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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
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Here are some resources that you might find useful during your never ending journey of becoming the educator that generates knowledge for the future. Think about it...all the greats of this world have/had an educator during their lives. Share with us if you have something interesting to add. But first, let us be inspired by the value of a teacher ...WHY??
Because the first (and very important) resource in teaching & learning, is the EDUCATOR
Additional resources
Dr. Rita F. Pierson: An inspiring woman, educator & academic that recognized the person before the professional as a great pedagogical tool for value added teaching (VAT)!! The compulsory VAT for education.
Prof Walter Lewin's, a former physics lecturer at MIT, feedback on his student evaluations. His viewpoints and execution of conceptual teaching are platforms that we can learn from. Here is the link to his YouTube channel - highly recommended to watch his physics lectures.
Below are some of the technology that I am using for my teaching and learning that do not give you greys hairs. You experienced it first hand (during my lectures) from a learners' perspective. Of course, there are tons more - so drop us a line if you find something that works. Go and find the apps/websites/links. The one App that YOU are developing is the HUMOUR APP.
Click on the links below to go to the website
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Google forms - great for a quick assessment of learner understanding & challenges (formative assessment)
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Google sheets - for example "Gradebook" is excellent in keeping track of learner performance for intervention strategies
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Google classroom - try it, it will make your administration so much easier. And your learners can add assignments - with a timeframe!
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Google groups - lovely platform for classroom discussions (blended learning, flipped classroom)
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Kid Picker - tracking your learners in the classroom during active part of learning (classroom discussions) by randomly selecting a learner. Is also great app for class attendance.
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Remind - teachers can send emails to all the students & reminders for due assignments, tests, etc.
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Phet simulations - great addition in any science classroom!!
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Kahoot, Quizlet, Padlet & Socrative - these are not just fun with learning for the learners, but for the teacher too!! Very easy and effective for active assessment with immediate feedback ... for ALL!
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Class Dojo - connects teachers with students and parents to build amazing classroom communities with digital student portfolios, real time sharing of class activities with peers, parents ...check it out yourself!!
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Padlet - a real-time collaborative web platform in which users can upload, organize & share content to virtual bulletin boards called "padlets. Great for immediate student feedback & teacher response!
Links below will take you to their homepages
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Ology - the science website for kids from the American Museum of Natural History. Great resources for a blended learning space where you will find games, hands-on activities and videos on various topics (primarily for primary school and GET phase).
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Nearpod - excellent student engagement platform with real time student data, especially useful for online learning (synchronous lessons).
