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SCHOOPY: http://www.schoopy.com/
SCHOOPY functions as a classroom organizer, where teachers can post information (calendar, links, files, pictures, assignments, quizzes and messages) direct to students or parents who login with a username and a password. Teachers and schools can also create and manage a school homepage (calendar, links, files & pictures, as well as create-a-page).

JigZone: Jigsaw Puzzles: http://www.jigzone.com/

Haring Kids: http://www.haringkids.com/
This official site of the late modern artist Keith Haring is intended to inspire in children a love for the arts. With brilliantly animated sections, devoted to books, games and, of course, art, this site encourages creativity at a young age. HaringKids also includes lesson plans and projects for teachers and parents.

UptoTen Kides:: http://www.uptoten.com/kids/uptoten-home.html
Among the play activities are coloring, mazes and guessing games. Kids can send in drawings to be displayed in the club gallery (club membership is free.)

FunBrain.com: http://www.funbrain.com/
This animated site is a fun place for kids in kindergarten through high school to imporve their math and language skills.

Funschool.com: http://funschool.com/
With children's activities designated according to grade evel, funschool.com makes it easy for parents to find material suitable for their child's ability. This site's strenth is its balance of educational games with activities that are just plain fun.

Spark.org Teacher Resource Center: http://www.sparktop.org/teacher/home.html
This website was created for kids ages 8-12 with learning difficulties, including learning disabilities and AD/HD.

CanTeach: http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/inform2.html
Lesson plans, links, and other resources for teachers

Evite: http://www.evite.com/pages/homepage/index.jsp
This is a free service that, basically, lets you pick the type of event, enter the e-mail addresses of the folks who will be attending, and allows for RSVPs. You can even set it up for people to see what others are bringing so you don't have too much of one thing and not enough of another. Plus, no more calls from people asking how to get there--the invitations include a map.
I thought that you might want to know about this site if you are planning a party for graduation, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, summertime or whatever.
Also, if you’re looking for something exciting to do, visit evite. You’ll find places to go and things to see.
You can search listings by keyword and category. The listings include restaurants, clubs, arts and culture, and local attractions. If you’re not sure what you want to find, simply browse by category. For each listing, you can read a brief summary and reviews.

Outside My Window: http://www.outsidemywindow.org/default.html
Take a picture outside your window and send it to this class in San Jose, California. There are no windows in their classroom but they created a project and now they can "look out" of windows around the world!

Home Safety Council: http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/teacher/teacher.aspx
The Home Safety Council has just launched a new suite of educational resources to help teachers promote safe practices at home. The lesson plans and content are primarily for elementary school teachers--showing children how to spot home hazards and to call a grownup for help. Among these are an online resource center filled with information and activities that teach students about home safety. Educators can download Weekly Reader curriculum, children's activities, checklists and safety advice. Information on the Great Safety Adventure, the council's interactive exhibit that tours the country teaching children about home safety is also available online.

Engrade: http://www.engrade.com/home.cgi?s=10
"Engrade is a free online grading program that allows students and their parents to see their grades online in real-time. Engrade is web-based, so there is nothing to install and it is completely free."

How to Handle the Hard-to-Handle Student
Information taken from the Appelbaum Training Institute, 2003
Post-it tabs: place post-it tabs next to what the student has to do and then when they are done they place the post-it tab in a can
“Sign here”: place a “sign here” tab next to where you want the student to write their name so they don’t forget (prompt and fade technique)
Signature Fun: make writing the student’s name on their paper fun and easy to remember; have students put a star, smiley face, or circle their name
Highlighting: have students highlight their answers when they are done (buy erasable highlighters); highlight the odds or the evens and have the student do only those or fold paper in half
“5 dots”: give students the option of picking five questions they do not want to do and have them put five dot stickers next to them
Stress ball: give kids a stress ball to have at their desk for movement
“Standing Room Only”: give kids the option of standing and doing their work (have a space in the back of the room with a table if possible)
Use colorful clipboards: give kids the option of doing their work on a clipboard
“Two Desk Rule”: give student two desks and they can choose which desk they use; gives them the option of moving around
Private Office: use file folders and give kids a “private office”; can decorate the outside to make it personal
Errands: send kids on errands to get them moving and out of the room
Framing: use a picture frame as a computer screen to help kids focus on their work
Tab Folder (Alias Secret CIA file folder): cut a folder in thirds and allow students to use this to complete their work in sections
Tactile hints: place a piece of fabric, ribbon, carpet on the side of students desk for tactile purposes; cut a piece of mouse pad and put on student’s desk to stop tapping noise
Launching Pad: create a launching pad for kids at home and at school where they get their things ready to go to and from school
Losing lists: if students lose lists, make their lists on a luggage tag and put it on their book bag
Paper clip trick: place 5 paper clips in one pocket and then every time you compliment/reinforce child move one paper clip to other pocket

LearningLaffs.com - Humor for Educators: http://www.learninglaffs.com/
This site has a daily education cartoon, plus a few reproducibles for teachers.

Education Oasis: http://www.educationoasis.com/index.htm

GED Preparation Resources on the Web: http://research.umbc.edu/~ira/GEDres.html
A resource for teachers and GED-seekers alike, this includes lesson plans, practice tests, and links to prime educational resources by discipline.

Harnessing Technology to Serve Adult Literacy: http://www.alri.org/harness.html
This sister has technology solutions for ordinary adult education classroom needs and problems. Most of the technology solutions (Web sites and others) have been suggested by teachers working in adult basic education/ESOL.

TV411: http://www.tv411.org/index.shtml
By combining television, print, the Web, video, and community outreach, ALMA takes an unconventional approach to helping adults improve basic reading, writing, and math skills.

Personal Educational Press: http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/Index.asp
"Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes to print directly from your browser."

Primary Resources: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk

Grey Olltwit's Freeware: http://www.adders.org/freeware/index.html

"Provide a folder for each student with a graphic of a mustard, ketchup, and relish bottle on the folder. This is the 'Must-do, Catch-up, and Relish' or Ketchup, Mustard, and Relish folder. Place all materials that the student needs in the folder - anchor activities, homework, worksheets and notices when the student is absent, and activities or articles that the student might 'relish.' The student then has the responsibility to check the folder on a daily basis. At the secondary level, have a folder for each section or class."
from Dr. Jerry Goldberg, a consultant Teachers 21 in Newton, Massachusetts

During the discussion portion of a class, distribute two pennies to every student. Each student must have a comment or question in order to turn in his/her pennies, and they have to turn them in by the end of the discussion. It really worked well, forcing the quiet ones to participate, and limits the eager ones to contemplate their thoughts before spending their pennies.

Rubrics for Teachers: http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/

Keep a file where you place all positive correspondence, thank you notes from parents and students, emails, evaluations, notes from administrators, school board members and community people, etc. It serves three purposes: 1) when you have a bad day, just thumb through a few of the nice thank you's and kudos and you'll remember why you're a teacher, 2) you never know when these materials will come in handy to support you in a difficult situation with a parent or administrator 3) you never know when you may want another position or part time job in education.

Online Etch-a-Sketch: http://www.elfmovie.com/swf/etchasketch/index.html

Governing: WebWatch: http://www.governing.com/webwatch.htm
This site is a list sites state and local governments have created to provide imaginative services. The sites are useful in and of themselves, but they're also great idea generators for library webmasters.

FunLessonPlans.com: http://www.funlessonplans.com/index.htm
" Preschool lesson plans with preschool themes for daycare, kindergarten, homeschool, or home activities."

KIDDO SCIENCE: http://www.kiddoscience.co.za/
Ariellah Rosenberg started this site to help parents, teachers and kiddos of all ages to discover the fun of science.

Classroom Calendar: http://www.enc.org/features/calendar/
There are over 100 calendar entries on topics related to K-12 math and science entries that can be used to enrich and supplement lessons. The entries are displayed on specific calendar dates, but the teaching ideas and resources described in them can be used at any time throughout the school year.

NewsHub: http://www.newshub.com/
Indexes news from a variety of technology websites, updating every 15 minutes. You can do a full-text search for recent articles as well. You can also click tabs for technology, science, health, entertainment, sports, and financial news.

