Take 5! Integration Update - March 22, 2011 (Vol.2/#20)

Issue #20

“Take 5” is a weekly update containing information related to teaching and learning for today and beyond...

Take just 5 minutes (or less) to look over these resources and see what might be helpful for your and/or your students. Better yet, set aside at least 15-30 minutes a week (yes, that's been increased from last year!) to focus on finding resources and ideas that will improve student learning and prepare them for their future!


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Tips and Tools for Teachers

• Study Skills for Students – Just what students want to think about right before Spring Break -- study skills... "Yeah!!!" But this site contains great information for students, parents, and teachers to help students 1) study, 2) "learn how to learn," and 3) help themselves be successful!

• Mathmaster – for basic/elementary math, this site allows you to quickly create PDF worksheets in a snap for student practice or assessment. It also has links to videos (click the Videos tab) from Khan Academy on subjects such as: math (LOTS), economics, finance, history (limited), and various sciences (chemistry, astronomy, physics, biology) -- Thanks for sharing this, Josh M.!
    

Ponderings

• Ed Tech Quote Slideshow- from "solejea2" on Scribd - VIEW SHOW
  ... Spend a few minutes looking through this slideshow and reflect on how it relates to your subject area/grade level, your students, and how you teach both.
  

  

Learning Opportunities

• 1. In-District Professional Development Opportunities
• 2. iCANDY: Visual Tools for Teaching and Learning - wiki page of resources & teaching ideas
• 3. NWO's STEM Education Inquiry Series (at Rossford High School!) - THIS Thurs., March 24th (from 5-8pm) a low-cost, local opportunity for elementary teachers and JH/HS science, math, and technology teachers offered 7 times from September 23 - April 14, 2011.
• 4. In the right margin of this blog, enter your email to receive future postings into your email Inbox (Take 5s and more!) -- plan on 1-3 posts per week.

;-) Just for Fun?!?! (and a little learning, perhaps)

Got Time? How about creating your own time-lapse video! Oh, what creative people share videos on YouTube... Over 12 million viewers have seen these, but just in case you were not one of them...

Here are some classics based on video game classics, PacMan and Tetris. 

Could your students create something similar about a process, sequence, or historical event you want them to learn?