I came across an article today introducing a new site dedicated to helping teachers by combining social networking with lesson planning: BetterLesson.org. Could this be the next frontier in classroom and lesson development? The network was founded by a group of teachers from Atlanta and Boston public schools but is is led by former 6th [...]
Filed under: Education News, Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Technology on August 13th, 2010 | No Comments »
With shrinking budgets and increasing expectations, now more than ever educators need to stretch their dollars while continuing to enhance the learning experience. Here are a few tips that can help. 1. Be creative. Post your classroom wish list of educational games, classroom learning tools, equipment, and books at sites that match donors with teachers [...]
Filed under: Teacher Resources on August 12th, 2010 | No Comments »
To kick off the new school year, each week we will publish a featured Lesson Plan. Be sure to check back each week for our newest post! Language Arts, Writing, Writing Process, Art, Mediums Grade 1- 3 If I Had a Robot. . . Objective Students will use a visual aid to add to their [...]
Filed under: Lesson Plans- Language Arts on August 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
It is hard to believe that August is here and teachers all over the country will be headed back to the classroom in just a few weeks (or days in some cases). We want to help teachers everywhere to get the school year off on the right foot. To achieve our mission to become a [...]
Filed under: Featured eBooks, Lesson Plans- Math, Uncategorized on August 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
To kick off the new school year, each week we will publish a featured Lesson Plan. Be sure to check back each week for our newest post! Comic Book Project Language Arts, Writing, Writing Process, Art, Mediums Grade 5- 8 Objective Students will write a fictional story creating a conflict and resolution, applying sequential writing, [...]
Filed under: Classroom Exercises, Lesson Plans- Language Arts on August 6th, 2010 | No Comments »
We all remember what it was like for us on that first day of school. As we walked into our new classroom, we sized up our new (and sometimes familiar) classmates and surroundings- and met our new teachers. Savvy teachers know that back to school nerves can be soothed with an fun engaging activities designed [...]
Filed under: Classroom Exercises, Lesson Plans on August 4th, 2010 | No Comments »