Thinks.com: http://thinks.com/index.htm
"Thinks.com has the unique distinction of consistently being recognized as a top Education site as well as being a top Entertainment site." A source of puzzles, word games, chess problems, brainteasers and more.

Middle School Hub: http://middleschoolhub.org/school/school.cfm
"Middle School Hub is an online interactive learning center that features educational games, puzzles, quizzes, and spelling activities. It also includes subject guides for language arts, math, science, and social studies. This site contains no advertisements and requires no registration." There are links to Kids Hub, High School Hub, Home School Hub, Quiz Hub, Spelling Hub, and Teachers Hub.

Dewey Browse - Web Sites Classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification System for Grades K-12: http://www.deweybrowse.org/

Passport to Knowledge: http://passporttoknowledge.com/main.html

Primary Games: http://www.primarygames.com/

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page: http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/

Website Differentiated Instruction: http://cohort.csus.edu/sanjuan1/Carolyn%20Denten/carolynrol.pdf

Jokes That You Can Tell In Class Daily Joke: http://search.teach-nology.com/jokes/hints.pl

Caribbean Education Online: http://www.caribbeanedu.com/default.asp
There is information for teachers, students and parents at this site about all subjects.

Our Documents: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/

Reach EveryChild!: http://www.reacheverychild.com/

Teacher Tools: http://www.teachertools.org/forms_dynam.asp

All Experts: Homework Help: http://www.allexperts.com/central/homeworkhelp.shtml
Calling themselves "the oldest and largest free Q&A service on the Internet," All Experts boasts a network of a thousand
question-answering volunteers. Find an expert by navigating through the subject directory. Clicking on your topic (such
as Geography or Spanish), you'll be presented with an annotated list of volunteers. Each expert has a profile with ratings and comments from previous question askers, so you can choose your volunteer based on past performance.

IPL KidSpace: Ask a Question: http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ask/
At IPL KidSpace there are no previous questions and answers to peruse, just a form to submit your own query. Questions will be answered via email by a school librarian in a couple of days. Most likely, the volunteer will point you to Internet resources where you can find your own answer.

RefDesk: Ask the Experts: http://www.refdesk.com/expert.html
Your class can submit questions to a real astronomer while studying the solar system. A entomologist will answer questions that bug them. This site contains the Web addresses of fifty experts who are willing to answer questions.

Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton: http://www.princeton.edu/~cotsen/

YouthSpace.net: http://www.youthspace.net/portal/modules.php?op=modload&name=Curriculum&file=index developed by the Saleforce.com Foundation, is a website with free curriculum repository and discussion forums on youth technology and media activities. The site contains sample activities and curriculum for Community Technology Centers, after-
school programs and K-20 school programs, plus `The Whole Enchilada' technology curriculum developed by the SalesForce.com Foundation.

Steps to Behaviour Change
a) Knowledge (in the form of information, examples, data, etc) plus
b) Approval (from those around you, of the importance of the issues you wish to address, and the importance of addressing them effectively) plus
c) Intention (to make it happen, genuinely desiring that the change will take place) + Practice (an action has to be taken) plus
d) Advocacy (convincing others about the desirability of their making the same choices and taking the same actions).
from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs:
http://www.comminit.com/stfaocommnrm/sld-8169.html#jhu
Scroll up and down on this page for other theories

APTE Educational Multimedia: http://www.apte.com/index.cfm
There are things to buy at this site but I especially liked the free make-your-own puzzles and animated ecards. The site also has ideas from the Internet Coach as shown on the Discovery Channel. To get these you have to register (free).

abcteach: http://www.abcteach.com/
Theme related materials for elementary school teachers and children, as well as reading, writing, math, research, book reports, coloring pages, and more.

TeachersFirst: http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.htm lists links to sites and lessons for Elementary, Middle School, and High School teachers and provides these lessons in subject areas that include Art, Astronomy and Space, Biology, Chemistry, Current Events, Drama and Theatre, Earth Science, Economics, Foreign Languages, Health, Interdisciplinary, Library Resources, Literature and Reading, Mathematics, Mind Stretchers, Music, Physical Education, Physics, General Science, Special Education, U. S. History, U. S. Government, World Cultures and Geography, and Writing.

Video Placement Worldwide: http://www.vpw.com
Free videos for teachers of a variety of subjects

Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizers that Support Specific Thinking Skills: http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/skills/thinkmaps.html
This site offers simple descriptions of graphic organizers like bubble maps, Venn diagrams, and flow charts. Graphic Organizers for Content Instruction: http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/graphic_organizers.php
Visit this site for associated .pdf activities to graphic organizers.
Index of Graphic Organizers: http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
Graphic Organizers: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/sorganiz.htm
Information found here includes clustering, compare/contrast, family tree, interaction online, problem/solution, spider, storyboard, and Venn diagram.
Graphic Organizers: http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/mathsci/MS5_2AS1.HTM#graphicorganizers
Alaska's Department of Education & Early Development offers organizers for Webbing, Content/Concept Maps, What We Know/Want to Know/Learned (KWL) Charts, Hypercard, Outlines, Timelines, Flow Charts, and Venn Diagrams.

FaganFinder's Image Search Engines: http://www.faganfinder.com/img/
Includes links to video and audio search engines, clip art finders, stock photos and galleries, educational images, and more.

Document every time you call or leave a message for the parent/guardian. Note the date, time, person spoken to, and a
summary. You may want to also put any quotes from the conversation. Have each student fills out a form with contacts, etc. and put that in a three ring binder. When a parent is called turn to the back of that student's sheet, and make the notations. Any communication, even if the parent drops in for a visit, is noted. If more room is needed, add another sheet. Put copies of every note sent to a parent with that child's contact form. Any notes received from a parent are also put in the notebook. Copies of disciplinary referrals and trips for time outs in other rooms are also kept with the contact form. Use the notebook at parent conferences.

Virtual Field Trips: http://www.field-trips.org/trips.htm

All Mixed Up Tic-Tac-Toe: http://www.allmixedup.com/cgi-bin/tictactoe/tictactoe
This straight forward tic-tac-toe offers no elaborate choices, and can be enjoyed by all ages. Other games, such as hangman, sliding tile puzzles, Connect 4 , Othello and Ataxx, are only a free registration away. Free
subscriptions are limited to twenty games a day, however. If your gaming needs exceed that, you'll need to purchase a
monthly or quarterly subscription.

ArcadeTown: 3D Tic-Tac-Toe: http://www.arcadetown.com/3dtictactoe/
When you add another dimension to the usual three-by-three two-dimensional board, tic-tac-toe is no longer trivial, and it may take a few games until you can easily visualize the three boards stacked on top of each other. One interesting twist to the game play is that although each "three in a row" earns you a point, the game is not over until all the cells are filled. At Arcade Town, the human player (that's you) always starts, and always plays as X.

Boulter's Tic-Tac-Toe: http://boulter.com/ttt/
This game is unique because it lets you customize the dimensions of your board. You can choose from the traditional three-by-three, or any size up to seven-by-seven. Of course, increasing the size of the board, increases the difficulty of the game. Other choices include who goes first, and whether you want to be X or O. And for those interested in programming, the author provides a behind-the-scenes look at the game's decision-making logic.

Russ' Web Education: http://home.earthlink.net/~bmgei/educate/intro/eduintro.htm
This site is fun to read because of both the ideas, theoretical and practical, and the look of the site.

Cooperative learning Web Sites: http://home.capecod.net/~tpanitz/starterpages/clsites.htm

Teacher Circle: http://www.teachercircle.com/
This site includes teacher articles, links to teacher sites, discussions on various educator topics, and even teacher polls if you're interested in what others think. It also includes free email, calendar, and lesson plan storage space for you to use.

iknowthat.com: http://www.iknowthat.com/com
This is a great interactive site that kids (or adults!) could stay at for hours!

Chateau Meddybemps: http://www.meddybemps.com/index.html
Primary grades stories and games. The site includes a teachers guide as well.

