Guess Who Character Generator
Click on the icon below to print additional character sheets. 1. Click on one of the icons below. 2. Print the sheets on your color printer.
Hexagonal Learning
After reading the inspirational post on The Learning Spy I decided to give this a go. My year 10 class are doing Macbeth and this is a challenging play for boys who have not ever done Shakespeare before. We have watched the Polanski version of the film and have collected quotes and created scene summaries. The lesson before this one I gave students each five post-it notes and asked them to write a quote on each. When they had done this, they had to stick them on an appropriate poster named for each of the themes. This took some discussion but certainly showed me that they had an understanding of the ways that the play deals with themes and ideas and an ability to link that knowledge to selected evidence.
25 Best Websites for Teachers
1. Best for Young Readers: The Stacks At The Stacks, students can post book reviews, get reading recommendations, play games based on the latest series, watch "Meet the Author" videos, and more. It's like Facebook for reading and it's safe for school, too. 2. Best for Finding Books: Book Wizard
Best Resources for New Teachers
The start of the school year is an anxious time for new teachers. And in these first few weeks of classes, those of you new to teaching probably have plenty of questions. Luckily there's a wealth of information online that will help these first few weeks run as smoothly as possible. Where to start? The first and third Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m.
Educational MetaSites
Metasites Ed's Oasis Treasure Zone--excellent resource site for K-12 teachers, great organization of links within subject area categories, and an interesting collection of websites. Education Sites and Resources Educational Hotlists --very comprehensive list of resources and web sites by the Franklin Institute for K-12 teachers and students.
Lacking inspiration? 6 awesome resource websites to find stuff for your classes
I like to consider myself a creative person and I’m always designing and devising activities to step away from the course book with the aim of sparking students ‘interest. Unfortunately, I’m not always in that mood. No problem :)Luckily, there are plenty of websites offering free resources that can really save the day. These are my favourite go-to sites when I am feeling kind of lazy or uninspired, but still want to shine in class. TED 4 ESL.
TEDxTeen 2012
"Forget What You Know"Jacob Barnett Watch "Still Figuring It Out"Tavi Gevinson
Practical Sites for Teachers-General Sites, Gateways, and Meta-sites
Gateways and Meta-sites About.com Education Lots of information, lesson plans, articles and the kitchen sink. Eduhound.com
The Perfect Classroom Gift: A Gift of Words
I belong to a book club, one that has continued since 1990. Think of all the books we have read together. And we're serious about this, too. We're not one of those clubs that gather together to eat and then never talk about the book.
WordWeb iPhone Dictionary and Thesaurus
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