Webliography by https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3 en-us 2021-11-18 19:50:54 UTC 2023-01-19 13:46:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Mappers-Khan Academy (Jenny Swartout) jaswartout https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904703495 This YouTube video discusses how to set up Mappers for your students. This resource pulls activities for your students in mathematics. It is a great way to help support all your learners and provides differentiation. I have used it for 5 years and seen a significant increase in my students scores and understanding of math concepts. ]]> 2021-11-21 18:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904703495 Gifted & Talented Guidebook (Jenny Swartout) jaswartout https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904707246 This guidebook provides great differentiated instruction/ideas to help students that are "gifted and talented". Also, if you do not have a gifted and talented program and must do it in the classroom. ]]> 2021-11-21 18:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904707246 Making content relatable and engaging for students (Ashley Henning) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904868558 This is video from TikTok of a Minnesota teacher who I get a lot of ideas from to bring into my classroom, from games, lessons, and crafts. I love this video because she took a song that is popular for her students and made her own version to help her students learn to Skip Count by 7s! I agree with her in this video - I will do anything to get my students to learn. I taught this song to my 2nd graders and other of her skip counting songs! My 2nd graders stay so engaged and I love that I am able to make something like skip counting easy and fun for my learners.]]> 2021-11-21 23:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904868558 Facing History and Ourselves (Megan Cina-Bernard) megancb https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904870092 This is an organization I was connected with over the summer when I decided to do a summit on immigration in the U.S. I wanted to create more depth in one of my units in my English class. The longer PDs are good in my experience (1 hour webinars I wouldn't do again) and there are a ton of resources to use as you develop your curriculum through a historical lens (whether you teach history or not).]]> 2021-11-21 23:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904870092 Too Cool for Middle School (Megan Cina-Bernard) megancb https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904873348 Megan Forbes is a middle school teacher in California. I get a lot of curriculum ideas and teaching tips from her. I love her ideas about encouraging students to read and how to choose curriculum that is engaging and reflective of the students she teaches. She is also intentional about aligning her curriculum to the social justice standards from Learning For Justice, which I greatly appreciate and have been trying to improve about my own curriculum.]]> 2021-11-21 23:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904873348 Orton Gillingham Approach (Ashley Henning) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904877554 This past summer I took a two week training with Orton Gillingham of Minnesota. This approach was a game changer for my classroom. It taught me how to teach reading to my struggling learners, how to set up interventions, and how to teach components of ELA more effectively. It is amazing what this approach does for learners who struggle with reading and spelling. ]]> 2021-11-21 23:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904877554 OG Multi-sensory Approach (Ashley Henning) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904883353 I wanted to add this example of "Finger Spelling" that I use in my second grade classroom. It has really helped this year with my learners who struggle reading and spelling. Once they finger spell it, they are able to read or spell the word. Works like magic. Pop-its are so huge right now and my learners think it is really cool to use them in my small groups and its helping them learn! ]]> 2021-11-21 23:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904883353 School Doesn't Have to Look Like This Anymore (Tanya Loso) losofamily https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904967043 I am taking part in a personalized learning group within our district and it is changing how I see the classroom. This is a short video that may ignite some passion in you to see school differently. ]]> 2021-11-22 01:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904967043 Personalized Learning (Tanya Loso) losofamily https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904979386 Throughout our professional development and planning we have incorporated most of the aspects from the Institute 4 Personalized Learning. These can be incorporated for you as the learner and for you as a facilitator.

Definition of Personalized Learning

The Institute defines personalized learning as an approach to learning and instruction that is designed around individual learner readiness, strengths, needs and interests. Learners are active participants in setting goals, planning learning paths, tracking progress and determining how learning will be demonstrated. At any given time, learning objectives, content, methods and pacing are likely to vary from learner to learner as they pursue proficiency relative to established standards. A fully personalized environment moves beyond both differentiation and individualization.

