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  An Award-Winning, EdTech Nonprofit with a Mission ReadWorks is a free, accessible solution built on results.  Since the launch of our online services more than ten years ago, five million educators and 30 million students have used the ReadWorks platform. Teachers trust ReadWorks for the original, substantial, and inspirational selection of choices within our library.  ​ ​Many organizations seek to address the literacy crisis, but ReadWorks stands out in four key ways:          (1) our research-based digital tools, features, and content;          (2) our superb educator guidance;           (3) our national reach; and          (4) our mission as a nonprofit providing resources for  FREE ​​ Each school year, ReadWorks is used by  nearly 1 million educators and over 11.5 million students , including those in 93% of the highest-poverty K-8 schools–the populatio...

A Review by The Delight Directed Homeschooler I’ve always enjoyed creating my own resources, units, and curriculum. As a delight directed/ unschooling kind of family, we don’t really fit into a curriculum box. However, there are times when no prep printables are a great addition! If I can find a quick math worksheet or reading comprehension worksheet, I’m all for it! We have used Super Teacher Worksheets for years. This year, we have a year long membership throught the Homeschool Review Crew. Super Teacher Worksheets has over 20,000 downloadable printables for grades K-5th. I have used some of their materials for my middle schooler as well. Topics Include: Math Reading Comprehension Reading and Writing Phonics Early Literacy Grammar Spelling Lists Chapter Books Science Social Studies Holidays Puzzles and Brain Teasers Teacher Helps PreK and Kindergarten Worksheet Generator While Super Teacher Worksheets offers some free downloads, there are many benefits to being a member of the sit...

  What Is Factile? Factile is not just a game but a valuable educational tool. Classroom teachers can use Factile to engage students in review activities or as a refreshing break from routine, enhancing students' learning experience. Factile has six formats: Factile (Jeopardy style), Quiz Bowl (College Quiz Bowl), Flash Cards (for review), Interactive Choice (Jeopardy Style practice), Choice (Jeopardy Style Multiple Choice), and Memory (Tile Matching Memory). Factile is a quiz game similar to the Jeopardy television game show. In the TV game show, contestants are given clues in the form of answers and respond by phrasing a question that correctly matches the given clue. In the classroom, teachers use Factile to mimic the game show by presenting clues in the form of answers so the student provides the question; or teachers simply present questions and have students provide the answers.  Figure 1.1 shows a typical Factile screen in Jeopardy-style mode. Note:  The above come...

  A Growth Mindset in Mathematics By Mike Anderson   In Mike's Blog , Social and Emotional Learning , Teaching Strategies Last evening I dislodged myself from home and made the 30-minute drive to Exeter High School to hear a talk given by  Dr. Jo Boaler ,  Professor of Mathematics Education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. Warm and witty, with a keen sense of purpose and mission, Dr. Boaler gave a fascinating talk about the importance of helping students develop a  growth mindset   (a term made popular by Stanford colleague,  Carol Dweck ) in mathematics. Instead of trying to capture the entire talk in this post, I’d like to share a few highlights—ideas that I found myself thinking about and mulling over on the car ride home. Math Myths Dr. Boaler shared two myths about math in the United States that often get in people’s way, creating a fixed mindset about math and effectively shutting down growth and learning. Myth 1:   “Some people...

Mr. Starbuck Education - Ideas and Inspiration I am a teacher from England, UK with over 15 years experience in the classroom. I hope you find something on here to help you with your class. ​I have experience in the following areas: - Primary (Years 1 - 6) - Curriculum, Behaviour Management, Teaching & Learning - Early Years (Nursery & Reception) - Play Based Learning, Schemas, Planning, Timetabling - Special Educational Needs - Effective Intervention Plans, Provision Mapping - Music Specialism - Instruments, Composition & Performances, Developing Student Creativity - Computer Science Specialism - Internet Safety, Curriculum Design, Blended Learning, Google Classroom, Apple & Chromebook Technologies, Website Design, Increasing Parental Engagement Note: The above comes directly from Mr. Starbuck's YouTube Channel. Click here to learn more.

  Math, Reading, Writing, Social Studies, Science, Holidays edHelper is an online subscription service that provides printable worksheets for teachers and homeschooling parents. edHelper offers a wide range of materials, including math, language arts, reading and writing, social studies, science, and much more! As a subscriber, you will be able to use all materials in the subscribed package for a single, affordable price. All printable materials for grades PreK-12. There are no exclusions! Special education materials - including Hi/Lo (high interest/low readability) reading comprehensions Foreign language materials Middle school materials The ability to create, save, and edit word lists that can be used to make personalized reading, spelling, and vocabulary worksheets and puzzles. Reading comprehensions, literature units, writing prompts, math, science, social studies, health, and holiday theme units are also included. We encourage you to look through the materials and curricular a...

  Think you’re bad at math? You may suffer from ‘math trauma’ Published: November 1, 2018 6:50am EDT   Updated: July 2, 2020 1:36pm EDT I teach people how to teach math, and I’ve been working in this field for 30 years. Across those decades, I’ve met many people who suffer from varying degrees of  math trauma  – a form of debilitating mental shutdown when it comes to doing mathematics. When people share their stories with me, there are common themes. These include someone telling them they were “not good at math,” panicking over timed math tests, or getting stuck on some math topic and struggling to move past it. The topics can be as broad as fractions or an entire class, such as Algebra or Geometry. The notion of who is – and isn’t – a math person drives the  research   I do  with my colleagues  Shannon Sweeny  and  Chris Willingham  with people earning their teaching degrees. One of the biggest challenges U.S. math educators ...