This is a simple version of Snakes and Ladders. I use this with my 3rd-grade students as one of many game boards they can choose from when using game cards. This Snakes and Ladders is in the style of St. Patricks Day.
An excerpt by Sir Ken Robinson. He discusses how children are waiting to blossom in their talents and skills, but might be held back by current trends in education. Can education really be revolutionized to where each child has a personalized learning experience?
This is a fun parody on Junior High...although it could also be used as an informational awareness tool.
In this video the Kid president has some thoughts for teachers and students, but mostly teachers. Keep being awesome and seen in kids their best.
A depiction of what parents expected from their kids in the past and what they expect of the teachers today.
This is a great comic that might be fun to share with your students. Calvin discusses last minute panic when coming up with a writing block.
If you have been in education for a long time, you will have undoubtedly heard of some "idea" that would "revolutionize" education. In this video, Veritasium, describes some research into how students learn, how technology can help, and what the role of the learn and teacher actually should be.
Great satire about how teachers grade papers is perceived. We all know that most teachers do their best to have accurate assessments, but then again we have all had that one teacher who we felt was not actually grading our work. This might be a fun video to show just before a staff training on proper assessment strategies just to lighten the mood. Be careful though, this might offend some teachers so make sure you know how your staff would react to the video first.
This video is definitely worth showing your staff at the beginning of the year to get them pumped up and enjoy your first faculty meeting. You just have to watch it to see how awesome and funny this is.
By Jeremy Hatch, Principal-Taylor Elementary
