Useful Links
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Teachers and Parents and Learners:
Power Teaching - highly engaged students, resources totally free. Videos amazing Whole Brain Teaching
4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources.
7-Point Plan for Teaching the Gifted & Talented
1000+ videos on YouTube covering everything Math - from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance which have been recorded by Salman Khan. Check this out. It is astonishing! The paradigm shifts.
Universal Design for Learning - video
Promethean Planet - interactive whiteboard community with extensive free resources.
The Schoolroom Peace Plan Part 1: Introduction | Part 2: Procedures | Part 3: Rewards | Part 4: Consequences | Part 5: Targeting Students | Part 6: The Missing Piece
Exchange - A Marketplace of Student Ideas - This an online community site designed for high school students and their teachers. The Exchange is a free interactive student program hosted by the National Constitution Center and supported by the Annenberg Foundation which connects student from across the country to discuss important constitutional and political issues.
Educational rap music - the other three r's WOW! check it out!
iTunes U is a part of the iTunes Store featuring free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and more, that you can enjoy on your iPod, iPhone, Mac or PC. Explore over 50,000 educational audio and video files from top universities, museums and public media organizations from around the world. With iTunes U, there's no end to what or where you can learn.
How To: Teach the Sea from the Land - Lessons that mix science, writing, and art
Books Online through Penn. - Listing over 30,000 free books on the Web
Free WEBCASTS :: Staff Development Montgomery County Public Schools IT, Math, Reading
To Read with Speed, Get Hooked on Phonics, article online
Context clues and word shape also contribute to overall ability to tease out a sentence.Are you 21st Century Literate?
PBS Teacher line- online professional development
Children's books online super index - Rosetta Project free, downloadable, illustrated
8Quotes podcasts daily inspirational quotes via audio
Making Book Trailers with Photo Story 3 free software and free tutorial
Curriculum Design Tools Design Tools & Classroom Resources - Thinking Classroom
Digital Storytelling - Life around here
Science and Technology Education from FT Exploring
Merlot - Multimedia Educational Resource and Learning & Online Teaching
Activate - The Journal of Technology Rich Learning - a wealth of ideas
Emergent Literacy a wealth of lessons
Winter Song Photo Story - synthesis project
Leonardo Challenge - encourage creativity and design by using this resource
The Future Channels integrating math science and career exploration
Envision Schools A place for teachers to share project-based high school curriculum
Rubrics | Rubrics and Evaluation Resources
Technolongy Integrated Curriculum 100's of ideas!
STAR modules online - lots of information about education issues and strategies
Responsive-to-Intervention: A Framework for the Prevention and indentification of Learning Disabilities | RTI - further info
Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement
Hidden Motives - Scientific American explores hidden prejudices Implicit Association Test
Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship web quests
Adobe Acrobat Reader. - download
Focus Word Walls explained
Free Thinkfinity.org an innovative online resource for teachers, students, parents and the literacy community
Baltimore Curriculum Project Lesson Plans K - 5
Focus Wall Resources
- Santa Maria-Bonita School District web site
Adopting & adapting your lessons to Assessment
Apple Computer's Education site
Art: Artcyclopedia
Eric.org - is an Internet-based service providing education information to anyone interested in education. Lesson plans, standards, Ed useful links
AWARE - Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education
Blue Web'n - Reviews sites for their pertinence to the needs of the education community. Provides a large resource of links by catagory.
Born to Explore! The Other Side of ADD
Busy Teachers' Web Site - lesson plans in abundance
Changing the Questions - asking better questions
Computer lab rules - example
Database - how to make your own
Data Place - Math, Science, and Social Studies projects data and graphing
Developing Educational Standards: Library Media - Standards by State
Digiguide contains lessons in earth and space, life and physical sciences
Digital Library for Earth System Education
Digital photography in schools
EdTechTalk - a webcasting network
ExplorerTM is a collection of 1000's educational resources (instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials) for K-12 mathematics and science education
Famous and Prominent Pennsylvanians
Federal Resources for Education Excellence
Gander Academy's Theme-Related Resources - many links to internet resources on specific themes like volcanoes, crystals, whales, spiders, and much more. A must visit site!
