Equipping ourselves because we love our learners! Author: Shelly Sanchez Terrell, @ShellTerrell
Series highlighting my favorite links to edtech tools, ESL sites, and other useful web sites that I have bookmarked. I will share how to use these sites to improve student learning.
“I think imagination is at the heart of everything we do. Scientific discoveries couldn’t have happened without imagination. Art, music, and literature couldn’t exist without imagination. And so anything that strengthens imagination … can help us for the rest of our lives.” Lloyd Alexander, Award-winning Author You’ve probably heard “generative AI” a lot these days […]
“Learning is not a spectator sport.” – Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann (1996) On this blog I’ve shared thousands of web tools, apps, and resources that are free or offer a freemium option for teachers. However, I’ve been asked by several educators what recommendations I have for STEM labs, makerspaces, and technology classes. […]
“How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?” – Anaïs Nin March is Women’s History Month and March 8th is International Women’s Day. It is important for teachers to recognize these events and highlight the great women of history. Even […]
“Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate.”- Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean September 19th is International Pirate Day, but you can engage your learners all year long with pirate activities. Students can learn science, math, geography, history, culture, citizenship, and more by studying famous pirates. They can also learn cartography, the study and science […]
“Music is the universal language of mankind.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Music appeals to students of all ages and is a great way to engage learners. Try introducing a topic or novel with a song that captures the mood or provides insights. Try having your young learners remember vocabulary through hand gestures, while singing songs (Total […]
“Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning.” – Maya Angelo In November, I spent the month training teachers around Venezuela to integrate technology in the classroom. One of the most practical and favorite training sessions was introducing teachers and professors […]
“At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read.” – Nicolas Cage Today, I will be conducting a webinar, Teaching with Comics, for Simple K12. I wanted to share the resources from the presentation in case you can’t join us. Comics can be powerful learning tools. They […]
“The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of.”- Blaise Pascal Valentine’s day is around the corner. This holiday is about the heart and a great opportunity to get your students to show compassion to their peers, community and loved ones. Your students can reflect on the commercialism of Valentine’s Day and participate […]
“The reason why young people are getting into things isn’t because they want to make a lot of money, but because they want to solve really big problems.”- Noor Siddiqui, female CEO of Remedy Recently, I was in Indiana presenting about teaching Science Technology Engineering Arts Math (STEAM/STEM) in ways that engage digital learners. General […]
“Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate.”- Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean September 19th is International Pirate Day, but you can engage your learners all year long with pirate activities. Students can learn science, math, geography, history, culture, citizenship, and more by studying famous pirates. Below is a slide presentation (download the pdf) and […]