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START: Special Tactics for Adapting Resourceful Tools Wednesday, May 12 *6:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Students with special needs don’t always get the same chance to use web 2.0 tools. Irving, however, provides many different opportunities to help all students to engage in the same web 2.0 tools as their non-disabled peers. Andrea Keller,… Read the Rest»

Longtime BrainPOP fan & super star teacher of students with Autism, Andrea Keller, will be joining us this Wednesday for our free webinar, START: Special Tactics for Adapting Resourceful Tools. You can check out the incredible, inspiring work her students have produced here. Please let your colleagues who work with students with special needs (autism,… Read the Rest»

Keep this list of BrainPOP movies handy, and check our online Curriculum Calendar for additional tie-ins. ♦ May 1: Tell (102) stories about the Empire State Building, which opened today in 1931, with our Skyscrapers movie. ♦ May 4: Breathe a little easier on World Asthma Day with our Asthma and Lungs (K-3) movies. ♦… Read the Rest»

A shiny apple. The handwritten bright red “A” at the top right margin of wide-lined paper. A welcoming morning greeting. Chalk dust. It’s Teacher Appreciation week; a time to recall those special educators that made a difference for you. I’m unable to focus on “the one” teacher who made an impact, but rather see a… Read the Rest»

Yesterday we were joined by student teacher Megan Hoke, from Atlanta, GA, as a special guest, facilitating “Using BrainPOP to Study for Teacher Certification Tests.” Since student teachers often have limited experience to draw from, and are expected to perform in a high pressure environment, Megan thought BrainPOP was a powerful tool for learning and… Read the Rest»

There are two teachers I think of every day, and this week, I’d like to give them both a special shout-out. The first is Merrie Snow, whose third-grade class I was lucky enough to join in 1980. Thanks to her creative lessons, I discovered my love of writing. Thanks to her constant support and encouragement… Read the Rest»

Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! Teachers are our heroes here at BrainPOP. I feel so fortunate to have had Professor Susan Lehr, Ph.D. as a professor when I was getting my teaching degree as an undergraduate. She taught me that “the best thing you can give a student is a blank piece of paper.” She’s a… Read the Rest»

Join us in May for one of our free weekly webinars, taking place every Wednesday at 4:30 pm EDT unless otherwise noted. This month, special guests cover a range of topics beginning with “Student Teachers: Using BrainPOP for Studying for Certification Tests” (May 5). Next up is “Special Tactics for Adapting Resourceful Tools” (May 12… Read the Rest»