Curriculum Connections
October 2016
Muskingum Valley ESC
Email: cathy.morgan@mvesc.org
Website: mvesc.org
Location: 205 North 7th Street, Zanesville, OH, United States
Phone: 740-452-4518
Enjoy the October 2016 Educator Resources from the Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Department!
Kids Think Design
Kids Think Design is a site for older students who are serious about design work. Students can choose from over ten categories which include: world of design, fashion design, animation, architecture, film + theater plus more. In addition, each field offers a short biography of a successful person, information about the industry, some tips to improve your skills and websites that could be helpful.
Chuck VanderChuck Music Explosion
Chuck's Explosion is elementary music site that is entertaining and informative as it goes through various types of music (Reggae, Jazz, Rock-n-Roll, Country, etc.) and provides details about each era of music. There are also games that review the information discussed.
Science and Social Studies Resources
Use these Science and Social Studies resources for your work with students!
1. Go to Muskingum Valley's home page,
2. Choose Educators along the top green bar.
3. On the drop-down menu, click Curriculum.
4. Choose the subject area from the green links on the right: Ohio Science Links to Resources or Ohio Social Studies Links to Resources.
Each link connects to a page of links organized by grade levels and strands.
Real Life Math - Stuff you students will love to learn!
Share Your Ideas for a Chance to Win!
Share your thoughts! What resources were of value to you in this Curriculum Connections' issue? Help us to identify specific topics to your needs for future issues.
For only 2-3 minutes of your time and feedback, your name will be put into a monthly drawing with other respondents. MVESC will send an educational resource such as books, standards tools, or other educational materials to a winner from each issue of Curriculum Connections.
Click on survey to give us your thoughts.
Ohio Report Card Resources
Duolingo
If you are interested in learning a second language or you are a second language learner, you definitely want to check out this site.
Strategies for Addressing Mindsets from Edutopia
· Harnessing the Power of Productive Struggle: Learn how to create opportunities for students to have productive experiences with struggle. (Edutopia, 2016)
· Encouraging Students to Persist Through Challenges: Watch a video from a second grade classroom, and notice the targeted strategies used by the teacher to normalize struggle within the learning process and encourage students to reflect on their thinking processes. (Teaching Channel, 2015)
· Growth Mindset: A Driving Philosophy, Not Just a Tool: Explore five growth-mindset practices that can help educators and schools pursue a growth orientation. (Edutopia, 2014)
· The Biggest Lie Students Tell Me (and How to Turn It Around): Try four strategies to help shape the discussion in response to a student who says, "I can’t do this." (Edutopia, 2013)
· Positive Brains are Smarter Brains: Discover how students can exert control over influences on their emotional outlook in order to take a more positive approach to learning. (Edutopia, 2015)
· The Mindset Kit: Take a free online course to learn more about learning mindsets and activities and strategies to help students develop them. (Stanford University's PERTS)
· Growing Your Mind: Share a video with students to help them understand how struggle can help grow the brain. (Khan Academy, 2014)