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• Breaking News English

  Top stories with lessons for ESL students.

  tags: ell currentevents

• The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits

  Great online reinforcement for an electricity and magnetic kit/unit.

  tags: science

• Manga High Math Games

  Recommended by the Two Sisters.

  tags: math games

• School of One

  tags: innovation

• How Financial Literacy Yields Success | Edutopia

  Importance of financial literacy, example of a successful school in Chicago, links to videos and classroom resources

  tags: financialliteracy

• How We Will Read

  tags: reading

• Flipping the Classroom Requires more than Video

  tags: flippedclassroom

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We Heart Root-vue Farm!

Root-vue Farm was a Christmas gift, but we waited until spring to plant. It's a great spring science activity: very hands on and doesn't take up a lot of space. So exciting when the plants start to grow and the roots appear! I only thought of it as a home activity, but recently at a meeting of preK-12 teachers focused on the needs of ESL students, a pre-school teacher recommended it for the classroom and it made perfect sense! It came from For Small Hands, my favorite Montessori catalogue (great for book recommendations, hands on science, etc.), but is also on Amazon.

Diigo bookmark (weekly)

• Unpacking the Language of Standards for ELLs

  Importance of students undersanding the purpose of lessons, especially emphasizes that the teacher should make both the content and language objectives clear.

  tags: ells commoncore

• Kenji Hakuta on ELLS and Common Core Standards

  Interview with Kenji Hakuta on needs of ELLs and what policy makers and administrators should be thinking about when considering common core based assessments for ELLs.

  tags: commoncore ells

• The iPad As...

  Recommended apps for the classroom organized by teaching purpose.

  tags: ipad apps

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Queen of the Falls

Solana and I both enjoyed this book by Chris Van Allsburg. The story of Annie Edson Taylor, who decides to go over Niagra Falls in a barrel at age 62, is an incredible one. The story brings out how ageism kept her from achieving the fame and fortune she desired. It's also a great read for the sheer thrill in the details of the ride.

Diigo bookmark (weekly)

• VocabAhead

  Short videos to teach vocab words

  tags: vocabulary

• Five Prereading Pitfalls to Avoid

  Reasons why prereading gets a bad name

  tags: prereading commoncore

• Watch Know Learn

  Free educational videos, recommended by Daily Cafe.

  tags: video resources

• Building Good Search Skills

  Advice on teaching students to research.

  tags: research

• Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Reply on Wikipedia

  Good food for thought and cautionary note on using Wikipedia as a source.

  tags: wikipedia research

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