Tuesday, August 25, 2009

H.E.A.T. Resource Blog

General Resources:
21st Century Learning Revisited
HEAT Observation Form
LoTi Sniff Test
LoTi Framework
• H.E.A.T.
Thinkfinity
Ning
A-Z List of Informal Assessment Strategies

Math Resources
Interactivate
NLVM
Illuminations
Math Tools
Thinkfinity

ELA Resources
Read-Write-Think
Thinkfinity

Science Resources
Virtual Labs
Chemistry
Simulations


Social Studies Resources
270toWin
National Budget Simulation


Fine Arts Resources
The Audition Room
SFS Kids


Web 2.0 Resources
GoToWeb20
• Web 2.0 Tool: Survey Monkey
• Web 2.0 Tool: Zoomerang
• Web 2.0 Tool: Survs
• Web 2.0 Tool: Dabbleboard
• Web 2.0 Tool: MyWebspiration
• Web 2.0 Tool: Wordle
• Web 2.0 Tool: TagCrowd
• Web 2.0 Tool: Blogger
• Web 2.0 Tool: 21 Classes
• Web 2.0 Tool: Writeboard
• Web 2.0 Tool: Wikispaces
• Web 2.0 Tool: ePals
• Web 2.0 Tool: Gaggle
• Web 2.0 Tool: GoogleDocs
• Web 2.0 Tool: Audacity
• Web 2.0 Tool: GarageBand

H.E.A.T. Strategies:
LoTi Digital-Age Survey
Lesson Makeover
• Lesson Plan Reviews
Graphic Organizers
Questioning Toolkit
Bloom's Taxonomy
Sample Classroom Walkthrough
Rubrics
Peer Observations
Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction for Advanced Learner
Focus Strategies
21st Century Performance Assessments
online Learning

Monday, August 24, 2009

Teach 2.0 Resource Blog

Agenda
• Teach 2.0 Quiz
• Big Ideas
• Today's Interactive Generation
• Teach 1.0 vs Teach 2.0
H.E.A.T.

• H.E.A.T. Analyses
• Research-based Best Practices
• H.E.A.T. Strategies
• Teach 2.0 In-Action: EBAM

General Resources:

21st Century Learning Revisited
HEAT Observation Form
LoTi Sniff Test
LoTi Framework

Web 2.0 Resources
GoToWeb20

H.E.A.T. Strategies:
LoTi Digital-Age Survey
Lesson Makeover
• Lesson Plan Reviews
Graphic Organizers
Questioning Toolkit
Bloom's Taxonomy
Sample Classroom Walkthrough
Rubrics
Peer Observations
Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction for Advanced Learner
Focus Strategies
21st Century Performance Assessments
online Learning

Creating Websites
Wikispaces for Teachers
Blogger
SchoolNotes
Scholastic Home Page Builder

Interactive Maps
Intute World Guide
National Geographic Map Machine
Google Earth

Video Editing
Movie Maker (Windows)
iMovie (Mac)

Google Docs
Take a Tour
Google Docs Help
Google Docs in Plain English

Publishing Student Work
Publishing Students Resources

Family and Consumer Science
Online Resources
Family and Consumer Science Website
Thinkfinity -Search by Content for Resources, Lessons

Math Resources
Get Real: Math in Everyday Life
Math Projects
Applying Math Skills to a Real World Problem
Funny Math Videos on Teacher Tube

Virtual Field Trips
Take or Create One
Internet 4 Classrooms Trips
Tramline

Photo Sharing
Photobucket
Flickr
Shutterfly

Screen Capture Recording
Cam Studio
i Show U (Mac)


Thursday, August 20, 2009

Extreme Lesson Makeovers


Agenda
H.E.A.T.
• H.E.A.T. Analyses
• LoTi Levels & Sniff Test
• Lesson Makeovers
• H.E.A.T. Strategies
Resources:
Video Samples - Early Childhood Level
Early Childhood - Lifelong Learning
Early Childhood: Science - Worms
Early Childhood: Math - Counting
Early Childhood: Social Studies - Community
Early Childhood: Science: - Zoo Trip
Early Childhood: Science: - Exploring Balls and Ramps

