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30 Amazing Sources for Free Teacher Resources - We Are Teachers

30 Amazing Sources for Free Teacher Resources - We Are Teachers | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it
Teachers are always on the lookout for new inspiration and new ideas, but who’s got time to plow through the zillions of resources on the internet? Well, good news! We’ve done the research for you and here are 30 of our top sources for free teacher resources including lesson plans and activities created by fellow professional educators (marked with an asterisk). Happy huntin
Oscar Carrera's curator insight, January 14, 2019 12:18 AM

Teachers are always on the lookout for new inspiration and new ideas, but who’s got time to plow through the zillions of resources on the internet? Well, good news! We’ve done the research for you and here are 30 of our top sources for free teacher resources including lesson plans and activities created by fellow professional educators (marked with an asterisk). Happy huntin

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If I was teaching Social Studies today… Dangerously Irrelevant @mcleod

If I was teaching Social Studies today… Dangerously Irrelevant @mcleod | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it
Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. If I was still doing that now, I would be incredibly excited because so many wonderful resources would be available to my classroom. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today…
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Tremendous list of resources!

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50 Resources For Teaching With Bloom's Taxonomy - TeachThought

50 Resources For Teaching With Bloom's Taxonomy - TeachThought | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it
Bloom’s Taxonomy was a remarkable attempt to create a system of learning that focuses on how people learn and organize content around those natural aptitudes. Created by Benjamin Bloom in 1956, he created a method to differentiate questions in the education system. Here you will find an enriched list of blog posts, apps, tools, videos and strategies to help educators become more proficient with the system.
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Grab a Piece of the Pi Using Cool Classroom Resources

Grab a Piece of the Pi Using Cool Classroom Resources | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it
Hey, math gurus! It’s that time of year again when teachers, students and mathematicians from all over the world honor the fun-loving irrational Greek figure pi (π). That’s right! March 14—or Pi Day—is just around the corner so be sure you don’t miss this opportunity to make a lasting impression on your math students!
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21 Top Presentation Tools for Teachers - More Than A Tech

21 Top Presentation Tools for Teachers - More Than A Tech | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it
Looking for the best presentation software for your classroom? Check out our list of 21 top presentation tools for teachers.

Via Maggie Rouman, Mark E. Deschaine, PhD, Yashy Tohsaku
Joyce Valenza's curator insight, July 2, 2016 10:10 AM
Shares a few interesting new strategies and a comparison chart.
Emily K. Reuter's curator insight, July 4, 2016 6:19 PM
Whether teaching in the online or in-person classroom, presentations occur from both the students and the instructor. Take a peek at some of these fabulous and often 'free' digital tools for presenting content.
Ofra Ofri's curator insight, July 11, 2016 11:43 PM
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Resources for STEAM - Edutopia

Resources for STEAM - Edutopia | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it
Discover information, examples, and tools related to incorporating aspects of the arts, design, and the humanities into STEM-based school activities.

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Best Websites for Teaching Math: More Than 50 Resources!

Best Websites for Teaching Math: More Than 50 Resources! | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it
We recently sent the call out on our Teacher HELPLINE! for teachers to tell us the best websites for teaching math. And wow, did you all come through! We’ve gathered all the links and a short description of each math website. The list encompasses grades K-12 and is chock-full of resources, games, freebies, and innovative programs. Not to alarm you, but, we think you’re going to want to bookmark it. STAT!

Without further ado, here it is:
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5 Good Resources for National Poetry Month - Free Tech 4 Teachers @rmbyrne

5 Good Resources for National Poetry Month - Free Tech 4 Teachers @rmbyrne | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it
April is Poetry Month. Whether you're trying to help students understand and interpret the meaning of poems or you're trying to help them write their own poems, the following five resources are worth exploring. (By the way, I always wonder who gets to declare the something is "national X month?" That might be a good, short research activity).
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Lesson Plans & Activities

Lesson Plans & Activities | Professional Learning for Busy Educators | Scoop.it

Take your students on the farm-to-table journey with these educator resources designed to help you teach your students about the production process of fresh foods, and how eggs make their way from the farm to their breakfast table.


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Lisa Foster's curator insight, February 11, 2017 11:39 PM

Great resources for Year 4 unit on Food Miles