TeachHUB, and the first infographic made by (my) kids!

For National Library Week, TeachHUB.com and Clever Girls Collective are proud to present the world's First Ever Infographic Made By Kids! For more information about TeachHUB.com, please visit their website.

  
I don't know if you all know this, but I am a special education teacher.  Because of this, I am always on the hunt for the most new ideas, current practices and lessons that meet the common core.  I look on pinterest, blogs, message boards...you name. it!  We now I found a great new site with all of this along with ideas and techniques to use in the classroom.  TeachHUB is the newest place for teachers to go for up-to-date education information, a place to share ideas and "borrow" others, and where you can go to find professional development of your choosing.  

TeachHUB's mission is to improve the quality of education by making available the most current, complete and affordable resources for all K-12 Educators.  "Built by Teachers, for Teachers, we offer free lesson plans, the latest in education news, professional development and real teacher blogs plus the tools and applications modern Educators need to maintain a level of excellence in their classrooms."  TeachHUB.com provides the latest in education technology, news and tools. It's a great free resource for all K-12 teachers.

My favorite part?  I really like that on the home page, they list the top 7 stories using pictures.  This way I can see at a quick glance the newest topics being featured. It's quick and easy to find what other educators are interested in and checking out.

Recently I administered a survey to my students asking them varied questions about what they know about reading, who their favorite characters are, and what do they know about certain library topics.  The kids loved that they were filling out a "survey", and I loved the answers to "what does your teacher do over the Summer?" 

Check out the first infographic made by kids: 

TeachHUB.com is a free resource for teachers and parents who want the latest in education news and technology. You can see the latest articles from TeachHUB by subscribing to their Facebook pageor following them on Twitter.
 

I was selected for this opportunity by Clever Girls Collective, and content and opinions expressed here are all my own. To learn more about the TeachHUB.com, visit their website.#CleverTeachers #NLW13

Come Join the Fun @ Gap Kids Shine On Saturdays!!!

This post is sponsored by GapKids. Check out all the fun Shine On activities at your nearest Gap store. For event dates and locations, visit Gap’s Facebook page and join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #ShineOn.

I LOVE GAP.  Have I ever mentioned that?  I think Jack's entire wardrobe is from there.  AND I have spent enough there to keep my SILVER status for the past two years.  What I also love is free events.  Especially free events for kids that involves activities that I can do with Jack, like art events.  This month, select GapKids stores will be hosting a series of special art projects by Merrilee Liddiard of Mer Mag!  Merrilee was inspired by the GapKids and babyGap fall collection, including the best new 1969 denim.  Jewel Box Skinnies for girls (the new skinny jean updated in bright stretchy denim) and Action Stretch Demin for boys (designed for play all day-it's denim that's made to move)

Each Saturday there will be fun events for the family to participate in!  Everything from creating geometric masterpieces on canvas using paint and tape to colorful, custom journals to get kids ready for back-to-school, the projects help kids express their creativity! I know I will be checking them out, and I think you should too.  For you local Chicago folk, here are the upcoming Gap Shine On events:

Saturday, August 11

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

GapKids @ Sheffield

1740 N. Sheffield

Chicago, Illinois 60614

Saturday, August 18

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

GapKids @ Westfield Old Orchard

4999 Old Orchard Center #A6

Skokie, Illinois 60077

Saturday, August 25

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

GapKids @ Oakbrook Shopping Center

533 Oakbrook Center

Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
 

Let me know if you plan on attending one and maybe I'll see you there!

Those of you in other areas:

 

Select GapKids stores in these cities are hosting Shine On Saturdays: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Dallas and Toronto!  Check Gap's Facebook page for specific locations!

  

 I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

Switch to Yahoo! for a Great Cause....

The following is a post sponsored by Yahoo! Every time someone clicks here to make Yahoo! their homepage, they're showing their support for Girls For A Change.

I was selected for this opportunity by Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do.

Yahoooooooooo!  I have some great news!  Yahoo! is pledging to donate $10 to Girls For A Change for EVERY person that sets their browser’s homepage default to Yahoo! up to $10,000!! It is so simple to do, but you do have to go through this tracked link in order for it to be counted! Visit here to read the instructions on switching your homepage to Yahoo! But you do have to act quickly as only the changes made through July 1st will be counted towards the donation.


If you haven't heard about Girls for a Change, here is a little about them: Girls For A Change is a national organization that helps to empower girls to create a social change. They invite young women to lead, design, fund, and implement social change project that tackle the issues girls face in their neighborhoods. The program inspires them to have a voice, ability, and problem solving capacity to speak up, be decision makers, create change and realize their own potential!  I think this is such a great organization, and we all need to work with our young girls. 

Changing over to Yahoo! will give you so many new things.   You can customize your homepage based on interests, time of day, or what is popular for other users like you. Yahoo! also lets you uniquely view your world (email, local news) together with the world around you (current events, entertainment news, and more).   Best of all, articles on the homepage are not just news, they are also human interest articles. 

Please join me in switching over to Yahoo!, and help out a great, great cause.