Smarthistory: a multimedia web-book about art and art history

Smarthistory.org is a free and open, not-for-profit, art history textbook. It uses multimedia to deliver unscripted conversations between art historians about the history of art.

http://smarthistory.org/

Video samples

http://smarthistory.org/for-the-beginner.html

http://smarthistory.org/leonardo-virgin-of-the-rocks.html

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art history, textbook, web-book,

Assessing PBL assignments -

"For K-12 teachers , the "Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning Guide" is filled with many innovative tips and resources to help you expand and refine your assessment strategies for project-based learning.  One of the ways to propel our movement for positive change in education is to spread the word about strategies that work. "

This PDF guide is free to download after registering as a member of Edutopia, a community of educators.

Edutopia is committed to highlighting what works in education and providing educators with 21st-century strategies, tools, and resources to help students learn.

"Catching Readers Before They Fall" - Preview Book

Catching Readers Before They Fall  - Supporting Readers Who Struggle, K-4

by Pat Johnson and Katie Keier

Every teacher of reading plays a vital role in helping to catch those readers for whom learning to read does not come easily. If you have ever been at a loss for what to say and do when confronted with a child who struggles—this book is for you.

"Bringing a Vygotskian perspective to teaching and learning,

Pat and Katie have done a wonderful job of meshing theory and

practice to produce a book that is both important and practical.

I warmly recommend it to all teachers of reading."

(Stenhouse link to book info)

** "Browse entire book online".

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Reading, Preview, Stenhouse,

Interrogating Texts - 6 strategies

6 Reading Habits to Develop in Your First Year (at Harvard)

http://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/lamont_handouts/interrogatingtexts.html

   * Previewing

   * Annotating

   * Outline, summarize, analyze

   * Look for repetitions and patterns

   * Contextualize

   * Compare and Contrast

"Critical reading—active engagement and interaction with texts—is essential to your academic success at Harvard, and to your intellectual growth. Research has shown that students who read deliberately retain more information and retain it longer. Your college reading assignments will probably be more substantial and more sophisticated than those you are used to from high school. The amount of reading will almost certainly be greater. College students rarely have the luxury of successive re-readings of material, either, given the pace of life in and out of the classroom."

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critical reading, strategies, Harvard,

Another interesting book blog

Mackin Books now has a book blog.

"All of the books in our blog are ones we highly recommend. No negative reviews here–if a book is listed, we think highly of it. And even though all are good, some are EXTRA good, sort of like a yummy brownie—with frosting. These “Mackin picks” will be marked with a flower."

http://mackinbooksinbloom.com/

Create a poster from an image file

PDF poster printer web site

"Upload an image from your computer and choose how many sheets wide you would like your poster to be, once printed. When you're happy with your selection, you can download the PDF file containing your newly created images and print each one massively blown up, resulting in a

huge pixel poster to stick on your wall."

http://www.blockposters.com/

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poster,

Ultimate Teen reading list - 300 titles to consider

Ultimate Teen reading list

300 titles that appeal to Teen Readers.

(Not every book will suit every school setting - preview before assigning title for classwork.)

http://www.teenreads.com/features/ultimate-reading-list.asp

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Webinar with Yong Zhao

Catching Up or Leading the Way - Webinar with Yong Zhao

SIGAdmin offers a webinar with Youg Zhao, currently Presidential Chair and Associate Dean for Global Education, College of Education at the University of Oregon, where he also serves as the director of the Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE). He is a fellow of the International Academy for Education.

His book.

Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization, 2009, Alexandria, VA, ASCD. (Table of Contents) (Video clip)

SIGAdmin Webinar recording

http://iste.acrobat.com/p86712620/

NHK World Service (Japan) English language coverage

Live Television From Japan (In English)

NHK (Japan’s sole public broadcaster) is providing a feed of their English language coverage from their NHK World Service. You can access it several places including:

1. On the NHK World Web Site:

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

2. Via a FREE iPhone/iPad/iTouch App

itunes.apple.com/us/app/nhk-world-tv-live/id350732480?mt=8

3. Via UStream

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-world-tv

Also, you can find links to English language coverage from other Japanese news organizations

on this page.

http://j.mp/NHKEnglish

Scroll to the "Selected English Language Media Direct from Japan" section.

New Learners Of The 21st Century - PBS

Digital Media - New Learners Of The 21st Century -

PBS Streaming Video (52min55)

http://video.pbs.org/video/1797357384/

Featuring the foremost thought leaders, innovators and practitioners in the field, Digital Media is a startling preview of a 21st Century education revolution.

(Short ad at the beginning.)

