Are you teaching computer programming to students? This is a quarter-length curriculum to help classroom teachers teach the Scratch programming language. It contains 30 full-color, student-tested... More > tutorials (beginning, intermediate, and advanced), including making games like Pong, Asteroids, Pac-Man, an additional "retro game", an original game, and two real-world challenge programs. Teachers who purchase either the ebook or paperback can make a class set for their students to use. Scratch is a free programming application developed by the MIT Media Lab and is available at http://scratch.mit.edu.< Less
Are you teaching computer programming to students? This is a quarter-length curriculum to help classroom teachers teach the Scratch programming language. It contains 30 full-color, student-tested... More > tutorials (beginning, intermediate, and advanced), including making games like Pong, Asteroids, Pac-Man, an additional "retro game", an original game, and two real-world challenge programs. Teachers who purchase either the ebook or paperback can make a class set for their students to use. Scratch is a free programming application developed by the MIT Media Lab and is available at http://scratch.mit.edu.< Less
Straight from the classroom, this book contains the curriculum used by a middle-school teacher to teach students to program in BASIC. Daily worksheets and programs walk students through programming... More > basics (loops, variables, conditional staements). The final assignment is to create a text adventure game. Teacher tips and worksheet answers are provided as well as discussion of the teachers' own example games, which are available free online. Teachers are authorized to print a class set for their students' use.< Less
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How did we name our planets? What about the days of our week? Months of the year? This is a collection of mythologies from the Greek, Egyptian, and Norse traditions. It has been... More > written with the average middle-school student in mind. (So the gory, disgusting, and socially objectionable parts of these stories have been edited to make them more appropriate for kids.) It has been used in the public school setting as the text for a semester-length elective class for 5th through 8th grade students. This is the teacher edition of the student workbook with answers to all the questions, wordsearches, mazes, and activities that go along with each story.< Less
This is a practical look at being a Christian youth worship leader. The author's point of view has been developed while leading youth worship for 16 years under several pastors and age groups. Room... More > arrangement, sound mixing, lighting, and selecting songs are among the topics discussed. A great way to take a fresh look at how you lead worship in your youth group. "Be the frame, not the picture."< Less
A collection of 52 classroom-tested labs and activities for 7th grade science based on the California state standards. Includes helpful directions and background for the teacher as well as all print... More > outs and worksheets for the students.< Less
How did we name our planets? What about the days of our week? Months of the year? This is a collection of mythologies from the Greek, Egyptian, and Norse traditions. It has been written with the... More > average middle-school student in mind. (So the gory, disgusting, and socially objectionable parts of these stories have been edited to make them more appropriate for kids.) It has been used in the public school setting as the text for a semester-length elective class for 5th through 8th grade students.< Less
How did we name our planets? What about the days of our week? Months of the year? This is a collection of mythologies from the Greek, Egyptian, and Norse traditions. It has been written with the... More > average middle-school student in mind. (So the gory, disgusting, and socially objectionable parts of these stories have been edited to make them more appropriate for kids.) It has been used in the public school setting as the text for a semester-length elective class for 5th through 8th grade students. This is the student workbook with questions, wordsearches, mazes, and activities to go along with each story.< Less
This is a practical look at being a Christian youth worship leader. The author's point of view has been developed while leading youth worship for 16 years under several pastors and age groups. Room... More > arrangement, sound mixing, lighting, and selecting songs are among the topics discussed. A great way to take a fresh look at how you lead worship in your youth group. "Be the frame, not the picture."< Less
How did we name our planets? What about the days of our week? Months of the year? This is a collection of mythologies from the Greek, Egyptian, and Norse traditions. It has been written with the... More > average middle-school student in mind. (So the gory, disgusting, and socially objectionable parts of these stories have been edited to make them more appropriate for kids.) It has been used in the public school setting as the text for a semester-length elective class for 5th through 8th grade students. This is the teacher edition of the student workbook with answers to all the questions, wordsearches, mazes, and activities that go along with each story.< Less
Craig Whitmore is a 15-year public school teacher. He lives in Bakersfield, CA, with his wife, Tara, who homeschools three of their five children. Craig teaches 7th grade life science and elective classes on computer programming and mythology. He was recognized as Technology Teacher of the Year for the Kern County CUE group in 2011/12. Craig earned a BS in Biology, his CA Clear Teaching Credential, and a Masters in Education (Curriculum & Instruction / Technology) all from CSU Bakersfield. . The content of these books has been presented at the following conferences: . Teaching Basic / Scratch: ......CSIT (Computer Science and Information Technology) ......TechED (Technology in Education) ......KernCUE (Computer Using Educators) . Science Labs: ......CSTA (California Science Teachers Association) ......GCSN (Gold Coast Science Network) . You can contact Craig at craigwhitmore@yahoo.com
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