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Fantastic Comprehensive List of Assessment Tools for Teachers About ETR Community EdTechReview (ETR) is a community of and for everyone involved in education technology to connect and collaborate both online and offline to discover, learn, utilize and share about the best ways technology can improve learning, teaching, and leading in the 21st century. EdTechReview spreads awareness on education technology and its role in 21st century education through best research and practices of using technology in education, and by facilitating events, training, professional development, and consultation in its adoption and implementation.

ESA - Space for Kids - Life in Space - Gravity and weightlessness Our everyday lives involve such activities as sitting, walking, picking up things from the ground and lying in bed. None of these activities are possible in orbit. Once a spacecraft reaches orbit, everything inside it appears to be weightless. Anything (or anyone) that is not tied down will float. Astronauts first feel the effect of weightlessness when the rocket engines are turned off. Straight away, they begin to float, held down only by seatbelts.

My 2020 COVID-19 Time Capsule This project will help your children document their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Time Capsule is created by LONG Creations. LONG Creations offers digital printable art for your home and kids. Important information for those sheltering in place: Coronavirus: Your Local HQ – Click here for more information about your communityFinding the HelpersCommunity Guide for Take-out or DeliveryBusiness closings/changes in servicesCommunity Events canceled/postponedLive-stream music entertainment for the familyCharter to expand Showtime, Epix to all video subscribers

Literacy in the Digital Age: Five Sites With High-Quality Informational Text Editor’s Note: Teaching Channel has partnered with Student Achievement Partners on a blog series about digital literacy tools and their effective use by educators. One of the most exciting shifts in the Common Core State Standards is the increased use of content-rich, informational text. Let’s think about this. PRIMARY: Paul Klee This term Primary have been studying the artist Paul Klee. Miss Kate began her lessons by teaching a little about the life and work of the artist. Our first lesson involved creating collages inspired by his piece named Dancing For Fear.

Placement Tests The New Inside Out QUICK and FULL placement tests have been designed to be used to analyse the English level of new students so they can be placed into groups corresponding to the six levels in the series. Students with no previous knowledge of English would not normally be required to take either test. The tests are provided as Word documents, allowing you to tailor them to your specific needs.

Introducing Coding in the Elementary School » Virtually School After an introduction to basic coding with my grade 4 class through a maths activity looking at patterns in the times tables I was keen to explore the potential of coding as part of our curriculum. The timing was perfect. October 2014′s Hour of Code initiative prompted a flurry of on-line educational resources ideal for the novice teacher and student. What Does the Tooth Fairy Do With All the Teeth? - Tooth Fairy, Tooth Fairy Letters & Certificates What Does the Tooth Fairy Do With All the Teeth? From my previous article, I talked about how many teeth I collect per night and now I want to tell you what the tooth fairy does with all of the teeth. Primarily, the teeth are used to build our town but depending on the size and shape some of the teeth are used to make shoes, computers and other things we use on a daily basis. While some people have told me that it’s a bit strange or gross, consider many of the toys you have are made of plastic which I don’t like. The Tooth Fairy Village is a very sustainable community and teeth are the strongest and longest lasting material.

ABOUT: Gabe Zichermann GABE ZICHERMANN is the world’s foremost expert and public speaker on the subject of gamification, user engagement and behavioral design and the Co-Founder of the behavior change software startup, Onward. Zichermann is the author of The Gamification Revolution (McGraw Hill, 2013), Gamification by Design (2011) and Game-Based Marketing (2010), as well as the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the industry’s primary publication, Gamification.co and the host of the popular interview webseries/podcast GameRev. In addition, Gabe helped co-design live-event gamification platform Liventium and co-founded strategy/design consultancy Dopamine where he works with leading brands to drive customer and employee engagement. Zichermann’s talks, workshops, books and courses have inspired an entire generation of marketers, customer loyalty experts, HR professionals, strategists and product designers to make the world a more fun and engaging place. A more complete list of videos can be found here.