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Common Core Quick Tips - Math Solutions
Grades
K to 6This site includes advertising.
tag(s): commoncore (102), professional development (164)
In the Classroom
Use these tips and strategies as part of your Common Core Standards instruction. Take one strategy at a time to work on, enlist peers to work together as part of a study and support group. Share strategies as part of math professional development sessions.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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This Is Only a Test - Nancy Litton and Maryann Wickett
Grades
2 to 6tag(s): professional development (164), test prep (98)
In the Classroom
Use this study guide as part of your ongoing professional development in math instruction. Download the book for use with study groups. Use the materials as part of any professional presentation and share with your school's math coaches.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National STEM Centre eLibrary - National Stem Centre (UK)
Grades
K to 12tag(s): engineering (129), STEM (174)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free activities, videos, and other resources throughout the year. Be sure to bookmark this site to search for resources for any lesson. Share a link to specific lessons and activities on your class website for use at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Intel Teach Elements - Online Professional Development Courses - Intel
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K to 12tag(s): professional development (164)
In the Classroom
Gain a better understanding of digital learning tools and techniques by taking Intel's professional development courses. Share with other faculty members as part of your school's professional development. Take a course together with fellow staff members and discuss content and how it works in your teaching situation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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eEtiquette - 101 Guidelines for the Digital World - Deutsche Telekom AG
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): digital citizenship (68), internet safety (118)
In the Classroom
Use eEtiquette 101 as an excellent supplement to your current Internet safety lessons. Choose one tip to discuss each week throughout the year. Have students brainstorm other etiquette advice to include. Share this site during professional meetings as a reminder to staff members of the necessity for all teachers to monitor digital citizenship in their classes. Be sure to share a link with parents to use when discussing online issues with their student. Have students create online posters individually or together as a class using a tool such as Web Poster Wizard, reviewed here, or PicLits, reviewed here, to demonstrate Internet etiquette advice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TextProject YouTube Channel - TextProject, Inc
Grades
K to 9tag(s): commoncore (102), literacy (106), professional development (164), reading comprehension (124), reading strategies (51), video (278)
In the Classroom
Share individual videos with parents to help them understand different reading strategies. Embed a video of the week on your class website or blog for parents. Share with colleagues as part of your ongoing professional development.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Technology Integration Matrix - Florida Center for Instructional Technology
Grades
K to 12tag(s): rubrics (32)
In the Classroom
Use the matrix to evaluate how you use technology in your classroom. Share with administrators and peers as part of your ongoing professional development. View videos to understand different ways to incorporate technology in your classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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People Skills Decoded - Balance Theme
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): psychology (66), social skills (21)
In the Classroom
Ever have the student who just does not understand or get along with others? People Skills Decoded is a resource for teachers and parents for helping students interact more successfully or build confidence. Whether addressing gifted students, autistic students, or low self-esteem students' needs, find ideas for discussion groups or individual work. Be sure to share this tool with your school counselor and give it to parents for ideas to practice with their child.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Microsoft Educator Network - Microsoft
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): computers (102), Microsoft (41), professional development (164)
In the Classroom
Sharpen your technology integration skills and grow in your knowledge with Microsoft. Apply useful tools to your classroom situation. Using tutorials, you can find answers to many common problems. Form a group and participate in classes and blog together. Create lessons aligned to the Common Core Standards using the Common Core Implementation Kit. Develop students critical thinking skills using the Critical Thinking Teaching Guide. Teachers of students with special needs, discover videos and guides for accessibility with definitions of impairment types and more. Chemistry teachers will find Word Add-in, with an easier way to insert, modify, and present chemical symbols and data sources. These are just a few of the guides, videos, and lesson plans. Explore for yourself to see many, many others. Allow students to explore tools and use ones that are useful for them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Creative Educator - Tech4Learning
