Please be sure to visit the Field Guide, a gold mine of resources where you will find conversations, how-to.s, bibliographies, glossaries and more.
Paul Barnwell has recently launched a website titled Questions for Schools.
The site has thought-provoking content and commentary relating to pedagogy, teaching philosophy, and other related topics.
http://www.questionsforschools.org
The site is "live" and under construction. Paul welcomes any and all feedback!
Blog of a special education teacher who is also a parent of two boys with developmental disabilities:
Teaching Hacks, a blog from an educational technology person - that is an elementary school teacher turned computer geek:
Richard Baraniuk has a video (TED talk) entitled Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/25
He is a professor and is building a free global online education system that puts the power of creation and collaboration in the hands of teachers worldwide.
Here's an attached file on "Surviving your first week" from the Field Guide, under the When the Going Gets Tough section. It's in a printable PDF format with images and is basically a 'mini' Field Guide covering things important well beyond the first week.
Here are three of the most popular:
Here's an attached file on "Surviving your first week" from the Field Guide, under the When the Going Gets Tough section. It's in a printable PDF format with images and is basically a 'mini' Field Guide covering things important well beyond the first week.
Here are three of the most popular:
One of the better blogs by a hip teacher:
StemSchool's (http://www.stemschool.org) mission is to provide free STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) help to P-12 teachers, students, and schools to make school more interesting and better prepare students for the future.