Charting the Course to Literary Analysis- Using Story Maps
Story maps are tools for increasing the reading comprehension and writing skills of students. This video offers several reasons why story maps should be used to increase reading comprehension.
How to Teach Reading Sub-Skills
The goal in teaching reading sub-skills is to increase a student's
comprehension and vocabulary, and this can be done by using a variety of texts, such as textbooks, novels, poems, newspaper articles, diaries and advertisements. Teach children how to judge what text might be from the article's title with help from an English specialist in this clip.
Spelling Skills Using a Sound Stretching Technique
Teaching students to use the sound stretching strategy to improve spelling skills using the Early Interventions in Reading program from SRA/McGraw-Hill. Early Interventions in Reading combines direct and explicit teaching strategies with a scaffolded instructional approach that focuses on improving reading skills. (1:35)
Teaching Spelling Skills with Direct Instruction
Teacher presenting a Direct Instruction reading program lesson
from the spelling component of SRA/McGraw-Hill's Reading Mastery
program. Direct instruction programs use scripted presentation books and signals to engage students frequently during each day's lesson.
Christmas Lesson Plan Ideas
Check out www.Teachnology.com We look at Christmas project ideas for your classroom. We offer some teaching ideas you probably havent heard of before.
Cold War: Marshall Plan - part 1/5
1942 - 1952 The U.S. adopts the Truman doctrine, pledging to defend freedom worldwide. Secretary of State George Marshall plans to bolster economic recovery in Europe. Seeing this as a threat, Stalin forbids his satellites to participate. The world effectively divides.
Cold War: Marshall Plan - part 2/5
1942 - 1952 The U.S. adopts the Truman doctrine, pledging to defend freedom worldwide. Secretary of State George Marshall plans to bolster economic recovery in Europe. Seeing this as a threat, Stalin forbids his satellites to participate. The world effectively divides.
Cold War: Marshall Plan - part 3/5
1942 - 1952 The U.S. adopts the Truman doctrine, pledging to defend freedom worldwide. Secretary of State George Marshall plans to bolster economic recovery in Europe. Seeing this as a threat, Stalin forbids his satellites to participate. The world effectively divides.
Cold War: Marshall Plan - part 4/5
1942 - 1952 The U.S. adopts the Truman doctrine, pledging to defend freedom worldwide. Secretary of State George Marshall plans to bolster economic recovery in Europe. Seeing this as a threat, Stalin forbids his satellites to participate. The world effectively divides.
Cold War: Marshall Plan - part 5/5
1942 - 1952 The U.S. adopts the Truman doctrine, pledging to defend freedom worldwide. Secretary of State George Marshall plans to bolster economic recovery in Europe. Seeing this as a threat, Stalin forbids his satellites to participate. The world effectively divides.
What was the European Marshall Plan? 1
One Contemporary Look at the original Marshall Plan--Bob Hope narrating. The statement by Marshall is quite moving.
What was the European Marshall Plan? 2
European Marshall Plan Retrospective
The Marshall Plan
This short video has footage of George Marshall testifying before Congress in January, 1948 about the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II.
Camouflaging and Defense Skills
In this video, you will see many amazing camouflaging and defensive skills of a variety of sea creatures. Â Through these adaptations these fish are able to escape or avoid their predators. Â A great video that is narrated well.
'Revolutionary' CO2 Maps Zoom in on Greenhouse Gas Sources
A new, high resolution, interactive map of United States carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has found that the emissions aren't all where we thought.... Run time 04:53.
Weather Maps
This is a short presentation (with narration) on how to use weather maps. The narrator discusses warm and cold fronts. The sound could be better.
Test your French skills - La Nourriture (Food), Part 2
Test your French skills. Look at the Part 1 of this series, then come watch this video and see if you can remember the French vocabulary. There is no sound...just the images and a countdown to test your recall.
Study Skills
See the importance of planning what you need to study. Always keep in mind the end result you are working toward. Working together with friends to teach and learn. The video is directed to the student at the mid or high school level, giving tips to help them study. Run time 04:47.
Tom Burns "Essential Study Skills"
See the obstacles that keep us from learning, and how to overcome them. Use strategies to develop good study habits - including developing confidence. Run time 04:06.
Exploring Wisconsin Our Home-Maps: Our Windows on the World Maps: Our Windows on the World - Everyone uses maps on a daily basis. Simple mental maps help people find their way through the routine of daily life, while more complex maps assist people as they navigate through an infinite variety of new environments and tasks. In this program, students will become acquainted with the great variety of maps and will come to understand what maps are, how they work,
