Muslim Woman in Amman

It's been a while since I made an education post so I thought I'd go back to my roots and present to you a Unit plan I wrote for my Master's Course. We were assigned to write a Unit Plan that takes into account the Design thinking model of Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype,  and Test. I even had to make an infographic to show how they are all connected which I'm sharing with you.  I created this plan for Librarians to help supplement a Homeroom teacher's own research unit. I used a template for Understanding by Design because that is what our school uses in our curriculum design process. Because this is to support a homeroom teacher and isn't meant as a complete all-encompassing unit some pieces were left out. In particular a topic for the research project as well as summative assessment information. Sadly I'll probably never use this unit in my own work because that isn't how we conduct lessons in the Library at my school but I really thought it soun...

This week I want to sing praises for sidewalk chalk. I use Crayola's big 48 piece chalk set . I purchase a box every year and I can't imagine teaching without it handy. While I don't use it everyday having it around is so very useful. The first time I used chalk was to teach a lesson outside. It gave the kids some fun in the sun and let them go a little wild in a big open space, especially because I have a pretty small classroom. Another good use for sidewalk chalk is having it available when you need a quick art project, during those rare down times.  Or a quick lesson on cave drawings. And sometimes just to let the kids have fun during recess. Sidewalk chalk in my humble opinion is a must have staple in the Elementary classroom. FYI: I am not getting paid to advertise this is just my opinion.