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One of the answers you would definitely get when you ask any teacher about the skills their students should have is critical thinking. Of course there is more to it than just critical thinking,... Via Jon Samuelson 
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Information on the Three Story Intellect and Bloom's Taxonomy
Dr. Dea Conrad-Curry's curator insight,
May 9, 2013 11:22 AM
Tweeted on the Three-Story Intellect today. I used this in my English classes--probably 15 years ago--as a question asking tool. Note that in the reading standards, asking questions is explicitly stated for grades K-2 but never mentioned again. That doesn't mean kids shouldn't be asking questions...that means that question asking should be so innate to thinking that the standards do not need to explicilty remind teachers that kids should be doing just that!!
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The Best Teacher Resources For “Foldables” http://t.co/uMO13sNy...
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A great review for the older elementary and middle school student. This interactive map site reviews the geographic features and regions of the United States and includes a game for students to locate..
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Host your own online talkshow and take live video questions from around the world for free! Share a dialogue. Live unmuted.
Might be a good tool for tutoring students after school hours.
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Having been fortunate to have received Kagan; Cooperative Learning training during my NQT year in my first school along with the whole of the mathematics department and the numeracy representatives from each of the ...
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I am always looking for ways to make my classroom more interactive. I discovered Bubbabrain, which has a wide array of interactive activities for all grade levels (elementary to college) and subjects.
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Earlier today, in a post about the California Gold Rush, I mentioned using VoiceThread in a lesson. In writing that post I neglected to mention what a VoiceThread is.
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Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system.
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“Let’s Play ‘History As A List’” Is A Fascinating Idea http://t.co/xEBIIafE...
Love this idea and might give it a try for my end of year review.
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The best thing about these collaborative whiteboards is that they encourage students to learn collaboratively, a skill much needed in the 21st century education. Being a whiteboard means that... Via Jon Samuelson
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Yesterday, I posted NPR’s Robert Krulwich Provides Another Excellent Idea For A History Lesson. I didn’t try that idea out today, but tried another one that I had previously posted (“Let’s Play ‘History As A List’” Is A Fascinating Idea).
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Take a look at an image of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865 and ratified on December 6, 1865. The interactive image is accompanied by an overview of the a..
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iPiccy picture editor makes your photos beautiful with easy and powerful editing tools. Edit pictures, apply photo effects add text and paint for free!
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Check out http://historysimulation.com! Bring History to life! Engage your students in higher order thinking with history simulations.
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Learning the parts of speech can be tedious, but this interactive site might spark some interest. Middle schoolers need to understand the eight parts of speech and how they help students become good w..
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ReadWriteThink has hundreds of standards-based lesson plans written and reviewed by educators using current research and the best instructional practices. Find the perfect one for your classroom.
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There are hundreds of website creation companies with a wide range of choice on the Internet. Some website designing programs are expensive and others are time consuming.
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This activity provides instructions for telling which way is North on a sunny day using only a watch.If we can use our location and the sun to tell us about time, can we use time and the sun to tell u..
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In January of 2011 we told you about the new book “Academically Adrift” which followed 2,322 students during their 4 years in college and found that these students are not improving their critical thinking skills.
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(This post was written by Rachel Stanley, an education blogger whose unusual educational background has given her firm opinions on what makes a good teacher.
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