Flashcards: The world's largest online library of printable flash cards Activities for the 1st Day of School The first day of school can be a wonderful opportunity to hook students on everything that makes your classroom a special place. Make the first day a fun and exciting showcase of great academic and social activities. Have students collaborate and share. Give students the opportunity to think, as well as share what makes them special as individuals. Try these 10 activities with your students to show them what’s in store for the rest of the year! What NOT to Do Many teachers use some of their time on the first day of school to list classroom rules or have students create the classroom rules. 6 Word Memoirs Students love to share stories from their own lives. Ultimate Rock, Paper, Scissors Teachers often have several activities included on the first day for students to get to know each other. STEM Challenges Collaborative, hands-on activities can help you learn a lot about your students on the first day. Scavenger Hunt using QR Codes Students love a good scavenger hunt. By @RACzyz
Creating Instagram Video “Book Trailers” With English Language Learners I’ve written a lot in the past, and shared student work, about using Instagram and Vine videos with English Language Learners to learn academic vocabulary. Last week, I shared how I was going to try to do a similar project with my English Language Learners — this time, having them create fifteen second video “book trailers” — in other words, mini-book reviews. In that same post, I shared a number of resources about this idea of “book trailers.” We tried it out today, and it went very well. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. You can see them all at our class blog. Related The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2014 – So Far Another day, another “The Best…” list….. June 17, 2014 In "best of the year" The Best Resources For Learning To Use The Video Apps "Vine" & Instagram
2,122 free teacher resources at TopicBox.net Save Time This Year With 10 Free Tech Tools for High School Teachers Time is at a premium for high school teachers. "I think that a lot of people forget that in middle school and high school we have so many more students than the elementary school teachers have," says Stephanie Richardson, an English teacher at North Harrison High School in Ramsey, Indiana. While an elementary school teacher may teach 25 to 30 students, she says, she is expected to give each of her 150 to 175 students the same amount of attention. "If you think about it, even if you are grading just a regular paper, it takes five minutes for a paper," she says. One thing Richardson can't live without is a notebook she calls her "sanity saver." High school teachers strapped for time can also try using free tech tools that are designed to make their lives easier. [Read these four questions high school teachers should ask when vetting new tech tools.] Organization and Productivity Teaching and Presentation Assessment Tools • Kahoot! And time management gets easier, she says.
Top 22 Ways To Use Technology in the Classroom If your state adopted the Common Core State Standards, 75% of you will administer yearly assessments online. If students haven't used online tools or software for classwork, this can be a daunting task. Having computer devices as optional education tools is much different from requiring students to use those devices for graded assessments. The good news: It doesn't take as much time and practice as you might think to prepare for these tests by utilizing technology in the classroom. There are ways to use technology in the classroom that won't take much out of your already-packed day (these were covered in this article, and include ideas like practicing keyboarding and basic tech skills, building up student stamina by using tech academically, and honing tech problem-solving skills). Here, I'll focus on “practicing basic tech skills.” Learning isn’t as one-way as we tend to think. Our goal-setting teaching strategies to pass along to your students. Use it to differentiate teaching.
Primary lesson plans collection Comment:3.5 average rating | Comments (12)Last Updated:8 April, 2014Section:Resources Free to download Primary lesson plans on TES Resources with easy access to all core subjects and Keystages. To find the most recent plans for lessons, simply select the ‘Keystage’ followed by ‘newest’ and ‘subject’. There are 1000s of free ideas for teaching and useful activities for the classroom. These educational resources have been uploaded and shared by the teaching community, so please do add your rating, we value your feedback and this ensures that only the best resources remain at the top! You too can share your ideas for lessons with other teachers by registering with TES. Primary classroom teaching resources collections Our Primary resource collections have been selected and categorised by our subject specialists and contain a range of resources such as Teachers TV Primary English lesson ideas, Behaviour and classroom management and the TES collection for outdoor learning. KS1 English lesson plans
creativeStir: Growth Mindset... for schools? A lot of growth mindset discussions center on the traits students and adults can develop. Especially at the start of a school year. Growth mindset vs fixed mindset. Lots of debate going on. If we're asking individuals to develop a growth mindset, what about a 'growth mindset' for a school? Is weaving students into some existing and traditional school structures prohibiting growth? Here are a few ideas on how school and systems within can develop and practice a 'growth mindset.' Create a common learning language and focal points Does your school have a common set of learning values for each class? Inquiry Research Collaboration Reflection Presentation Inquiry and project based learning... hands on, collaborative, interactive, project oriented. Analyze the class / master schedule... and make changes Analyze start time, breaks, class length, and flow from a student and adult perspective. How does your schools schedule impact family life? Are deadlines on homework completion rigid or flexible?
Main Page Note: These links are grade specific to help students practice on explicit concept areas. As a teacher, you know that if a student doesn't understand a skill, they still will not know that skill, if students are placed on the computer to practice it. These skill practices are suggested to be used with adult or peer assistance until the student has a basic skill knowledge that can be improved with some extra practice. Teachers please review the website prior to working on it in class. Some links may take you out of the school website. This website was designed with the current paradigm shift in education in mind. Please take the time to review each website prior to your students viewing the site. This site is presently being updated every day to match the common core standards with corresponding indicators. If you discover a link not working you may contact the person below. Email Dan Hoffman
‘I can’ statements for subject-specific skills at KS1 and KS2 Where can I find a list of curriculum skills as 'I can' statements? This article links to a range of 'I can' statements for Key Stages 1 and 2, organised by subject. It also links to ‘I can’ statements for use with the P scales. Here we link to examples of 'I can' statements for individual subjects at Key Stages 1 and 2 (KS1 and KS2). Art Teacher resources on Mr Jennings' Pages for Teachers and Pupils include 'I can' statements for art. Art self-assessment sheets, Mr Jennings' pages for teachers and pupils (Adobe pdf file) Design and technology (D&T) Kent County Council has published 'I can' statements for D&T. D&T level sheets, Kent ICT (Word doc file) English Foreign languages Asset Languages lists 'I can' statements for listening, speaking, reading and writing. History Mathematics