Posts on “ 2010 February ”

On Wednesday, February 23rd, the BrainPOP family experienced a tremendous loss with the passing of Naomi Prawer Kadar, PhD. For those of you who may not be familiar with Naomi’s work, she was both the spirit and inspiration behind BrainPOP. She was also a beloved colleague, mentor, wife of Dr. Avraham Kadar, our Founder and… Read the Rest»

Hot off the presses – we’ve got a brand new lesson plan to help infuse the excitement of the Winter Olympics into your classroom. Give your students an overview of all 15 events, explore the history of the Olympics, and track the outcome of events your students are most interested in. How are you bringing… Read the Rest»

 BrainPOP: A Remediation Tool Wednesday, February 24, 2010 4:00 PM EST Duration: 1 Hour BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. can really make a difference for students who struggle in school. An experienced teacher will explain how BrainPOP supports exceptional learners with special topics and features enabling differentiated instruction for a wide audience. Applicable for inclusion… Read the Rest»

I thought I’d try out a new series on the blog, sharing the best of the best tips, tricks, ideas, resources, etc. I’ll start with the most viewed content on our site this month. Did you know all of BrainPOP’s content (including BrainPOP Jr!) is aligned to state standards? Our State Standards Tool makes it… Read the Rest»

This is from our recent conference adventures at TCEA. Have a great weekend, everyone!

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Join us TODAY for the third in this month’s free webinar series: A 21st Century Approach to Teaching: Using Multimedia TODAY! Wednesday, February 17, 2010 4:30 PM EST *note time change from previous webinars Duration: 1 Hour Explore the best way to use BrainPOP animated movies and interactive features for students in grades 3 and… Read the Rest»

TCEA turned out to be a hit in Austin, TX this year. You can see our booth was drawing a big crowd while Peter was doing a demo. If you weren’t able to attend this conference, check out our schedule to see if we’ll be at one you can attend! We love meeting BrainPOP Educators!

BrainPOP’s got plenty of resources for your students to brush up on history. Presidents’ Day, celebrated on the third Monday in February, is almost upon us. Take a poll with your class to vote on which President BrainPOP should make a movie about next, and see who’s in the lead so far! Both BrainPOP and… Read the Rest»

I found that when I was in the classroom and I had students interested in sports, resources were pretty limited. The 2010 Winter Olympics is an international, historic event that offers a great opportunity to let those kids shine and dive into a subject they are passionate about. I’m sure their enthusiasm would be contagious… Read the Rest»