Starter Generator - created by Mike Gershon - lots of ideas to use at the start of lessons/ units to engage students. You can use the Powerpoint as a random starter generator or use the contents slide (slide 2) to find specific starters.
Teaching Strategy
In the holidays I heard Kim Hill interviewing Tom McFadden, a teacher who uses rap to teach difficult lesson content through rap. He creates the raps himself but I thought it could be a interesting task for students to create group raps to present to the class for revision of concepts.
Tom McFadden: rapping science (duration: 9′21″)
American molecular biologist who communicates scientific concepts to children and senior students through rap. He is a guest at the New Zealand International Science Festival in Dunedin. Audio from Saturday Morning on 10 Jul 2010
An article from the NY Times on Rappin' for Science.
Some slideshows on why and how we might use Twitter in education.
- http://www.slideshare.net/hopkinsdavid/twitter-in-education
- http://www.slideshare.net/smorra/introduction-to-twitter-for-educators
Is anyone using Twitter at SMC??
Professional Reading
- "All our students thinking" (from Educational Leadership magazine) - Any subject—be it physics, art, or auto repair—can promote critical thinking as long as teachers teach in intellectually challenging ways.
- "Oh Behave" (page 1, page 2) - Paul Dix explains how effectively managing your own behaviour will help you keep control and create a better learning environment.
