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An Excellent Collection of Fermi Problems for Your Class is a blog post on edgalaxy.com that offers a variety of questions written by Enrico Fermi that can be used in math classes. What I like about these questions is that they force students to think more deeply mathematically, rather than just come up with […]
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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action is a TED talk that I found inspiring. In this presentation, Sinek talks about how communicating with data and information to communicate doesn’t usually inspire people. His theory is that good leaders start with the question “Why?”. Sinek makes his point using examples from Apple, Martin Luther King, […]
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Tyler DeWitt: Hey science teachers — make it fun is a TED talk given by a high school science teacher who uses stories to help his students to learn complicated material. While the the stories he uses are science-related, the concept can be applied to other subject areas. (14:11)
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David Gallo: Underwater astonishments and Edith Widder: The weird world of bioluminescence are two TED presentations that talk about some under water creatures that do some amazing things. Some of the creatures emit light, others change their color to protect themselves from their predators. These talks can be shared with students of all ages. (Underwater astonishments […]
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Spree Learning Games hosts a collection of learning games from around the web for students in kindergarten through high school. The games are organized either by subject area and by age/grade level. Students do not need to sign up to play most of the games. As with any kind of site like this, some of […]
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Lingro is an amazing tool that helps readers easily look up word definitions when reading a web page. It works like this — you find a page that you want to read, copy the URL, then paste it in the box at the top of the Lingro page. Click on the arrow, and you will […]
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Photo Prompts is a site that can be used to support creative writing. The site offers many different writing starters that include a picture and a writing prompt. These can be used or altered to use with students of all ages, and in different subject areas. If you click on the “i” icon on the […]
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Bene Brown: The power of vulnerability is a TED talk presented by Brene Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston. In this talk, Brene shares her research on vulnerability and realization of its importance in our lives. She is a funny and inspiring speaker. (20:20)
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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are is a TED talk presented by Amy Cuddy, a researcher and professor at Harvard. In this talk, Amy talks about how our body language affects how other people look at us, but also how our body language can also change the way we look at ourselves. […]
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Games for Kids is another interactive art site that I learned about from Deyana Matt. The site is maintained by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia. The site contains several kid-friendly, interactive sites designed to help students of all ages learn about artists and their art.
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