Education
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| Science | Math | Lang Arts | ||
| Technology | Social Studies | Learning & Teaching |
Professional Development |
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| General Ed Sites/Games | News | Other | My Students | JA Tech Tips |
Tools for Teachers
 | General - Educational mailing lists and chat rooms |
| General - Teachersnetwork.org - Includes Q&A with mentors and how-to articles |
| Graphic Organizers from Write Design Online |
| Instructional Strategies Online (Direct instruction, indirect instruction, skills, methods, etc.) |
| Lesson plans - Teacherfiles.com - clipart, lesson plans |
| Motivations - Dailyapples.com-motivations for teachers |
| Word games - Pearson Educational Press |
| Words & Rubrics - Teach-nology (Word Scramble, Word Search, great rubrics too) |
| Wordsearch - Stinky Bear Software Wordsearch Generator |
Professional Development
| APQC Process Improvement & Implementation in Education - Professional Development Survey |
| The Digital Edge Learning Interchange is an online library featuring National Board Certified Teachers in exhibits of exemplary teaching |
| John Merrow Education Podcasts |
| OpenLearn - free and open educational resources for learners and educators around the world (from UK) |
| On-line professional development workshops (Panhandle Education & Dept of Ed) |
| Teacher-to-Teacher (ED.gov) |
Learning and Teaching
Organizations
| Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement |
| Donnell-Kay Foundation (research on reform) |
| Education Commission of the States, research |
| Edutopia - George Lucas Education Foundation, Spiral Notebook (ideas) |
| KnowledgeWorks Foundation - communities, Education Map of the Decade |
| McRel: Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning - Articles, Lesson Plans, Resources |
| National Center for Education Statistics |
| National Center for School Engagement |
| National Public Radio - Education Topics |
| National Staff Development Council |
| Other state education agencies |
| Public Education Network - Organization to improve public schools. Compares public, private, homeschooling; has funding information; great e-mail newsletter |
| School Finance Redesign Project |
| Teacher Leaders Network - goal to provide community of highly skilled teachers |
| The Masie Center - Think tank on learning (corporate focus, but helpful for creating ideas) |
| U. S. Department of Education, teacher-to-teacher |
| Web Rings - K-12 |
News
| Education Week |
| Stateline.org Education |
Standards
Denver and Colorado Information about Teaching
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| Colorado Department of
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| Colorado Commission on Higher Education | ||||||||||
| Education Commission of the States, ECS Research Studies Database | ||||||||||
| Fund for Colorado's Future (to Boost Student Achievement) | ||||||||||
| Colorado K-12 Academic Standards | ||||||||||
| Teacher in Residence | ||||||||||
| DPS Schools
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| Homeschooling
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| Teaching Jobs
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Lessons/Curriculum Plans
| Gateway to Educational Materials | ||||||
| Teacher's Network Search for Lesson Plans | ||||||
| Denver Post Rocky Mountain News Education | ||||||
| AskEric Lesson Plans | ||||||
| MarcoPolo - gateway to 6 educational organizations | ||||||
| Rocky Mountain News in Education | ||||||
| www.LessonPlansPage.Com | ||||||
| Peggy Weeg's Lesson Plan Template | ||||||
| Reference Page | ||||||
| Notes from Denver Teacher Project/Candice Stocker | ||||||
| WebQuest start page | ||||||
| Crayola Educator site | ||||||
| Other States
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| Other Countries
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Special Needs of Students
| Behavior
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| Differentiation
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| Learning Disabilities
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| Motivation
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| Response to Intervention
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Technology
| Computer Education
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| Skills and Resources
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| Technology Standards
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| Weblog/Blogs/Magazines
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Science - General, Assess, Orgs, Biology, Earth, Space, Connections
General and Other
| Atlas of Science Literacy | ||
| Brain Pop | ||
| Chemistry Coach - Excellent site for teaching science, especially high school chemistry | ||
| Concept/Analogy | ||
| Digital Library for Earth System Education - Lesson Plans and Resources | ||
| Earth and Sky Radio Show | ||
| ExploreScience.Com - Interactive Ideas | ||
| Gems Guides | ||
| Modeling for Understanding in Science Education (curriculum for space, natural selection, genetics - I had problems with site when I visited 11/17/01) | ||
| National Science Digital Library | ||
| PBS Scientific American Frontiers | ||
| Periodic Table, Webelements | ||
| Powers of Ten | ||
| Prentice Hall Middle School Science Explorer | ||
| Science City - interesting, educational science kits and toys | ||
| SCIENCE NETLINKS- from the American Association for the Advancement of Science | ||
| StudyWorks! Online - Science and Math behind everyday activities | ||
| Other Science Teacher/Author Sites
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Assessments and Rubrics
| PALS - Performance Assessment Links in Science |
| NSTA Rubrics Page |
| National Science Education Standards |
Organizations
| BSCS - Biological Sciences Curriculum Study |
| Center of Excellence for Science and Mathematics Education (CESME) |
| Computer Science Teachers Association |
| Eisenhower Math/Science Regional Consortia and National Clearinghouse |
| National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century |
| National Science Teachers Association (NSTA); recommendations (books, etc) |
| National Science Education Standards (online book) |
| National Science Foundation, ITest Learning Resource Center |
Biology
| Barbour Pond - Study of water area (use as example) |
| Field Trips on Nature Topics |
| MendelWeb - classical genetics, intro data anal, elem plant science, history of science |
| Molecular Biology Gateway |
| National Association of Biology Teachers |
| Project Learning Tree - Environmental Education Program |
| Tree of Life - Online database about all organisms |
| Virtual Library of Cell Biology |
Earth Science
| Geologic Society of America Education & Teacher Resources |
| Volcano World, Kids |
| Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program |
| Prentice Hall PlanetDiary and Science News, Science News for Kids |
| Cloud Types |
Astronomy and Space Exploration
| Science at NASA
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| Where is it now?
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| Views of the Solar System | ||||||
| Smithsonian Air and Space Museum | ||||||
| Planet Finder | ||||||
| Exploring Planets in the Classroom - Hands-on Activities from Hawaii | ||||||
| Malin Space Science Systems (images from Mars) | ||||||
| Challenger Learning Center of Colorado Springs | ||||||
| www.spaceday.com (challenges, activities, information) |
Science Connections with other Subjects
| National Gallery of Art - Art and Ecology |
Math
| Math Education and Technology |
| Math games |
| Hey Math - E-learning system and math simulation, fee based but free evaluation |
Language Arts
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| Reading
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| Spelling
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| Words and Fun
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Social Studies
| National Geographic
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| National Council for the Social Studies | ||||||
| Social Science Education Consortium | ||||||
| Colorado Digitization Project | ||||||
| Lesson Plan using Cartoons for Current Events | ||||||
| Idioms | ||||||
| Disasters Timeline |
Critical Thinking
| American School Board Journal - Habits of Thought |
| An Introduction to Critical Thinking (background by Steven D. Schafersman) |
| Brain Compatible Teaching & Learning by Chad Osborne - Old site but helpful links (ones that work) |
| Critical Thinking and Problem Solving on Partnership for 21st Century Skills Web site |
| Teaching Problem Solving (background by James E. Stice) |