Learning Goals and Success Criteria
This site http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/aer2/aervideo/learninggoals.html provides resources from teachers across the province on Learning Goals and Success Criteia as well as many …
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Students Help Eric Walters Co-create his New Book
This year Eric Walters is inviting students to participate in editing and co-creating his new book. Author Eric Walters has …
Font for Dyslexics
Font for Dyslexics from Netherlands
The Daring Librarian’s Password Tips
“Don’t Interrupt Me When I’m Reading a Book” Video
Try playing this video before independent reading time in your class. You might also want to talk about the video’s …
Compare Two Renditions of “The Jabberwocky”
Using specific expectation 1.3 “Responding to and Evaluating Texts” in Media Literacy, grade 7s and 8s could use the two …
Reading nutritional labels
On his website Scooby explains how to build muscle by eating the right foods. He carefully explains how to read …
What does the Spanish sign intend to say?
On a recent trip to Spain I photographed this cryptic sign in a parking garage of a museum in Valencia. …
Picture Books for Intermediate Students–Maria Martella
Maria Martella’s Grade 6 to 9 Picture Book Suggestions are a great resource for Toronto teachers. All books were chosen by …
Bad Teachers are Unaffordable
Economists at Harvard and Columbia have released the results from the study: “The Long Term Impact of Teachers” which suggests that …
