Healthy Eating - from Teacher to the Table
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Early Years and Primary, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Liam O'Marah, News and Events | Comment (1) »Making healthy eating an important part of meal time for busy mums (and dads!) is challenging at the best of times - how do you introduce children to their greens when the only green they want is usually in the ...
From the Headlines to your Flipchart – Les Paul
Monday, September 14th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Further & Higher Education, Inspirational ideas and people, News and Events, Research and Evidence, Scott Caulfield | Comments (0) »Sadly there have been many celebrities who have passed away in the past few weeks. But there is one death that did not receive much attention, yet he probably had more effect on your students life than most would realize, ...
Kennedy Era Reflections
Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Posted in Family and Community, Inspirational ideas and people, Kathleen Tan, News and Events, Policy and Funding, Special Education, Your Stories | Comments (0) »Until today, I have taken Ted Kennedy's presence for granted. Being a lifelong Bostonian and watching the funeral celebration of Senator Ted Kennedy's life, I cannot help but think of how the Kennedy vision of public service has shaped my life. ...
Should teachers’ student loans be forgiven?
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Missy Duckwitz, News and Events, Policy and Funding | Comments (0) »The Student Loan Forgiveness Program On July 1, 2009, a new government program, called the Student Loan Forgiveness Program, went in to effect to financially assist people who take on careers in public service, such as teachers. As a former classroom teacher ...
Activsharing in London
Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, News and Events, Selda Ziya | Comments (2) »ActivSharing , an interactive technology best practice event, comes to South East London Last week, the first ActivSharing event took place in England. Hosted in London at Lewisham CLC, teachers from several London boroughs attended and we even had two teachers ...
One Ocean, One Climate, One Future
Friday, June 5th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Lori Alcala, News and Events | Comments (0) »Whether you live on the coast, or far inland, every one of us is connected to the ocean. Celebrate this connection to the wondrous sea and its creatures in your ActivClassroom on World Oceans Day, June 8, 2009. The concept of ...
Eastbourne C of E Academy and Promethean Travel across Time
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in ActivInspire, Activboard, Expression, John Self, News and Events, Promethean Products, Your Stories | Comment (1) »As part of a Global Marketing Project, Eastbourne C of E Academy from Darlington in the North East of England teamed up with Promethean to film some key sequences for a video that will be seen worldwide. Eastbourne Academy were chosen ...
Learning about pets in the classroom with the RSPCA
Friday, May 8th, 2009 Posted in Creativity in the classroom, Free Resources, Liam O'Marah, News and Events | Comments (0) »Teaching about responsible pet ownership is now firmly planted in the UK curriculum, with the responsibility falling on teachers to educate their students about how to treat animals with care and sensitivity. Thankfully, help is on hand from ...
Happy Earth Day!
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Inspirational ideas and people, Lori Alcala, News and Events | Comments (0) »Today is the 39th anniversary of Earth Day, the only event celebrated simultaneously around the globe by people of all backgrounds, faiths and nationalities, according to the Earth Day Network. Earth Day began in the United States on April 22, 1970 ...
Getting ready for ANZAC Day
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Family and Community, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Liam O'Marah, News and Events, Your Stories | Comment (1) »ANZAC Day is a national public holiday for Australia and New Zealand on April 25th, honouring members of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought in World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey. Even though this is an Australian ...
Planet Celebrates Libraries and Library Staff!
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Family and Community, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, Lori Alcala, News and Events | Comments (0) »Today, April 14, is National Library Workers Day in the US, and the Planet would like to take this opportunity to recognize all of the amazing, dedicated staff of library and media centers around the world! Celebrated in conjunction with National Library ...
Dr Robert Marzano and Dr Debra Pickering discuss their research into Education Technology and the Activclassroom
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 Posted in ActivInspire, Activboard, Activote, Assessment and Learning, Expression, Inspirational ideas and people, Mark Robinson, News and Events, Pedagogy, Professional Development and Training, Promethean Products, Research and Evidence, Theory Into Practice | Comments (0) »The Marzano Research Laboratory has been conducting studies of Education Technology and in particular, the Promethean Activclassroom. At the recent CUE conference in Palm Springs, Dr Marzano presented a keynote where he discussed some of his inital findings. In this great ...
Conservation, Evolution, Global Warming - New Education Project for you to take part in
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in Classroom Ideas, Creativity in the classroom, Free Resources, Inspirational ideas and people, News and Events, Professional Development and Training | Comment (1) »Photos: Chris Filardi, American Museum of Natural History Scientists from The Nature Conservancy, assisted by The American Museum of Natural History, are visiting the islands of Palmyra and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean in March. They’ll see first ...
Its finally here! Promethean ActivInspire for ANY make of Interactive Whiteboard
Sunday, March 1st, 2009 Posted in ActivInspire, Assessment and Learning, Early Years and Primary, Free Resources, News and Events | Comments (4) »You can now download a completely new software from Promethean called ActivInspire. The new software represents the culmination of almost three years of effort by a dedicated team within Promethean - and it would not have happened without an immense ...
Your students can rule the world!
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in Assessment and Learning, Classroom Ideas, Expression, Lori Alcala, News and Events | Comments (0) »If you're looking for a fun, safe way for your students to hold online debates and discussions with other classrooms, take a look at IfIRuledtheWorld.com, a new social community designed to stimulate interaction among students around the world. The new site, ...