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): addition (227), creativity (118)
In the Classroom
Creative Educator, designed for teachers, helps you move past stale worksheets to get inspired! Be sure to look at this site to help you discover ways to integrate technology and creativity into lessons. Work with a partner to make the lessons fit in your situation. Share at staff meetings and offer new ideas. Look for ways to bring a new focus to your gifted students. Give as a resource to students, so they can choose a multimedia product to share the content knowledge they are learning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Thinkuknow - Crown
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): digital citizenship (68), internet safety (118), professional development (164)
In the Classroom
Before you begin work with any tool on the Internet, educate students with the most important lessons, keeping safe! Choose the age group and follow the lessons together as a group on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Continue discussions on your class blog. Add parents to your blog so they can reinforce lessons on Internet safety. Then it is time to introduce the Appropriate Use for Technology permission form, and this will now make sense to kids. Bookmark this site on classroom computers so students can refer to the information. Be sure to offer as a tool for parents to review and reinforce at home. At your technology night, have this up on your projector screen while parents are entering, so all get a needed reminder. Be sure student technology clubs examine and understand the concepts. Have the student technology club make their own videos introducing safety concepts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ok2Ask'®: Digital Storytelling (Grades K-12) - TeachersFirst
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K to 12As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Uncover the mysteries of digital storytelling, and discover how to use it easily and effectively; Follow steps for successful implementation of a digital storytelling project, locate supporting materials and handouts appropriate to your class, grade, and subject; Discover ways to integrate digital storytelling into the curriculum; Review resources for healthy digital citizenship; Explore a variety of web based tools and resources to support digital storytelling; and (Follow up) Consider possible projects or activities integrating digital storytelling with curriculum from science, social studies, math, or others. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1a, c, d 2 a, b, c, d, 3 a, b 4 a, b, c, d and 5b ISTE's standards page.
tag(s): digital storytelling (155)
In the Classroom
Bring digital storytelling to life in your classroom with the fabulous ideas shared during this session. Take a look at the resource page full of excellent resources to explore! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask'®: TeachersFirst Summer Book Club 2015 - TeachersFirst
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K to 12As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Share favorite Web 2.0 tools; Discuss Internet Safety, COPPA and Copyright; Their effect on instruction and Instructional strategies for sharing this information with students; Investigate sites to learn more about technology Integration; Share reactions to the content with the author of our book - Boni Hamilton; and Plan for sharing information gained through the book club. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: NETS-T 1d, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5; NETS-C 4b, c; 6a ISTE's standards page.
In the Classroom
Take a look at the resource page full of excellent resources to explore! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask'®: Tech It Out - DATS: Tools and Management Tips for your BYOD or 1:1 classroom - TeachersFirst
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K to 12As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Find technology tools to differentiate curriculum content in the BYOT (1:1) classroom; Explore apps to help organize students, the classroom, and the busy life of a teacher; Review tools to assess students knowledge (both for pretesting and general assessment/feedback); View tools to use to improve communication with parents, students, and other colleagues; Envision the use of many free tools in the BYOT (or 1:1) classroom; Discuss the importance of finding the age-appropriate (safe) tool; Learn management strategies for an effective BYOD environment; and (Follow-Up) Use selected solutions from this session and/or TeachersFirst resources to implement new strategies/resources in an upcoming lesson. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1a and b, 2b and c, 3a and d ISTE's standards page.