Everything Preschool: http://www.everythingpreschool.com/

TEACHERS' MENTOR: http://teachersmentor.com/
Assistance for teachers PreK - 5 from a retired teacher.

Research Validating K-8 Web-Based Instruction from United Learning: http://www.unitedlearning.com/streaming/evaluation.cfm?id=315
This is a a study validating the effect of streaming video in classrooms. The evaluation involved students from three districts in Virginia, the participation of numerous schools and teachers, and examined two grade
levels (third and eighth) and two areas of content (science and social studies).

Education World - Teacher Tools & Templates: http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/index.shtml

Microsoft Office Template Gallery for Teachers: http://search.officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/ct149.asp

Resources for Teachers: http://www.senteacher.org/index.php
This collection of 28 printable sheets is found at the SEN Teacher Resource Page can be customized for your class or for one particular student. Sheets include a certificate maker, money, rhymes, clocks, and much more.

Write each student's name on a large craft stick. Put the sticks into a container labeled "Buddy Sticks". Draw out sticks for student selection. Use Buddy Sticks to group students for cooperative learning activities, classroom helpers, give aways, questioning/answering sessions, and just about anything so students are chosen fairly.

EdNA For Schools-Theme Pages: http://www.edna.edu.au/schools/themes/

Just for Administrators: http://www.suelebeau.com/administrators.htm

MarcoGrams: http://www.marcopolo-education.org/teacher/marcograms.aspx

Student Led Conferences Using Portfolios
1. Students set goals for the semester (personal and academic).
2. Each assignment completed requires a standards based reflection which is placed in a folder of some sort in each content area and kept in that class.
3. A notice is sent home to parents explaining in detail what student-led conferences are.
4. About two weeks before the conference another notice with a shorter definition of SLC and a preferred time is sent home for parents to complete and return.
5. The week before scheduled appointments, a notice is sent home with a description of "what to do" during the conference (i.e. Give your child 10 minutes of uninterrupted time to share his/her portfolio...then 5 minutes of questions...then a team teacher will join you.)
6. When the teacher joins have specific sheets that are completed that include guiding questions about the student's work (strengths and weaknesses...meet goals...why do you think...) and based upon these answers a plan is set up for the next academic semester....Goals...What student needs to do....What the teacher can do to help....What the parent can do to
help....
7.All parties sign.

Portfolio Assesment
Talk to the kids about what skills the class is going to be covering in a given 9-weeks. (there are often times when this changes or additions/ deletions are made... the kids understand this from the beginning.) The class makes a list together of the types of assignments we're likely to do during this "grading" period. This list may also be modified during the 9-weeks.
Generally students file *everything* in their portfolios (each class has a filing cabinet drawer). At the end of the 9 weeks, the students and teacher decide how MANY items should be in the portfolio. They decide if there are certain things EVERY kid must have or if it should ALL be students' choice. There is usually have one major project every 9 weeks and this automatically goes into the portfolio. Also required is one piece be writing that they have drafted at least three times.
The kids then choose which items will remain in the portfolio. This is up to them and up to the guidelines the teacher and the students have established.
Twice a year there are student-led portfolio conferences. The teacher doesn't sit in these but is in the room. There may be 4 conferences going on at once. The class roles play this and practice it a lot before the conferences.
The other two grading periods are a narrative evaluation, looking at both the portfolio work and the child's behavior and progress.
Each piece that goes into the portfolio has its own rubric. Additionally, the kids write reflections on at least 50% of the items in the portfolio. These discuss the process by which the student created the item, problems s/he encountered along the way, further areas to explore/improve, and any other comments the student has on their work.
Why Should Assessment Be Based on a Vision of Learning?: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/rpl_esys/assess.htm
Comparisons of Formative and Summative Evaluations: http://www.nwrac.org/whole-school/overview_tr4.html
Introduction to Evaluation: http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/intreval.htm

Neat Tools: http://www.teachnet.com/powertools/neattools/

Hewlett-Packard - Office Templates: http://www.hp.com/sbso/productivity/office/index.html

School Web Page Templates: http://www.massnetworks.org/resources/sun/schools/template/Template- OV.html

Free PowerPoint Templates for Students and Educators: http://www.websiteestates.com/education/templatesindex.html

DiscoverySchool's Puzzle Maker: http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

WebQuest Design Templates: http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm

MiddleSchool.net: http://middleschool.net/

American Teachers: http://www.americanteachers.com/

Best on the Web for Teachers: http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.html

Getting Ready to Teach-Resources for Teaching Assistants: http://www.uni.edu/walsh/teach.html

Funschool: http://funschool.com/

Nickelodeon Online: http://www.nick.com/

Chateau Meddybemps: http://www.meddybemps.com/

Teaching Current Events via Newspapers, Magazines and TV: http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/cevents.html

To help students know what to study when preparing for tests, write specific words that will be included in the next quiz on the board. Instruct students to highlight the words or phrases every time they see them in their notes. This procedure helps both students and parents study for what will be on the quiz.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM RESOURCES: http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/rich/middlecurriculum.htm#rmsscience

The Free Site: http://www.thefreesite.com/

Library in the Sky: http://www.nwrel.org/sky/

Georgia Learning Connections: http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/

Team Meetings(1):
1 day - student concerns and/or parent team conferences
2nd day - presenting student concerns to our team counselor and receiving feed back from the counselor or conferences
3rd day - student recognition to look for the positive. If a Good News postcard with a comment from each of the core teachers to a select group of students per week is sent out, by the end of the year everyone has received
one.
4th day - team building activities - fieldtrips - interdisciplinary . units, etc. or review building memos/staff meeting agendas etc.
5th day - organize events and lesson plans for the Homework hotline . . .
Take time to celebrate staff birthdays with treats and provide some team staff bonding time.
Have a team agenda topic sign up sheet and try to stay on task and resolve all that is written up.
Provide the principal with a journal of the discussions to document the value of team meetings.
Team Meetings(2)
On Fridays, set the agenda for the next week. The team lead writes the agenda and e-mails it to those involved, including
our principal. Each day someone different is assigned to take the minutes of the meeting. They are then responsible for typing them up and e-mailing them to everyone. Keep a folder on the network where they are saved by month for each school year. That way you can go back to them as needed if someone has a question.
Make sure at least one day of your agenda is devoted to discussion of students and/or parent meetings. If no one has any student to discuss, go on with other agenda items. Also set aside one day each week for discussion of professional growth items. Try to hand out an article for the team to read and then discuss it later in the week (Thursday or
Friday may work best). One day the principal comes to the team meeting for a few minutes.
Make sure you include time to discuss curriculum. Everyone should know what everyone else is teaching--there may be connections that can be made by other teachers on the team! We also discuss major projects, tests and
quizzes for the week so that we avoid scheduling too many on the same day.

A Good Example is the Best Teacher - NOT: http://home.earthlink.net/~bmgei/educate/ed_phil/example.htm

Totally Off the Record: http://www.totallyofftherecord.com/

Teacher Salaries-Facts and Articles: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-15349.html?wtlAC=gs080202,ema

Individualized Curriculum and Assessment Notebook: http://www.icantech.com/public_web/

Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment: http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities.html

Timeanddate.com: http://www.timeanddate.com/
Create a calendar, among other things

Monthly Activities Calendar: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/activitycalendars/

KidsPsysch: http://www.kidspsych.org/

The University of Illinois Collaborative Lesson Archive: http://ccb.atmos.uiuc.edu/html/index1.html contains dozens of lessons for all subject areas and grade levels, submitted by teachers

LearnNC: www.learnnc.org

Learning Activities: http://www.thedalles.k12.or.us/dry_hollow/dh_faculty/lhughitt/mathactivities/otheractivities.htm

TEACHING STUDY SKILLS AND LEARNING STRATEGIES TO THERAPISTS, TEACHERS, AND TUTORS
How to Give Help and Hope to Disorganized Students: http://www.resourceroom.net/Sharestrats/2003studyskills.asp

Your Choices Determine Your Future!: http://home.earthlink.net/~bmgei/educate/docs/motivate/choices.htm

