One valuable resource that i found available through the Alabama Virtual Library is PBS Learning Media, which is a free digital platform offering thousands of high-quality, educational materials that are based on the common core standards and Alabama State Standards.. Its focus spans across all core subjects including math, science, English language arts, and social studies, and it provides engaging content such as videos, interactive lessons, lesson plans, and quizzes. PBS Learning Media is suitable for all grade levels, from elementary through high school, making it a very useful tool for any educator. For 7th grade math, I could use this resource to supplement a unit on proportional reasoning or real-world applications of percentages by incorporating short video clips and interactive simulations that help students visualize abstract concepts like tax, tip, or interest. More broadly, this resource can support differentiated instruction and cross-curricular learning for a wide range of students and subject areas.
Your screencast about PBS LearningMedia was very informative and helpful for me. I appreciate you navigating through this resource to show us useful features that I did not know of. I am very excited to implement interactive tools this upcoming school year for teaching multi-step equations to students who have difficulty understanding this concept. In addition, I also liked the videos that show the application of mathematics in various careers. These videos will answer the two most frequently asked questions by students: “How is this used in real life?” and “When am I ever going to use this in real life?”.
ReplyDeleteDusty, I really appreciate you walking me through the PBS LearningMedia website. You provided great commentary and great presentation features in the video. PBS LearningMedia seems like a great website to use as an educator. It provided potential lessons capped off with formative and summative assessments. I could potentially use this this year in my world history class. In particular, I would like to use this during my lunch class, which has 20 extra minutes to fill. I can see myself using this website or something very similar to help facilitate more learning opportunities for my students. This website and its features, like the handouts, which are so conveniently hyperlinked, will be very helpful this fall. The interactive tools are very useful and friendly for educators and students alike. I also appreciate the real-life application. Well done!
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