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5 Web Sites for Busy Educators

By Marjan GlavaccloseAuthor: Marjan Glavac Name: Marjan Glavac
Site: http://www.thebusyeducator.com
About: Marjan is currently a gr.6 home room teacher at Wilfrid Jury Public School in London, Ontario, Canada where he resides with his wife and two children. For more information about Marjan Glavac, his books, keynotes, training and seminars, visit him at his site at http://www.thebusyeducator.com.See Authors Posts (32)

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Each month Marjan Glavac, professional speaker, teacher and co-author of “How To Thrive And Survive In Your Classroom”, presents The Busy Educator’s Monthly Five – five websites for educators that are easy to read, simple to use and worthwhile to know.

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Here are this month’s sites-not-to-miss!

MOVIE IN THE MAKING (GR. 5-12, TEACHERS)

http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/movie/index.htm Here’s a project that was developed by staff at the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE).

In this project students will report on a book by describing how they would turn that book into a motion picture. After reading and studying the main components of their novel (character, plot, conflict, climax and denouement), students will use their imaginations to explain how they would cast and direct the movie versions. This project also provides enrichment activities where in the students will access archived materials such as the Academy Awards Data Base, movie posters, and movie reviews.

ONLINE TEACHING RESOURCE (GR. K-6, TEACHERS, PARENTS)

http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/ Here’s an online resource developed for elementary teachers that includes modules on Literacy and Numeracy with videos of teachers in action, activity sheets, lesson plans and more. You’ll also find modules on Daily Physical Activity (DPA) and on Anaphylaxis, for the protection of students with life-threatening allergies.

LEARNENGLISHFEELGOOD.COM (ESL STUDENTS, TEACHERS) http://learnenglishfeelgood.com/

This is a one stop site for free ESL resources whether you’re studying English, or looking to download free worksheets/handouts for class.

This website will provide you with:
Exercises based on American movie and tv show clips – a great new way to learn English! Lots of free English grammar tests. Lots of free English vocabulary quizzes which teach you real words, phrases, and expressions.
Free Downloadable (PDF) English grammar tests (worksheets) for teachers and students. Separate exercise sections for Spanish-speaking, Russian-speaking, French-speaking, and Polish-speaking students. Comprehensive lists of American idioms, phrasal verbs, and differences between American and British English.

MATH AND READING HELP FOR KIDS (PARENTS, TEACHERS)

http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/index.html

Math and Reading Help for Kids is a directory of hundreds of original articles, tips, and resources centered on the topic of children’s learning.  This site has teamed up with the American Library Association to help parents make informed decisions about their child’s education. There are also a comprehensive resources for teachers and students.

WHAT’S UP IN FINANCE (GR. 7-12, TEACHERS) http://www.thirteen.org/finance/about/index.html

WHAT’S UP IN FINANCE?, a half-hour reality show hosted by Kwame Jackson (from season one of The Apprentice), features teens and twenty-somethings using their money smarts — and the help of finance professionals — to work toward financial independence.

In segment one, “Moving Out,” Eddie Romero, a junior college student and aspiring musician, figures out how to plan for his financial future after moving into his own apartment. In segment two “Green Chic” showcases up-and-coming fashion designer Anna Cohen of Portland, Oregon, and her efforts to keep her start-up company — and her dream of ecologically-friendly fashion — afloat financially. In segment three “The Dealmakers” follows two teams of students from Nashville, Tennessee, as they compete in a simulation of a multi-billion dollar business deal.

Produced by Thirteen WNET New York and distributed by American Public Television.

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About: Marjan is currently a gr.6 home room teacher at Wilfrid Jury Public School in London, Ontario, Canada where he resides with his wife and two children. For more information about Marjan Glavac, his books, keynotes, training and seminars, visit him at his site at http://www.thebusyeducator.com.See Authors Posts (7)