New Resources for Student Learning Karen Teeters Instructional Technology Team Birdville ISD

Planning for Learning What is it?

Teacher: 1. Studies the Standards for assessment and performance requirements 2. Plans the formative and summative assessment 3. Designs lessons with the end result in mind. Planning for Learning is: BACKWARD DESIGN

New BISD Lesson Plan Template

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STEMScopes Digital curriculum for science students in Birdville. Grades 5, 6, 7, 8

CINCH Science for Texas Digital curriculum for Science students grade

Google’s World Wonders Project / Education The World Wonders Project is a valuable resource for students and scholars who can now virtually discover some of the most famous sites on earth. The project offers an innovative way to teach history and geography to students of primary and secondary schools all over the world. Feel free to download the educational packages for your classroom use.

TED - Ed The platform was made possible by a $1.25 million grant from Kohl’s Department Stores. Educators customize elements using a new functionality called “flipping.” When a video is flipped, the supplementary materials can be edited, and the resulting lesson is rendered on a new and private web page. The creator of the lesson then can distribute it and track an individual student’s progress as he or she completes the assignment.

TIME Marketplace Free aligned digital resources for students using learning.com Texas Instructional Materials Exchange Designed for Texas, TIME provides a single point of entry for teachers to search for, obtain, create and assign educationally proven, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) aligned, and safe digital content.

Discovery Education Streaming Discovery Education brings relevant, standards-aligned resources from hundreds of educational content providers to classrooms throughout the world. Offering a breadth and depth of digital media content that is immersive and engaging, we give every student a chance to experience fascinating people, places, and events. Resources include: Breathtaking video Engaging songs and audio files Stunning images Thought-provoking Interactives

MIT+K12 MIT is encouraging its students to produce short videos teaching basic concepts in science to K- 12 students.

Khan Academy More than 3,100 free video tutorials, mostly on math and science, but expanding to other subjects. The website is a success because students can access the content when and how they want it. -- Salman Kahn

Classroom Formative Assessment Socrative Engage the class using any device Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

New for BISD Teachers

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