Elementary Teachers
JANUARY 15 - 22, 2013 |
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Find the latest educational resources from Iowa Public Television.
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Balance Bot Interactive
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5
 In this "Fizzy's Lunch Lab" interactive, students identify the colors associated with the food groups in the food pyramid, and select foods to balance the robots' diets so that they can dance.
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Questioning Cube
Grade Range: K-2, 3-5
 The Questioning Cube Game is a collection of seven interactive games designed to help elementary school students gain reading comprehension competences. In the game students practice asking questions about short stories or passages of expository prose. The practice of generating and answering their own questions before, during and after reading, helps students actively create solid mental connections.
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When a Lesson Goes Wrong
Professional Development
 What do you do when a lesson falls flat on its face? This is something that happens even to the best teachers. Watch Sarah Brown Wessling masterfully transition how she approaches a lesson when she realizes her first class didn't go too well. |
How Do You Measure School Success
Professional Development
More than two years after stepping down as chancellor of Washington, D.C.'s public schools, Michelle Rhee remains one of the most controversial education reformers in the nation. In this documentary from FRONTLINE, explore these issues. How do you turn around a struggling school? What makes a good teacher? How do you measure success in education, and what are the best ways to navigate barriers to reform?
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War of 1812
Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8
 In 1812, America was a young nation, still establishing its sovereignty from Britain. The United States did not have a large standing army or a national bank. Its borders - especially to the north and the northwest - were unsecured and vulnerable to attack. This interactive website offers classroom resources to help your students better understand this point in American history.
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