Kathy Schrock has gathered over forty rubric possibilities for assessing student work in all subject areas and grade levels. Some pages allow a teacher to create a custom rubric, as well.
This learning module includes several lessons that will help coach secondary students to have perseverance in math class. This module addresses the Problem Solving and Perseverance standard from the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice.
Learn how to recall key ideas and details of a text by watching this video t.hat demonstrates effective strategies for engaging students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Kids have to make a wide range of decisions on a daily basis. It can get overwhelming if kids aren't armed with the right tools to make good decisions. When children learn the decision-making processing steps, they make more responsible decisions. Included is a free printable to help kids practice the decision-making process.
This document is from PBS Wisconsin Education's Kindness in the Classroom, a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The Kindness Curriculum, available in both Spanish and English, has been shown to help students self-regulate, improve peer relationships, develop a stronger sense of empathy and kindness, and positively impact academic performance and social competence.
The Kindness Curriculum addresses the Social Emotional Learning Competencies from the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards in the areas of Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Focus Attention, Social Awareness, and Relationship Skills. We've also included cross-references to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) Core Competencies.
This document is from PBS Wisconsin Education's Kindness in the Classroom, a multi-part video series designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness in a classroom setting. The Kindness Curriculum, available in both Spanish and English, has been shown to help students self-regulate, improve peer relationships, develop a stronger sense of empathy and kindness, and positively impact academic performance and social competence. The provided document is in Spanish.
This site from the LD OnLine focuses on beginning reading and phonological awareness for students with learning disabilities. Check out the information presented in this informative article.
This article explains phonological awareness. Instructions are provided for different methods to assess phonological awareness. Instructional strategies for addressing phonological awareness with students are also provided.
LRNG enables you to access both local and national opportunities from your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Here you can pursue your interests with mentors and peers, building new skills and habits.
In this listening comprehension exercise, students will complete a questionnaire based on a podcast on the topic of dyslexia. Students will listen to the podcast at the French website Neopodia and answer comprehension questions in complete sentences in French.
Our free virtual lab simulations let you practice lab techniques in a virtual space. Unlike a real lab, the virtual lab lets you undo steps and try the experiment as many times as you need. The simulations respond to your actions and give feedback, revealing how your actions impact your results. Our virtual lab notebook introduces the concepts and equipment you’ll use in the lab. Make predictions before you start: after completing the protocol, you will interpret your results.
This video introduces the concept of pathways, a signature feature of the LabXchange platform that allows learners and educators to customize their learning experience.
This article lists some of the characteristics of dyslexia and dysgraphia at the preschool to upper-elementary school levels and identifies teaching strategies that support all students' learning.
In this article, the author shows how school librarians and elementary teachers can help students create science lapbooks. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which is structured on the seven essential principles of the climate sciences.
Further thinking about the vision and role of coaching to empower teachers to leverage technology into their classrooms. Learn about the ways to carry out these roles, and how this understanding can influence one’s work. The coach develops a vision and mission statement, hones their management skills, and supports educators to understand their role as a coach to serve the educators and students within their school.
Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.
These bilingual, weekly Learn Along Bingo packets (one for PreK & K, one for Grades 1 & 2) will include a range of thematic learning opportunities for children to choose their own learning adventures. Emphasis will be on the PBS KIDS 24/7 broadcast schedule and related printables that require minimal supplies or adult facilitation.
This article provides an overview of learning cycles and how they can enhance student learning in science.
This issue of the free online magazine, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, explore how to use fossils and artifacts (scientific clues) to learn about the polar regions' past. Targeted literacy skills include making inferences, and using context clues to define new vocabulary.
Whether it’s for literacy, creativity, and/or play, students need iPad apps and activities that are both educational and FUN! If you are looking for advice on integrating iPads in classrooms, this course explores best practices, ideas for engaging activities and apps that are great for any content area!
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