Curated OER
Let's Play Scrabble!
What do Alfred Mosher Butts, James Brunot, and Jack Straus have in common? They were all instrumental in the development of Scrabble. Class members will discover these facts and many more as they conduct a WebQuest to gather, organize,...
Curated OER
Treated Lumber and Alternatives
Students copy the KWL chart for Treated Lumber and Alternatives. They include the provided websites. Students work with a partner to research the use of CCA lumber and its environmentally friendly substitutes. They create a PowerPoint...
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Ato Z Teacher Stuff: Classroom Management Strategies for Adhd Students
Teachers write in with their proven strategies for improving the education experiences of their ADD/ADHD students, their other students, and themselves!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Classroom Tips
From managing the technology to tips for transporting video files, this resource offers practical advice and strategies for video use.
Other
We Are Teachers: What Is Genius Hour and How Can I Try It in My Classroom?
Genius Hour is inquiry-based, student-directed learning. It gives students an opportunity to look at the big wide world around them and explore their own unique interests in a loosely structured, but supported way. This article gives...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: General Tips for Test Taking
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides test taking strategies. Students will find strategies to use before, during, and after test taking.
Other
Anti Discrimination Committee: What Teachers Can Do
This site lists ways to combat bias and stereotypes of Arabs and Arab Americans in the curricula or with students of all ages. Includes a brief bibliography of suggested works on multicultural education.
Other
Saskatoon Public Schools: Instructional Strategies Online: Interactive Learning
Increase learning by encouraging students to interact with peers and teachers through interactive instruction strategies including debates, role playing, panels, brainstorming, and many more. Then click on some of the strategies to learn...
Other
Saskatoon Public Schools: Instructional Strategies Online: Instructional Skills
Teachers need to utilize instructional skills such as explaining, demonstrating, questioning, and wait time in order to meet the needs of their students and increase the effectiveness of any lesson. Click on these strategies and more to...
Other
Keywords: A Memorization Strategy [Pdf]
This is a teachers' guide to teaching students how to use keywords and visualization as tools to help them remember important facts. This PDF file provides a list of materials necessary for the lesson, as well as a script and tips for...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Speechwriting
Learn speechwriting tips and strategies from this site which provides direction for writing and practicing a speech. As a final step, Scholastic News Radio Hotline provides an opportunity for you to record your speech and listen to...
Scholastic
Scholastic: How to Choose the Best Multicultural Books
Teacher's resource that advises how to choose great multicultural books for children. Includes lists of good books and authors, as well as criteria for selecting texts.
US Department of Education
U. S. Department of Education: What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching
Veteran teachers provide advice for first-year teachers in this publication titled, "What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching."
US Department of Education
U. S. Department of Education: What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching
Veteran teachers provide advice for first-year teachers in this publication titled, "What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching."
Other
Students With Traumatic Brain Injury [Pdf]
A helpful PDF article on meeting the needs of students who suffer from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The article provides a personal story, definition, and characteristics of TBI, and outlines specific classroom strategies and helpful...
NBC
Nbc Learn: Tips to Support Decision Making
This video and tutorial is for parents and teachers. As parents, we know there are consequences for our actions. But children develop their decision-making skills over time. Learn how to support your child's problem solving and...
Other
Nclr: The Essentials of Teaching Reading
Find out what the essentials are for teaching reading. This site provides vital information for teachers in developing the most successful reading program for their students.
Other
Ncte: National Day on Writing
The National Day on Writing, promoted by the National Council of Teachers of English, falls on October 20 every year. This website offers many ways to celebrate the day and recognize the importance of writing. The "Tips for Writers" is a...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Workplace Writers
Purdue University offers this great resource for students and teachers looking for sample cover letters.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Butterfly Flowers
This one page website offers a challenge that will require you to use your problem solving skills. There are teacher tips and the solution available to help.
Other
University of Washington Libraries: Starting Research
If you need help knowing where to start your research, or if you're a teacher looking for a way to help students understand the research process, this resource is terrific. Interactive tutorials on a number of topics offer review quizzes...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Building Reading Comprehension Through Think Alouds
The Think-Aloud method has be shown to improve information retention. The lesson plan contained within this site models for teachers how to model this strategy. There is a rubric included for assessment.
Other
Multimedia Schools: Moving Every Child Ahead the Big6
This article looks at applying the Big6 process to issues raised by No Child Left Behind legislation. The goal of the Big6 process is to improve performance by improving thinking through application of information technology skills. This...
Other
Ontario Ministry of Education: Developing Mathematical Literacy for All [Pdf]
This document for Grades 7-9 teachers explains what mathematical literacy looks like and why it is so important to success in Mathematics, how to plan for it and what the research tells us. The focus is primarily on developing...