Presentation handouts and resources
Follow the links below to go to specific presentations and workshops that I do either at ESSDACK in Hutchinson, Kansas or onsite at schools and conferences.
You will find presentation descriptions, web resources specific to the presentation, materials and handouts. All handouts will be in PDF format. I usually do not send out copies of my slideshows but you can always view them again at my Slideshare page.
(You can contact me directly for onsite presentations.)
To get more information on presentations at ESSDACK, you can go online to register, you can call Pam at 620-663-9566 or you can email Pam directly.
Blogging for Educators
Blogs are tools that teachers can use with a wide variety of ways. During this presentation, Glenn will demonstrate how you can begin using blogs in your classroom to increase reading and writing ability, increase student engagement and meet state standards in a variety of content areas. Glenn will also share current research about how your kids learn best and how that research supports the use of blogs. Participants will create their own blogs and begin creating specific lesson plans for their own use. We will also talk about advanced blog features such as the use of RSS, multimedia including photos, podcasting, video, Wikis and additional blogging resources.
Teachers will leave with materials and handouts that will enable them to immediately begin using blogs in their classrooms.
Presentation Handouts
Digital Literacy: Using Technology to Increase Reading and Writing Skills
Educational technology is nudging literacy instruction beyond its oral and print-based learning methods. Computers are creating new opportunities for writing, collaborating, and seeking information. The Internet is allowing students to communicate world-wide, solidifying the need for strong reading and writing skills. By changing the way that information is absorbed, processed, and used, technology is influencing how people read, write, listen, and communicate.
The growing influence of technology has caused many educators to acknowledge that they need information on teaching literacy skills in the Digital Age. This training will offer research, best practices and resources that support purposeful integration of new technologies into literacy instruction.
Technologies that support students' reading and writing development will be explored. This may include: audiobooks, electronic books and online texts, online collaborative tools such as wikis and discussion boards, interactive websites and podcasting.
(Please note that this is a two-day workshop designed so that teachers will have the chance to implement ideas in the classroom and return later for review and revision)
Presentation Handouts
Don't Just Hope, Plan: Using Understanding by Design to Create Quality Instruction
Developed by nationally recognized educators Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, Understanding by Design (UbD) is a structure that works within the standards-driven curriculum to help teachers clarify learning goals, devise revealing assessments of student understanding, and craft effective and engaging learning activities. UbD is based on the idea that the primary goal of education should be the development and deepening of student understanding through the completion of complex and authentic tasks.
Wiggins and McTighe also suggest that the most effective way to plan instruction and assessment is to begin “with the end in mind.” By focusing first on what students should learn rather than what students should do, teachers who use UbD can avoid assigning “busy work” and help insure that quality learning remains centered on standards.
Join Glenn as he explains the steps necessary to complete your first UbD unit. Be sure to bring classroom materials and resources that you can use to create your unit.
Presentation resources
Arlington VA Curriculum Areas
Arlington VA Science Elementary Curriculum
Cheney KS UbD Units
UbD Samples
Life Cycle resources
List of UbD resources
Grand Island Curricular Areas
Plumsted Township Units
Montgomery County Schools
Engaging 21st Century Learners
There are many different tools, both new and old, which teachers can use to engage kids in high levels of learning. Together we will look at some of the most effective including online simulations, writing strategies, using fiction and non-fiction, primary documents and problem-based learning. Be prepared for a active, hands-on session! You will leave with ideas and materials that can impletmented immediately with your students.
