"When executed correctly, anchor charts are a visual and tangible reminder of how to do something new and complex. They reveal choices, provide strategies, and foster independence— all of which build a student who possesses perseverance and grit. However, the potential impact of this instructional tool often goes untapped.<View> this 55-minute webinar to learn how to make anchor charts an integral component to effective instruction — regardless of grade level, content area, or classroom setting.AgendaLearn of the purposes, functions, and types of anchor charts.Build well-planned anchor charts with students and during instruction.Acquire various methods to share and store paper-based and digital charts."Supporting handout providedAll from Smekens Education

Coaches and players need to know proper baseball infield positioning and all the major defenses for different situations. Learn infield halfway, double play depth, infield in, and shifts for both righty and lefty hitters.

This Module outlines Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR), a strategy for helping students to improve their reading comprehension skills. In CSR, students work together in small groups to apply comprehension strategies as they read text from a content area, such as social studies or science (est. completion time: 1 hour).

Using a website simulation tool, students build on their understanding of random processes on networks to interact with the graph of a social network of individuals and simulate the spread of a disease. They decide which two individuals on the network are the best to vaccinate in an attempt to minimize the number of people infected and "curb the epidemic." Since the results are random, they run multiple simulations and compute the average number of infected individuals before analyzing the results and assessing the effectiveness of their vaccination strategies.

Resource for Teachers with newcomer students.
A quick reference guide for classroom use.

Evan Longoria shares his tips to plate discipline. Learn to accept and take strikes if you can't make the hit accurate and powerful. Adjust your strategy based on the count and be ready to swing at the pitch you hit best.

A handout for parent use. Tips, strategies and resources to help students increase math fluency with help from parents at home.

Three pitch efficiency in baseball: what is it, and why is it so important for pitchers?

Learn what the manager of a baseball team does, including calling all the shots, deciding the lineup of his team and the team's strategy with expert tips and advice on baseball rules and basics in this free online baseball video clip.