Sites for Teachers: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/

Bibliocat Webpage: http://members.aol.com/sskufca/index.htm

Brownielocks and the 3 Bears: http://www.brownielocks.com/

Microsoft Education-Lesson Plans: http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=LessonPlans

Teaching Through Technology: http://www.ecb.org/ttt/index.htm

On-line Practice Modules: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm

Computer Lesson Plans and Links: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/tonyaskinner/computer.html

Spreadsheet Lesson Plans and Ideas:
http://www.manassas.k12.va.us/round/classweb/volz/excelweb/sslplan.htm

Microsoft Lessons: http://www.nwlincs.org/NWLINCSWEB/microlp.htm

Microsoft Lesson Plans: http://www.utc.edu/~tpa/mcallister/lesson.html

Lesson Plans for Every Classroom: http://www.lessonplans.com.au/

Exel Lesson Plans and Tutorials: http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Computers_and_Internet/Lesson_Plans/Using_Excel/

Office Lesson Plans: http://www.esconett.org/lajoyaisd/benavides/tie%5Coff-help.htm

Technology Lesson Plans: http://www.tcet.unt.edu/START/instruct/lp_tech.htm

Keyboarding Lesson Plans and Ideas: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/tonyaskinner/keybrd.html

Computer Lesson Plans: http://209.15.142.32/cat28_morel.htm

Every Friday, email the next week's assignment and test schedule, as well as any major due dates coming up, to parents and students. Include any notes on upcoming guest speakers or field trips, or notes on what will be studied in class, done in the lab, etc. It gives parents a way to contact the teacher that is much more convenient than phone tag. The students like having the information available, in case they forget the assignment or miss a school day.

CURRICULUM MAPPING: http://www.ncrel.org/info/notes/spring03/index.html
The Spring 2003 issue of NCREL's "Notes and Reflections" provides a step-by-step guide and includes case examples drawn from the experiences of NCREL staff. As the introduction notes, "The curriculum-mapping process supports teacher discussions about how to implement a curriculum aligned with standards and assessments."

The Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading: http://www.ohiorc.org/

Blain County School District (ID) Curriculum Web Sites: http://www.bcsd.k12.id.us/district/websites.html

Curriculum Guide and Activities: http://www.msad54.k12.me.us/MSAD54Pages/Curriculum%20Resources/GamesActivities.html

Internet Resources for Children and Teens: http://www.ericit.org/weblinks/weblinks-02-03.shtml

StoryPlace-The Children's Digital Library: http://www.storyplace.org/

Lexington Elementary School Libraries: http://lps.lexingtonma.org/Libdept/elem.html

Teacher Progress Report: http://www.middleweb.com//mw/images/TchrProgRpt.pdf

Preschool Printables: http://www.preschoolprintables.com/

Barnes & Nobles University: http://www.barnesandnobleuniversity.com/

Boss vs. Leader: http://www.angelfire.com/nt/Yeoh/Cow.html

Super Kids Sites: http://www.lhric.org/kids/index.html

Intel Education-the Unit Plan Index: http://www97.intel.com/education/exemplary_planning/SelectPlans.asp
Each unit includes an essential question, how it's integrated in other content areas, rubrics, and ideas for differentiation.

My Project Pages: http://www.myprojectpages.com/
"Built by teachers for teachers, use myprojectpages.com to create structured online inquiry-based learning activities for the courses you teach that enable your students to engage in meaningful learning experiences while online. Use our Wizard interface to design projects without any knowledge of Web publishing. Edit projects at any time using our easy editing interface. Your projects are automatically added to our searchable project gallery; get ideas or use other projects created by educators like you by visiting our gallery."

General Rubric Generator: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/general/

RUBRIC FOR GRADING ART: http://www.zimmerworks.com/rubric.htm

Rubric Template: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/july/Rubrics/Rubric_Template.html

Chicago Public Schools Instructional Intranet Assessments Page: http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/assessments/

CEDFA (Center for Educator Development in Fine Arts) Internal Assessment In Art: http://finearts.esc20.net/art/art_assessment/art_as_internal.html

The Real Game Series: http://www.realgame.com/
A simulation game for all subjects and grade levels.

Nicenet: http://www.nicenet.org/
World-Wide-Web based conferencing, personal messaging, document sharing, scheduling and link/resource sharing designed for post-secondary and secondary classrooms, distance learning and collaborative academic projects.

BBC-Schools Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/

Interactive Instructional Designer-a site for assisting those interested in using technology in education: http://telr.osu.edu/acd/

Student Made Study Guides
Put one piece of butcher paper on the walls for each topic you want to discuss (individual characters, themes, etc). Then divide the class into groups and give each group 1 minute to write as much as they can on each piece of paper. Next go over each piece of paper one at a time, adding things as needed.
by Jamie Dickson

RHL School-Free Teacher Resources: http://www.rhlschool.com/

Southside Interactive Learning Games: http://www.okaloosa.k12.fl.us/south/studentgames.htm

Primary Resources-Free Lesson Plans Teaching Ideas & Worksheets for primary and elemtary teachers: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/index.htm

UK Adult Basic Skills Resource Centre for students and tutors: http://members.aol.com/skillsworkshop/index.htm

MSAD 54 Teacher Resources-Free Worksheets: http://www.msad54.k12.me.us/MSAD54Pages/Curriculum%20Resources/TeacherResources/FreeWorksheets.html

Curriculum Mapping: A Process for Continuous Quality Improvement: http://www.ncrel.org/info/notes/spring03/index.html

Innovative Teaching Concepts: http://www.todaysteacher.com/

FREE-Federal Resources for Educational Excelence: http://www.ed.gov/free/

"Whenever I give a major test, the kids have a chance to improve their scores by doing a test autopsy: * Corrections are worth 1/2 point
* Only grades of C or lower can do an autopsy (too many kids wanting to make the A into an A+)
* Students have about a week from the date they get the test back to do the autopsy. (This way they still remember the unit and it can reinforce learning) This date is flexible - usually they're due on a Friday. I post this date on both the calendar and the assignment board.
* Yes, they can take them home, use their books or internet - anything to fix the answers. I never give open book tests (I call those worksheets!) so research may very well be required to fix mistakes. Most kids also refer back to the study sheets I distribute the first day of a unit.
* I request that they make their corrections in a different color than the original (pen vs pencil or blue vs black ink, for example) This makes it easier to recorrect papers. They make their fixes on the original test, too, which makes it handy at conferences.
+ I added a self-reflection piece since I really believe in self-reliance. The requirements are that it be about 1/2 page and focus on behavior. ("I got an F because I didn't study" vs a laundry list of which questions they missed) They also must include a plan to avoid this type of score in the future.
* Kids are not expected to do a test autopsy. For example, I do not assign detention if they don't do one - they just have to keep the grade they earned. In life, if we don't fix our mistakes we can choose to just deal with the consequences instead, like getting fired!"
from Debbie Barber, a sixth grade teacher at Ackerman Middle School in Canby, Oregon

6 rules for a middle school class
1. Arrive on time and be ready to work.
2. Bring all materials to class.
3. Show respect to other students and the teacher at all times.
4. Raise you hand for permission to speak or get on the floor.
5. Do not bring food, candy, etc. to class.
6. No grooming of makeup or hair in class.
from Kristal Doolin

3 rules for the classroom:
1. Take care of yourself.
2. Take care of others.
3. Take care of materials.

Integrated Curriculum in the Kids' Wings Little Red Schoolhouse: http://suzyred.com/

PrimaryGames.com: http://primarygames.com/

Ready Reference: http://www.melissadata.com/Lookups/index.htm
Demographics--United States
Various Zip Code, Area Code, Street Look-Up Databases (U.S. and Canada)
Here are a few examples of what you can access. You'll need to spend some time with this one to see all of the data that's available.
++ ZIP-City-Phone
"Lookup ZIP Codes, city names, the location of phone numbers or the cities covered by an area code."
++ Street Name
"Enter any street name in the U.S. and get a listing of which states and cities have the street name. Even displays local street address detail."
++ Income Tax Statistics
"Income tax information by ZIP Code. Includes average AGI, number of returns, average refund, filing status, age and more."
++ Canadian Addresses
"Lookup any Canadian address and get the Postal Code, time zone and area code."
++ Area Codes in a Radius
"Displays a listing of the Area Code + Prefixes that fall within a radius."
++ ZIP Codes by County
"Obtain a list of the ZIP Codes in any county in the United States."
++ ZIP Codes in a Radius
"Displays a listing of the ZIP Codes that fall within a radius."

