoop, P.E. Central and Physical Education for Children. Both the P.E. websites had lesson plans for both high school and elementary students.
ReplyDeleteblogs.usatoday.com/sciencefair/about_this_blog/ -- Great web site ulsess information. I learned that Chimps are smarter than humans children if we play with the chimps!!! This is Duane's blog!!
ReplyDeleteIn a class I am currently taking, we are researching the effects of preschool for kindergarten readiness. I happened to find an article entitled "A Study To Determine the Effectiveness of Preschool on Kindergarten Readiness". The study sought to determine the effect of preschool on school readiness and kindergarten achievement for at-risk children. The study involved 40 preschool age and 40 kindergarten age children divided into two groups - attended one year of preschool and had not. Two different tests were administered to the groups and the results indicated a significant difference in kindergarten readiness for the children who attended preschool. Overall indication of the study is that developmental preschool serves as an early intervention strategy resulting in improved readiness skilss and kindergarten achievement. See...I do not just sing and dance ALL day!
ReplyDeleteI FOUND SOME ARTICLES ON THE COLD WAR AND THEN STUMBLED ACROSS A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT WOULD WORK WELL FOR CLASS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS PUT TO MUSIC BY ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS......THUS LOSING SOME OF ITS LUSTER. IT HAS GOOD MEANING AND IDEAS, AND IT MAY BE USED FOR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS OR JR. HIGH. IF YOU GO TO YOUTUBE AND TYPE IN COLD WAR VIDEO ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS YOU WILL SEE IT. OTHER THAN THAT HAVE A GREAT DAY AND GO UNI TOMORROW VS. PURDUE!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.senteacher.org/Print/
ReplyDeleteThis website contained several neat math items. It appears as if the person understood the way different students understand math in different ways.
I found an English teacher's blog http://millersenglish10.blogspot.com/. This teacher is having students publish their compositions in Google docs and linking them to the class wiki. This is something I might try.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.primarygames.com/fractions/question1.htm
ReplyDeleteI found a neat game on fractions. I can see my students using this when we get to the chapter in math on fractions. I went through the game and it looks like it would fit right into our first few days of the fraction chapter. There are other things on this site that I would like to explore too.
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ReplyDeleteI found www.tv411.org It is a neat site that has internet activities that cover mapping skills, reading skills, etc. It has short 10 question quizzes that help improve real-world skills. There was a great part on improving inferencing. It gave short scenarios (a few paragraphs) and then a quiz question. I thought it looked like a fun, quick way to work on some of these real-world skills. There were some things you could do with vocabulary as well.
I looked at sites on podcasting, and it went into sites on Ed Tech, and discussed filtering. It was interesting to hear how other schools handle students nin the wrong spots.
ReplyDeleteI am considering adding a unit on "Going Green."
ReplyDeleteI found a website at filterforgood.com. It has great ideas for beginners. It discusses ideas from refilling water bottles with tab water to making your own cleaning products.
Remember, we all have to start somewhere.
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Education/Geography.pg_02.html#02
ReplyDeleteSite to use for Middle School social studies.
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I found an article discussing the pressure that high school seniors feel when declaring a major in college. It reminded me to think from the student's point of view as well as what I can do to help that process be a little less stressful. Experiences, career fairs, a job shadow, etc. can all help with this process. Good stuff and a reminder that the student himself/herself has to figure that out-not a parent, teacher, or counselor.
ReplyDeleteI did not find anything "new" today that I will use, but I know I will. I did find a site, 30 days to becoming a better blogger and she relates it specifically to her looking for better information for special needs students. Her blog is for more severe disabilities than I teach, but know that if there is one for that area, there is one for me, I just have to find it!?!
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