http://netvouz.com/pdboyer?feed=rss&pg=28 pdboyer's bookmarks on Netvouz http://www.adprima.com/studyout.htm Education Information for New and Future Teachers. Effective Study Skills  Dr. Bob Kizlik. How to Study and Make the Most of Your Time pdboyer Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:34:26 GMT http://blog.learningtoday.com/blog/bid/25649/Eight-Interactive-Whiteboard-Tips Interactive whiteboards are effective learning tools for whole class instruction. Place a carpeted step in front of the whiteboard so smaller children can comfortably reach high up on the board. The top step should be wide enough to stand on. Use an IWB pen to drag items on the screen without selecting them first (as with the mouse). Install Google Earth and use the pointer to zoom in on a particular place on the globe relevant to the lesson you are teaching. Reduce your in-lesson preparation time by preparing and saving activity files before class. Velcro the remote control, eraser and pens to the whiteboard. Have your students use a soft mallet on the whiteboard instead of their fingers. Recalibrate your whiteboard before each lesson. Save your lessons s pdboyer Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:42:59 GMT http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000319.shtml Circuits, Conductors, and Batteries | eThemes | eMINTS pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/waves_particles/index.html pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://www.uwex.edu/ces/ag pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/emeraldashborer pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00002000.shtml Restoration of Natural Environments eThemes. What is ecological restoration? Why is it important? On these sites you will find information about restoring parts of the environment that have undergone degradation to their natural state. There are articles, photographs, video clips, and lesson plans. Included are two eThemes resources on ecosystems and habitats. Grade Level: 6-8 Includes EPA's wetland restoration site pdboyer Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:46:20 GMT http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/differentiatingstrategies.html Within the four ways for differentiating instruction there are embedded several other learning strategies which are used in conjunction with each other. (http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divinstr/gifted/pubref.htm#INSTRUCTIONAL%20STRATEGIES) Missouri Department of Education Teachers new to differentiating instruction may initially choose to use individual strategies and begin by differentiating either content, process or product . It is also important to recognize that there is a considerable overlap between the strategies listed below. As teachers become comfortable with these strategies several may be very effectively employed simultaneously. pdboyer Thu, 14 May 2009 18:30:56 GMT http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/mys.box.html Students manipulate sealed "mystery" boxes and attempt to determine the inner structure of the boxes which contain a moving ball and a fixed barrier or two. The nature and sources of uncertainty inherent in the process of problem-solving are experienced. The uncertainty of the conclusions is reduced by student collaboration. PRINCIPAL CONCEPT Scientific knowledge is fundamentally uncertain. pdboyer Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:58:38 GMT http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/falsasum.html Little deceptive problem stories are presented to the class, and students are challenged to solve each problem by asking only yes/no questions. The key is for students to recognize what the False Assumption is that makes the solution tricky, and that many common problems are difficult to solve because we tend to assume a particular paradigm. Things are not always what they seem! Science is a way to work around or through those false assumptions. PRINCIPAL CONCEPT Scientific knowledge is contingent and subject to modification. ASSOCIATED CONCEPTS Science contains an element of uncertainty. ASSESSABLE OBJECTIVES Students will.... 1. related insights from this activity to their personal lives. 2. be unable to solve thought problems because of false a pdboyer Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:51:12 GMT