Curriculum Buzz
Ferris I.S.D. 4th Edition Spring 2015
Summer Professional Development 2015
Super Sixth Grade Science!
Keeping it REAL at McDonald
Science in an ELAR Class?
6th Grade ELAR students learned about recombinant DNA while reading Maximum Ride, by James Patterson.
The students made DNA double helix models out of marshmallows, toothpicks, and wire. What a wonderful way to turn reading a novel into a cross-curricular science lesson!
INFOPICS- Check it out!
Tiny Tap
TinyTap is both a tool for creating interactive games and books, and a vast library of games and content. The beauty of the app is its versatility: Teachers can find precreated content in their library or make their own content that is specific to the needs of their students. Students can become creators too, making their own interactive games and books.
Shadow Puppet EDU
Check out this free app! Creating high
quality, versatile presentations is intuitive and engaging withShadow Puppet Edu. Students can create video slideshows with their own narration, text and images. For teachers, the app comes preloaded with about 30 project ideas, including a family heritage map, an art portfolio, a history recap, a new report, digital storytelling, a science experiment recap, a persuasive ad and more.TED Talks
Get your FREE copy of LEARN LIKE A PIRATE!
About the book: In Learn Like a Pirate, Paul Solarz explains how to design classroom experiences that encourage students to take risks and explore their passions in a stimulating, motivating, and supportive environment where improvement, rather than grades, is the focus. Discover how student-led classrooms help students thrive and develop into self-directed, confident citizens who are capable of making smart, responsible decisions, all on their own.
Take Kahoot! to the Next Level
Kahoot! is lots of fun and really motivates students to participate. but what you may not know about it is the data that you can access once the quiz is over. After logging in, the teacher can access data from each quiz by clicking on the cloud download icon next to the name of each quiz. This will download an Excel spreadsheet that includes a detailed analysis of the student answers, including correct and incorrect answers by each student, along with an overview of how all of the students performed. This data is automatically generated and is a wonderful tool for formative assessment to guide instruction.
Contact Shivon Loya if you would like to learn how to use Kahoot!