Next Week's Lesson Plans Week of 4/19/14

  Emergency Lesson Plans--For Yourself!

How to Deal When Your Lesson Plan Falls Flat

http://saffron23.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Deal-When-Your-Lesson-Plan-Falls-Flat 

When a Lesson Goes Wrong

Grades 9-12 / ELA / Analysis

CCSS: ELA.RL.9-10.2 ELA.RL.9-10.9

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/when-lesson-plans-fail 

  

Why Lesson Plans Don’t Work

http://christinapilkington.com/2011/05/21/why-lesson-plans-dont-work/ 

Current Event--it's Earth Day, man!

 Earth Day 2014 News

http://abcnews.go.com/topics/lifestyle/earth-day.htm 

Earth Day 2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-fedrizzi/earth-day-2014_b_5175777.html?utm_hp_ref=earth-day 

Earth Day 2014: Lesson Plans, Reading Lists, and Classroom Ideas  

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/earth-day-lesson-plans-matt-dav

Thought Provoking, Aren't These?

Inventive Games That Teach Kids About Empathy and Social Skills

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/ 

Why You Should Unplug

http://www.edudemic.com/why-you-should-unplug/ 

Test Prep--For All Involved

Ten Ways to Make Test Prep Fun

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1873:ten-ways-to-make-test-prep-fun&catid=105:teachers-aide&Itemid=299 

Test Prep with Virtual Tools: 10 Flashcard Apps for Mobile Devices

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/10-flaschard-apps-mobile-devices-monica-burns 

Music for the Soundtrack of Your Classroom: Test Prep Time

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/04/music-for-soundtrack-of-your-classroom.html 

Teaching Is Giving Kids The Confidence To Try http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-giving-kids-confidence-to.html