Presentation Handouts
21st Century Learner Resources
GPS
Google Earth resources
Beyond Time and Space: The Forbidden City
xTimeline
Exit Cards
Google Notebook
BibMe
Boston Massacre Compare and Contrast lesson
Boston Massacre Accounts (Captain Preston)
Boston Massacre Accounts (Colonists)
Notable Trade Books
Word Magnets (word sorts)
Traveler IQ
NARA & Footnote
Digital Vault
Primary Sources on SSC
Video Games
Video Game resources
Ancient Egypt
Settling America
Stop Disasters
Magic Pen
You Are the Historian
Team Treks
Third World Farmer
Minyanland
ElectroCity
Nanoquest
Real Lives
Traveler IQ
The Forbidden City
Discover Babylon
Dimension Math
Lunar Quest
Web Rangers
Myst
Peacemaker
Budget Hero
Online Interactive Simulations
Glenn's Delicious gaming links
Google Tools, Tips and Tricks
Google has become the standard for finding online information. But Google isn’t just about finding stuff! Google offers so much more. Word processing, photo management, geography tools and web page creation are just a few of the things you can do with Google. Join Glenn as he helps you explore all of the free goodies Google has to offer including: Search Engine Hacks and Tips, Google Docs and Spreadsheets.
Google Earth, Picasa, Google Sites, iGoogle
Workshop Resources
What's your googleness level?
Google for Educators: The Best Features for Busy Teachers
Great Minds Don't Think Alike: Differentiated Instruction
 Differentiation ToolboxLearn more about DI & find helpful resources |
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 Enhance Learning with TechnologySome good examples of the process and steps in DI |
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 Differentiated InstructionA great list of "practical tips" for the classroom |
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 Differentiated InstructionHuge list from Lee's Summit district |
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 Using Technology with Differentiated Instruction: A Five Part Workshop Lots of great ideas |
Presentation stuff
Presentation slides
Presentation handout (pdf)
Differentiated Instruction: A Tool for All Students (pdf)
Exit Cards (pdf)
Cubing
Graphic Organizers
Editable Graphic Organizers
Starfall
Comic Life / ToonDoo / Make Beliefs Comix / Comiqs
Internet Picture Dictionary
Google Translator
Yippy
WallWisher
Kan-Ed Empowered Desktop
Picnik
Delicious
BibMe
Read the Words
Tagxedo
Wordle
Word Magnets
Triptico Tools
Many handy gadgets
47 Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom
Readability
WebQuests
Google Docs
Photostory 3 / GarageBand
The Differentiator
A easy to use tool to generate ideas
My Action Plan (pdf)
Basics
Reconcilable Differences? Standards-Based Teaching and Differentiation
Online version of the article
Dare to Differentiate
A teacher-created wiki with tons of handy resources
Adapt Lessons to Reach All Students
Lesson plans and tutorials
Differentiated Instruction for the Inclusive Middle School and High School Classroom
Helpful ideas for MS / HS
The How: Deciding Strategies, Tools and Resources
A handy list of stuff
Strategies for Differentiating Instruction
Many specific ideas
Differentiated Instruction in the Elementary Classroom
Specific examples for grade school
Elementary Lessons
Tons of sample lessons for K-6
Reading Rockets
Nice stuff for elementary and ELL
Differentiation for High Ability Learners
A helpful LiveBinder of sites
DI for ELL Students
List of useful sites
Graphic Organizers for Content Instruction
Organizers help kids make sense of dense content
ESL Reader
Use to speed up student reading time and improve reading skills
Assessments
Authentic Assessment Toolbox
A how-to text on creating authentic tasks and rubrics
Assessment Strategies
Has three main sections: Pre-assessment, On-going Assessment, and Final Assessment
A Collection of Assessment Strategies
Examples of classroom-based assessment
Using Portfolios with Gifted Students
Technology
Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners
A site created by the West-Ed people
Technology & Multiple Intelligences
Focus on MI resources and examples in a variety of grades and contents
A Tacklebox of Technology Tools - DI for the 21st Century
Nice collection of tech tools
50 Great iPod Apps to Get Kids Reading & Writing
Technology in Elementary Spanish
TeacherTube video clip highlighting use of clickers in Spanish class
Enhance Learning with Technology
Some good examples of the process and steps in DI
Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction
An overview of the process and tech examples in several different contents
Technology & Differentiated Instruction: Websites for Further Exploration (pdf)
Ready to use strategies and activities
The Differentiator
A easy to use tool to generate ideas
Ten Tips For Personalizing Learning Via Technology
Helpful ideas from Edutopia
Video Games
List of educational games
Examples / Lesson Plans
Sample Layered Curriculum Units
Tiered Curriculum Project
Applying Bloom's Taxonomy
Differentiating Instruction
Sample Units and Lessons for Differentiating Instruction
Instructional and Management Strategies
Layered Curriculum
Glenn's delicious links
MiQ Personal Profile
Online MI test by David Lazear
Adult Multiple Intelligences Test
Birmingham School District MI Test
All great online tools to learn about your MI and that of your students
Multiple Intelligences test
Easy to print version
What's Your Multiple Intelligence?
