Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching 02/08/2012

• Superhero Unit - comics in the classroom - Resources - TES

  there is a reason that this resource is going viral over at Tes. This masterful set of lesson uses comic books with a wide range of writing activities: short story, informative, biography, and comic strip. You have lesson plans and instructions for how to use this. Use comics to teach biographics. Many teachers groan about teaching nonfiction. I love this.

  tags: education teaching writing composition engchat

• Mr Thorne Does Literacy

  mr. Thorne is out of the UK. He has great phonics lessons. Yes, he has a british accent, but you could listen and redo these lessons in your own classroom if you are US. 

  tags: education literacy engchat reading phonics teaching

• Colorful Convection Currents at Steve Spangler Science

  I know Steve Spangler sells a lot of science things on his website, but I just enjoy him. I like how he explains things and how he uses colorful, attractive things in his science experiments. If you're a science teacher, I think you'll enjoy browsing the experiments on his website. Here is one on convection currents. He shares how to do all of the experiments, so you don't have to buy anything from him. This is a great example of how you can be helpful and people want to buy from you.

  tags: education teaching science science_teacher

• The Impact of One - Capella University - The Atlantic

  This was a fun piece that you all helped me write for the Atlantic. I asked you, my friends, on Twitter, Facebook, and Google plus about why you became a teacher. The response was overwhelming as you shared why you got into (and stay in) teaching. Your words are powerful and inspired me to be more. Thank you.

  tags: education teaching inspiration all_teachers

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