Category Archives: Methods & Assessment

Lesson Plans for use with Canva

Canva is a powerful, free online graphic design tool that students and teachers love. If you are looking for a creative way to begin using Canva in your classroom, check out Canva’s Teaching Materials page. There are many well designed lesson for multiple subjects: math, creative writing,  social studies, science, and more.

You can check it out by clicking here.

Or copy & paste this address into your web browser navigation bar:

https://designschool.canva.com/teaching-materials/

Most Likely to Succeed!

If you have not seen the documentary, Most Likely to Succeed, I highly recommend it.  It will be broadcast this Thursday, February 16, at 8 PM on PBS Hawaii. It can also be viewed online.  For more information, check out the following website: http://pbshawaii.org/most-likely-to-succeed/

Additional Information: http://www.mltsfilm.org/

The NEW Google Forms: 9 classroom uses

Here is an excellent list of creative ways to use Google Forms in your classroom – brought to you by our friends at Ditch That Textbook. There are even templates that you can copy and customize! Enjoy!

Click the image below or use the following link. http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/02/12/the-new-google-forms-9-classroom-uses/

 

Let Your Students Doodle!

Here is an excellent article on how doodling helps students remember information they are learning. It is worth reading and doodling about.

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/15/making-learning-visible-doodling-helps-memories-stick/

(Click the image above or copy & paste the following link: http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/15/making-learning-visible-doodling-helps-memories-stick/)