Curriculum+Connections

//Don’t make blogging and global projects an add-on. Integrate your standards for mathematics, literacy and other subjects into projects. [|Linda Yollis & Kathleen Morris] //

Aligning with the Common Core Standards:
 * Writing:  In conjunction with the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing, “students need to learn to use writing as a way of offering and supporting opinions, demonstrating understanding of the subjects they are studying, and conveying real and imagined experiences and events”
 * Math:  Guiding Principle 5 “An effective mathematics program builds upon and develops students’ literacy skills and knowledge. “Mathematics classrooms should incorporate a variety of written assignments ranging from math journals to formal written proofs
 * ELA:  Guiding Principle 5 “An effective English language arts and literacy curriculum emphasizes writing arguments, explanatory/informative texts, and narratives”.
 * Mass. Science & Technology/Engineering Frameworks:  Guiding Principle VI: “Students should be able to use reading, writing, and communication skills to enhance their understanding of scientific and technological/engineering text materials”.

ACTIVITY: Please visit the Blog Post: [|Blogging through the Curriculum] and complete the activity listed.

RESOURCES: [|Visual Writing Prompts] - Geared for elementary students but worth a look. Compiled/Created by Suzy Brooks: Reading Skills & Strategies on Pinterest [|Ideas for Student Blogging]: by fourth grade teacher, Pernille Ripp

[|National Novel Writing Month]: Annual writing project for students.

[|Blogging in the Science Classroom:] A post on Science Education on the Edge chronically why this teacher decided to use Blogging as a way to assess.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">[|Integrating Blogging into the Curriculum:] by Kathleen Morris a teacher in Australia.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">[|To Blog or Not to Blog]: An article written by primary teacher, Henrietta Miller.

//<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24px;">Blogging becomes the tool that makes technology integration across all the above areas of the curriculum possible and seamless. //