Electronic Journals in the Field of Education: http://aera-cr.ed.asu.edu/ejournals/index.html

The WWW Is Special For Teachers: http://www.wordrunner.com/SpecEd/

Lesson Plan search: http://www.lessonplansearch.com/

How to Differentiate Instruction: http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/differentiate/planning/

What Teachers Do When No One is Looking: http://www.sde.com/info/TeacherResources/TeacherResourcesMiddleGrades-042103.pdf

A Jeopardy Template is located at: http://www.meadowthorpe.fcps.net/powerpoint_jeopardy_template.htm

PowerPoint Education Presentations: http://www.nebo.edu/nebo/ppt/

Who Wants to Be a Winner!: http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/misc/winnergame022500.html

DATA Place: http://www.eduplace.com/dataplace/index.cfm
At "The Data Place," a free tool developed by Houghton Mifflin. Students access hands-on data collection activities, input their data onto the Data Place web site, compare their results with their
classroom peers and then access (and compare) the data that has been entered by classrooms across the country. The Data Place provides a Teacher's Guide and Students sheets for each step of the activity. There are many opportunities to calculate, reflect and predict.

Viking Treasure Chest of Technology Resources: http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~techresources/

Links for Primary Teachers and Students
ECTLP (Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project):
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/index.html
KidPix for Elementary Teachers: http://www.mtlakes.org/ww/tech/webtools/kidpix.htm
Lesson Plans for Elementary Teachers: http://henson.austin.apple.com/edres/ellesson/elem-menu.shtml
National Library for Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics: http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/grade_g_1.html
TeacherSource-Early Childhood-PBS: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2.htm
Primary Hotspots for Students and Teachers: http://www.hillelday.org/kindergarten2.html
Shape Books: http://www.shapebooks.com/

Ten Trends: Educating Children for a Profoundly Different Future: http://www.simulconference.com/ASCD/2003/scs/1273a.shtml

Lesson Plan Templates
Microsoft Office Template Gallery: http://search.officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/ct149.asp
NCRTEC (North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium) Lesson Planner: http://www.ncrtec.org/tl/lp/
" This Web site is intended to help teachers write focused lesson plans. The Planner addresses essential questions that are often overlooked when planning curriculum units. Teachers bring their own content and are guided through each section by answering specific questions. The result is a
comprehensive lesson plan aligned with standards that addresses assessment, content, teaching strategies and use of technology."
CLRN (California Learning Resource Network) Lesson Plan Builder: http://www.clrn.org/lessons/
This is a web based "wizard" to help create lesson plans that use technology and are standards-based.

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL): http://www.prel.org/aboutprel/aboutprel.asp

Primary School-sites, lessons, resources: http://www.primaryschool.com.au/

Oklahoma State Department of Education: http://www.sde.state.ok.us/home/defaultie.html
There is free registration at the site but I went to the links on the left side without registering.

Kindergarten-Make It Fun and Watch Them Learn: http://www.thekcrew.net/

TALON Learning Object System: http://www.indiana.edu/~scstest/jd/learningobjects.html
"A set of learning objects has been created that are designed for some of the important styles of learning and teaching. They include; visual learning, writing skills, critical thinking, time-revealed scenarios, case studies and empirical observation. The learning objects are designed and described in terms that the average instructor can readily understand and redesign for their own courses. They are also designed in such a way that they can readily be reprogrammed for new applications in other courses and subject areas, with little or no additional programming."

eMINTS - enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies:
http://emints.more.net/ethemes/resources/index.html
An online collection of over 400 teacher-created lists of links arranged by common themes taught in the classroom. That's 400 *lists*, not 400 links. They're called eThemes and they're part of the state service.

Stanley: http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/stanley/

Scenario Planning: http://www.freepint.com/issues/170403.htm#feature

Whatsonwhere.com: http://whatsonwhen.com/
This site tells about the world's weird and wonderful events and has ticket and travel offers.

Alberta Teachers, A Workload Study: http://www.teachers.ab.ca/publications/monographs/workload/ and http://www.teachers.ab.ca/publications/monographs/workload/workload10.html

PrimaryGames.com: http://primarygames.com/

United States Education Department's Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet: http://www.ed.gov/Technology/guide/international/resources.html

Max's Sandbox for Kids: http://www.maxssandbox.com/kids/
This site from Max's Sandbox features Max, Maxine, Mon-key, and Sand-bot. It contains activities and puzzles for younger children.

Increasing Computer Use in Early Childhood Teacher Education: http://www.citejournal.org/vol2/iss4/general/article1.cfm
This article in CITE journal explores the question of what factors are related to the incorporation of computers into teaching, by teacher educators with average computer skills. The article asserts teacher
educators are important for technology infusion efforts and are an important influence on computer use in PK-12 education.

Humanities Interacive: http://www.humanities-interactive.org/a_base.html

Digital Edge Learning Interchange: http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/deli/index.shtml
"The Digital Edge Learning Interchange is an online library featuring National Board Certified Teachers in exhibits of exemplary teaching. Each exhibit includes an introduction, lesson plan, video clips, student work samples, assessment tools, resources, research, and teacher reflection. The lessons focus on using technology with students in a wide range of subject areas and grade levels."

Personal Educational Press: http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/
Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes to print.

Marco Polo - Internet content for the classroom: http://marcopolo.worldcom.com/

What are Middle Schoolers?: http://www.dowlingcentral.com/MrsD/info/middleschoolpoem.html

Parent Involvement at the Middle School Level: http://www.middleweb.com/ParntInvl.html

In Case You Missed It-Middle School EMail Insights-Table of Contents: http://www.middleweb.com/INCASEMISSD.html

The Learning Page-Especially For Teachers: http://learning.loc.gov/learn/

EduPuppy: http://www.edupuppy.com/
"Everything for Early Childhood Education Preschool - Grade 2

Teachers Depot: http://users.adelphia.net/~lindemarie/
Lesson plans for books, authors, themes, webquests and scavanger hunts.

Project-Based Unit Index: http://europa.tcs.tufts.edu/teach21c/pbu/
An index of WebQuests for all subjects and grade levels.

Kids' Vid: http://kidsvid.hprtec.org/index.html
"Kids' Vid is an instructional web site that gives teachers and students the tools necessary to implement video production in the classroom."

Casa Notes: http://casanotes.4teachers.org/index.php3
"Casa Notes is designed to allow teachers to quickly make, and customize, typical notes that are sent home to parents or given to the students."

Notable Pics: http://notablepics.4teachers.org/
"Notable Pics is a tool that allows K-16 teachers and students to use their own photographs (or those which they have copyright permission) as the basis of a web-based lesson."

Project Based Learning: What is it?: http://www.4teachers.org/projectbased/

Profiler-Online Collaberation Tool: http://profiler.hprtec.org/

Quiz Star: http://quiz.4teachers.org/index.php3
Create custom quizes that others can take online, post lesson plans centered around internet websites, and let students do take-home assignments over the internet at this site.

