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Connect:
http://www.classroomconnect.com
Classroom Connect has been developing curriculum incorporating the
Internet since 1994. Benefit from Classroom Connect's experience
and hard work by reading the Connected
Newsletter, which features some of the best articles from the
Classroom Connect Newsletter, a paper publication. This site also
features the Connect
University, which offers 3-week and 6-week courses. The CU's
course almost all feature an emphasis on using the resources available
on the Internet as teaching aids.
Education
World:
http://www.education-world.com/
Education World provides a searchable database of 120,000 education-related
web sites.
Highlights Magazine's TeacherNet: http://www.teachernet.com
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators:
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Created by middle school librarian Kathy Schrock in 1995, this outstanding
site provides links to sites arranged by subject and grade, as well
as to online tutorials on a wide range of topics. The site is now
part of the Discovery Channel's educational web site.
High School Hub:
http://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm
The High School Hub, developed and maintained by former biochemistry
professor Dyann K. Schmidel, Ph.D., is a hub or gateway to outstanding
academic resources for high school students. In addition to providing
links to an excellent array of reference sites, High School Hub
also presents the visitor with nine Subject Guides, ranging from
Arts & Technology to U.S. History.
LibrarySpot:
http://www.libraryspot.com
For a list of outstanding lesson plan links, stop here: http://www.libraryspot.com/features/lessonplans.htm/
New York Times Learning Network:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html
The NY Times Learning Network provides daily lesson plans for use
by teachers, conversation starters for parents to use, daily news
summaries for students, as well as a family movie guide and an On
This Day feature.
Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com
This information-rich site is hosted by Scholastic, the children's
publishing and media company. The site is divided into special "areas"
for parents, teachers, and children. The Teacher's
Area provides an excellent Professional
Resources area, access to research tools, plus a wealth of lesson
plans and reproducibles.
Scholastic's
Professional Workshops
Don't miss taking part in Scholastic's Professional Workshops, which
they're currently offering free of charge. Choices include:
Supporting
Emergent Literacy: Developing Story Language, Phonemic Awareness
& Phonics Grades Pre-K-1 Readers
for a Lifetime: Favorite Book Strategies to Help Students Love
Literature, Grades 2-3 Rubics:
Scoring Guidelines for Performance Assessments, Grades 4-8.
The
Virtual Schoolhouse by Cisco: http://metalab.unc.edu/cisco/schoolhouse/
You'll be rewarded amply for taking a few minutes to explore the
various "rooms" in Cisco's Virtual Schoolhouse. Make sure
your stop by the Teacher
Cyberguides: Teacher Guides & Student Activities:
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
These Cyberguides have been created by S.C.O.R.E, the Schools of
California On-line Resources for Education project. Don't miss the
Best of SCORE Mathmetics projects.
Resources for School Librarians-Information Skills Instruction:
http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/infoskill.html
This useful site, which is maintained by a retired librarian, provides curriculum standards, instruction models, literature units, technology & internet units and offers tips on using primary sources.
Literature Links-Web English Teacher:
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
This award-winning site, compiled by teacher Carla Beard, features
reviews and links to an excellent array of sites. Categories include
Book Reports, Children's Literature, Drama, ESL, Grammar, Interdisciplinary,
Journalism, Literature, Media, Mythology, Phonics, Professional
Resources, Reading, Shakespeare, Speech, Study Guides, Vocabulary,
Writing, and Young Adult Fiction.
Indiana University School of Education Clearinghouse on Reading,
English, & Communication:
http://reading.indiana.edu/
This site is dedicated to providing educational materials, services, and coursework to anyone interested in reading and language arts. It offers free parent brochures across a wide range of topics, as well as many useful and informative links.
RBS-Research for Better Schools:
http://www2.rbs.org/
Research for Better Schools (RBS) is a non-profit organization that supports the educational community by technical assistance, professional development, applied research, evaluation, and communication services. The RBS mission is to help students achieve higher learning standards by supporting school improvement efforts.
National Science Teachers Association:
http://www.nsta.org/
NSTA's mission is to promote excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. This site provides access to journal articles, classroom activities and teacher resources.
Jefferson Lab-Science Education:
http://education.jlab.org/
This site offers teacher resources, student homework help, games, puzzles and more. Link to the activity of the month or download materials and reproducible activities.
Ask
An Expert Links provided by Stevens Institute of Technology:
http://www.k12science.org/askanexpert.html
Maintained by Stevens Institute of Technology Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, this site offers a quick one-step process for finding experts in any field.
Online Classroom Projects:
http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html
CIESE, the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education provides teachers and students the opportunity to use real time data collection techniques or to participate in collaborative classroom projects and activities.
Listservs or Chatboards for Educators:
Teacher.Net
http://teachers.net/chatboard/
Welcome to the Mentor Support Center , bringing together hundreds of thousands of educators in an environment specially designed to foster peer support and development. Take advantage of this incredible panel of experts and friends, you won't find teacher support like this anywhere else on Earth! |