]]> 2021-11-22 01:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1904979386 Science of Reading (Caroline Hutcheson) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1906425069 We, as a school system, have not been doing a good job of teaching kids to read. The Science of Reading guides my literacy work with students in the classroom. I have always used reading curriculums that explicitly teach decoding and phonics to students, and I really believe it works for them. I have seen my students become successful readers and make some great growth in my classroom! I have seen a number of blogs and articles in the news lately that talk about reading science, so I am interested in seeing if some big changes are made in the larger school system. ]]> 2021-11-22 15:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1906425069 SEL Practices (Caroline Hutcheson) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1906451877 My school has made it a goal to learn more about Social Emotional Learning (SEL) this year and to begin to better implement SEL practices in our classrooms. One resource that I have been given on SEL is this playbook. It is organized by three types of activities: welcoming and inclusion, engaging strategies, and optimistic closure. With the pandemic, there have been many traumas for students, and keeping SEL practices in mind helps to create a more welcoming and inclusive classroom environment for our students. We are hoping that more training in this model will help our students to have improved attitudes and behaviors as well as less emotional stress. ]]> 2021-11-22 15:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1906451877 Engaging ELA Practice for Pre-K to 8th Grade (Lisa Rhoda) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907022146 This is a resource I use often to bring the element of technology into my classroom for ELA. Many of the activities from this resource are favorites of my students and I have had success with keeping them engaged when using these activities.]]> 2021-11-22 21:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907022146 Teach Teachers how to Create Magic (Lisa Rhoda) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907028562 Our system for educating teachers is flawed. Educators are taught in a way that does not follow best practices, therefore creating teachers who do not follow best practices for teaching students. If we want to reach our students we have to create magic.]]> 2021-11-22 21:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907028562 ReadWriteThink (Michelle Jones) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907070778 ReadWriteThink.org is a website chock full of ready made reading and writing lesson plans and interactive resources designed by a "diverse group of educators" for Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The plans are aligned with common core standards and individual state standards. The website also includes professional development related to the language arts. A teacher can explore by lesson category and grade level which makes the website a handy tool for reading educators.]]> 2021-11-22 22:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907070778 Intervention Central (Michelle Jones) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907077868 InterventionCentral.org is a great resource when behavior and academic interventions are being sought for students. Our school uses it when searching for interventions at the child find team (cft) meetings. The website has many ideas for individuals and classrooms. It also includes planners that can be used to help implement the interventions as well as videos on various issues that teachers face and how to face them effectively.]]> 2021-11-22 22:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907077868 Choice Boards (Tanya Loso) losofamily https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907488812 Student agency, or a students’ ability to make key decisions about their learning experience, is an essential aspect of blended learning. Student agency requires that we design our lessons to offer students meaningful choices. These choices can help us universally design learning experiences that strive to remove barriers and invite students to decide how to engage with information, make meaning, and demonstrate their learning.]]> 2021-11-23 03:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1907488812 Wonderopolis (Gina Contreras) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1909543897 Wonderopolis is an informational website that has a question and answer for almost everything! As a science teacher, I absolutely love this website and use it often in my classroom. Every day, a new 'wonder' is posted and is written in very kid-friendly language. While highlighting and emphasizing key vocabulary and providing definitions. There is many ways this can be used in the classroom. One additional resource that partners with this website is a trifold freebie on TpT found here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Wonderopolis-Activity-Sheet-Trifold-638032?st=ec0b40992d2058d23358ba44da8c7d2e ]]> 2021-11-24 01:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1909543897 Prodigy (Bailey Breiter) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1911181345 Prodigy is an adapted learning math website. It presents engaging math practice in a video game format, all while giving the teacher valuable information on their adaptive level. My students love playing on Prodigy, and I love that they're getting math practice at their level and giving me data. ]]> 2021-11-24 18:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1911181345 Handwriting in a Modern World (Bailey Breiter) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1911185089 I recently read this article, and found it informative and helpful. It provides research on the importance of handwriting instruction and its direct correlation with reading skills. It also provides tips and tricks on how to work on these skills in the classroom. It's a quick read and was a good refresher for something that often gets pushed aside when daily life in the classroom gets busy. ]]> 2021-11-24 19:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1911185089 Little Minds at Work Blog (Becca Bloms) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1911515015 If you teach littles, Kindergarten-2nd grade. This is a great blog to follow and she has curriculum and articles of why she does things the way she does. Lots of resources and she even posts activities for free. If you follow her and sign up for her emails you also get free activities. Usually themes, holidays lots of fun things.]]