Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Business Studies Best Practices, Volume 1

The OISE SP4 Class of 2010 compiled a series of articles detailing the best practices of business teachers in the GTA.
A PDF is available from the link at www.lpinto.net/Curriculum.htm
Or a bound softcover is available at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1294651

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Pedagogies Toolkit

PEDAGOGIES TOOLKIT - OVER 70 TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR ALMOST ANY SUBJECT AND GRADE. LAURA PINTO, LAURA DRISCOLL & STEPHANIE SPARES
This book provides over seventy teaching/learning strategies for students of all ages categorized according to their use to present, apply and/or review curricular material. Each strategy can be adapted to just about any subject area and grade. At-a-glance strategy descriptions include: materials, description, ideal for, and cautions. Teachers and facilitators can pick up this volume, and simply flip through to select strategies which will make their classrooms more engaging and enhance the learning process.
Order at:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1293865

The Salty Chip Multiliteracies Collective

The Salty Chip is a space for teachers and students to share and build upon their work as they develop their use of multiliteracies. http://www.saltychip.com/

It seeks to capture cultural and linguistic diversity and to make use of new and emerging communication technologies that consider pedagogy in a participatory culture.

Great site which allows teachers and students to vote on materials and strategies!!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Price is Right Interactive Online Game

Thanks Stephanie L. for this idea - students can play The Price is Right online!

http://www.itv.com/games/tvgames/thepriceisright/

Bingo Card Generator

Here is a great tool for bingo cards - put in the list of clues separated by comments

http://www.saksena.net/partygames/bingo/

Jeopardy Labs

Here is a great site, from a Business General student, which allows no-fee jeopardy building...
http://www.jeopardylabs.com/

Super Teacher Tools

Thanks Felicia J. for this site - http://www.superteachertools.com/ -
Includes things like seating chart makers and a group maker. Some items are for sale :-(