Posts Tagged ‘ Elementary ’

Reading Conference Travel Grants

October 11, 2012

The Reading Conference Travel Grants by Bruce Larkin and Wilbooks help K-3 literacy professionals develop their strengths as teachers. Each school year, 500 grants of $200 are awarded to help cover expenses for attending the International Reading Association (IRA) and Reading Recovery (RR) conferences. Eligibility: K-3 Literacy Teachers Deadline: Rolling Award: $200 grant Web: http://www.wilbooks.com/scholarships/travelgrant.php This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with students. For help with this please contact the Learning Technologies Coach for…

Inspire Girls’ Interest in STEM

January 28, 2011

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Adventures of Josie True is a Web-based adventure game for girls aged 9–11. Both technical and multicultural, the game provides true and fictional heroes and role models while teaching about science and women’s history. Click Here to Visit Web Site This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with students. For help with this please contact the Learning Technologies Coach for your campus.

The Arts in Every Classroom 2

January 4, 2011

The Arts in Every Classroom: A Workshop for Elementary Teachers. This video workshop provides new ideas about working with the arts for K-5 classroom and arts specialist teachers. The eight one-hour video programs show workshop leaders from the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts working with Learner Teams — teachers, principals, and arts specialists — from three elementary schools. The Learner Teams work through a curriculum unit based on a multi-arts performance piece by Cirque du Soleil. Classroom segments show schoolchildren engaged in the same lessons. Learner Team members then begin to design their own arts-based units, and return…

The Arts in Every Classroom 1

January 4, 2011

The Arts in Every Classroom: A Video Library K-5. The programs in this video library show classroom teachers and arts specialists using the arts in a variety of successful ways. The 14 video programs — filmed in elementary schools around the country — along with a print guide and companion Web site, serve as a professional development resource for K-5 teachers seeking new ideas for integrating the arts into the classroom. Teachers featured in these programs include specialists in dance, music, theatre, and visual art, as well as classroom teachers from kindergarten through fifth grade. Programs 2 through 6 show…