This week I found two awesome resources to start off your week! One is the perfect one-stop-shop for adding new ideas into your classroom and the other is a great new way to use Google! As always, I will be adding these to my ever-growing list of ed resources under my Fav Websites page. 1 ) Teacher Tipster– Organized by Dustin Smith, Teacher Tipster is a jackpot of helpful tips for teachers including lesson plans, classroom management strategies, classroom organization, printables and videos. – The Teacher Tipster YouTube channel, click the videos tab on the website, has almost 100… Read More
Liebster Blog Love
About a week ago I posted that I had recieved one of my first blog awards, the Liebster Blog Award, from Ms. Julie aka Southern Teacher. I was so excited and still am! Since then I have seen this blog award floating around some other amazing blogs that I have followed for quite some time and it is such an honour to be included with them in this award. Since that time, I was re-awarded this blog by both Roxi Shayne and Nancy Stoltenberg! Now both of these wonderful ladies have AMAZING Whole Brain Teaching blogs that I have… Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 22
For some of you out there this may be your LAST Monday of the school year! If so, I am sending best wishes to you as your wrap up your school year. I know that some of you have been on summer break for a while already, while some more of you (I’m thinking of some of my Aussie friends) just started classes a while back.Well no matter where you are in your school year, this website should be a great resource for all of us! As always, I will be adding this to my Fav Websites page 🙂… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! WBT Blogs Part 2
I had full intentions of writing this post yesterday as I had the evening off of work, but thanks to a wonderful thunder storm our power went off for the evening right after supper! So even though it is one day late, here is this week’s Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday… Thursday post 🙂 After the success of my post about Whole Brain Teaching blogs I received a ton of emails about other great WBT blogs that should be added to the list! Thats one of the GREAT things about WBT, the support from other teachers is incredible!! So… Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 21
I found two GREAT Resources to Start Off Your Week that can add so much to our student’s classroom experiences. Both of these websites have so many possibilities in our classrooms and can be used for Social Studies, English, History, Geography, World Issues, Math, etc! As always, I will be adding these to the lists under my Fav Websites page. 1 ) Women in World History– Created by The Center for History & New Media (CHNM), this website houses a collection of primary documents, support materials and lesson plans centered around women and women’s issues throughout world history.–… Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 20: Science
Without meaning too, I have seemingly bookmarked more science resources this week than normal. My solution? A themed Resources To Start Off Your Week post!! Here are four great science resources you can add to your collection. As always, I will be adding these to my Fav Websites page. 1 ) The History of Vaccines– This comprehensive website, organized by The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is the place to go if for information on vaccines. This website includes timelines, interactive games and activities, articles with comprehension guides and a gallery of images.– This website can be an amazing… Read More
Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday! WBT Blogs
As I was sitting on my couch this weekend I came up with the perfect idea for this Wednesday’s Whole Brain Teaching Wednesday post! I spend a decent amount of time ok A LOT of time on education and WBT blogs and as I was making my way through Google Reader I realized that I should share some of these great blogs with you! Volia! I have created a detailed list of the WBT blogs that I follow. This amazing group of guys and gals have provided me with invaluable support and information since I began this journey… Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 19
Whether you are just entering your last month of classes or are getting ready for your next year of classes, here are some great new Resources to Start Off Your Week! As always, I will be adding these to my Fav Websites page. 1 ) Pinta– This website is a FREE photo-imaging software that almost resembles PhotoShop.– Pinta is really easy to use and offers special effects and unlimited layers! It can be a great resource to share with your students who don’t have programs like PhotoShop at home. – I had some difficulty downloading it the first time… Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 18: May Long Weekend Edition
Happy May Long Weekend! Here is a longer version of Resources to Start Off Your Week to celebrate. Like always, I will be adding all of these to my lists on the Fav Websites page. 1 ) Teachers Printables– Need organization? Then this website is your answer.– This website offers free printables of everything a teacher needs to stay organized including lesson plan templates, parent-teacher communication logs, grading book templates and so much more.– This could be your one-stop show if you are getting organized for next year or need to refresh your current setup. – http://www.teachersprintables.net/ 2 ) Science… Read More
Resources to Start Off Your Week 17: Best Resources to Find Resources!
As I updated my Fav Websites page and organized all those wonderful resources I began to think of all of the places where I have found these resources. I often find great websites for ed just by browsing through teacher’s blogs and seeing what they use but I have also found some great websites dedicated to finding ed resources. There are definitely some very committed people out there that are AMAZING at finding ed resources, I don’t know how they do it! Here are some of the ones I check out daily:* Pictures have been taken off the public… Read More