from Edutopia
What's Your Learning Style?
Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire
A list of inventories from eMints
Student Learning Style Inventory lesson plan
Ken Robinson - How Schools Kill Creativity
Having Fun Is a Good Thing: Video Games in Education
Have you ever wondered, even just once, about using video games in your social studies classroom?
You’re not alone! Many teachers now understand that today’s kids just think differently and that video games (and other technology!) can help encourage high levels of learning. Find out what Steven Johnson, John Beck, Marc Prensky and James Paul Gee are saying about the use of video games as teaching
and learning tools.
There are plenty of resources to help you as you begin to integrate console games, PC games, simulations and other types of video games into your classroom. We’ll talk not just about the different types of games but more importantly, some specific ways to use them.
Presentation Handouts
Games
Web sites
More resources here at Social Studies Central
Games / Parents / Teachers
Gamer Dad
Common Sense Media
What They Play
SuperSmartGames
Resources for Parents from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board
GetGameSmart
Resources
Glenn’s delicious video game links
Civilization III Lesson Plan (pdf)
Teaching with Games: Guidance for Educators (pdf)
Seven Things to Know About the Wii (pdf)
Using the Wii in the Classroom
Video Games in the Middle School Classroom
Using Myst to Increase Literacy Skills (includes ideas, lessons, presentations)
Video game activity suggestions
Assessing Higher Order Thinking in Video Games
Video Games Start to Shape Classroom Curriculum
Books
Don’t Bother Me, Mom - I’m Learning!
Mark Prensky
How Computer Games Help Children Learn
David Williamson Shaffer
Playing to Learn: Video Games in the Classroom
David Hutchinson
Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Video Games
Lawrence Kutner & Cheryl Kutner
Everything Bad is Good for You
Steven Johnson
iPods, Cell Phones and Handhelds: Oh, my!
Schools all across the country are beginning to use the iPod Touch and cell phones as learning and teaching tools. There are currently over 200,000 applications for the Touch available for immediate use in your classroom and multiple tools for cell phones. The links below provide resources, ideas and app reviews. Check 'em out!
Why Ipods?
No . . . really. Why iPods?
iPod App Survey
Presentation handouts
iPod handout
Slide to Learn: Beginners Guide to the iPhone & iPod Touch in Education
iPhone / iPod Apps for Special Education (Eric Sailers)
Ideas from Tony Vincent
Possible uses of iPods in different content areas
Sample mobile device user policy
iPods Become Learning Tools at Shady Hills Elementary newspaper article
All Tech-Ed Out at Southeast of Saline Elementary School newspaper article
Teaching & learning resources
iPod & iPad Applications
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Free Dictionary.com |
Paid Oregon Trail |
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Cell Phones PollEveryWhere |
iPads
20 Amazing iPad Apps for Educators |
Plagiarism, Copyright and Intellectual Property for the 21st Century
In the new world of cyberspace, finding great classroom materials is incredibly easy for teachers. But the ease of cutting and pasting can also mean copyright violations.
New technology allows teachers to find and use a vast amount of information. But the same technology allows owners of copyright to monitor and control those who use that information. What is legal? What can we copy and what can’t we? This workshop will attempt to clear the air over present copyright law, the concept of Fair Use and how it applies to educators.
