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Digital Teaching Resources Folder

Digital Teaching Resources Folder. Shayla Smith University of Calgary EDUC 460. Introducing the Resources.

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Digital Teaching Resources Folder

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  1. Digital Teaching Resources Folder Shayla Smith University of Calgary EDUC 460

  2. Introducing the Resources The purpose of these educational resources is to offer teachers some tools that allow them to reach students at every level. Vygotsky’stheory suggests that scaffolding is required to move astudent to the next level; once he or she can grasp the knowledge successfully on their own the scaffolding will no longer be necessary at that level, but the student can then move to the next level with support. The purpose of scaffolding is that eventually the student will no longer need assistance and can independently comprehend the necessary knowledge. (Woolfolk, Winnie, & Perry, 2012) The most useful resources for teachers are those that are flexible and can aid teachers in assisting multiple learners at one time. This is possible with resources that allow teachers to access materials that can be adjusted accordingly to be meaningful to students. This also means that flexibility is crucial in a successful classroom environment. Flexibility is extremely important when planning daily lessons to ensure that one is moving through the material at an appropriate pace for the current cognitive development of the students in the classroom. (Banks et al., 2005) This can be done with this list of resources because they provide such a wealth of material that can be adjusted and used when necessary. The material is extremely flexible and therefore useful to all teachers – especially those who are just beginning their career.

  3. Teacher Support Materials

  4. SMART Exchange Website: http://exchange.smarttech.com/ This website is a way to share and collect resources and lesson plans with others. There are resources for every grade, subject, and topic available that can be presented on a Smartboard. This is a great starting point for new teachers because one can see how others, who are perhaps more experienced, have approached the topic. It is a very helpful resource for new teachers because one can access sources used by other professionals and make changes to suit his or her own classroom needs.

  5. Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia Website: http://learning.arpdc.ab.ca/ This resources allows for the collaboration of teachers and other professionals in the field. It provides sources, ideas, and feedback for all subject areas across the Alberta curriculum. This is a great resource for new teachers because it provides a starting point when one is beginning to look at specific subject areas and needs ideas for how to present these to his/her students.

  6. The First Days of School Book: Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T. (2009). The first days of school. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc. This book is a fantastic resource for new teachers. It consists of tools to help you be an effective teacher such as classroom management, how to test students appropriately, reaching all leaner types, and much more. This resource is key for new teachers who are developing their own teaching style and have questions about many of the basic day to day components of being a successful teacher.

  7. Studyladder Website: http://www.studyladder.co.nz/?lc_set= This is an online resource that provides teachers with tools for teaching mathematics and literacy skills. The site consists of activity games, worksheets, and printable resources. Students can also access the website from home to practice these skills on their own. This would be extremely helpful for a new teacher who has not yet had the opportunity to gather materials that will help his or her students develop their skills through practicing worksheets and activities.

  8. Fairy Dust Teaching Website: http://fairydustteaching.com/ • This is a great online source with e-courses about successfully mastering curriculum blueprints, classroom management bootcamp, building partnerships with parents, and teaching challenging and difficult children. This is a good resource for new teachers who may struggle with some of these aspects in their first year. Suggestions for solutions to these common issues are presented in an accessible way.

  9. Learn Alberta Website: http://www.learnalberta.ca/Home.aspx This is a website full of educational resources for teachers. The website has a seemingly endless supply of teaching resources for the classroom such as videos, books, interactive kits, and artifacts. This is a very helpful source for new teachers because it offers many educational tools for every subject that can be utilized in the classroom. This means that new teachers have the opportunity to explore different ways of teaching the curriculum in a way that works best for them and their students.

  10. Primary Source Materials

  11. Smartkiddies Website: http://www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/melbourneplaygrounds-info.php?id=23392 • This resource is especially helpful for people who find math to be their weaker area of knowledge. This source provides creative math problems to make it fun for students while improving their speed and accuracy. While this site is based on the Australian curriculum, the activities are still applicable for students in Alberta. This resource is great for new teachers because it provides ideas and activities for teachers to make math exciting and fun for students. This is a good way for teachers provide extra resources for his or her students that they will enjoy working on.

  12. Pinterest Website: http://www.pinterest.com/ Pinterest is a wonderful resource for teachers to find ideas that will interest his or her students. This is a great place to find new ideas and suggestions for teaching material in an exciting and creative way. You can limit your search – for example, early childhood education – and find great sources. This will be very helpful as a new teacher because this website provides an endless supply of creative projects and crafts that will fit in with the curriculum material. You can save ideas that you may be interested in using at a later date and this ensures that whenever one is ready to update their projects it is easy to find great new ideas.

  13. Writing Worksheet This worksheet is a great resource for students who are learning to write. It makes it very easy for young learners to see where their letters are supposed to be. As a new teacher this will be very helpful to teach students which letters should “sit on the grass”, “reach the clouds”, or “go underground”. This provides a fun and creative way for students to practice the appropriate placement of their letters. It is a very helpful resource to aid a new teacher in explaining placement when teaching writing to young students.

  14. TumblePad 2.0 Website: http://www.tumblebooks.com/talkingbooks/downloadtp_TTB.htm This resource is a free software that teachers can access as a tool for helping students to read. This site has a wide collection of stories for different age groups that are read aloud while to words are highlighted on the screen. This way students can read along as well as “watch” the story. Tumblebooks provides non-fiction, fiction, classic and new books, as well as stories in Spanish. This is a great supplementary resource for new teachers to use at break periods throughout a class that will improve students’ reading skills. It is fun for students and acts as an educational “break” from typical classroom learning.

  15. References • Banks, J., Cochran-Smith, M., Moll, L., Richert, A., Zeichner, K., LePage, P., ... & McDonald, M. (2005). Teaching diverse learners. In L. Darling-Hammond and J. Bransford (Eds.), Preparing teachers for a changing world: What teachers should learn and be able to do (pp.232-274). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. • Earl Grey School. (Producer). Calgary board of education [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b118/students.htm • eBooks. (Composer). Tumblebook library [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/downloadtp_TBL.htm • Lalonde, S. (Producer). Grade 9 social studies [Web Photo]. • MrC. (Producer). (2009, November 3). Smartkiddies activities [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://mrcsblog.com/2009/11/03/smartkiddies-activities/ • Taylor. (Producer). (2012). Study ladder link [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://terrific-2t-2012.blogspot.ca/2012/06/junior-master-chefs-week-7.html • Villis, J. (Composer). (2014). Smart exchange notebook links [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from http://weather-and-my-world.wikispaces.com/SMART Exchange Notebook Links • Woolfolk, A. E., Winne, P., Perry, N. E. (2012). Educational psychology (5th Canadian Edition). Toronto: Pearson Canada. • Wong, H. K. (Composer). The first days of school [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.betterworldbooks.com/the-first-days-of-school-id-0976423316.aspx • (2013). The teacher's guide to pinterest [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-pinterest/ • (2014, February 2). Fairy dust teaching blog [Web Photo]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/FairyDustTeachingBlog

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