Classroom Activities



Research-Based-Tips-for-Teachers
This week Edutopia published a very interesting list of tips to use in your classroom. I must admit that I respond quite positively to any article which promises me 5, 7 or even 10 wonderful things to read about. This one lists 26 (twenty six!) such tips. The difference with other pieces of advice for teachers you ask? Each of these research based tips for teachers are backed by actual research. I will highlight my favorite 3 tips here.

Research Based Tips for Teachers


What Kids Wish Their Teachers Knew - Grade 3 students fill in the blank in "I Wish My Teacher Knew _____" and the results provide an unexpectedly deep inside into their emotional and social lives • If You Use This Font You Are... Do you use outdated fonts for branding? What message are you sending when you use a font? Use this chart to see how some of the most common fonts are being viewed by today's designers.

What Kids Wish Their Teachers Knew



Follow The Sun
A collection of links discovered beyond the breaking waves of the Internet. This week: • If You're Going to Learn Something New... Learn Something New • The secret army of cheerleaders policing China’s internet • How to Stop Facebook from Using your iPhone or Android to Listen to Everything you Say • Follow the Sun • Algodoo - Amazing Physics Simulation App • Teachers Who Tweet

Learn Something New