Wednesday, Jun. 26th 2013

Our Top 10 Favorite Website Resources

With summer in full swing, most of us have a bit more free time to do some of those things we never seem to get time to do during the school year–like surf the Internet for great resources.  Our consultants at Byrne & Associates have shared some of their favorite websites.  We hope you enjoy!


1) TWO WRITING TEACHERS:  Looking to ramp up your writing instruction?  This is a great website with lots of usable, classroom ideas.  Plus, you can “like” them on Facebook to get their frequent posts.
Two Writing Teachers


2) READKIDDOREAD:  This is a relatively new site for us, but we’re liking it…a lot! This site has book suggestions for kids of all ages, and it’s aimed at helping parents keep their kids reading.  This would be a great share for your newsletter.  Another site you can “like” on Facebook!
ReadKiddoRead


3) PROJECT BASED LEARNING:  With the move to the Common Core State Standards, we’re looking at unit plans and collaborative, interdisciplinary learning. Project Based Learning is nothing new, so there are lots of great units out there that people have already created, used, and refined.  Check out this site for some motivating, engaging activities to start the new school year.
Project Based Learning


4) GRAPHIC NOVELS:  If you keep up on tween and teen reading, then you already know that graphic novels are hot!  This site has some great ideas for using these motivating books to improve student comprehension.  It’s always easier when you’re using something kids already like, so be sure to check this out.
Using Graphic Novels to Teach Comprehension


5) ONLINE WRITING RESOURCES: As most of you know, Byrne & Associates has spent lots of time this past year on writing instruction.  As we’ve searched for sources, this is one that we’ve liked, as it has links to several of the best sites around.  Definitely worth bookmarking on your computer!
The Six Best Online Writing Resources for Teachers


6) TEACHING VOCABULARY:  This site, sponsored by Scholastic, includes some videos and best practices in teaching vocabulary.
Teaching Vocabulary 


7) MATH ACTIVITIES:  PBS is a great resource for lots of ideas, but we’re particularly fond of their math activities.
PBS Math Activities


8) MATH STANDARDS POSTERS:  The Jordan School District in Utah maintains a terrific math site.  They have created kid friendly posters with colorful illustrations for the various math standards.  Definitely check this out!  
Jordan School District Math Standards


9) MATH PLAYGROUND:  This site has math games for kids.  Good summer practice and a good math computer center.  Another good share for your parent newsletter!
Math Playground


10) NCTM:  This site, created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, has some great math simulations and other resources for teaching math.
NCTM




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