Teaching resources,
including teacher-made resources and
teacher-created materials, are widely available for educators
everywhere, because of their easy accessibility over the internet and
the
very little or almost no cost required.
Several teacher resource websites offer educational resources or
worksheets for every year level and subject.
Most of these are free
although they may not be published without permission from the author,
neither may they be sold. These sites, in fact, encourage educators to
inform their colleagues about these new and creative teaching materials
as well as request comments or corrections of these materials.
Some teacher
websites extensively promote submissions of
ideas and input for new teaching sources. One good thing about this is
that there will be more teacher-made resources checked by their own
peers for quality and the best content. Some teacher sites are
updated regularly, such as once a month, so that the materials are
up-to-date and in tune with the many changes in the education sector.
The updates are very crucial to meeting the changing needs of educators
around the world.
The IB booklist is one of the best teaching resources for literary
enhancement programs in schools. It can be used as a guide,
not only for
IB schools
but for any educational institution at its
option. The list includes titles of books, by both American and foreign
authors. The list may be accessed at some teacher resource websites,
hence, may serve as a guide not only to educators, but for students who
are looking for some advanced reading resources.
Another very useful teaching resource is the
Flat Stanley activity.
The
Flat Stanley Project is an international literacy and community
building activity wherein a student makes a flat paper character, or
Flat Stanley, begins writing a journal with him for a few days, and
sends both Flat Stanley and journal to a student from another school
also involved in the project.
The second student finishes the journal and then returns it to the
original sender. The Flat Stanley Project is not just a pen-pal
activity but is also a writing and literary experience for students and
a free teaching resource for schools.
Report card comments are
also valuable free teacher resources
obtainable from teacher resource websites. Comments are categorized
according to year level and subject taught, and may be general or
specific.
Tips for making one’s own comments can also be found on this
website.
Books on report card comments may be bought also, but
resorting to websites is more advisable, because these are updated
regularly and the collection of comments grows.
Presently, educators need not worry about obtaining good
teaching
resources, because there are a lot available
on the internet. Teaching now is easier and more fulfilling with the
help of both proven-effective, traditional teaching methods and the
technological advances of our time.
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