8th Grade English Handouts – Bunches!
30-Apr-07
Reflective Teacher, with a good design sense, gives away lesson plans and handouts. The 60s are not forgotten.
4 Items I’m Lusting Over…
29-Apr-07
Because I’m superficial…
- Moto Q Smart Phone
- Porsche Boxter
- Ning
- Cross Ion (I bought this one…)
Design Handouts to Compete with MySpace
29-Apr-07
From Thoughts on Teaching Blog, handout design matters.
After looking at eight different timeline generators, I finally found one that was simple, printable, fast. Should have looked at Microsoft templates earlier!
How to Write a Lesson Plan
27-Apr-07
In case anyone wants to know. Link.
Education Journals
27-Apr-07
Good list. Most have a tech focus.
Not terribly useful…like my ToddPlan, but simple and good enough: Lesson Plan
From Teaching Adolescent Writers (2006). Also, check out some interesting activities/handouts at the same link.
Emotional Intelligence Writing Prompt
26-Apr-07
From Edutopia. A neat little research article with the following prompt.
Overcoming Underachievement – Prompt
Half of the kids, chosen at random, were asked to choose from a list of attributes ones they value, such as relationships with friends or being good at art, and write about them. The other half received instructions to select things on the list that matter least to them and write about why they might be important to someone else.