RSS feed for teachersnetwork.org. http://www.teachersnetwork.org/index.htm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:18:37 -0500 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:05:31 -0500 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com http://teachersnetwork.org/TeachersNetworkLogo.jpg http://teachersnetwork.org/index.htm 144 40 In a school with a young principal and a relatively new teaching staff, this case explores differentiated instruction from the point of view of a teacher in an elementary classroom. How do we make differentiated instruction work for all students in a class? How do teaches manage differentiation effectively. http://teachersnetwork.org/tnli/cases/saraiya2009.htm 07142F18-CA6F-4E40-8DA9-F605A34CB4AE Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:05:31 -0500 Teachers Network is proud to announce the launch of a new system for streaming rental of our videos of Successful Teaching Practices in Action online via our website www.teachersnetwork.org with the goal of making our videos more accessible to educators everywhere, instantaneously through the internet. Individual videos are now available for a fee to stream from the web for rental periods of either 24 hours or 2 months directly from www.teachersnetwork.org/videos. Compilations of our videos are also available for purchase on our Teacher Store. Anyone can watch a free promo of each video. http://www.teachersnetwork.org/videos/ E9C948C3-8074-493A-AF87-204DBDEBAED4 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:25:39 -0400 Have you ever planned your mathematics lessons using research-based brain principles? Some of you are probably already applying lessons from the research to classroom settings without really being aware of it. What are these principles? Are they effective? How does knowing how the brain functions help inform the way we plan our math lessons? http://teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/math/mathbrain.html F26FB33F-2F9B-4418-9F5B-E74F1C87D33F Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:54:01 -0400 It is said that there are no magic bullets in education and of course that’s true, but there are definitely some sure-fire ways to start off the year letting families know that you want to develop a positive relationship with them. http://teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/mentorship/families.htm 4D107BA2-D3F6-43E3-98EC-A40552A600D7 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:51:25 -0400 At the beginning of the school year, how many of you will assign the inevitable "What I did on my summer vacation," and then start the process of trying to decipher not only what your students wrote "syntactilly," but also their handwriting as well? Why not begin with something they already know. Texting. http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/incorptech/texting.htm D4F7C266-B16B-4ADC-9285-37AD76DEA59C Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:54:15 -0400 From "How to Teach Elementary Science." Observation Activities by Natasha Cooke. In order to develop the inquiry process skills and spark the curiosity of your students, you can use these quick activities as motivation and extension activities. http://teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/science/observe.htm ACF0FC48-DB2B-4A31-A2C7-AD726450A720 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:01:52 -0400 From "How to Incorporate Technology in the Classroom." Let's face it, if the princess felt the pea under her umpteen mattresses, imagine how students must feel when their teachers request a reading and give the full web address. For example, tonight's reading will be: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/science/10aging.html?_r=1&ref=science. Wouldn't you like to shorten that URL? You can. http://teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/technology/tiny_it.htm C2ED784C-65F4-420A-AEB9-4EED3DE1BECB Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:52:34 -0400 Civic education is a process whereby the whole community transmits to the next generation appropriate values, traditions, skills and cultural norms. Service learning promotes good deeds and academic success. So how do we prepare students to be engaged citizens? http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/adjust/responsibility.htm AC92BEEA-C33A-47D5-A7C6-3F8DF2949502 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:51:58 -0400 Web mentor Tobey Bassoff receives many e-mails seeking advice on ESL and/or ELL instruction. These four questions are culled from the hundreds Tobey has received since she’s been a web mentor. They range from the general to the specific, from the ideal world to real world. http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/eslclass/mail_1.htm D4AF7082-7359-43C5-B557-F1C630422FB0 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:51:59 -0400 You will be able to find information that will enhance your teacher experience. http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol 0B3121D9-87D9-47A2-A7E7-936C57C241D7 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:52:00 -0400