Jun 05 2008
Resources for Teachers
Below are some resources that came through my email today. I thought I would pass them on to you. They provide teachers with resources, activities, and most importantly ideas.
- Science Whatzit! an online science learning project created by the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI), in collaboration with the Science Learning Network. Students can send the Science Whatzit Gremlin their science questions, queries, thoughts and ideas. They can also look on this site to find ideas for science projects.
- Kennedy Center’s ARTSEDGE site is giving the who, what, when were, and how of storytelling. There are also lesson plans.
- eMentoring is a collaborative tool where adult penpal mentors, chosen by teachers, will mentor your students through reading and discussing books, via email, about curriculum-aligned topics.
- COOL SCHOOL: Where Peace Rules! is an interactive computer game designed to teach children (ages 5 to 7) about conflict resolution.
- Climate Change: Connections and Solutions consists of two 2-week curriculum units—one for middle school and one for high school. The units have critical thinking activities built in. Focus is the global problem of climate change. Students are expected to collaborate on finding possible solutions.
- Mixing in Math offers 40 activities that can be used to “slip a little math” into students’ everyday routines.
- WorldWide Telescope a project at Microsoft that incorporates astronomy, education and computing together to create a great tool and resource site.
Enjoy!
