Greetings from Rock Valley, Iowa, the land of cows and corn! As we wind up our school year this week, I have begun reflecting on just how much our approach to educating kids has changed since becoming 1:1 in our middle and high schools.
Sounds a little farfetched, I know, but it is true! At Free Rice, every question you answer correctly donates 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. This website is a wonderful way for students to practice important subject skills and simultaneously learn about charity and world hunger.
One of my favorite tools this
school year has been Pinterest. I’d like
to share how I have been using it in
Spanish class on this Five for Friday post.
The free app I wanted to feature this week is My Spelling Test: Free - an app that allows educators and parents to quickly and easily create spelling tests for their students. This app is a great way to help students practice spelling on their own, and then monitor their performance. Here’s a quick breakdown on how it … Continue reading »
by Kimberly Tyson, Ph. D. Vocabulary and its strong relationship to comprehension has been verified over and over again. Vocabulary plays an important part in learning to read as well as reading to learn. We...The post Vocabulary Instructional Strategies: Marzano’s 6-Step Process appeared first on TeachThought.
