When I was a student, science wasn’t my favorite topic. Actually I HATED it!! It was boring, complicated, and I thought it was something I wasn’t really good at!! Mostly, it was a subject that was lectured by my teachers and then, guess what?? We got a worksheet to fill out!! I retained nothing of Read More…
Day: March 31, 2010
Dreambox Learning- a gr8 math resource!
I shared this with some other educators today… I’m often searching for resources (more often than blogging- unfortunately) that will help students/children and their teachers. When I come across something that I think is amazing- I will always share it with anyone who will listen!! Well, if you have a child struggling with math (grades Read More…
How to utilize COMICS in the Classroom
If you read the previous post about “Boy/Challenging Writers” then you will be up to date on why I am providing the following link to Ryan Alexander-Tanner’s website. He is an artist who specializes in comics and I found him, luckily, through AERA! I had asked him if I could use his comics in the Read More…
Helping Boys to enjoy reading books!
As a classroom teacher, one of my main concerns was ‘How can I get my reluctant readers interested in reading?’… I’d ask other teachers, attend professional development seminars, read books, and search the internet to find whatever available about the topic. What I read and researched seemed to connect to what was happening in my classroom… Read More…
Numeracy Helper
A while ago I came upon a newly beginning website called “Numeracy Helper.” I subscribed to the newsletter as I am always willing to try something new and as each newsletter came in, I became decidely more and more aware of how hard the developer of this site works to create these resources for teachers. Read More…
Google Image Swirl
Google Image Swirl: a Fun Toy! I think to be able to keep up with all the cool gadgets and programs that have become available out there, you really need to stop working or decide not to sleep!! Well, I found this really neat tool today toiling around when I really should be working on Read More…
Wordle- A great Tool How can it be used? …generate vocabulary terms for a topic …post background knowledge about a topic of study …stimulate interest about an upcoming unit How do you use it in your classroom?? What are other ways of using it in the classroom?? Here’s the link…. http://www.wordle.net
Edutopia- a Must-have resource!
Edutopia- What works in public education… George Lucas Foundation Early in 2008, I subscribed to an educational magazine called Edutopia. I did it on a hunch knowing that what I was looking at was some powerful writing… I had never seen the website nor the magazine ever before. It was a typical early evening; Read More…
STEM … resources!
Although technology integration has been a key topic of discussion among many educators, forums, and found within hundreds of blogs, the reality of what will happen, based upon the discussions in districts and ultimately what will evolve within classrooms for the upcoming school year (and future school years) is the movement and emphasis upon mathematics, Read More…