30 Free or Inexpensive Gift Ideas for Students

…you want to get fancy you could mount on construction paper. http://www.wordle.net Karen Esdale-Brown – I melt down the broken classroom crayons into Christmas cookie cutter shapes. Kerri Grooby –…

Spontaneity Brings Math to Life!

…an idea popped into my head. I walked out of the room, spun around and returned with a silly grin and a cuboid net in my hand. I didn’t say…

Interactive Whiteboards and Web Tools

…the Internet. Plickers Free Online Assessment Program Are you using Plickers? It’s a free online program for assessing students, and it’s fun! Here are some resources to check out: Plickers…

Playing the Mystery Skype Game

…to help them guess. Example clues: We border Lake Erie. Our state nick name is the Keystone State. Hershey Park is located here. Talyor Swift was born in our state….

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…and outward toward others. I wanted them to be kind, compassionate and empathetic. I had to teach them this. Enter Have You Filled Someone’s Bucket Today?, a book by Carol…

What are Cooperative Learning Structures?

…class. The key is to success with cooperative learning is developing a thorough understanding of which structure is best for a particular group size and instructional purpose. Dr. Spencer Kagan…

Getting Started with Whole Brain Teaching

…I frequently get requests for a set that has older students. Today I created a brand new set of posters using the adorable characters from Whimsy Workshop Teaching. These children…

A Dozen Fun Ways to Wrap Up the School Year

…to their website at http://www.aimsedu.org and search for the Puff Mobiles activity. You can also find these types of activities at the NC Science Olympiad website. Ed Tech & Online