> 2021-11-25 00:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1911515015 Joe Beckman (Becca Bloms) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1911541212 This is a person who speaks all over America about Human Connection and how our students need that in order to learn. My school actually had him speak to us and it was amazing. He is also an author and I highly recommend his book, Just Look Up.]]> 2021-11-25 01:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1911541212 Mindset of a Champion (Kelly Wagenbach) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1913163548 I show this video on the first day of school every year. As a class we discuss the differences between a growth mindset and fixed mindset. Once our discussion has come to a close, I inform my students that this is my expectation for the year. I personally love this video because it's presented by a student who is similar in age to my fifth graders, therefore making it relatable to them. Lastly, I think this allows for my students to gain an understanding for my expectations of their efforts as we continuously address growth and fixed mindset as the year proceeds. ]]> 2021-11-25 19:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1913163548 IXL (Kelly Wagenbach) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1913167779 IXL is a wonderful resource to use as a practice tool after the completion of a lesson. This is one way to informally assess students and gain an understanding for what they know. I usually use this for Math practice (especially to practice basic multiplication and division facts) and Language. What's so great about this resource is you're able to see student's records of their work as well as address those grade level standards.]]> 2021-11-25 19:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1913167779 A Balanced Literacy Classroom Approach (Kate Larson) kate_larson1 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915383936 This is a great introduction idea to setting up a balanced literacy program in your classroom it shares the many components to balanced literacy and how it can provide differentiation in your classroom.]]> 2021-11-27 12:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915383936 Khan Academy Kids (Kate Larson) kate_larson1 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915393122 This has been a great addition to my teaching this year. This website allows you to assign tasks to students in various subjects and skills. I have been using it to reinforce the skills I have been teaching. When students finish an assignment, they enjoy going on this app and completing the tasks that I have assigned. They are able to do it independently because we have already gone over the skill and they are getting more practice. ]]> 2021-11-27 12:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915393122 Gradual Release of Responsibility (Kate Larson) kate_larson1 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915400110 I’ve read a few books by Fisher and Frey and I would highly recommend looking into them. This is a video on the gradual release of responsibility when teaching. I use this method daily in my class because it really sets the students up for success. This is a great way to model and practice skills and can easily be incorporated into your lesson plan. It’s an I do, we do, we do together, you do model of teaching skills. ]]> 2021-11-27 12:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915400110 Responsive Classroom Graphic Organizers (Jessi Majestic) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915745308 This is a list of free graphic organizers from Responsive Classroom. My school did the 4-day RC training this summer and we are in the process of incorporating both Responsive Classroom and PBIS as a means of creating a more positive and consistent culture in our school. These graphic organizers are very helpful for visual learners, although I think they are pretty universal in that they can benefit a lot of different learning styles. I like using the 3-2-1 reflection form in my middle school social studies class. It's great for teaching students how to looking for the most important takeaways when reading an article or looking at primary source material. ]]> 2021-11-27 22:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915745308 Integration Matrix (Jessi Majestic) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915749361 This Integration Matrix was published in the book Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach All Learners, Grades 3-12 by Diane Heacox. I took a class with Dr. Heacox during my undergrad elementary education program at St. Kate's, and I found this matrix so helpful that I have used it in my unit planning throughout my teaching career so far. The columns of the matrix are made up of the Bloom's Taxonomy levels, and the rows are Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. If you make sure your unit includes activities and assignments that fit into different boxes, then you will know you are reaching a wide variety of learning styles while teaching a unit. It is a helpful resource as you begin to figure out how you are going to teach various topics/standards, and then you can figure out your sequencing and make more detailed lesson plans from there. 