Part of the day will also be spent discussing student plagiarism. Students also have a wider access to information because of new technology. How should we as educators act and react to the changing world of information sharing? We will also discuss ways to prevent plagiarism while improving learning.
Actual exercises, examples and discussion will give workshop participants the ability to monitor their own behavior as well as that of their students.
Podcasting for Educators (Macintosh & Windows)
Podcasting provides teachers and students the opportunity for their voices to be heard in their own schools or around world. Think of podcasting as blogging without writing or as a way for every class to have its own radio station.
Educators are just starting to explore all of the different ways that they and their students can use podcasting as a learning tool. Join Glenn to learn why podcasting works, how it works and brainstorm ways to directly apply it to your instruction. You will leave able to create your own podcast and leave with strategies you can use right away. Please bring your own laptop if possible.
Workshop Resources
Reading & Writing in Social Studies
Students often struggle to understand the increasingly complex content and vocabulary presented in social studies. Frustrated teachers often feel that it is easier to just cover the information presented instead of working to help students make meaningful connections. Effective strategies increase students learning AND build scores on standardized social studies reading and writing tests.
Glenn will share successful strategies that target the unique features and constructions of social studies texts as well as other forms of non-fiction & fiction. Handouts and materials provided can be used immediately to modify your social studies instruction.
Presentation Handouts
Workshop Resources
Seeing is Believing: Using Google Earth to Improve Learning
Google Earth is free software that lets us see the world in brand new ways. The beauty is that it works at every grade level and in all content areas. Travel to the Great Pyramids, analyze live earthquake data, compare before and after images of deforestation or integrate literature and social studies. It’s the Swiss army knife of instructional tools!
But how best to use it to improve learning? During this presentation, Glenn will demo the Google Earth interface, provide opportunities to explore the many capabilities of Google Earth, look at existing Google Earth tours and illustrate how to easily create your own. You’ll walk away with practical ideas, lesson plans and resources!
Google Earth Handout
Activity answers
Google Earth / Google Maps Resources
Google Earth
Google Earth Gallery
Google Earth User Guide
Google’s Lat Long Blog
Google Earth Lesson Plans
Google Earth Blog
Google Earth Hacks
Google Lit Trips
Google Historical Voyages
Google Earth Education Community
Google Earth lessons & resources
Google Earth in the Classroom
Using GPS with Google Earth
Glenn’s Google Earth delicious links
Feeling really ambitious?
Try using the Google Outreach spreadsheet template to create very professional looking tours! (Check out an example and view this how-to video)
Google Earth Outreach Tutorial - Creating Better Ballons
Google Earth Outreach Tutorial - Creating an Immersive User Experience
Google Maps
Google Maps User Guide
Google Maps Mania
Glenn’s Google Maps Delicious links
Teaching Resources & Samples
Goggle Earth Education page
Google Earth / Maps Lesson Plans
Crack the Code student activity
Where Are You From student activity
Editing placemark description boxes
Paul Revere elementary lesson (United Streaming)
All Quiet on the Western Front secondary lesson (United Streaming)
GeoGreeting
How to Use Google Earth More Effectively
Teaching with Google Earth
8 Wonders of Kansas (Google Earth file)
Social Studies Standards Series: Economics
Kansas state social studies assessments are coming in 2009-2010. Are you ready? During this workshop, participants will experience engaging hands-on lessons that address the standards including online econ simulations and Material World. Participants will leave with access to resources to support teaching and learning of both tested and non-tested state indicators in economics.
Presentation Handout
Workshop Resources
Social Studies Standards Series: Geography
Kansas state social studies assessments are coming during the 2009-2010 school year. Are you ready? During this workshop, participants will experience engaging hands-on lessons that address the standards including Google Earth, IQ Traveler and Material World. Participants will leave with access to resources to support teaching and learning of both tested and non-tested state indicators in geography.
Presentation Handout
Workshop Resources
Social Studies Standards Series: History
Kansas state social studies assessments are coming soon. Are you ready? During this workshop, participants will experience engaging hands-on lessons that address the standards including online history simulations, writing exercises and brain-based learning. Participants will leave with access to resources to support teaching and learning of both tested and non-tested state indicators in Kansas, US and World history.
