T4 - Jordan School District

Welcome Back to the 2010 School Year

UCET 2010 

Nominations are now open for UCET awards!
Each year at UCET one teacher, leader and network administrator are honored with a plaque and a check for $500. Do you know a deserving teacher or administrator who you want to nominate? The deadline for these nominations is Feb. 10, 2010.
http://ucet.org/#nominations

We look forward to seeing you at UCET. Great classes, free wi-fi, teacher grants for technology equipment, and super breakfasts and lunch! Murrary High School, Feb 26, 27th. Sign up at www.ucet.org

Burr!! It is cold outside, but there are many things to have fun with in January.   
It is time to teach about diversity and tolerance, talk about winter, the Winter Olympics,
and even "National Stay Healthy Month".  Check out the links below.

January 4 is the anniversary of the statehood of Utah.


•    Check out some fun lesson plans and activities.

Winter:  Activities on a Winter Theme

 
•    Winter Wonderland: Lessons for Frosty Days
    •    27 Activities and Lessons about Snow
•    Winter Math Activities  
•    Children's Literature for Winter

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

  
•    Teaching @ Tolerance
•    Martin Luther King Jr. Teaches Many Lessons
•    I Have a Dream - Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr .
•    Teacher Planet resources On Martin Luther King Jr.

2010 Winter Olympics


•    The Official Site of the Winter Olympics 2010
•    Olympic Education Programs  
•    Team USA  
•    The 2010 Olympic Torch Relay   
•    Sharing the Dream: Lesson Starters
Canadian Olympic School Program
•    International Olympic Committee    
•    Meet The Olympic Mascots
•    Road to the Games: Trivia  
•    Olympics Crafts for Kids
Science of the Olympic Winter Games

Finance in the Classroom 



Providing high-quality personal finance materials for K-12 educators, students and parents.
Finance in the Classroom is the place to help you prepare Utah's youth to be money smart.

Stay Healthy Month 

ABC Teach gives you a number of resources on Health and Nutrition

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/science/health_and_nutrition

Discovery Education Lesson Plans and more

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/eatright

Library Sparks is a great source of ideas and materials

http://www.highsmith.com/librarysparks/pages/web-resources-2010/Jan