This link is only going to show you a preview of the Integration Matrix. I have the book with the complete matrix, but I loaned it to another teacher at my school. I can replace this link with a complete image of the matrix once the book is returned from my colleague. ]]> 2021-11-27 22:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1915749361 Amplify ELA (David Long) dlong15 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916206742 This YouTube video introduces that curriculum that I have been implementing this year in my classroom called Amplify ELA. This is an excellent curriculum that teaches ELA standards in fun and engaging ways for middle school students. That's what drew me to this program in the first place; they have put in a lot of research and work to providing lessons and activities that will keep middle school students engaged and eager to participate.]]> 2021-11-28 12:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916206742 Blended Learning (David Long) dlong15 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916228528 This website goes into details describing the blended learning program that we use at Nativity of Mary. Lessons are essentially broken up into three parts: teacher direct instruction, independent practice, and technology-based adaptive software. The students rotate in these groups to experience all three levels of learning within a class period. The purpose of blended learning is to reach the students where they are, and help push and challenge each student individually to grow.]]> 2021-11-28 13:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916228528 Bloom's Taxonomy (Gina Contreras) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916265470 This article is a great explanation of Bloom's Taxonomy and its purpose surrounding curriculum planning. Much of what I read in this article can be connected to what we've heard so far in this course. Especially connecting with what Grant Wiggins spoke about in understanding by design. ]]> 2021-11-28 13:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916265470 Teaching For Justice (Meghan Scallon) meghlynn32 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916354041 This website has been the most impactful in my teaching. They have everything you need to teach inclusion and diversity. There are plenty of resources to educate yourself as well. Some of the best lessons that I have modified to teach to my students have been their lessons about the impact of hate speech and the true history of Thanksgiving. Truly an amazing resource. ]]> 2021-11-28 15:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916354041 EL Education (Meghan Scallon) meghlynn32 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916359346 EL Education is the curriculum we use at my school for ELA. It is based on common core standards and has a diverse selection of texts. What I like about it is that it breaks up your class into small activities and encourages peer discussion as well as group work. My school has a number of students with ELL services and there is a really great companion book that works well with students with IEPs as well. It is also very affordable. No curriculum is perfect, and many times my co-teacher and I have to supplement resources and develop hands on activities. Overall, I have been impressed with it as a foundational curriculum. ]]> 2021-11-28 15:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916359346 Teach Life Skills (Leann Benson) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916449850 Too often schools are focused on test scores and preparing students to do well on standardized tests. Curriculum should be focused on preparing students for life long learning and hands-on problem solving, not doing well on tests. This video speaks to this idea very well!]]> 2021-11-28 17:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916449850 Every Kid Needs a Champion (Kelly Sweere) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916452555 This is one of the most powerful and inspiring TED Talks I have ever seen. I watch it at the beginning of every school year because it is an amazing reminder of how crucial understanding, empathy, and relationships are in the set up and running of a classroom. You can deliver the most well organized math and reading lessons, but as Rita Pierson says in the video, "Kids don't learn from people they don't like." This video reminds me that the most important thing I can do for my students is listen, cultivate relationships, and be a champion for each kid who walks in my room.]]> 2021-11-28 17:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916452555 Mystery Science (Leann Benson) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916459860 This is a fantastic website for ideas on lesson plans that get students actively doing science. ]]> 2021-11-28 17:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916459860 Superkids and the Science of Reading Research (Kelly Sweere) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916481218 This brochure is from the Superkids reading program that our school uses for K-2. I really like how the Superkids program focuses on essential foundational skills like phonemic and phonological awareness as well as the dual formation of decoding and vocabulary skills.]]