Friday, October 14, 2016

Newsela and the Election

Teaching the election this year? 

Newsela is offering teacher support with lessons and text sets, and with webinars for teachers.  The webinars explain how to use the resources and give lesson ideas for your classroom.

If you would like resources for the election, Newsela is worth looking at!  Students can also cast thier vote on the Newsela website and see how other students across America are voting

If you want to watch an upcoming webinar, with resources focusing on the election, CLICK HERE.  Look for the events titled:

WEBINAR:

Teaching Election 2016: Their Voice, Their Choice


If those days and times don't work for you, you can watch yesterday's webinar I was signed up for by clicking HERE.

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

PLN on Facebook for Science Teachers

Hello Science Teachers!

If you are looking to connect with other middle school science teachers, I recently joined a new Facebook Group just for science.  (Who would have thought Facebook could actually be so usefull?!) 

So far, the teachers who have joined have been sharing great ideas!

Here's a sample post:




If you are on Facebook, click here to check it out.  Click on "join" to follow the group: