Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Evaluate a Text for Its Graphics and Visual Appeal
Authors add visuals to get your attention, set the tone, or make a point. Sometimes they are successful; sometimes not. This lesson will teach you how to evaluate texts for the clarity of their graphics and for their visual appeal....
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Newton's Method
This site offers a tutorial on Newton's Method. Be sure to check the discussion link. The site offers the formula for finding the successive approximations of a root.
Success Link
Success Link: Hands on Alphabet
A lesson plan that incorporates different learning styles for teaching the letters of the alphabet.
PBS
Pbs: Misunderstood Minds
A wonderful spotlight on scientific explanations behind learning differences and strategies to aid success in school. Includes profiles of the students in the documentary as well as interactive activities designed to give site visitors a...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Persuading Others
Identify the elements that make a successful TV advertisement. Identify the difference between verbal and visual features and say how they can be combined. Use the video camera to produce advertisements that show understanding of the...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 10: Toddling Toward Reading
Hosted by Reba McEntire, "Toddling Toward Reading" examines what it takes to give preschoolers the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers. Features children's book author and illustrator Sandra Boynton, whose...
University of Washington
University Washington: Memory and Learning for Kids
This University of Washington site includes interactive java-based games to test your memory. There are also lots of in-class activities for testing concentration and memory.
Auburn University
Auburn University: Developing Reading Fluency
How can you develop reading fluency in your students? This site offers insight into the direct and indirect approaches to teaching reading fluency. Come and check it out.