http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=2325&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by goldwriteren-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/internet/web-development/articles/21125.aspxFri, 26 Dec 2008 06:20:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21125goldwriterGain exposure or share your message to the world. With technology, you can create, and appear on your own Internet channel. Learn how to create your own YouTube channel. Becoming an Internet Star Have you ever dreamed of appearing on television? For many people, appearing in YouTube videos is the next best thing. In fact, some people have replaced ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/11674.aspxSun, 19 Oct 2008 13:36:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11674goldwriterDuring your teaching career, you may be called upon to proctor or administer a standardized test. Here are some general suggestions for this task. Basic Suggestions During your teaching career, you may be called upon to proctor the PSAT or state standardized examinations. Although schools and school systems have different facilities for test admini...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/43022.aspxSun, 19 Oct 2008 12:55:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:43022goldwriterThe following lesson plan helps students who may be more advanced to apply the concept of irony to a novel. Introduction The following lesson plan helps students who may be more advanced to apply the concept of irony to a novel. The novel, Gentlehands by M.E. Kerr has a surprise ending, because one of the characters does not fit the stereotype read...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/11675.aspxSun, 19 Oct 2008 08:35:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11675goldwriterAn activating strategy for a unit helps to engage students and create interest for the lesson. The following is the activating strategy for the novel, 1984 by George Orwell. Activate Knowlege The teacher will tell the students that today they will have a new set of rules in addition to the classroom rules. The new rules will be in effect for 15 min...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/10859.aspxSun, 12 Oct 2008 18:02:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10859goldwriterThis is the second part of a two-part series on planning IEP meetings. Sending Out Invitations In the first part of this two-part series on planning IEP meetings, we reviewed the student's files and made sure that there were no errors. We also contacted the student's parents/guardians to arrange the meeting. We have also decided on the other people...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/11045.aspxTue, 14 Oct 2008 03:55:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11045goldwriterIrony can be challenging to teach, but a visual lesson and a demonstration can students understand this abstract concept. Use Pictures and Demonstrations The concept of irony can be challenging to teach, but here is how it can be taught in the high school special education classroom. Use pictures and a demonstration to help students understand iron...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/reviews/11198.aspxWed, 15 Oct 2008 05:20:57 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11198goldwriterIs it really Easy to use the Easy IEP online program for writing IEPs? Is It Really Easy? Easy IEP, developed by Woody Farely, John Deigham, Tom Farley and Tim Wolf, Starting from Scratch Thankfully, because we have been using the program for at least three years, by the time we receive students in our high school, some of the data has alre...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/reviews/10860.aspxSun, 12 Oct 2008 15:19:41 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10860goldwriterDo you want to share files with parents, students and other teachers online? Why not create a blog. Edublogs offers free blogs for teachers. Create a Classroom Blog Do you want to share files with parents, students and other teachers online? Why not create a blog. Edublogs offers free blogs for teachers. The blogs are easy to set up, requiring ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9857.aspxSat, 04 Oct 2008 03:31:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9857goldwriterStudents will learn how the author uses word choices to shape character personalities and drive the theme of the novel. Essential Question The essential question provides a focus for the lesson and gives students a question to answer at the end. This will help you to assess understanding. The essential question for this lesson is What are some of t...http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/9858.aspxSat, 04 Oct 2008 02:40:31 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:9858goldwriterThe following is a culminating assessment for the novel, Gentlehands. The Task/Activity As students read Gentlehands they will learn that character traits are descriptive words which help us infer information about a character. They will analyze characters, comparing and contrasting character traits, and writing an essay using context from the ...