Gateway to Educational Materials
Gifted Resource classes web projects
Hazel's Home page of teacher resources- links to a myriad of education sites
Hewlitt-Packard's projects index - computer based projects galore
How to build a course web site
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has an award-winning series of online virtual labs in a number of biology sub-fields,
as well as illustrative animations. Try your students' hands at these to complement current lessons.
Free Biology Teacher resourcesInternet4Classrooms - projects page
iSafe - free resource
Kamalii School Electronic Book contest These books have been created in the primary classes throughout this school year.
Language Translation - online
Literature Guides by N. Polette
MainFunction - Microsoft's education site
Marcopolo - links for educators
Math Fact Café - easy to use tool for generating math worksheets
Navigating Primary Sources - Kathy Schrock's Primer
Online Directory of ESL resources
Outside the Box - Education Resources and Teaching Sites Providing Articles, Research, Ideas, and Help With Curriculum, Lessons, Assessment, Learning Styles, and Special Needs -- For Elementary, Middle School, and Secondary Teachers.
Pa Dept of Education K-12 site - standards, testing, services, schools
Primary Sources - Using Primary Sources on the Web
Primary Reading interactive resource amazing!
Problem Based Learning Initiative
Project Based Learning with multimedia - rich resource
Project Based Learning - intro
Problem based learning projects - Ben Franklin, Biomes, Native Americans, Countries, Environmentalist Award, Oceans, Energy Alternatives
Project Based Learning - guided process
Project Based Learning Checklists and evaluation developer
Project, Problem, and Inquiry-based Learning - technology is used to facilitate learning.
Question is the answer - the secret to great research
ReadingQuest - site dedicated to providing materials to improve reading comprehension.
RubiStar - online rubric generator
Scavenger Hunts - searching for treasure on the Internet
Special Ed
Marc Sheehan's Special Education Page more than 100 Internet links to special education resources, products, parent help, and online articles
.SERI - Special Education Resources on the Internet
Internet Special Education Resources a resource to help parents find local special education professionals to help with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder assessment, therapy, advocacy, and other special needs.
Simple guide to help you record an oral history interview on your own
Veteran's History Project at Library of Congress
Survival Guide for New Teachers How New Teachers Can Work Effectively with Veteran Teachers, Parents, Principals, and Teacher Educators
TASK - Technology Advancing Student Knowledge
The Tech Pod Zone
Introduction to Wikis Presentation
Ten habits of bloggers that win! - by Vicki A. Davis
Teaching with Documents - NARA
Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired - many resources links for teaching the visually impaired, including a checklist for spotting vision problems and teaching math to visually impaired students
Web-Enhanced Learning Environment Strategies, or WELES
Lesson plans
Justice Learning - civic lessons for a real world
Subject Area Intereactive Lessons Online
Handwriting
The Amazing Incredible Handwriting Worksheet Maker
Free Handwriting Practice Worksheets
learningpage.com: Cursive Alphabet Worksheets
Grants
Teaching and Learning Grant Opportunities
US Department of Education - Grants & Contracts
School Grants - grant info
PowerPoint resources
Technology presentations in PowerPoint.
A plethora of POWERFUL uses of PowerPoint in the classroom - templates anyone? Bless the Bedford County Schools and Jefferson County schools for sharing.
Adapt a PowerPoint project on the 13 Original Colonies
Business Technology/Career Education
Marion County Public Schools Career & Technical Education
Business Technology Education Frameworks
Testing
US Depts. of Ed.: State Comprehensive Testing, Accountability and Assessment
Writing
Kamalii School Electronic Book contest These books have been created in the primary classes throughout this school year.
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