This article from ISTE explains how teachers can create a Makerspace at …
This article from ISTE explains how teachers can create a Makerspace at their school. A Makerspace is a place where learners can come together to create or invent things|either using traditional crafts or technology:.
Gemini is your AI-powered assistant for education. Go from a blank page …
Gemini is your AI-powered assistant for education. Go from a blank page to a first draft in seconds with Gemini in Docs. Here, an instructional coach creates a lesson plan template they can share with educators in their district.
In this activity, students familiarise themselves with asteroids. They discuss and build …
In this activity, students familiarise themselves with asteroids. They discuss and build their own model asteroids. They learn how asteroids are formed in the Solar System. At the end of the activity, each student has their own model asteroid made from clay.
Sabotage a play area and seek input from your child(ren) to help …
Sabotage a play area and seek input from your child(ren) to help problem-solve a solution. Remove a preferred play item and ask them what they could replace it with. Ask them to tell you what they are planning to build and predict what the outcome will be.
Help children recognize traditions they have in their own families and provide …
Help children recognize traditions they have in their own families and provide them with an opportunity to share part of that culture with others. Have child(ren) share a drawing, a photo, music they enjoy, food, etc.
Watch the clip, Bomba or Baseball, from Alma's Way to spark conversations …
Watch the clip, Bomba or Baseball, from Alma's Way to spark conversations about dancing and not getting things right on the first try. Then, introduce the activity to help students practice developing their coordination skills and work to strengthen their large muscles.
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Designing inclusive instruction takes intentional planning and collaboration. The goal of these …
Designing inclusive instruction takes intentional planning and collaboration. The goal of these modules is to learn more about Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework developed by CAST, and how to support educators to design learning experiences that are inclusive for each and every learner.
Two of the most important questions in designing, or redesigning, learning environments …
Two of the most important questions in designing, or redesigning, learning environments are: How does learning happen? and How can we best create environments that support learning? While empirical research has unearthed important insights and established agreedupon models to help answer these questions, this research base is extensive, complex, and often not honored by the design of traditional schools. To that end, our Designing for Learning Primer aims to summarize the essence of what’s known about how learning happens in a way that is digestible and actionable.Two of the most important questions in designing, or redesigning, learning environments are: How does learning happen? and How can we best create environments that support learning? While empirical research has unearthed important insights and established agreedupon models to help answer these questions, this research base is extensive, complex, and often not honored by the design of traditional schools. To that end, our Designing for Learning Primer aims to summarize the essence of what’s known about how learning happens in a way that is digestible and actionable.
The DREME Network was created in 2014 to advance the field of …
The DREME Network was created in 2014 to advance the field of early mathematics research and improve young children’s opportunities to develop math skills. The Network focuses on math from birth through age eight years, with an emphasis on the preschool years. Network members and affiliates collaborate to conduct basic and applied research and develop innovative tools that address high-priority early math topics and inform and motivate other researchers, educators, policymakers and the public.
This lesson is intended to help second grade students understand the basics …
This lesson is intended to help second grade students understand the basics of what it means to be a good digital citizen. ISTE Student Standards for Digital Citizenship:2b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.Photo credit for lesson image: Photo by Vonmega on ClipSafari
Technology can be something that has been created to help make things …
Technology can be something that has been created to help make things easier. Technology can also be a robot that helps manufacture vehicles. Look around the environment and discuss how this technology can affect the way people live, work, travel, communicate, or play.
It’s Graduation Day at the Service Dog School, and you’re invited to …
It’s Graduation Day at the Service Dog School, and you’re invited to the ceremony! Find out how these highly trained pups help the people who need them most in Dog Days of Summer, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime — with narration by Scott Blankenship and Julie Amacher, illustrations by E.J. Thompson, and classical music just right for this special occasion. Find out more about real-life service dogs and how they use classical music as part of their training: “Classical music has gone to the dogs at Can Do Canines.”
Once upon a time, there was a happy-go-lucky dog named Apollo. He …
Once upon a time, there was a happy-go-lucky dog named Apollo. He seemed to have a lot going for himself, but he wanted more — especially when it came to food. Find out what happened to our greedy pup in The Dog and the Bone, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring music by Edward Elgar and original illustrations by Nancy Carlson.
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