Resources

This page contains some resources that can be used while teaching.

v Affinity exercise v Assessment practices v Best practice sharing v Classroom data – types of   v Comfort chart v Community values v Constructivism v Cooperative learning v Data – collection, analysis, use v Different cultures and viewpoints v Discussion techniques; popcorn, fishbowl, inside/outside v Energizers v Facilitation vs training v Fish philosophy v Flatteners and education v Grading vs learning v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Graphic organizers: venn, y charts, webs, fishbone, etc. v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Group reading techniques- pair/share, each 1 teach 1, silent highlighting v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Grouping – work alike, advisory, district alike, neighborhoods v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Homework practices v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Ideal school concept – barriers v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Integrating technology v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Leadership traits and characteristics v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Legacy exercise v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Morale building v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Multiple intelligences – surveys, products, assessments, teaching to   v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Personal development plans v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Professional development plans v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Poverty simulation v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Quality schools v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Reflection – oral & written, circles, walk & talk, journals v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Safe and appropriate technology use v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">School finance v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">School law v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Servant leadership v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">So what? Essential questions v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Strength based teaching v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Symbolism in artifacts v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Teachers as leaders v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">6 basic ingredients v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">6 essential questions v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">6 hat thinking v <span style="color: #00b0f0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">21st century learning || <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Showcard Gothic'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">READINGS v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">In Search of Understanding: The Case for the Constructivist Classroom - Brooks& Brooks v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Characteristics of Generational Poverty – Ruby Payne v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Hidden Rules of Poverty – Ruby Payne v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Strength Finder 2.0 – Tom Rath v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Quality Schools – William Glasser v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Power of Questions – Falk & Blumenreich v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Entertaining an Elephant – William McBride v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Genesis of Community and Stages of Community from A Road Less Traveled - Scott Peck v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Theory of Multiple Intelligence – Howard Gardner v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The World is Flat – Thomas Friedman v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Understanding by Design – Grant Wiggins v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Case Against Zero – Doug Reeves v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Results – Mike Schmoker v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Even Eagles Need a Push – David McNally v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">6 Thinking Hats – Edward DeBono v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rethinking Homework and The Homework Myth – Alfie Kohn v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Teaching with Multiple Intelligences – Thomas Armstrong v <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Zen of Facilitation - Killion and Simmons || v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Gliffy v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Webspiration v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Google docs v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Styleease, Dr Paper, citation machine v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Thinkfinity v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Wikis, blogs v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Cooltoolsforschools v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Skype v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Animoto v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Prezi v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Wordle, word clouds v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Searchcredible v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Googlescholar v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Webquests v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Gmail tools v <span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Glogster || v <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">FISH v <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The Dash v <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Shift Happens v <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Did You Know? v <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">What’s Right with Life – DeWitt Jones v <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Famous Quotes v <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">In Whose Honor? v <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Living on the Edge: Poverty in America v <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Creativity – DeWitt Jones ||
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