Video Samples - Elementary School Level
Elementary Math: Fractions
Elementary Science: Food Chains
Elementary Science: Ecology
Elementary Science: Space Day Design Challenge
Elementary Science/Math/Language Arts: Weather
Elementary Science: Electricity
Elementary Math: Tessellations
Elementary Science: Weather
Elementary Science: Maui's Coral Reefs-Echinoderms
Elementary Science: Stopping Distances
Elementary Science: Monarch Butterflies
Elementary Science: Solar System
Elementary Science: Ecosystems
Elementary PE: Pulse Rates
Elementary Math: Luxury Hotel
Elementary Science: Hermit Crabs
Elementary Science: Iron Oxide Experiment

Video Samples - Middle School Level
Middle School Math: Stock Market
Middle School Math: Archimedes Spiral
Middle School Language Arts: Literature Review - Tuck Everlasting
Middle School Science: Properties of Matter
Middle School Science: Air Pressure
Middle School Science: Elements Commercial
Middle School Science: Science Journals

Video Samples - High School Level
High School Technology Elective: Video Editing
High School Math: Pythagorean Theorem
High School Math: Geometry in the Real World
High School English: MacBeth
High School Social Studies: Theodore Roosevelt and Progressivism
High School Physics: Projectiles
High School Science: Starry Night Simulation

Additional Resources:
21st Century Learning Revisited
HEAT Observation Form
LoTi Sniff Test
LoTi Framework

H.E.A.T. Strategies:
LoTi Digital-Age Survey
Lesson Makeover
• Lesson Plan Reviews
Graphic Organizers
Questioning Toolkit
Bloom's Taxonomy
Sample Classroom Walkthrough
Rubrics
Peer Observations
Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction for Advanced Learner
Focus Strategies
21st Century Performance Assessments
online Learning

Friday, August 14, 2009

LoTi Orientation

Provided below is the LoTi Refresher Agenda for today which includes the objectives, agenda items, and resource links.


Objectives:
• Identify LoTi Levels using the LoTi Sniff Test
• Apply H.E.A.T. strategies to classroom lessons
• Approximate the amount of H.E.A.T. from any learning experience

Agenda
• Welcome and Overview: LoTi Digital-Age Survey
• Digital-age Learning
• issues with Digital-age Learning
H.E.A.T.
• H.E.A.T. Analyses
• LoTi Levels & Sniff Test
LoTi Framework
CIP Framework
• Extreme Lesson Makeovers
• Individualized Professional Development Plans

Resources:
Video Samples - Early Childhood Level
Early Childhood - Lifelong Learning
Early Childhood: Science - Worms
Early Childhood: Math - Counting
Early Childhood: Social Studies - Community
Early Childhood: Science: - Zoo Trip
Early Childhood: Science: - Exploring Balls and Ramps

Video Samples - Elementary School Level
Elementary Math: Fractions
Elementary Science: Food Chains
Elementary Science: Ecology
Elementary Science: Space Day Design Challenge
Elementary Science/Math/Language Arts: Weather
Elementary Science: Electricity
Elementary Math: Tessellations
Elementary Science: Weather
Elementary Science: Maui's Coral Reefs-Echinoderms
Elementary Science: Stopping Distances
Elementary Science: Monarch Butterflies
Elementary Science: Solar System
Elementary Science: Ecosystems
Elementary PE: Pulse Rates
Elementary Math: Luxury Hotel
Elementary Science: Hermit Crabs
Elementary Science: Iron Oxide Experiment

Video Samples - Middle School Level
Middle School Math: Stock Market
Middle School Math: Archimedes Spiral
Middle School Language Arts: Literature Review - Tuck Everlasting
Middle School Science: Properties of Matter
Middle School Science: Air Pressure
Middle School Science: Elements Commercial
Middle School Science: Science Journals

Video Samples - High School Level
High School Technology Elective: Video Editing
High School Math: Pythagorean Theorem
High School Math: Geometry in the Real World
High School English: MacBeth
High School Social Studies: Theodore Roosevelt and Progressivism
High School Physics: Projectiles
High School Science: Starry Night Simulation

Additional Resources:
21st Century Learning Revisited
HEAT Observation Form
LoTi Sniff Test
LoTi Framework

H.E.A.T. Strategies:
LoTi Digital-Age Survey
Lesson Makeover
• Lesson Plan Reviews
Graphic Organizers
Questioning Toolkit
Bloom's Taxonomy
Sample Classroom Walkthrough
Rubrics
Peer Observations
Differentiated Instruction
Differentiated Instruction for Advanced Learner
Focus Strategies
21st Century Performance Assessments
online Learning