A new school year has started for us here in the Northern Hemisphere. We are off to a fantastic start. I am working with our 5th grade teacher and class on their Christopher Columbus Social Studies unit. We are looking to involve students in researching the historic figure from different perspectives in order to put [...]
If you are ready to weave global awareness & collaboration into your elementary school classroom, consider participating in the Teddy Bears Around the World Project For the third year, Teddy Bears from around the world are contributing images about their travels, traditions and customs to this blog. Currently, there are contribution from the following categories: [...]
Vicky Davis wrote Fail Forward- Move Forward a few weeks ago. I was inspired by an art teacher’s experiment on his grading system that she describes. The ceramics teacher told the left half of the room that they would just be graded on the quantity of what they produced. If they had fifty pounds of [...]
Students from Jacksonville, Florida/USA and Binyamina, Israel recently celebrated Jerusalem Day together. A true opportunity to share Language, Culture & History via Skype. A grandfather in Israel shared his memories of the Six Day War (1967) of liberating Jerusalem. The Rabbi from Florida explained what Jerusalem means to Jews outside of Israel. Students sang songs, [...]
A teacher’s heart smiles when students become creative, enthusiastic and take ownership of their work. This was the case with the 4th grade class at my school. Their classroom teacher asked me to introduce podcasts to her class, she and her students took it from there and RAN… with it… I came to their classroom [...]
My teachers and students at my current school have heard me talk about Twitter more than once (well… more than a hundred times would be more accurate). I have been the “middle(wo)man” between the students and their classroom teachers to make connections (For Skype calls around the World), ask for advice, disseminate a project or [...]
Here is what I started out with: Topic: Addition & subtraction of fractions, mixed numbers, improper fractions. You have: 4th & 5th graders A SmartBoard. 40 minutes You need: reinforcement practice check for understanding engagement How can I step away from the front of the room and “present” the topic, then explain step by step, [...]
Elementary School in the 21st Century- Brian Crosby How does the Pedagogy Change? How does that School look? Session Wiki Conversation Description: School/pedagogy needs to change, adapt, modernize is the siren call. We will briefly look at and/or discuss examples of lessons, technology use, and projects in elementary school today. Then use the bulk of [...]
One of our first grade classes read the book Flat Stanley by Jim Brown. They sent paper Flat Stanleys to relatives and friends around the country and received images and stories back. Then, inspired by the “worldwide” success” of the “other first grade class’” podcast episode of the Magic Tree House, the six year olds [...]
Cross posted on TechLearning Advisor Blog Podcasting has been around for a while now. It has also made it’s entry into the world of schools. Teachers of younger students are venturing into the world of digital storytelling in the classroom and are recording their students digitally. The benefits for students to practice skills such as [...]
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