tag(s): DAT device agnostic tool (179)
In the Classroom
Find the perfect DATs for your classroom. Learn about many tips and tricks to make your byod (1:1) classroom run smoother. Take a look at the resource page full of excellent resources to explore! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Study Body Language - Study-Body-Language
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): autism (19), back to school (62), debate (46), gifted (88), Special Needs (33), speech (89)
In the Classroom
As a professional educator, nonverbal body language greatly impacts your teaching, communication with students, colleagues, parents, and presentations. Improve your nonverbal communication skills by reviewing different parts of the site. Feature on the interactive whiteboard (or projector) as part of instructions for student presentations to offer important tips for success. Use as a resource for any autistic children or children who have difficulty communicating. Give to parents as a resource for when their student is practicing a project presentation, or with their student who needs extra assistance in communication. Fuel your debate team with these important tips. During leadership classes or activities, these can become important lesson ideas and resources. During practice for job or college interviews, have students discover important ways to communicate.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Teacher Toolkit - The Region 13 Educator Certification Program (ECP)
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K to 12tag(s): back to school (62), classroom management (159), reading strategies (51)
In the Classroom
Keep lessons engaging and interactive with these Tools. For instance use the Quiz, Quiz, Trade activity to get students up and to interact with questions for review before a test. To structure a meaningful discussion try the 5-3-1 activity. Use the Gallery Walk to review and get students discussing the unit or topic just finished. With the Gallery Walk, student groups could create posters (maybe a picture summary of something just read in class) and walk around observing and taking notes from others' posters. There are dozens more for you to try at The Teacher Toolkit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask'®: School Year KickOff 2015 - TeachersFirst
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K to 12As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Explore the various Professional Resources available at TeachersFirst: differentiating, rubrics, working with parents, wikis, blogs, and more; Browse and explore the various ready to go lesson plans and units created by TeachersFirst; Find some back to school time savers for both students and teachers; Have free exploration time to find materials relevant to his/her classroom needs; and (Follow-up) Plan and implement a student-centered, curriculum-related use of the resource(s) of choice as part of an upcoming teaching unit. Or plan how to use the professional resources to prepare for the new school year. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1b, 2a and b, 3d ISTE's standards page.
tag(s): back to school (62)
In the Classroom
Ready.. Set... Go! It is back to school time. Are you ready? Find many tips and tricks to make your year (and life easier). Take a look at the resource page full of excellent resources to explore! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask'®: Gifted Resources to Make Your Classroom Sizzle - TeachersFirst
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K to 12As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Find technology tools to differentiate academic content for gifted students in the regular classroom; Explore and discuss common misconceptions about the gifted; Locate web-based resources that promote creativity in gifted students; Review tools that could be used to teach leadership and collaboration skills; View tools that improve students' organizational skills and facilitate classroom management; Discuss the importance of teaching gifted students about digital citizenship and some of the best tools to share; and as follow-up we hope that you can implement one of the provided resources into an upcoming teaching unit or lesson. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1a, b, c; 2a, b, c, d; 3b, c, d; 4c ISTE's standards page.
tag(s): differentiation (53), gifted (88), organizational skills (128)
In the Classroom
Don't forget those gifted students! Find strategies and tips for differentiating in your own classroom, ideas for enrichment, leadership tasks, and more. Take a look at the resource page full of excellent resources to explore! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask'®: Specialized for Special Needs - July 2015 - TeachersFirst
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K to 12As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Gather ideas by exploring at least 10 specialized resources on TeachersFirst; Explore and practice with selected resources; Investigate and discuss lesson ideas offered in reviews and by other participants; List and discuss other curriculum related projects or activities that could be done using the resources in the teacher's own teaching situation; (Follow-up) Implement one of the provided resources into an upcoming teaching unit or lesson. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1a, b, c; 2a, b, c, d; 3b, c, d; 4c ISTE's standards page.
In the Classroom
Help ALL of your special needs students with the ideas in this session. Learn ways to differentiate to reach them all. Take a look at the resource page full of excellent resources to explore! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask'®: Common Core Math (K-12): Ideas, resources, and collaboration for Common Core - TeachersFirst
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K to 12As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Gather ideas by exploring 15-20 math resources located on TeachersFirst; Investigate and discuss lesson ideas, student resources, and common core resources offered in the reviews and by other teachers in this online session; List possible curriculum-related projects or activities that students could do in his/her classes using one of these resources; Explore and practice with the resource(s) of choice; (follow-up) Plan and implement a student-centered, curriculum-related use of the resource(s) of choice as part of an upcoming teaching unit. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1a, b, c,and d, 2a, b, c, and d, 3b, c and d, 5a ISTE's standards page.
tag(s): commoncore (102)
In the Classroom
Get to the "root" of the Common Core and view this fabulous archive. Find many new ideas, sites, and professional information to explore. Find ideas for K-12 math instruction. Take a look at the resource page full of excellent resources to explore! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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