I really enjoyed seeing many of you at PEC #3. I find that I learn so much from all of you when we get together and share ideas!
Speaking of which, a number of parents told me about awesome resources during PEC, and I wanted to pass them on to all of you. Typing: A lot of students are starting to use Keyboarding without Tears at home: http://www.hwtears.com/kwt Kate Vokoun had another typing resource as well: From Kate: If your student is ready, have them try the game below. It is done by the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) and the accent and some of the spellings are not American. However, I liked that it was free, kid-friendly and teaches home keys first in Level 1, much like I learned how to type in high school. And besides, the keyboard is universally the same. Make sure that you encourage your child not to look at the keys as they type. My typing teacher in high school use to always say, “Eyes on your copies.” It wasn’t an exciting class but one that proved valuable because I type pretty fast without looking. Remind them to keep their eyes on the screen. Here is the link to Dance Mat Typing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr#zgkpn39 Sight Word games: Super Speed 100 and Super Speed 1000 http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=136:superspeed-the-game-of-champion-readers&Itemid=104 Descriptive sentences: http://teacherideafactory.blogspot.com/2012/10/wow-vs-blah-sentences-building-better.html Engineering: TryEngineering offers a variety of lesson plans that align with education standards to allow teachers and students to apply engineering principles in the classroom. http://tryengineering.org/lesson-plans?cat=35&keyword= I hope that you found PEC to be useful, and thank you again for showing up and being such awesome collaborators! This week has flown by! We are hard at work going through our architecture design process, and have begun to talk about the drawings that will accompany the concept design proposal! In tinkering they have been building cars out of tons of cool materials in the Innovation Station. Here are some pictures of their works in progress: Comments are closed.
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