> 2021-11-28 17:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916481218 ¡Colorín colorado! (Kerry Carlson) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916693062 My go-to curriculum tool this year is ¡Colorín Colorado! It is at the top of my bookmarks lists as I navigate my first year of EL teaching. Personally, it is helpful, but it also helps my colleagues when they need help with emergent English learners in their classroom. I can send them a link or an article that pertains to their specific needs. There are strategies, tools for families and schools, articles, and so much more. ]]> 2021-11-28 23:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916693062 Edpuzzle (Kerry Carlson) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916696618 Another one-stop-shop for lesson ideas is Edpuzzle.com.  Anytime you have a video you would like your students to watch, you can plug it into Edpuzzle and turn it into an interactive experience.  You can add notes, questions, and suggestions to your students.  On top of that, there are many videos already created by other educators available for free.  You can often find what you are looking for already exists.  I love this tool and my students in grades 5-12 love it, too.  A time to consider using it is on a sub day. You can add your own voice-over to lessons, and even upload your own lessons!]]> 2021-11-28 23:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916696618 Freckle (Emily Albers) ealbers4 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916698527 Freckle is one of my favorite places to assign online easy lessons for kids, at their own levels. It allows students to work on reading, writing, and math. They take a pretest and it levels them, and then they can do the assignments and earn coins that they can use to customize their avatars they choose at the beginning of their time on Freckle.]]> 2021-11-28 23:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916698527 Scholastic News (Emily Albers) ealbers4 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916700352 With my students, I also love to do Fridays where we use the lessons Scholastic News has prepared and talk about things that are actually happening in the world. It's leveled to be appropriate for them, and the variety of topics seems to catch the eye of all of my students at one point or another. There's extended lessons for G/T learners, there's help for ELL students, and it also tests comprehension. It does require a subscription though. ]]> 2021-11-28 23:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916700352 Empower - Math Expressions (Taylor Zweber) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916924211 This is a great resource if you teach Math Expressions Curriculum. I found myself struggling the first year with parts of the curriculum but found Shannon has a TON of great free resources, videos, trainings that have helped me the past 2 years become a better math teacher! ]]> 2021-11-29 02:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916924211 Science of Reading (Taylor Zweber) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916930429 This is a TPT store of an amazing educator who is also on TikTok sharing a lot of information about the science of reading. She shares a lot of research behind SoR & is always making new products to use in the classroom. ]]> 2021-11-29 02:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1916930429 Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire - (Shea Bruce) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1918385620 I reread this book every few years - Rafe Esquith, a middle school teacher, really drives home how important it is to a) really know your students and form relationships with them and b) keep. your day. moving! Give as little 'down time' as you can - if students are in your classroom, they are learning. Transitions should be quick, instruction should be fast-paced and fun, and your students' interests can be at the center of all of it]]> 2021-11-29 16:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1918385620 Epic! - (Shea Bruce) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1918391508 This is an app I have on my iPads - we are lucky to be one-on-one - but this could also work if you had just a few iPads for a listening center. In Kindergarten, my students are instructed to find books that have a green or purple button at the bottom; those books are read aloud to them. There are also fun instructional videos and how-to-draw art projects as well. I use this for stations at least once a week! ]]> 2021-11-29 16:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1918391508 Women and the American Story (Brittany Rawson Haeg) brawsonhaeg https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1923867707 This is an ongoing project of the New York Historical Society's education team, which is seeking to provide resources and curriculum to guide teachers in more fully incorporating women's experiences into the traditional US history survey course. They are aiming to move away from "contribution" curriculum where exceptional women (women who have primarily excelled in men's spheres) are added as sidebars to the narrative to a more gender-balanced curriculum that views women's experiences as equally essential to the understanding of America's past. The primary source resources are well-curated. ]]> 2021-12-01 22:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1923867707 Eduham and Hamilton Cast Read-Alongs (Brittany Rawson Haeg) brawsonhaeg https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1923874507 