QuotesCover.Com is a web site that allows you to search for relevant quotes and then produce media content – whether it be a poster, Facebook or Twitter banner, web site image, etc.
Movie Clips allows you to search by several key terms including themes. This could be the perfect way to preview and use short clips of video to emphasize an instructional objective.
New research shows that the younger children learn the workings of the brain – particularly that learning is “plastic” and improves with practicte — the better students learn throughout their school years and lives.
Saw this on Larry Ferlazzo’s web site. What a great video to illustrate to our students how learning can be work and it takes practice. Just because something seems hard the first time, don’t give up!
Icebreakers.ws has more than 25 favorite icebreakers and group activities with instructions. These icebreakers are simply the best, Try ‘em out and let us know how they work out for you!
Wonderopolis.Org Whether it’s a curious question or an everyday adventure, learning follows us wherever we go. Wonderopolis helps bring fun family-learning experiences to the living room, grandma’s house or the park.
Each day, visit Wonderopolis for the Wonder of the Day®, a simple activity for parents to share and explore the wonders of everyday life with children. Talk about what makes popcorn pop while preparing a snack for a movie. Go stargazing and chat about where shooting stars come from. Take a break from re-reading the same story and ask a child to create a new one instead.
12 Tips to Improve Your Focus is from The Learning Coach. Com. This is not for your students, but as a working professional, ideas to increase your productivity by improving your focus.
Want to keep up with the relief efforts of the American Red Cross in Haiti? These web sites will provide students information as to how their donations are helping the children effected by the earthquake.
This looks like a great opportunity — a great way to incorporate a real life project into science instruction. There are two categories — grades K-2 and 3-5.
The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge gives students the opportunity, tools and inspiration to become those agents of change. Beginning August 19, 2009 through January 31, 2010, elementary school classes from across the country will be challenged to create sustainable, reproducible environmental improvements in their classroom or school.
Top prizes will include a chance to appear on TV, a grant for your school, and a trip for the teacher to New York City and more.