January Staff Development Workshop
New
Date:
The aim of this Staff
Development Workshop is to become aware of available
Internet resources to improve student achievement in math, science, and
language arts.
Teacher’s Name: Denna Stroud
Grade Level: 2
Language Arts Internet Resources-List sites you feel would be useful in assisting students in skill mastery. The website URL can be copied and pasted in the space provided below. Explain briefly how you would utilize the site.
Site 1: : http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/meanings.htm
Utilization: Second Grade students have a very difficult time with multi- meaning words. I would use this activity to introduce the concept.
Site 2: http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/Name-It_files/frame.htm
Utilization: I would let my students do this activity in the computer lab to practice identifying nouns.
Math Internet Resources-List sites you feel would be useful in assisting students in skill mastery. The website URL can be copied and pasted in the space provided below. Explain briefly how you would utilize the site.
Site 1: http://www1.saxonpublishers.com/tech/basic_facts/basicFacts.html
Utilization: I have some students who have a very difficult time on the addition timed tests. The parents have requested extra worksheets. I would recommend this web site to them instead.
Site 2: http://www.aplusmath.com/games/picture/AddPicture.html
Utilization: I would recommend this site to parents for extra practice at home. I would also use it in my classroom for extra practice
Science Internet Resources-List sites you feel would be useful in assisting students in skill mastery. The website URL can be copied and pasted in the space provided below. Explain briefly how you would utilize the site.
Site 1: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1m1a.html
Utilization: I would use this activity to review parts of a plant before a unit test.
Site 2: http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/home.htm
Utilization: We use THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS series with several of our science units. I would use this site in the computer lab and allow students to learn more about topics they are interested in.