Growth Plan

Growth Plan
My plan is to continue to collaborate with teachers around me and around the world in order to stay up to date on resources. The list below contains a few of the resources accumulated over the course of this class and will be expanded as I expand my knowledge base.
Resource	Use	Reason	URL
Local Resource
Hood School Website	Local Resource	It has info such as the Lynn calendar and links to several Lynn teacher resources.	http://www.lynnschools.org/ourschools_hood.shtml
Hood School Facebook Page	Local Resource	It has cute pictures of fun things the kids do.	Official:  https://www.facebook.com/HoodElementary/ Unofficial:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hood/724078720981058
Administrative Tasks
EdShelf	Administrative Tasks	“A socially-curated discovery engine of websites, mobile apps, desktop programs, and electronic products for teaching and learning.”- An easy way to find apps that other educators use and like.	https://edshelf.com/
Pinterest	Administrative Tasks	All of the most creative teachers post and pin on Pinterest so it’s often a better search option than Google if I need something specific and it has inspiring ideas when I’m just browsing.	https://www.pinterest.com/
Kahn Academy	Administrative Tasks	A great resource for finding videos for review or to include in a lesson.	https://www.khanacademy.org/
Super Teacher Worksheets	Administrative Tasks	Print and go worksheets, games, activities, and reading passages.	https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/index.html
Teachers Pay Teachers	Administrative Tasks	Engaging games and activities in a wide variety of topics.	https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/index.html
Global Citizens
iEARN-USA (International Education and Research Network”	Global Citizens	“Teachers connect their students through iEARN's secure online platform to meet their peers, share ideas and work together on global projects.”	http://us.iearn.org/
ePals	Global Citizens	Connects classrooms all over the world to chat.	https://www.epals.com/
Radio Garden	Global Citizens	Allows classes to listen to radio stations from around the world.	http://radio.garden/
OxFam Education	Global Citizens	The guide helps teachers to incorporate global citizenship in the subject areas.	https://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/education-for-global-citizenship-a-guide-for-schools
Student Presenters, Parent Communication
VoiceThread	Student Presenters, Parent Communication	“Ed VoiceThread is a platform where students develop critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity skills.” –Very versatile video editor can be used in a wide variety of ways.	https://voicethread.com/myvoice/
Screencastify	Student Presenters, Parent Communication	Screen casts your computer screen to make videos- can also have voiceover.	https://www.screencastify.com/
Explain Everything (iPad App not desktop version)	Student Presenters, Parent Communication	Create videos with voiceover- the writing/ drawing feature make sit great for math tutorials.	https://explaineverything.com/
Student Researchers
Wolfram Alpha	Student Researchers	It is a “computational knowledge engine” which gives you the relevant computational info you have searched for. It can be especially useful in math.	http://www.wolframalpha.com/
Assessment
Kahoot	Assessment	Allows me to assess students using multiple choice answers in an engaging way. Requires each student to have a device.	https://kahoot.it/
Socrative	Assessment	Allows me to assess students using multiple choice answers in an engaging way. Requires each student to have a device.	https://www.socrative.com/
Plickers	Assessment	Allows me to assess students using multiple choice answers in an engaging way. Only one device required.	https://www.plickers.com/
IXL	Assessment	Website has a plethora of topics for students to practice. When students answer a question wrong, data is tracked and sorted for the teacher to make grouping and remediation easier.	https://www.ixl.com/
Meeting Diverse Needs
Special iApps	Meeting Diverse Needs	The makers make apps for special education.	https://www.specialiapps.org/en-us/
Word Talk	Meeting Diverse Needs	“Free text to speech plug in for Microsoft Word” may be useful for students who have difficulties writing.	http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/home/
EdPuzzle	Meeting Diverse Needs	Teachers can create teaching videos (or use ones that already exist elsewhere on the internet) that students can view outside of school to get a better understanding of what was taught in class.	https://edpuzzle.com/
Student Scribes
Book Creator	Student Scribes	Students can create digital books of what they’ve learned that can be printed and compiled.	https://bookcreator.com/
Comic Strip Comic Maker	Student Scribes	Students can document real life math examples to print and compile into a class book.	https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/comic-strip-comic-maker/id1227190400?mt=8
Classroom Management
Bouncy Balls	Classroom Management	Helps students who lack self-regulation skills to control their volume.	https://bouncyballs.org/
Popsicle Sticks: Teacher Picks	Classroom Management	Helps to keep things fair so students don’t revolt. The paid version also allows me to make random lists and groups.	https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/popsicle-sticks-teacher-picks/id1139826444?mt=8
Decide Now	Classroom Management	Helps to keep things fair so students don’t revolt. Highly customizable and makes cool noises when the wheel spins.	https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/decide-now/id383718755?mt=8