This site is one of the best online resources I have seen for International school teachers. It has thousands of resources, lessons plans, and educational techniques. If you register for the site, you can receive weekly emails including ideas for lesson plans, class activities, and more. This is THE essential teaching resource site for International school teachers.
This is a website that gives suggestions for the use of technology in the classroom. Check the forums for content specific suggestions. http://www.teach-nology.com/
Multiple Inteligences:
This site explains the theory of multiple inteligences and gives you a chance to take a test to find out what multiple inteligences you have:
An excellent article about entitled 'Transforming Middle Schools'. Offers many instructional approaches and way of utlizing differentiation within the classrom.
This is an interesting article about how to successfully create inclusive high school classrooms. I found this one interesting as it mentioned some of the themes that we have studied.
Resources:
This site is one of the best online resources I have seen for International school teachers. It has thousands of resources, lessons plans, and educational techniques. If you register for the site, you can receive weekly emails including ideas for lesson plans, class activities, and more. This is THE essential teaching resource site for International school teachers.
www.tes.co.uk
Another excellent resources for teachers with tons of ideas, links, articles, etc.
http://teachers.net/
This is a website that gives suggestions for the use of technology in the classroom. Check the forums for content specific suggestions.
http://www.teach-nology.com/
Multiple Inteligences:
This site explains the theory of multiple inteligences and gives you a chance to take a test to find out what multiple inteligences you have:
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/what.cfm
Differentiation:
An excellent article about entitled 'Transforming Middle Schools'. Offers many instructional approaches and way of utlizing differentiation within the classrom.
http://www.turningpts.org/pdf/YALGuide2.pdf
An article that discusses the best practices for differentiated teaching.
http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/innovation_choice/docs/bp/Nancy%20Blair_Differentiation%20Planner.pdf
Inclusive Education
This is an interesting article about how to successfully create inclusive high school classrooms. I found this one interesting as it mentioned some of the themes that we have studied.
http://www.edc.org/newsroom/articles/inclusive_schools_portraits_excellence
Assessment in the High School Classroom
This is a useful website with some methods and discussion of various assessment tools for use in the classroom.
http://www.ehow.com/info_7902912_high-school-assessment-tools.html
Activities for High School students
This website makes lesson plans based on current world events. Good for discussion topics and some good ideas for activiites.
http://www.teachablemoment.org/high.html