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Making Writing about Fiction “Authentic” Can writing about what they read be an “authentic” experience for students in today’s public schools? I believe it can be, but it’s far from common, given the mandated reading and writing curriculum frameworks in New Hampshire and, I’m sure, many other states. A lot must change in education for literacy learning to be truly authentic. Right now, it’s difficult for me to create frequent opportunities for my students to read and write with true purpose. When I force my students to “do” all that the curriculum commands, I stifle their enjoyment of literacy. I want to help kids improve as readers and writers and find pleasure in doing so. Not only do I think students should choose the material they read at school and home, they should also read like writers and learn how to write well about self-selected topics and in their favorite genres. In fact, I believe that all significant pieces of writing should be written for an actual audience. Blogging can help deepen thinking About the author
Education Skip to main navigation DEC has environmental education programs and resources that will help everyone become a better steward of the environment. Educational Camps, Centers and Programs: DEC Environmental Education Camps for kids ages 11 to 17Two environmental education centers with trails open year-round and three regional programs in Long Island, New York City and Central New YorkThe Sportsman Education Program offers a variety of classes on hunting, bowhunting, trapping, and waterfowl identificationThe Naturalist Intern program - A 10-12 week paid internship at one of DEC's environmental education centers Resources and Training for Teachers: Summer and winter week-long teacher institutes on different topics at the Five Rivers and Reinstein EECsWorkshops for educators (Project WILD, Project WET, and Project Learning Tree) and youth leadersGuided lessons and special programs from environmental educators at DEC's environmental education centers Resources for Schools: Resources for Students:
The official blog of PikiFriends Running a blog with your students is about as far from a traditional teaching method as you can get, and chances are nobody taught you how to do it. That’s why teachers who blog with students are usually those nonconformists types, radicals, free spirits, taking paths less traveled…well, not so much anymore. It’s actually become quite popular, but it certainly hasn’t hit mainstream levels, partly because it’s not as simple as using a chalkboard and textbook. It doesn’t have to be so hard. What you do before you start blogging is arguably the most important time of all. 1) Choose an appropriate blogging platform for your situation. 2) Understand why and how you’ll use it in your class. 3) Understand the features you and your students will need to use. 4) Set up your student accounts. 5) Clear all of this with your boss and the tech guy. 6) Know what to do when students forget their login information, and keep that info safe! 8) Let Parents & Guardians know what you’re doing. Not good.
Lesson Plans for Educators | A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change EPA has compiled a suite of hands-on, interactive lesson plans to complement and make use of the material on this website. The plans, aimed primarily at middle school students, work systematically and individually to reinforce students’ knowledge of climate change, as well as enhance skills across multiple disciplines. The lessons are correlated to national science standards. You will need Adobe Reader to view the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more. For more educator resources, including lesson plans through the Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network , visit the Additional Resources page. The U.S. Top of page 40 Alternative Assessments for Learning 40 Alternative Assessments for Learning By Charity Preston closeAuthor: Charity Preston Name: Charity PrestonSite: Charity L. Preston, MA is an author, teacher, and parent. Most importantly, she is an educator in all roles. The ability to teach someone something new is a gift that few truly appreciate. Many teachers shy away from alternative assessments because they take extra time and effort to create and to grade. When people think of assessment, pencils and bubble sheets may be the first things that come to mind. In the end, all we really want to know is that the skill was mastered, right? Many teachers shy away from alternative assessments because they take extra time and effort to create and to grade. The project card and rubric can be run on card stock (one on each side of the page), laminated, and hole punched with other alternative assessment ideas. Here are 40 alternative assessment ideas to get you started! 1. 2.
Learn the Basics | A Student's Guide to Global Climate Change Our world is always changing. Look out your window long enough, and you might see the weather change. Look even longer, and you'll see the seasons change. The Earth's climate is changing, too, but in ways that you can't easily see. The Earth is getting warmer because people are adding heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere, mainly by burning fossil fuels. The Greenhouse Effect Certain gases in the atmosphere keep the Earth warm through a process called the greenhouse effect. (<a href=".. to learn more about the greenhouse effect and how people are causing it to become stronger. Did You Know? Greenhouse gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere and prevent it from escaping to outer space.
3 Ways To Make Your Own Textbooks Ahead of tomorrow’s announcement from Apple, other companies are throwing their hats in the DIY textbook ring. These companies are hoping to get you, the teacher, writing your own textbook or at least contributing up-to-the-minute facts so no textbook is ever out of date again. I remember in middle school (the late 1980s) when we used history textbooks from the mid-1970s. It’s hard to even imagine all the historical information that was left out of these books due to being about a decade out of date. AcademicPub’s White Label Platform AcademicPub has just announced a new way for any academic publishers to create their own textbook. Caroline Vanderlip, CEO of AcademicPub parent, SharedBook Inc, elaborated on the impetus for creating such a platform: “Custom publishing in higher education has until now been dominated by the handful of large companies who can afford internal software development and who can outlast their own very slow time to market,” said Vanderlip. Apple’s DIY Textbooks
Environment - Teaching CLIL Greenhouse Effect and Solid Waste. Fotos tretes de: sustainableprocurement.net.au, unescap.org, xtec.es, ahorroenenergia.com, ecodiari.cat, psm-pollenca.balearweb.net,boemre.gov/mmskids/Energy/SavingEnergyatHome.htm. Secondary School: Institut Sabadell in collaboration with the UAB (Màster en Formació del Professorat de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ).Teachers: Carles Moltó (Authorship), Almudena Herrera i Carlos Bardají (Student teachers).Coordinator: Elisabeth Eixarch (2010). We present here a CLIL(Content and Language Integrated Learning) unit of Science in English designed for students of 3rd level of ESO (Secondary Education). Check each section and get the student's material, a teacher guide and all the information needed in order to share the contents with your students. This unit is designed for 3rd of ESO students in Catalonia. The Unit is developed in ten sessions of fifty minutes, each one with a specific purpose. In this section you have a summary of each session.
Ten Sites Supporting Digital Classroom Collaboration In Project Based Learning Welcome to the second in a series of PBL Mania Posts. For the next few weeks I am celebrating Project Based Learning by hosting a webinar at Edtech Leaders Online and giving a PBL session at the NICE Conference in Chicago. In this post I will introduce you to some outstanding collaboration tools found on the web that can be used in the PBL classroom. Before reading please take a moment to subscribe to this 21centuryedtech Blog by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. You will not want to miss this series or future posts involving STEM, Flipping the Classroom, Technology Integration, Common Core, and 21st Century Skills, So Sign Up Now! First Some Notes For PD This Week 1. 2. 10 Sites Supporting Digital Classroom Collaboration in PBL This PBL Mania post will explore some of those collaborative Web 2.0 tools that can enhance the PBL experience. Titan Pad – Great way for quick collaboration and sharing a document. Google Docs – Not much needs to be said. Like this:
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