Gilder Lehrman has a lot of great resources for social studies curriculum development, but I especially loved this series they did where cast members from Hamilton read award winning children's books about a diverse selection of historical topics, and then had facilitated conversations with a GLI master-teacher. It's a great resource for in the classroom, but it's also a great resource for how to have conversations with young students about challenging topics. ]]> 2021-12-01 22:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1923874507 Core Practices in contemporary language teaching (Emily Anderson) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1929022822 This is a longer interview with a language teacher but it includes a lovely image provided by ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) on the Core Practices. ACTFL has been my resource for directive and reminders of how I can do my job best in a language classroom for young students at novice levels. Whenever I catch myself thinking "why is this lesson/unit not clicking with my students?", I revert back to the Core Practices and note what I am missing in my teaching. Authentic resources and 90% comprehensible input are my biggest challenges at the moment.]]> 2021-12-04 20:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1929022822 Novice Language learning (Emily Anderson) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1929030731 When I read about language teaching, I am most often reading about the assumption that you are teaching secondary level, intermediate ability students that are capable of using and applying past learning to basic yet spontaneous conversation in the target language. As a k-6 teacher, it is challenging to support such novice and young learners in interactive and highly engaging activities besides "repeat after me..." I use blogs such as edutopia to spark new ideas on how I can better engage my young, beginning language learners through excitement and higher comprehensible input. ]]> 2021-12-04 21:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1929030731 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1943034835 Benchamark Universe is a meaty curriculum with various strategies for teachers and resources such as interactive songs and lessons for students to engage with. It also offers ELL strategies and differentiated instruction within the curriculum. A wide range of informational, fiction, and non fiction texts. There are a lot of balanced literacy instructions as well.]]> 2021-12-12 18:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1943034835 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1943040603 This website gives you strategies on what to do and not what to do when planning curriculum for the gifted child. It discusses planning difficult curriculum that is meeting each individual learners needs and being risk takers when it comes to learning new material. ]]> 2021-12-12 18:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1943040603 DBAE v.s. TAB-Yang Yang yang9099 https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1964846821 https://padlet.com/yang9099/5obgj417ftohrs36]]> 2021-12-27 02:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1964846821 Flocabulary (Pelikan) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1965674227 Flocabulary is a fantastic resource for engaging students in learning. This website produces beautiful music videos with animated visuals to the tune of hip-hop. There is a massive database of subjects from math concepts to social-emotional and history lessons. Each video comes with a quiz for students, teacher resources and lesson plans. They are also flagged with the recommended grade ranges for each video. I use this regularly in my classroom and it is a huge hit.]]> 2021-12-27 18:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1965674227 99math (Pelikan) https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1965677487 99 Math is a free website that helps with math fluency and fast facts. You can either assign to students or host a live game. For the live game, students log in like they would for Kahoot or Blooket. The host picks a math skill for them to do, set a desired amount of rounds and minutes for each round. When the game starts, students are to answer as many of the math problems as they can in the time frame. A live leaderboard of progress can be displayed by the host as they play. My students love this and serves as a great was to warm up before a math lesson.]]> 2021-12-27 18:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/1965677487 Coding with ISTE Standards (Eileen Moening) emoening https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/2146356493 Cublet robots have a scope and sequence and lesson plans that aline to ISTE Standards. This is very helpful for teaching Coding to students in grade K - 5. ]]> 2022-04-18 00:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/2146356493 STEM Education with NASA (Eileen Moening) emoening https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/2146367095 This site offers a lot. It is well organized and let you easily find what you are looking for. Some of the engineering challenges look more like crafts but I really use the read it section. It also has videos that are kid friendly and build background knowledge. ]]> 2022-04-18 01:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/e9roulis/tvp9vm7gd8xvf5s3/wish/2146367095