Presentation Handouts
Workshop Resources
The Big Picture: Using Curriculum Mapping to Improve Instruction
Our ability to monitor student performance, apply standards and develop new initiatives as teams of teachers increase dramatically with the use of curriculum maps. This tool helps both individual classroom planning and school / district wide improvement efforts.
Calendar-based curriculum mapping is a useful, down-to-earth approach to the age-old problem of articulation. Strategies will be offered for developing teamwork so that the maps can be used as a catalyst for change. Through discussion and hands-on examples, participants will learn about different types of maps, strategies for using maps, the use of technology to facilitate the mapping process and ways to begin implementing the mapping process in your buildings and districts.
Presentation Handouts
The Problem is the Solution: PBL in the Social Studies
How can we as Social Studies teachers engage our students at deep levels so true learning occurs? The answer is simple!
Brain researchers and educational leaders such James Zull and Robert Marzano are all saying the same thing. Develop your instructional units around the mysteries of history, provide the resources needed to solve the problem and let your kids go! We will use resources from the Buck Institute and others to focus on both the theory and implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL).
Who killed the Iceman? What really happened at the Battle of the Little Big Horn? What became of the lost colony of Roanoke? Who was the Man in the Iron Mask? How did Cortez conquer the Aztecs? Teachers can use these and mysteries like them to focus student attention AND meet state standards by using the technigues and strategies of PBL. During this workshop, Glenn will share current research, suggest different resources, provide some examples and give you time to begin constructing your own PBL unit.
Presentation Handouts
Resources
Glenn's Delicious PBL links
Buck Institute for Education
PBL Online
Webquests
Webquest search tool
Who Killed William Robinson?
Video game ideas
HSI - Historical Scene Investigation
PBL Reading List
PBL Starter Kit
Useful PBL Downloads
PBL Online Discussions via Edutopia
Designing Your Project
PBL Camp Wiki (collection of resources, discussion and ideas from teachers)
Thriving in the 21st Century: Speaking the Language of the Digital Native
According to technology author Marc Prensky, teachers are "Digital Immigrants" when it comes to integrating Internet technology into the classroom. Prensky suggests that our students are the true "Digital Natives."
The 21st century requires more than just reading, writing and ‘rithmetic. To thrive in today’s world, educators and students require a wide range of abilities not dreamed of when we were training to become teachers. Information, visual and technology literacy skills in the 21st century include the ability to search, evaluate
and communicate effectively.
You will use tools such as Google, Google Notebook, Ning, mashups, TeacherTube, Box, NetVibes and Skype. You will leave with a basic understanding of how these tools can help you grow professionally and impact student learning.
Presentation Handouts
Workshop Resources
Using Primary Sources in the Social Studies Classroom
The research is clear!
The use of primary sources as an instructional tool in the social studies classroom will engage students, encourage high levels of learning and raise test scores. But with so much to do and so little time, how can teachers know what strategies and resources work best?
Join other social studies teachers to find the answer to that question. As a certified state standards trainer and with experience working with Social Studies School Services and Teacher Created Materials trainers, Glenn will share both online and print materials with you and provide specific examples of how to use those resources with your students.
You will leave with ideas that can be used immediately in your classroom and the skills needed to begin developing your own activities.
Presentation Handouts & Resources
Presentation at Slideshare
Social Studies Central Primary Sources page
Workshop Resources
Web Sites & Technology for Social Studies Teachers
From the beginning to the expert teacher, using technology as part of social studies instruction in the 21st century is essential. K-12 students use cell phones, the Internet, video games and many other forms of technology. To maintain relevance in the lives of those students, classroom instruction needs to include not only social studies content but 21st century tools and skills. Join Glenn and others as he showcases content specific web sites and technology examples that you can use right away.
Presentation Handouts
Slideshare version of presentaion
Workshop Resources