Think.com - Free Websites and Email for Everyone in your School: http://think.com/

Calendars
Library and Book Calendar: http://www.libraryhq.com/calendar.html
Instructional Materials Center: Home Page: Scroll to "Upcoming Events on the Calendar": http://www.umkc.edu/imc/. Sscroll down to select other months.
Lexington Elementary School Libraries: http://lps.lexingtonma.org/Libdept/elem.html
What Happened on the Day You Were Born?: A WebQuest: http://www.union.k12.ia.us/ukhs/WebQuest/birthday.htm
Any Year-Today In History Page- Scopes System: http://www.scopesys.com/year/
Today In History: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
Month by Month: http://home.nyc.rr.com/teachertools/monthbymonth.htm
Earth Calendar: http://www.earthcalendar.net/
Fact Monster -Today in History: http://www.factmonster.com/cgi-bin/dayinhistory

GENERAL CLIP ART COLLECTIONS & LINK PAGES:
Visual Search Engine: http://www.arribavista.com/
Awesome Clipart for Kids: http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/
GoGraph - Web Graphics: http://www.gograph.com/
Smart Draw: http://www.smartdraw.com/goto.htm
Clip Art Warehouse: http://www.clipart.co.uk/index.shtml
Barry's Clip Art Server: http://www.barrysclipart.com/
Clip Art Theme Page: http://www.cln.org/themes/clip_art.html
Cool Clips: http://dir.coolclips.com/
The Clipart Guide: http://www.clipartguide.com/
Clipart.com: http://www.1-clipart.com/
Over 10,000 free clip art images in over 300 categories
Clipart Gallery SCIENCE, MATH,TECHNOLOGY: http://www.clipartgallery.com/clipart.html
Science Clip Art: http://www.absolutecross.com/graphics/clipart/science/
Science Clip Art: http://www.clipsahoy.com/occupations/science.htm
Cool Clips: http://dir.coolclips.com/Science/
Matt's Charitable Contribution to Math Clipart:
http://www.brookwood.s-cook.k12.il.us/mathart/mathart.htm
Chemistry and some General Science Clipart: http://www.lcc.ukf.net/clipart.htm
Science Clipart: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~ddaniel/science_clipart.htm
Science Clipart Links: http://www.islavista.goleta.k12.ca.us/9899/science/scienceclipart.html
Clip Art Links: http://sciencespot.net/Pages/refdeskclips.htm
Great graphics for busy Biology Teachers: http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/cramer/PictureIt/welcome.htm
Earth Science Clip Art: http://maroon.com/earthscience/
Free Science Clip Art From Bio-Rad/Sadtler: http://www.softshell.com/Resource/FreeArt/Freegifs.html
Free Weird Science Clipart: http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/WeirdImages/free_clipart_icons_gifs_cartoon_science.html
Science Clipart: http://www.coolgraphics.com/gallery/clipart/science/science.shtml
Comet Clip Art: http://www.challenger.org/tr/tr_body_clip_comet.htm
Animals: http://www.jk-internet.com/freeclipart/animals/index.html
Molecular Arts Corporation: http://www.molecules.com/index.shtml
Invention & Science: http://inventors.about.com/science/inventors/msub28clip.htm
Computer Science Clipart: http://www.studyweb.com/links/282.html
Biology: http://www.mindquest.net/biology/gallery.html
Chemistry: http://chemistry.about.com/science/chemistry/msub7.htm
Math and Science: http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_math.htm
Fonts and Graphics for Math: http://www.educaide.com/download/graphics.html
Chemical Education: http://www.indigo.com/software/gphmac/chemical-education-clipart.html
Science Photos: http://www.photo-guide.com/science.html
Classroom Clipart Sources -Links Page: http://208.183.128.3/techupdate/classclip.html
Education Clipart - Links Page: http://www.zianet.com/cjcox/teacherangel/clipart.html
Certificate Creator: http://www.CertificateCreator.com
Cool Clips - General Education: http://dir.coolclips.com/Education/School/
Education Clipart: http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/clipart/index.html
Educational Clipart: http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm
Certificates: http://www.hayespub.com/templates.html
Free Clipart for Teachers to Use: http://www.fsusd.k12.ca.us/groups/teachers/clipart.htm
Education: http://www.artclipart.com/clipart/education/
Web Sites That Contain Education/School Clip Art - Links Page:
http://www.i-55.com/lynnfleming/educlipart.htm
Clipart for Education - Links Page: http://www.ttsd.k12.or.us/District/curriculum/elem/teacher/clipart.html
Discovery School Clipart Collection: http://school.discovery.com/clipart/
Education Cartoons for Teachers: http://www.borg.com/~rjgtoons/edu.html

The Teachers Corner: http://www.theteacherscorner.net/
Lesson plans, units and teacher resources

The Gateway to Educational Materials: http://www.thegateway.org/
" The key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet!" A Department of Education site.

Boy the Bear's Age Guage: http://www.frontiernet.net/~cdm/age1.html
Go to this link, and type in your birthdate.

Teach With Movies: http://www.teachwithmovies.org

Summerbridge Miami Teachers Lounge: http://www.summerbridgemiami.org/teachers_lounge.htm
Welcome to the Summerbridge Miami Teachers Lounge. Here you will find links to many online resources including Lesson Plans, Education Search Engines and activities.

KidKountry: http://www.kidkountry.com/
Kid Kountry features articles by kids on acting, cooking, computers, football, movies, singing, and much, much more.

Ringling Brs. and Barnum & Bailey's "CIRCUSWORKS Education Center": http://www.ringling.com/activity/education/
This site ahs downladdable activities and lessons for elementary schoolchildre. Among the topics are "All about the circus," "Diversity and geography, and "Animals and their care." There is also a reading list.

AOL@School: http://school.aol.com/
AOL@ School is a free education portal for K-12 schools that offers an easy-to-use interface to deliver age-appropriate curriculum content selected by experts, searchable lesson plans, class projects, online references and homework help. Additional features include education updates from each state, kid-safe search tools, and special resources secections for teachers and administrators with online guides and discussion groups. The site also offers links to recommended suppliers of educational products and services, and a free weekly newsletter.

Think Tank: http://thinktank.4teachers.org/ is designed to help students (grades 3-8) develop a Research Organizer (a list of topics and subtopics) for reports and projects. Based on the subject assigned, the students can refine it by choosing from a variety of suggestions and by using a random subtopic generator.

MysteryPhotos.com: http://www.mysteryphotos.com
Each week a different photo is displayed and students guess what it is.

Educational/inspirational posters can be downloaded and printed for free: http://members.aol.com/hheweb/posters.htm

Seating plans for gourp work, video viewing, quiet tests and hearable discussions from Linda Bryan
Maplewood Middle School, Maplewood, MN
Mode 1: The Center Aisle -- for discussion or book work
As I look at the class, I see a large aisle from front to back of room (in fact, there are two "fronts" to the room, and I stalk between them) with kids seated facing the aisle in five short rows of 3 seats each on my right and my left. I can easily minister to any kid in the room by walking only 3 seats back in the row, tops. I walk back and forth, tapping on any desk of an inattentive kid or helping anyone who's lost. No one hides! In the center aisle seating plan, I set it up so that buddies can't see one another across the aisle. Put one in back corner, the other in front row on the aisle, both on same side. To correct papers in class, just swap paper with "someone you trust" in your 3-person row. Works well. Kids get used to one another, become accepting. Overhead projector stand can be quickly whipped into the aisle without asking anyone to move a desk. Kids have to look to right or left to see screen.
Mode 2: Five groups, quick!
The three-desk groups quickly pull together into two sets of six desks on each side of the aisle, with the two leftover 3-desk sets from the two sides forming the fifth group in center back (this group requires more towing of desk than the others). I assign my seating so that no group has a singleton scholar--I put at least two top achievers in any group that has one top achiever in it. This keeps kids from feeling ill-used when group work occurs, and sometimes I get fabulous work because the group reaches critical mass. Desks can be arranged so the kids face a center, or just informally make
a six-desks-face-same-way quickie pod. Depends on activity. When I take attendance in group, I just ask any group that doesn't have 6 kids, "Who's absent in this group?" The kids tell me. It's faster
than messing with seating charts.
Mode 3: Facing Front for tests, lectures, etc.
All desks are turned 90 degrees left or right so they face front. Voila! Six rows of 5 desks are facing front. Now all the kids who were on the aisle are in the center two rows. Most of the kids who were forced to be in "front seats" are now redefined. It's a break for them and for me.
Mode 4: Facing Sorta Front for video tapes
The desks on the left side of the room face the center aisle, those on right face front of room. Looks odd, but it's easier on kids' necks and we don't have to move as many desks back afterwards.

