Grade Level

Step away from the textbook

Jun 9th, 2009 | By Laurie | Category: High School, Laurie's Playground, The Toolbox

Do you need to re energize your classroom and get the students involved in their educations again? Try stepping away from those textbooks for a moment with this easy to implement Meyers-Briggs Personality Type activity.



“Put Up a Parking Lot” – On Your Board!

Jun 7th, 2009 | By Jeff | Category: Grade Level, High School, Jeff's Playground, Middle School, The Toolbox

It’s June, and your class is not asking questions about last night’s reading assignment. They read it, but they sit, cold stares hitting you from every direction, and there’s just a week of school left. Don’t just stand there! Put up a parking lot! Read more for an effective (and simple) way to engage your students in discussion – any time of the year!



Putting Scrooge on Trial: 5th Grade Language Arts

May 7th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Middle School

I’m not sure yet why I’m getting the whole post here and only the post title in elementary school.  I’ll figure it out though.



Environmentalist vs Loggers: And Other 8th Grade Social Studies Debates

May 7th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Middle School

A list of lessons, topics, resources . . .you know



Tag Games for Kindergarten

May 7th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Elementary School

Coming soon.



Dissecting Digital Frogs-A 10th Grade Biology Web-Quest Lesson

May 7th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: High School

Perhaps a post from a 10th grade biology teacher with links and pics and stuff.



7th Grade Character Lessons

May 7th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Middle School

Ok.  So this post could be an article with down-loadable copies of activities used to build character in 7th grade.



Reading Centers in 2nd Grade

May 7th, 2009 | By Chris | Category: Elementary School

So this would be a grade and dicipline post about reading centers in 2nd grade. Down loadable digital content could certainly be included.



Team-Based Learning Gets Attention in Singapore

May 4th, 2009 | By Jeff | Category: High School, Secrets of the Masters, Stories of Growth

Team-based learning, an educational method primarily conceived for business schools, was developed in the early 1980s by Larry K. Michaelsen, now a professor of management at the University of Central Missouri in the United States. An alternative to traditional lecturing, this method uses a mix of individual and group processes to solve problems.

In recent years, some medical schools have recognized the advantage of active learning that encourages critical thinking and have started to experiment with Professor Michaelsen’s techniques.

Now, the Duke-N.U.S. Graduate Medical School, in Singapore, has gone a step further, applying this method to its entire basic science education.