The INFOrmer
A Newsletter from Your CRS and LMS - February 2013
Websites of Interest
Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions: One Small Change Can Yield Big Results - help successful students to go deeper in their thinking and encourage struggling students to develop a new thirst for learning
Edmodo’s Top 20 Shared Resources and Tools of 2012
Interesting Ways - ideas for using Google Docs and the other Google tools, mobile devices, and various online tools in the classroom
Project Look Sharp - tips for integrating media literacy and critical thinking into the curriculum
Edutopia - provides numerous ways to improve teaching, …..access to free classroom guides including Mobile Devices for Learning: What You Need to Know, Top Ten Tips for Teaching with New Media, and Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project Based Learning
Study Blue - online flashcards where students can create, study and share flashcards electronically
Wordpress - a great tool for journaling – share with the world
eBooks Available through Destiny
Below are some titles that may interest you and your students.
1-2-3 Magic for Teachers
Why Students Don’t Like School? A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions about How the Mind Works and What It Means for Your Classroom by Daniel Willingham
Brain-Friendly Strategies for the Inclusion Classroom: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher
Classroom Assessment & Grading that Works by Robert Marzano
Classrooms that Spark! Recharge and Revive Your Teaching by Emma McDonald
Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works by Howard Pitlar
Teaching the Brain to Read: Strategies for Improving Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension
Creative Learning: Activities and Games that Really Engage People
The Academic Portfolio: a Practical Guide to Documenting Teaching, Research and Service
The 15 Lanthanides and the 15 Actinides
Algebra Know-It-All: Beginner to Advanced, and Everything in Between
ASVAB for Dummies
Hot Words for the SAT
The Hunger Games trilogy
McGraw-Hill’s SAT
Top 300 Careers: Your Complete Guidebook to Major Jobs in Every Field
QR Codes (Quick Response)
Looking for ways to incorporate QR codes into your lessons? Check out the ideas at http://www.edutopia.org/blog/QR-codes-teaching-andrew-miller or come brainstorm with Donna Assion and Beth Labiak.
To create your own QR codes go to http://www.qrstuff.com/
Example: The Periodic Table below has QR codes in place of the chemical elements. Scanning a QR code will take you to a YouTube video discussing the specific element. Idea and picture taken from http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/02/20/qr-codes-in-education/
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We welcome any chance to collaborate with you on your lessons. Just stop by, give us your ideas and objectives and we will be happy to assist you.