TIPS FOR GROUPING STUDENTS:
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/classmanagement/organizingtips/4grouping.html
Find four suggestions for seating arrangements for your students, using selections from index cards, puzzle pieces, and more. Change them around with the same methods at various times during the year to refresh your learning environment.

Have your class do a photo montage of their faces to cover their classroom doors. It could be a class-by-class competition. Take up-close pictures of each kids' face and have the class design an arts and craft mural with the pictures.

Rubistar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Project-Based learning Checklists: http://www.4teachers.org/projectbased/checklist.shtml

Teach-nology Rubric Generators: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
Behavior Rubric Generator: http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/behavior/
Choose a clip art selection to head your behavior chart, and simply click to generate your behavioral
rubric. Tasks and topics include respect for peers and teacher, concern for learning, punctuality and
preparedness, and character traits.

SCHOOL CLIP ART: http://www.datasync.com/~teachers/school_clipart6.html
Find ten pages of school-related clip art, as well as holiday themes to use throughout the school year.

TEACHING 90 MINUTE BLOCKS: http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/activities/management/4.html
If you're finding yourself having to switch to block scheduling, this site will provide some excellent tips to help make a smooth transition and use your time to the best advantage.

EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR COOPERATIVE LEARNING:
http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/Papers/CLStrategies(JCCCT).pdf
What works and what doesn't in cooperative learning situations? These educators have shared the experience of several workshops and polled even more teachers to collect strategies that are effective in cooperative situations.

BINGO LEARNING: http://www.teachnet.com/powertools/neattools/blankbingo.html
These printable Bingo card templates can be used in a wide variety of ways in your classroom--try vocabulary words, spelling, power math questions.

WEEKLY MULTI-SUBJECT ASSIGNMENT GENERATOR:
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/homeweek/
No more excuses--students will have their homework spelled out for them, Monday through Friday for each individual subject with this homework generator. Collaborate with other teachers to secure info for all subjects before generating your assignment sheets.

MOTIVATING STUDENTS: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/motivate.html
This article discusses how to better improve both student participation and motivation with instructional strategies and offering structured feedback.

WEB WORKSHEET WIZARD: http://wizard.hprtec.org/
This online tool for teachers allows you to create your own worksheets or class exercises. Already created worksheets and forms from other teachers are also available to download and print; search by subject, grade level, etc.

DEVELOPING TEAM GROUND RULES: http://129.219.116.31/Team_PDFs/TeamGrnd.pdf
Before working in groups on any project, have your class do this simple exercise. They will collaborate in small teams within a specified and brief period of time to create a set of rules for any given team activity. When time is up, they must run to other group tables to review other rules, and then come back and reform their own.

A VISUAL APPROACH TO DEDUCTIVE REASONING:
http://illuminations.nctm.org/lessonplans/9-12/reasoning/index.html
Using Venn diagrams, students from grades 8 and up will construct arguments to explore indirect, direct, and transitive reasoning methods. Student worksheets and a reference sheet are included, as well as further internet links and help.

Lesson plans.com: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/index.html has a total to over 1,900 lessons. Included in this update are lessons on writing autobiographies, African jewelry making, mythology, the
American Gothic painting, building a bridge with K’NEX, and a well-developed thematic unit on community. The newest lesson plans can be found at: http://www.LessonPlansPage.com/MRA.htm

Intel Teach to the Future Unit Plan Database: http://www.intel.com/education/unitplans
These lessons are created by teachers using technology in their subject areas.

DEVELOPING THINKING AND REASONING SKILLS: http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/providers/minds.html
Find well-considered suggestions on how best to approach a young child's cognitive development, and tips on teaching problem-solving skills.

COMMUNICATION MILESTONES: http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/communication.html
From birth through to age five, here are the developmental guidelines to look for in young children's attempts to communicate with their external world.

Easy Seating and Drills: http://www.concentric.net/~Leboom/index.shtml
A shareware program to download for seating charts, making groups, randomy calling on students, etc. It can display the name(s) of the student on the TV monitor. The download is a basic program that is small enough to fit on a floppy disc, and lets you print out a weekly chart that can be used to take attendance and make comments.

SEVEN PRACTICES OF GREAT TEACHERS: http://www.edpsych.com/TeChalk1.html
Especially included here for beginning teachers, this is a list with some tips on just what can make the
difference between an average and a great teacher.

EARNING RESPECT FOR TEACHERS: http://www.edpsych.com/TeBreak2.htm
Five common sense tips discuss how discouraged teachers might put respect back into their positions--from parents, other professionals, and themselves.

SAMPLE ENROLLMENT FORM: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7788/0999.html
Here is a sample enrollment or pre-enrollment form for preschool care providers.

Reciprocal teaching - What it is: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at6lk38.htm

STUDENT WORKSHEETS AND TEACHER TIMESAVERS: http://worksheets.teach-nology.com/
Take a good look at this site for all the downloadables and printables it offers all teachers, for use
throughout the year. Find student worksheets across the curriculum, lesson and assignment generators, graphic organizers, and rubrics.

PREVENTIVE DISCIPLINE: http://www.schoolfutures.org/inteadisc.html
New teachers are very often intimidated by classroom management issues. Here are some pointers on getting you started with positive and firm discipline approaches before you enter your classroom.

CLASSROOM CHARTS: http://abcteach.com/directory/teaching_extras/general_formsnotes/charts/
Several useful teacher charts are available here to download and print, including assignment forms, award charts, calendars, reading logs, weekly planners, and more.

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL IDEAS: http://www.schoolfutures.org/inteaideas.html
Excellent suggestions are collected here for simple and useful classroom management and instructional activities--very creative.

OBSERVATIONAL STUDY FORM: http://nsccux.sccd.ctc.edu/%7Eeceprog/obssty.pdf
If you need to monitor the development of individual students beyond the normal report cards or possibly for behavioral problems, here is a form to help you properly conduct and record your observations.

LABEL TABLES: http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/2472.html
Encourage spelling, vocabulary, and reading skills for kindergarten and first grade with this learning concept of label tables.

SCHOOL CLIP ART: http://www.school-clip-art.com/
Much here to choose from throughout the school year to use for your many projects.

2ND GRADE CURRICULUM: http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/grade2.html
This site offers Canadian curriculum content, but the resources are outstanding for any 2nd grade classroom. Projects are included with each core unit description.

MULTIGRADE CLASSROOMS INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES: http://www.nwrel.org/ruraled/multigrade.html
This article addresses key concepts and guidelines for maintaining effective learning environments while teaching in challenging multigrade classroom situations.

TIC TAC TOE SKILLS REVIEW: http://www.teachersdesk.org/misctic.html
Use this fairly easy to make format for virtually any skills review--reading comprehension questions, social studies facts, science review--all would lend themselves nicely to this hands-on, interactive group exercise.

CUTTING DOWN ON FORGOTTEN MATERIALS: http://www.teachersdesk.org/forgotten.html
Find a brief article here outlining a tried and true method for cutting back on "forgotten" student note-
books and texts.

NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER GUIDE: http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html
This site offers a large resource for new middle school teachers, and includes tips for discipline, classroom management, suggestions for the first days of school, downloadable forms and letters links, and more, all collected in one place.

K12 NATION: http://www.k12nation.net/
K12 Nation offers educators a free calendar service, where they can post class lists, notes, and homework online for both parents and students to view. A messaging service is also available; registration is required.

COOPERATIVE LEARNING: http://www.utc.edu/Teaching-Resource-Center/CoopLear.html
Several resources on cooperative learning strategies and techniques are offered at this site. Activities
for group projects include three-step interviews, double entry journals, paired annotations, focused
listings, and more. Several of these exercises can be used for mini-activities to sum up the day's learning and help focus and promote good student study skills.

COOPERATIVE LEARNING LESSON PLANS: http://www.coedu.usf.edu/%7Emorris/lp_index.html#cooperative
Find cooperative activities across the curriculum for both mini and larger student projects. Several
exercises are available for language arts, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and writing.

