101 Questions

101 questions is an interesting site that shows either a very short video or posts a picture.  Then it asks what's the first question that comes to your mind?  Some of the ideas posed by the pictures might bring about some interesting mathematical ideas that you may want to pursue.  Every time you go to the site you will get a different picture or video.  Too see the site click here.

Sophia's Mole

No, not my wife's mole but this 15 part pathway on the chemistry mole.  See Oct 23 2013 for a light hearted look at this topic, click here.  The following molar concepts on Sophia are covered:

To see the site click here.

Financial Football

With the Superbowl this weekend maybe it is time for a little Financial Football.

 This approximately 20 minute long games tests students on financial management.  To see the site click here.

Practical Money Skills for Life also has games such as Soccer. To see this part of the website click here.

2020

From selfstorage.com
The following is for the US but the outlook for jobs might be of interest to some students.

Produced by SelfStorage.com. Copyright 2013.

Questions to Close an Activity

Here are some questions to ask when finishing off an activity.  Hope you will find a helpful one.

From Larry Ferlazzo.

* What are two things you learned ?
* What is the most interesting thing you’ve learned?
* Imagine a simile or a metaphor about what we learned .
* Think of one thing you have learned in class that you can apply in another class or another part of your life. What is it, and how can you apply it?
* What was your favorite activity in class ? Why?
* What was your least favorite activity in class ? Why?
* What would you tell your parents or guardians you did in class ?
* How would you teach one thing you learned to your little brother or sister (even if you don’t have one)?
These next questions are from Harvard’s Project Zero:
* How does something you learned connect to what you already knew?
* How did it extend your thinking further?
* What questions do you still have?
Here are some more shared by Zane Dickey, an IB teacher in Africa:
How will this help you change the world for the better?
How does this lesson help you to be an upstander?
How can you apply this lesson to your own life in a meaningful way?
What specifically would you add to this lesson that would appeal to you?
What Way of Knowing (WOK) did you utilize most ?
How did this lesson make you feel and why?
Summarize this lesson or skills learned in one sentence while smiling.
The next questions are taken from 2007 Foundation for Critical thinking Press http://www.criticalthinking.org
What did you learn that will help you act reasonably and effectively in your life?
How will this help you become a more proficient reader, writer, speaker, listener?
How will it help you improve the quality of your life and the lives of others?
How will it make you become reasonable and a fair-minded person?
How will it help you use your reasoning skills to contribute to your own emotional life and that of others?

From Zane Dickey

How will this help you change the world for the better?
How does this lesson help you to be an upstander?
How can you apply this lesson to your own life in a meaningful way?
What specifically would you add to this lesson that would appeal to you?
What Way of Knowing (WOK) did you utilize most today?
How did this lesson make you feel and why?
Summarize this lesson or skills learned in one sentence while smiling.
What did you learn that will help you act reasonably and effectively in your life?
How will this help you become a more proficient reader, writer, speaker, listener?
How will it help you improve the quality of your life and the lives of others?
How will it make you become reasonable and a fair-minded person?
How will it help you use your reasoning skills to contribute to your own emotional life and that of others?
How will it help you think, feel, and act effectively and with integrity?

Stage Fright

If you have your students doing presentations in class you might want to show them this TED - Ed video on being Stage Fright.

To see the TED - Ed page from which this video came click here.

Easy Class

If you do not have an online presence for your classes, this might fit the bill for you and it is free.  You can post material.  You can have students hand in assignments.  You can have class discussions.  A calendar of events for your classes can be posted.  Students can log in and take multiple choice quizzes and easyclass will mark it for you.  Easyclass has a place for you to store all your files.  Take a look at their site by clicking here.