Tools for Educators

I am always scrambling trying to find creative ways to acquire art grades. This user has given me a site that not only includes art, but has printer friendly worksheets in English and in Spanish. They include games and a link called sites for teachers. It is categorized by grade levels and subject matter. I pay annually for a site that only does a fraction of what this site promises. It is entitled Tools for Educators by a user named digireboot.

The Best Teacher Blog

I read a blog today by a writer only known as Mystery Teacher. The subheading What the world needs now is love, sweet love was listed under a title called Mysterious Teaching. In this blog a teacher reminisced about how it used to be acceptable to hug a student who initiated a hug. She says that since it has been deemed politically incorrect, the children who need the hugs have not disappeared though. She sites how parents’ love now a days is shown by the showering of game systems instead of with guidance, insistence on obeying rules and necessary consequences when rules are broken. She noted that a child should always be assured of her parent(s) unconditional love. I find that I agree with her and I appreciate parents who are willing to give my decisions in my classroom the benefit of the doubt before automatically siding with their child.

Geography at the Movies

This blog entitled Climate Change: Geography at the Movies provides teachers teaching geography a variety of videos about geography. I especially found the movies on global warming interesting. I do suggest previewing the videos before use because some have pictures that may not be age appropriate for classroom viewing.