2001 Bulletin Board Ideas Library: http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/decor/bboards/index.html
Includes download for Homeworkopoly Game

Lesson plans
A a helpful hint is color coding. For example, use green for the objectives; purple for the state goal correlation, black for the assignments/assessment; red for reminding about future tests. Graphics can be used to get a quick visual or reminder about the lesson. Lesson plans can be created in Micorsoft Publisher, Officer, or Exel.

California Academic Content Site: http://www.csun.edu/~hcbio027/k12standards/
California Standards listed by grade and subject area

Journal writing for projects
1)Students could keep a "WORK JOURNAL of the project to turn in with the project....Work Journal could include EXPOSITORY WRITING where the student explains each step of the project (helps them understand things have a beginning, middle and end; NARRATIVE RESPONSES to the project where the student writes his feelings about the project, both positive and negative; FEEDBACK WRITING where the student tells the teacher if he/she thought the project was worthwhile and why, and whether the teacher should do same project again next year and at least three improvements the students would do to the project if they were the teacher; and also the tried and true RECOMMENDATION WRITING where the student recommends the project or does not recommend the project to a friend...must have at least three reasons for doing either.......WORK
JOURNAL could also be called LEARNING LOG or ARCHITECT'S LOG is building is involved.
2)As the students are working on a project, give them the last 5 minutes or so of each day to work on the following questions. After the project is completed, the students can then write a paper/essay
about the project.
a) Why did you choose the project?
b) What do you plan to do with the final project?
c) What was the process for making the project? (Include all steps.)
d) What problems did you encounter while working on the project?
e) How did you solve those problems?
f) Did you receive any help on the project? If so, tell who helped and how they helped you.
g) What was your favorite part of making the project? Why?
h) Are you happy with the final project? Why or why not?
i) What do you plan to do with the final project? Have you changed your mind from before
beginning the project? Why or why not?

Kidproj: http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/projects.html
Current and ongoing projects, also several projects that are taking place in KidSpace. There is a
link to all Kidproj past projects and on the bottom of the sidebar of the page there is a link to Kidproj projects in other languages.

Laura Candler's web site: www.lauracandler.com has ideas for cooperative learning, ready to use management tools and ideas that encourage teamwork and responsibility.

Reach Out: www.reachoutmichigan.org has simple hands-on science experiments you can incorporate in your science curriculum.

Out2Teach.com: http://out2teach.com/
Out2Teach.com proves that in the technology age, sometimes it’s the students who know best. Focusing on the integration of technology into the classroom, this very professional student-created site provides a categorized link database where teachers can turn to find new and unique ideas for improving classroom instruction. Out2Teach also offers educators tips on how to update and create
their own web sites under the constraints of limited time and resources.

TYPICAL COURSES OF STUDY, WITH RESOURCES: http://www2.worldbook.com/students/course_study_index.asp
From preschool through to grade 12, here is a solid resource for reference on typical courses of study for each individual grade level, along with selected and related resources.

COOPERATIVE LEARNING: http://www.utc.edu/Teaching-Resource-Center/CoopLear.html
Establish good teamwork skills and essential collaborative efforts through cooperative learning projects. Here is a background on how to facilitate small team tasks, with structures and techniques to guide you through step by step. Expectations, student roles, questioning guides, and journal entries are all covered.

SchoolNotes.com: http://schoolnotes.com
You are able to link websites on this board and have daily updates. It is extremely user friendly for parents and students. It allows users to e-mail teachers from the site as well.

ABC Tech Network: http://www.abcteach.com/index.html
This site has many different topics useful for teachers, including month by month activities, themed units, portfolio pages, etc.

Preschool and Kindergarten Sites
http://kayleigh.tierranet.com/index.htm
http://geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/1213/
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/
http://artswire.org/kenroar/lessons/early/early.html
http://www.mikids.com/kinders.html
http://teams.lacoe.edu/village/k3.html
http://www.kinderstart.com/learningactivitiesandcrafts/
http://www.little-g.com/shockwave/frame.html
http://www.kinderkorner.com/
http://juliasrainbowcorner.com/html/ants.html
http://www.primarygames.com/default.htm

READY, SET, PLAN: http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/02_PreK_GetReady.pdf
Perhaps particularly for the new preschool teacher, this site offers a good resource for planning your
curriculum, activities, and hour-to-hour school day. Steps for planning, themes, resources, and teaching activities are included.

DEVELOPING A PRESCHOOL MATH PROGRAM:
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/02_PreK_Number.pdf
Extensive activities use manipulatives and hands-on exercises to explore the world of mathematics. Preschoolers will learn to compare, measure, take away, sort, and classify. Six lesson plans are included, along with student worksheets.

Discovery School's Lesson Planner: http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/lessonplanner/index.html
Lesson Planner will help organize your busy classroom. Now you can create and store your lesson plans in your Custom Classroom account! Edit, print or download your lesson plan to your computer with a click of the mouse. Even more — link to puzzles, worksheets and quizzes that you have created
with the teacher tools on DiscoverySchool.com! To save your lesson plans, you need to register with Custom Classroom. For information on how to register, http://school.discovery.com/customclassroom/about.html

TEACHER FORMS AND LETTERS: http://www.teachertools.org/forms_dynam.asp
Almost every form and letter you would use during the school year--plus some--are available
to download and print here. Also find useful learning tools, such as multiplication tables, a summer packet for sending home over the holidays, goal tests, lesson plan books, and more.

ACTIVITY CARD ARCHIVE: http://members.aol.com/A123836526/ActivityCard//archive.html
Here is a simple way to plan general homework or daily drills for the next school year. This activity card archive offers math and language arts activities for each school day. Printable, along with answer sheets and record tracking sheets.

TEACHER WEB PAGE CREATOR: http://TeacherWeb.com/IdxStates.htm
Specifically designed for busy educators, no programming is necessary to create web pages with this online tool--free for teachers. You will plug in some background information, select colors and designs, or even specialize graphics to match your class of French, Music, Language Arts, Math, etc. Your web page will contain bullets for announcements, calendars, links, etc. The search engine on your links page is Yahooligans for kids.

WorkSheets4Teachers.com: Create-your-Own: http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/worksheetfeature.htm
Follow two or three easy steps to create your own worksheets. These include Word Scrambles, Matching Columns, Fill in the Blanks and much more!

Pittsburgh Teachers Institute: PTI Curriculum Units Online:
http://www.chatham.edu/PTI/curriculum-new%20page.htm
The Pittsburgh Teachers Institute offers teachers the opportunity to develop curriculum units for their classrooms. The units, from 1999 to 2001, are designed for all levels of students and cover integrated units in Mathematics, Science, English and the Social Sciences. Many of the resources listed are print resources, so the lessons from 1999 have good ideas and not bad links.
Grade Level: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, High School,
College, Adult/Professional
Content Area: Science (General), History & Social Studies (General), Mathematics (General)

AWARDS MAKER: http://kidbibs.com/awards/card.htm
Choose your award title (Incredible Growth, Attentive Listener--there are plenty of creative titles here togo around your entire classroom), then the graphic, and your message. This award maker is set up as an email award service, but, as the site suggests, if you send the award to your own email address, you can then print it out instead.

I'D PREFER: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6091.html
Would your students prefer to be good-looking, or athletic? How about smart, or athletic? Questions
such as these should provoke interesting discussions with your class.

RUBRICS AND EVALUATION RESOURCES: http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/ho.html
Several different sources cover assessments and rubrics for such diverse student work as book reports, multimedia projects, and writing exercises.

GRIDS TO ORGANIZE THINKING: http://www.fno.org/oct97/grids.html
Critical thinking skills rely upon organization to help them develop. These grid selections will help students to classify their thinking processes along several topics. If they are not familiar with the material, have them do a brief online search for information first.

CONCEPT MAPPING: http://www.graphic.org/concept.html
Mind mapping techniques will surely build useful foundations for student work and research in the upper grades. This site offers demonstrations and guidelines to help them understand and master these skills.

Teachers looking for high-quality resources related to a unit of study will find the resources found at http://www.museumstuff.com. MuseumStuff.com is dedicated to creating a web based guide to
museum related information. Information includes links to museum websites and virtual exhibits, educational and entertaining games and activities, and extensive learning r