Teachers: Win a classroom of Tablets for your school

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

You still have a chance to win a classroom of Tablets for your school! ACER education extended the deadline until May 14, 2012 for submissions on your request! This is your opportunity to take action, make a difference and create a 21st Century Classroom for your students!

Technology can help bring excitement and creativity to the traditional classroom assignment and curriculum instruction. This contest aims to marry traditional curriculum strategies with 21st Century skills in an attempt to make classroom assignments more interactive, fun and engaging for young learners along with providing an opportunity to educators to re-think classroom instruction for teaching collaborative and critical thinking skills.

Details
Creatively incorporate the 4 letters in the name “Acer” i.e. “A“, “C“, E“, “R” , along with web 2.0 tools (including audio, images and /or video) to create a classroom assignment or lesson plan that would help your students in acquiring 21st century skills. The winning entry will receive a classroom set of Acer Iconia W500 Tablets.

Example of possible classroom lesson plans and assignments “Having fun with A.C.E.R”:
Concept: Learn more about African Animals
Execution: web, video and /or infographic assignment for students to learn about Alligators, Camels, Elephants and Rhinoceros’
Examples of possible assignment formats:

Learn More about ‘Having Fun With A.C.E.R’


Submission Now Closes: May 14, 2012

 

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Free Genealogy Book for 4th to 8th Grades

Posted on April 10, 2012 by
You do have to sign up on the web site to get this resource. It is available to download here.

Parents, teachers, and genealogical societies looking for a how-to genealogy textbook for elementary through high school-aged students need to look no further. In Branching Out, a new series available from Generations, author and professional genealogist Jennifer Holik provides parents and educators with the tools they need to teach genealogical research skills to children and teens.

Through thirty fun and educational lessons, students will learn the foundations of genealogy and how to begin research on a level that they can understand and enjoy. Each lesson contains a clearly defined goal, all necessary vocabulary, additional reading assignments, and lesson and homework assignments to extend understanding of the concept.

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Free Activity Pages

Posted on April 10, 2012 by
Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee (Photo credit: Dhammika Heenpella / Images of Sri Lanka)

 

Confessions of an Overworked Mom has some great materials to download and print currently on her site.  I first noticed the Chimpanzee Worksheets – download Here and love them.  You can make an activity book out of all the great sheets (they include dot to dots and What’s the Difference).

 

The Author is:

 

About Ellen Christian

Ellen is a busy mom of two teenagers who left the corporate world in 2008 to focus on a more eco-friendly life. She lives in rural Vermont where she juggles family, two blogs and a career in social media.

 

As I looked through the site I also found a review of Bilingual Me (here).    I really believe it’s important for kids to learn a second language.  I studied Spanish and French in school and really wish I remembered more of what I learned.  I’ve been trying to learn Italian off and on, but as we get older it’s tougher to learn another language.  I would love to be able to go to another country and order lunch without having to have a translator along for the whole trip.  I visited China a few years ago – we went to Beijing and Xiamen and I really wanted to visit the Ancient Observatory.  I found a translator and still had trouble, apparently Ancient Observatory isn’t a common request.  Learning another language gives you the ability, if not to have the right word, to at least come up with a description that will explain what you want to see.  I think my translator and I were able to get around to it with a map and me pointing to where I wanted to go – which luckily was labeled on the map in English and Chinese.

Now my oldest has taken – Chinese, Japanese, and Latin.  I wasn’t really able to help him with these languages, but I am glad he studied a few languages to add to his studies.

 

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FLL Volunteers (World Festival Is Coming Soon!)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

 

A Lego Mindstorms model called "the Rover...

A Lego Mindstorms model called "the Roverbot". (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

If you are anywhere near St. Louis you might consider volunteering for the FIRST FLL World Festival.  (If you aren’t nearby it’s still worth the drive if you can make it.   To say that it is exciting is an understatement.  The kids and adults are pumped up on adrenalin and gracious professionalism and teamwork are key words for the teams.  You will see teams dressed up in costumes handing out trinkets to anyone that comes nearby, but more exciting you will see teams volunteering to help other teams and save the day.  It has all the excitement of the World Series mixed with a Star Trek Convention.  Throw in robots and Segways and you have a small part of the World Festival!  I made it to the Dome in Atlanta GA to see the World Festival in 2008 and will never forget the experience.  As huge as the Dome is, it was too small and they have now moved on to a larger venue in St. Louis.   Teams come from all over the world for this event – I think in 2008 it was 75+ countries and it keeps growing!

 

FIRST Lego League

FIRST Lego League (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

If you’re familiar with FIRST®LEGO League, the largest global robotics competition for middle school students, you know that pulling off a team’s participation or a local competition takes the time and energy of several volunteers.Multiply that by several hundred, and you’ve got the World Festival, held each year to celebrate the success of teams across the globe that use LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education to compete. This year’s Food Factor World Festival is in St. Louis on April 25-28.

Volunteers at World Festival are central to the success of the event. If you’d like to be part of the team that pulls this all together and creates an unforgettable experience for kids the world over, visit firstlegoleague.org/event/worldfestivalvolunteers and register to help.
Volunteers are needed for a variety of roles – referees, runners, scorekeepers, registration workers; there is something for everyone. Volunteer today!

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thecanadianteacher.com

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Map of CanadaI know I’m not in Canada… but this site has some good information and downloads. It also has links to several other great sites!  The Canadian Teacher highlights Ontario requirements for teaching.  – which don’t differ immensely from US requirements.

The site has a lot of advertisements which can be distracting, but it contains documents and tools for everything from behavior management to calendars and timetables.  I can recommend this site if you are a teacher, homeschooling or are supplementing learning at home.

Check out The Canadian Teacher site here  and let me know what you think.

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