Different books for teachers

This is a website I found that has a lot of books fo differnt techining strategies.
http://shop.scholastic.com/

Between the Lions

I was in an elementary classroom the other day and observed the teacher using an educational video from a PBS show called Between the Lions.  It was a very cute and catchy way for elementary students to learn and remember literacy skills.  I know the show airs everyday where I am (you can check your [...]

Text Speak

As a future teacher and a Communications/Writing Arts dual major, this article bothered me.  The article discusses how schools in New Zealand now allow their students to use “text speak” on national exams.  For those who don’t know, text speak is the slang and abbreviations for words/phrases used in text messaging and instant messaging.  For [...]

Video Games are Good

For the most part, video games have a bad reputation linked with violence and obesity in children and teens.  Not until recently did people start to see the positive effects of playing video games.  Last semester, in one of my college courses, I was in a debate over video games and whether or not that [...]

The Write Games

            Most elementary teachers have some kind of fun activity or free time on Fridays, where students usually play board games, draw, or engage in some other non-academic related activity.  It’s possible to have children play, have fun, and still learn with educational games such as these, provided by Education World.  When practicing synonyms, you [...]

Every Student Can Learn

This is a good artical about how you can use technology in the classroom to help special needs students.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4268&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.scholastic.com%2Fbrowse%2Fsearch%2F%3Fquery%3Dtechnology%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bclassroom%26Ntt%3Dtechnology%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bclassroom%26Ntk%3DSCHL30_SI%26Ntx%3Dmode%2Bmatchallpartial%26N%3D0%26Nty%3D1%22+class%3D%22endecaAll%22%3EAll+Results%3C%2Fa%3E

The Write Idea

If you were to ask elementary students what their favorite part of the school day is you would very rarely hear language arts as a response.  It’s difficult for language arts teachers to compete with lunch, gym, and recess, but it’s not impossible.  There are many ways to include some fun in the writing process.  [...]

Writing Across all Subjects

“Few faculty would deny the importance of writing in their academic discipline or the role writing plays in mastering material, shaping ideas, and developing critical thinking skills. Writing helps students learn the subject matter: they understand and retain course material much better when they write about it.”
Here are some strategies from http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/writebetter.html :
General Strategies
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No Child Left Behind Caste System

“Classroom Caste System” by David Keyes addresses the caste system that No Child Left Behind has/is developing. Instead of mending the gap between the rich and poor, NCLB is fueling and even widening the gap. Read this article to see how NCLB is doing so.

Anti-Bullying Policy Thoughts

Bullying is problematic. As future elementary school teachers, it is our duty to help stop and prevent all bullying. New trends have crossed the classroom threshold and have, unfortunately, entered cyber space. Children are using facilities such as MySpace, Xanga, and Facebook (to name a few) to bully. This causes great issues within the schools: [...]