Recent Changes

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What I Found
9/6/2011 - Internet Pirates Extorting Thousands $$ from International Teaching Candidates - Came to me from a friend, a very cautionary tale
1/6/2011 - Moreno Valley school switches to virtual frog dissections - wave of the future? I know I don't miss the smell!
1/6/2011 - It's the Last Dance - Ideas to reflect back on another wonderful year of reading

Wonderful Videos
We are all using videos to provoke, ignite and engage our students. Here are ones that have popped into my inbox - feel free to add your own.
8/6/2011 - A funny video from Ash - modern life with an English twist
1/6/2011 - A great video and a world record for lip dubbing. Passed on to me by Joanna M. All in one shot!
27/5/2011 - This video and the one below and quite amazing at highlighting humanity and our role - the first one here is a must for upper grades and the one below for lower primary - Please watch

Just Lying Around
This page is a follow up to our Education Forum (29/3) on resources that are 'just lying around'. Your are invited to add any online links or comments to help us bump into great practice or question our own.
PODCASTS
This is a new section on our Wiki, inspired by the searching efforts of Marius in Grade 3, he gives us our first links
3/6/20116/3/2011 - Radiolab of different things
6/4/2011-http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stuff-you-should-know/id278981407-they talk about the brain and other things
Just Lying Around--Webinars Webinars
Add any you find, I will try to remove the out of date ones

The Online Curriculum Centre - a one stop site for resources, IB documentation and discussion forums on a huge range of topics
PYP Threads - Greta mentioned this and it is a great site for interacting with PYP teachers and seeing what is happening in the IB community - you can even create your own NING!
PODCASTS
This is a new section on our Wiki, inspired by the searching efforts of Marius in Grade 3, he gives us our first links
3/6/2011 - Radiolab - They have some fun podcast learning about cities and a lot of different things
Just Lying Around--Webinars Webinars
Add any you find, I will try to remove the out of date ones

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What I Found
1/6/2011 - Moreno Valley school switches to virtual frog dissections - wave of the future? I know I don't miss the smell!
1/6/2011 - It's the Last Dance - Ideas to reflect back on another wonderful year of reading
1/6/2011 - Team Teaching: How to Work with a Partner - interesting blog entry about how to pick the right peer to work with

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What I Found
1/6/2011 - It's the Last Dance - Ideas to reflect back on another wonderful year of reading
1/6/2011 - Team Teaching: How to Work with a Partner - interesting blog entry about how to pick the right peer to work with
30/5/2011 - New Study Sees Little Benefit for Staff Development in Math - The research set up is interesting to consider in this piece. Not sure I agree with the outcomes, I truly believe more knowledge increases confidence in the delivery of learning in the classroom

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What I Found
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1/6/2011 - Team Teaching: How to Work with a Partner - interesting blog entry about how to pick the right peer to work with
30/5/2011 - New Study Sees Little Benefit for Staff Development in Math - The research set up is interesting to consider in this piece. Not sure I agree with the outcomes, I truly believe more knowledge increases confidence in the delivery of learning in the classroom
27/5/2011 - 'Play first' lunch gaining ground in Pleasanton school district - Here is an idea worth a thought or two.

Wonderful Videos
We are all using videos to provoke, ignite and engage our students. Here are ones that have popped into my inbox - feel free to add your own.
1/6/2011 - A great video and a world record for lip dubbing. Passed on to me by Joanna M. All in one shot!
27/5/2011 - This video and the one below and quite amazing at highlighting humanity and our role - the first one here is a must for upper grades and the one below for lower primary - Please watch
27/5/2011 - If the world was a village of one hundred people

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What I Found
30/5/2011 - New Study Sees Little Benefit for Staff Development in Math - The research set up is interesting to consider in this piece. Not sure I agree with the outcomes, I truly believe more knowledge increases confidence in the delivery of learning in the classroom
27/5/2011 - 'Play first' lunch gaining ground in Pleasanton school district - Here is an idea worth a thought or two.
26/5/2011 - Tests for Pupils, but the Grades Go to Teachers - Here is what NYC is moving into for teacher appraisal, what do you think?