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Think Green with Thinkfinity: Inquiry
based Lessons and Resources
Use Thinkfinity's 55,000+ FREE resources to teach earth-friendly
behaviors including sustainable practices for how to live, work, and
play. Understand the value of environmental stewardship through the
use of practical activities such as recycling, composting and
reducing waste, inside and outside of the classroom. Be inspired by
Thinkfinity resources that will create environmental partnerships
involving students, teachers, administrators, and parents that align
with existing curriculum and state-mandated standards.
Recommended for: Grades K-8
Thursday, 10 am
Exploring Mathematics Through
All Disciplines
Thinkfinity Partner Sites provide standards-based resources that
improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students
through all subject areas. Explore lesson plans that bridge
literature and mathematics; connect mathematics to sports, rhythm to
math; apply mathematical ideas and skills to the world around;
strengthen reading comprehension through math problem solving
skills; connect mathematics and environmental concerns. Explore
links, resources and interactive activities that engage students and
prepare them with 21st century skills.
Recommended for: Grades K-12
Thursday, 11 am
Free Interactive Web Based Centers
from Thinkfinity
Be impressed by the amazing interactive resources Thinkfinity has to
offer. You will be able to implement these activities instantly.
Attend this 45 minute session and you will have numerous free
interactive, standards based activities for your classroom.
Participate in this Thinkfinity session and you will discover a
plethora of materials you'll use all year.
Recommended for: Grades K-5
Thursday, 12 noon
Data, Data Everywhere! Data
Analysis for All Grades
The amount of statistical information needed to help make
decisions throughout all walks of everyday life is staggering.
Thinkfinity addresses The NCTM Standards of Data Analysis and
Probability through all subject areas so K-12 students will be able
to…
* formulate
questions that can be answered with data;
* select and use
appropriate statistical methods to analyze data;
* develop and
evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data;
* understand and
apply basic concepts of probability
Recommended for: Grades K-12
Thursday, 1 pm
The Technology Enhanced
Language Arts Classroom
Language Arts teachers – see how you can quickly and easily find
free, standards based resources to integrate technology into a
non-technology curriculum. There is no need to be a technology
expert! Anyone can do it. Experience a hands-on guided tour through
Thinkfinity to see some of the 55,000 resources including
interactives, video clips, audio clips, rubrics, handouts, maps, and
more.Thinkfinity.org provides teachers, parents, and students with
quick access to educational resources created by experts
specifically for the classroom.
Recommended for: Grades 7-12
Thursday, 2 pm
Great
Websites for For a Project Based Classroom
Thinkfinity is just the help you have been looking for to implement
project based learning in your classroom. Thinkfinity's
classroom-ready lesson plans and other online teaching materials
make it easy to integrate Thinkfinity resources into your classroom.
You'll find primary source materials, interactive student resources
and grade-specific research lists to help you tailor materials to
your teaching style and needs. Thinkfinity content is appropriate
and reliable, endorsed by the nation's leading education
organizations.
Recommended for: Grades 3-12
Thursday, 3 pm
Inquiry based
Science with Thinkfinity
Use Thinkfinity's 55,000+ FREE resources to strengthen classroom
science programs and to enhance the way students learn science by
making connections to fundamental scientific concepts and
principles. Discover how Thinkfinity’s innovative and comprehensive
resources will advance student science practices and content
knowledge. Find out how to use Thinkfinity to extend science
learning beyond the classroom and to create scientific communities
involving students, teachers, administrators, and parents.
Recommended for: Grades K-8
Thursday, 4 pm
Free
Standards Based Resources for 21st Century Learners
Thinkfinity’s free, standards-based resources will help you meet the
criteria outlined in the 21st Century Skills Framework as put forth
by The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. In this hands-on
workshop surf through the site to see some of the 55,000 resources
including interactives, video clips, audio clips, rubrics, handouts,
and maps that will engage your digital learners. Thinkfinity
provides teachers, parents, and students with quick access to the
educational resources created by experts specifically for the
classroom and your 21st century students.
Recommended for: Grades 7-12
Friday, 9 am
Bring
Language Arts Into your Social Studies Classroom
Primary sources, video clips, pod casts, photo galleries, and
interactives from Thinkfinity’s nationally renowned content partners
are engaging and provocative. Make these motivating materials part
of your classroom by using Thinkfinity’s comprehensive lesson plans.
Incorporate these easily accessible resources in your social studies
classroom while meeting language arts standards, too. Social studies
teacher and New Jersey 2008 Teacher of the Year, John Kline, will
show you how.
Recommended for: Grades K-8
Friday, 10 am
Free Standards Based Resources for 21st Century Learners
Thinkfinity’s free, standards-based resources will help you meet the
criteria outlined in the 21st Century Skills Framework as put forth
by The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. In this hands-on
workshop surf through the site to see some of the 55,000 resources
including interactives, video clips, audio clips, rubrics, handouts,
and maps that will engage your digital learners. Thinkfinity
provides teachers, parents, and students with quick access to the
educational resources created by experts specifically for the
classroom and your 21st century students.
Recommended for: Grades K-5
Friday, 11 am
Exploring
Mathematics Through All Disciplines
Thinkfinity Partner Sites provide standards-based resources that
improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students
through all subject areas. Explore lesson plans that bridge
literature and mathematics; connect mathematics to sports, rhythm to
math; apply mathematical ideas and skills to the world around;
strengthen reading comprehension through math problem solving
skills; connect mathematics and environmental concerns. Explore
links, resources and interactive activities that engage students and
prepare them with 21st century skills.
Recommended for: Grades K-12
Friday, 12 noon
The
Technology Enhanced Language Arts Classroom
Language Arts teachers – see how you can quickly and easily find
free, standards based resources to integrate technology into a
non-technology curriculum. There is no need to be a technology
expert! Anyone can do it. Experience a hands-on guided tour through
Thinkfinity to see some of the 55,000 resources including
interactives, video clips, audio clips, rubrics, handouts, maps, and
more.Thinkfinity.org provides teachers, parents, and students with
quick access to educational resources created by experts
specifically for the classroom.
Recommended for: Grades 7-12
Friday, 1 pm
Great
Websites for For a Project Based Classroom
Thinkfinity is just the help you have been looking for to implement
project based learning in your classroom. Thinkfinity's
classroom-ready lesson plans and other online teaching materials
make it easy to integrate Thinkfinity resources into your classroom.
You'll find primary source materials, interactive student resources
and grade-specific research lists to help you tailor materials to
your teaching style and needs. Thinkfinity content is appropriate
and reliable, endorsed by the nation's leading education
organizations.
Recommended for: Grades 3-12
Friday, 2 pm
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