Hello! Welcome to Byrdseed. Iβm Ian Byrd. You can read more about me here. Here are some places to start exploring the site:
π§ Mailers
- Question Renovation Mailer! On Mondays, I send an email in which I renovate an old question or task I used in my classroom. Teachers find it fascinating. I find it slightly embarrassing. π
- The Puzzlements Mailer Every Friday, I send five links to curiosity-provoking videos and images. These are resources to help set a culture of curiosity in your classroom.
- My introduction to Depth and Complexity
π° Done-For-You Lessons
Byrdseed.TV. I create video lessons that you can use right away with your students. Used by over 10,000 teachers around the world. This is my full time job.
Top Pages
Here are the most-visited articles at Byrdseed:
- The Differentiator – A little app for writing lesson objectives. I created it back in 2009?!
- A Random Emoji Generator – Does what it says!
- The Library of Examples – Actually useful examples of differentiated lessons!
- An index of social and emotional needs of gifted learners
- A list of books recommended by teachers!
- An intro to Universal Themes.
- Aim High and Scaffold Down. If I had to give a single piece of advice to teachers, it would be this.