Searching the Site

As I listen to Heather, there are some good resources on this site. The boy sites have some good recommendations for books. I had originally thought it might be good to do one huge order of books but now I'm thinking it might be better to do a few small orders so we have achance to really find books.

Multiple Intelligences

Which of the multiple intelligences do your children exhibit? Here's a site to use to evaluate each student. There is audio available so the test can be accessible to all students. You can find out about your whole class or certain groups. Are there any suprises?
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/questions.cfm

Teacher Research

What is teacher research anyway? It is inquiry in your classroom. It's a systematic way to investigate your teaching practices or the way students learn. To learn more check out this site: http://gse.gmu.edu/research/tr/

Current Research

Standardized test scores show boys score lower than girls in reading. Researchers have noticed the literacy of boys to be different from girls for several reasons. Boys like different topics than girls. Boys read differently than girls. They may scan rather than read. Boys read for different purposes than girls. They read to find out information rather than for enjoyment. In their writing boys may have more action, violence or humor than girls. This year we can examine our literacy practices for boys. Maybe we can begin some teacher research in our classrooms. What do you think?