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eTAP assists teachers in preparing their course of instruction for classroom presentation. eTAP is designed to give you quick assess to all the learning resources you can use in the classroom including: Lesson Unit Plans with an outline of instructional objectives. Instruction provided in a simplified form. Teachers can use eTAP content for their own classroom instruction. They can print eTAP material to use as class handouts to supplement their class textbooks. Also since they are online, you can recommend their use for homework to students and parents who need supplemental help. eTAP is also an excellent resource for special education, independent learning, and distance learning. Links are provided that connect to other web sites with material on the same topic. Usually these Links complement the online Instructions; occasionally they comprise the Instruction itself. Often they provide interactive games and quizzes to fit each student's individual learning style. Discovery Video links are provided that are correlated to the subject material. Most students find videos to be a more exciting and engaging way to learn and are an effective way to help students with auditory or visual learning styles. Note: Access to Discovery videos must be purchased with separate membership from United Streaming. The subscription cost for the online videos is about $1800 per high school. Many schools already have a subscription to United streaming. Practice Exercises that you can use as worksheet assignments for your students. A survey of eTAP students found that Practice Exercises were what they liked best. The students liked to confirm their understanding before they proceeded to a new topic. A Problem Section with answers you can print out and use for student assessment. Tests which include the type of questions used on standardized exams. These tests can be used in the preparation of your own exams. They are helpful in determining which students need to review the instructional content of a Lesson Unit and which students are ready to move on to the next one. eTAP is online, so it can be used both at school and at home.When parents ask how they can help their children at home, you can recommend eTAP. Currently, eTAP users are evenly divided between teachers, students, and their parents. Each group finds eTAP helpful in a different way.Elementary Grades K-3 & 4-6Instruction OrganizationThis curriculum is divided into Lesson Units with topics which are shown in a Table of Contents (TOC). Here are recommendations of how you can use eTAP for different grade levels.MathematicsMathematics has 12 Lesson Units for Grades K-3. Each term (Fall: September-January or Spring: February-June) lasts about 18 weeks. Therefore, each Lesson Unit should be used for about 2 weeks before going on to the next Lesson Unit.Also, each Lesson Unit has a recommended grade-level range. For example, Lesson Unit 1 can be used for Grades K through 2. This means a student can start learning the material at the Kindergarten level and continue with larger numbers through the 1st and 2nd grade levels. State standards often recommend that each year students review the previous year's work before proceeding on to the next level of understanding. This arrangement also allows each student to learn at his or her own pace. Some students will advance more quickly than others. eTAP permits you to focus on the individual needs of your students. Since a variety of educational material is available on eTAP, you can pick what each student needs and give them an individual Lesson Unit. This permits you to function like a one-room schoolhouse. This has been shown to be very effective in improving students with a wide range of achievement levels. When you go to a Lesson Unit, you will find Worksheets that can be printed out to help your students learn how to write their numbers and do arithmetic operations. You can print out more than one copy of each worksheet for students who need more practice. Also, you will find Links to interactive Internet sites where your students can learn by playing educational games. This gives each student a learning experience to fit his or her individual learning style. English (Language Arts)English has 8 Lesson Units each for Grades K-3 and Grades 4-6. Each Lesson Unit can be used for about 4 weeks before moving on to the next Lesson Unit. "How to use" directions are much the same as for Mathematics.For the early grades, Worksheets are provided to help students learn how to write the alphabet, words and sentences. Links are provided on all Lesson Units to interactive learning games and other helpful information sources. History (Social Studies)For grades K-3, the following topics are included: Laws, World Geography, American and World Leaders, American Indians, Early Explorers and Economy. Links are provided for Instruction and Worksheets for student activities.For Grade 4, California History is provided. For Grade 5, 9 Lesson Units are provided on United States History. For Grade 6, Lesson Units are provided on the rise of ancient peoples and cultures. A few Lesson Units provide only "Links for Students, Parents and Teachers." for the Instruction section. These Links cover the subjects and help students answer Practice Exercise and Problem questions. ScienceGrades K-3 includes the following subjects: Physical Science, Life Science, Earth Science and Investigation and Experimentation. |
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