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PBS, Digital Media,

 

Tsunami Resources

Tsunami Resources

CNN Student News/ - Good clear explanations

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/education/2011/03/13/sn.0314.cnn

The NY Times Learning Network

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/teaching-ideas-the-earthquake-and-tsunami-in-japan/?ref=education

Map of the Damage From the Japanese Earthquake

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/flash/newsgraphics/2011/0311-japan-earthquake-map/index.html

How Shifting Plates Caused the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/11/world/asia/maps-of-earthquake-and-tsunami-damage-in-japan.html#panel/1

Scholastic News – Earthquake/tsunami in Japan

(article from website)

Text only version

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3755883&print=1

How a Reactor Shuts Down and What Happens in a Meltdown

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/12/world/asia/the-explosion-at-the-japanese-reactor.html

“Nature Wages War” articles

http://bit.ly/bundles/findingdulcinea/5

Dulcinea has created a series of articles titled "Nature Wages War," to provide teachers with resources for teaching about earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and other natural calamities; it includes manylinks to government agency sites that have models of these events.

The Boy Problem - "5 Ways to Get Boys to Read."

"5 Ways to Get Boys to Read."

Nationwide, more boys than girls seem to be struggling with reading. Here are five tips from teachers, librarians, authors and literacy strategists to encourage boys to read.

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/april/5-Ways-to-Get-Boys-to-Read.html

Some "tsunami" resources - Middle School

Tsunami Folktale - Japan

The Burning Rice Fields (older Japanese folktale)

View the PDF, or download and listen to an mp3

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/contents/700/0700/0700.html

A newer version called Tsunami by Kimiko Kajikawa (illustrated by Ed Young.)

http://www.author4kids.com/tsunami.html

PDF lesson plan

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/penguin/tsunami_dg.pdf

Also

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

HTML Children's book to explain tsunamis (view online)

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/book01.htm

Tsunamis and Floods (Follet eBook) in Destiny

Book Lists for Boys

Books For Boys - Suggestions by Michael Sullivan

Lists for differnt grade levels, by genres.

http://www.talestoldtall.com/B4B.html

Michael Sullivan - Connecting Boys with Books

Connecting boys with books: what libraries can do, Volume 1

by Michael Sullivan

http://books.google.ca/books?id=rNkk0YKPQvoC&

"Librarian and educator Michael Sullivan provides the tools that librarians, school library media specialists, and educators need to overcome cultural and developmental challenges, stereotyping, and lack of role models that essentially program boys out of the library. Attracting boys to library programs in the "tween" years will maintain their interest in books and reading over a lifetime, creating good health habits from a young age.

Sullivan's practical and proven programming builds on the unique developmental needs and interests of boys in this middle stage. From playing chess to swathing the walls in butcher paper to give boys a physical space to respond to books, Sullivan's practical ideas and developmentally astute insights show librarian and teacher colleagues how to make vitally needed connections with this underserved population."

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ebook, Michael Sullivan, Boys,

SLMkids Website

School Library Media Kids (Slimekids.com)

Website that includes book reviews, search engines, games, etc.

(Created by Andy Fine. He has a master's degree in teaching and is a licensed reading specialist and library media specialist.)

Main site.

http://www.slimekids.com/

BookTrailers

http://www.slimekids.com/trailers.html

Author Websites

http://www.slimekids.com/authors.html

"Math Work Stations" K-2 resource

Independent Learning You Can Count On, K-2

In Math Work Stations best-selling author Debbie Diller guides K-2 teachers in organizing math materials & spaces, fostering independent learning, differentiating instruction, and more. 300+ full-color photos. Click here to preview the entire book online! If you've ever questioned how to make math stations work, you'll find this photo-filled, idea-packed resource invaluable. This book extends Debbie Diller's best-selling work on literacy work stations and classroom design to the field of mathematics.

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Math, ebook, Stenhouse,

Before and After images of Sendai, Japan

Australian News Site (ABC) compares before and after images.

Use these images to appreciate the effects of the tsunami on areas in Northern Japan. Each image has a "scroll bar" that can be dragged across the picture from right to left to see the devastation caused by the wave.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm 

The nuclear crisis in Japan - explained

An animated version of what is going on in Japan with the nuclear reactor.  

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/12/world/asia/the-explosion-at-the-japanese-reactor.html?ref=asia

Motivate Reluctant Readers - Preview book online

Engaging Adolescents in Reading

http://books.google.ca/books?id=Y3sDZbXNS_sC&lpg=

John T. Guthrie

Corwin Press, 2008 - Education - 185 pages

"With contributions from content teachers, this insightful book discusses instructional approaches, student activities, and textbooks that can motivate reluctant learners to become active readers."

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