Education

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

• Best Evidence Encyclopedia [B.E.E.]
• Bloom's Taxonomy
• Brain research and learning (article)
• Critical Thinking.org
• Gardner's 8 Intelligences
• Pedagogy - www.LessonTutor.com Overview
• Theories, Influences, Education History: Funderstanding.com - About Learning, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, Organization Theory
• Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe

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

• Arts - National Standards for Arts Education
• Civics and Government - Center for Civic Education
• Colorado K-12 Academic Standards, review of Science
• College - Standards for Success - required for college
• Database - www.Achieve.org - Includes searchable database of state and international standards
• Economics - National Council on Economic Education National Standards in Economics
• English Language Arts - International Reading Association/National Council of Teachers of English
• Financial Literacy - Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
• Foreign Language - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Geography - National Geographic Site
• Leaders - ISLLC Standards for School Leaders
• Math - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles & Standards for School Mathematics
• National - Comparison of NCLB and National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Professional Development standards
• Online Courses - Southern Regional Educational Board
• Psychology - National psychology standards for High School
• Science - National Science Education Standards
• Social Studies - National Council for the Social Studies
• Staff Development - NSDC - National Staff Development Council
• Technology
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards
    • 6-8, 9-12, Teachers, Administrators, NETS Rubric grade 2, 5, 8, 12
  • Jefferson County Public Schools
  • Denver Public Schools
• Work - National Skills Standards Board - required for work

Denver and Colorado Information about Teaching

• Clear Creek School District home page
• Colorado Department of Education home page
  • Standards and Expectations by subject
  • Assessments (CSAP)
• 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
  • Educational Resource Services
  • LION - Library Information on the Net
  • DPS 3 District Goals and 8 Action Steps
• Homeschooling
  • Colorado Education Code for Homeschooling
• Teaching Jobs
  • School Districts and BOCES on the Web
  • Teach-in-Colorado
  • Jefferson County
  • Cherry Creek
  • Denver Public Schools

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
  • Utah Education Network, Science Curriculum
• Other Countries
  • Global Schoolhouse - Classroom Conferencing, Mailing Lists
  • United Kingdom - National Curriculum Starting Point
  • BBC - Learning games, preparation for National Curriculum Tests

Special Needs of Students

• Behavior
  • Don't Laugh at Me
  • Classroom management issues and strategies
• Differentiation
  • Differentiated Instruction (Gates Foundation Brief)
• Learning Disabilities
  • LDonline - learning disabilities online
  • Interventional Central - positive classroom behavior & effective learning
• Motivation
  • Student Disinterest - Is it Curable by Brenda Dyck
  • Motivating Students by Barbara Gross Davis
  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Wikipedia)
  • Hard Work and High Expectations Motivating Students to Learn  (article)
• Response to Intervention
  • Colorado Department of Education - summary and resources
  • Training for California Educators
  • Jim Wright resources for RTI

Technology

• Computer Education
  • InTime - Integrating New Technologies Into the Methods of Education
  • Notes for Computer Teachers
• Organizations, Publications, Research, Conferences
  • Accessible Technologies for all Students
  • British Educational Communications and Technology Agency: http://www.becta.org.uk/
  • Colorado Technology Groups
    • C2D3 - Colorado Consortium for Data-Driven Decisions
    • CDE - Colorado Technology in PreK-12 Education
    • CTLT - Colorado Teaching Learning and Technology
  • CoSN -- Consortium for School Networking, security, collaboration, hot technologies, learning spaces, ownership cost, value of investment
  • International Society for Education’s Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET) web site: http://caret.iste.org/
  • Institute of IT Training - Professional body for IT Training Professionals
  • Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment (JTLA) at Boston College: http://www.bc.edu/research/intasc/jtla.html
  • Metiri Group’s Technology Solutions That Work: www.metiri.com
  • National Educational Computing Conference 2005, 2006
  • NetDay - Students Speak Up about Technology - Reports
  • Pennsylvania Department of Education - Education Hub
  • State Educational Technology Directors Association, Colorado
  • What Works Clearinghouse by the U.S. Department of Education: http://www.w-w-c.org
• Skills and Resources
  • Jeffco white paper on keyboarding
  • Candy Stocker Presentation 2/2003 Web Sites
    • 1 - Scavenger Hunt http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/newtchr/1-SHunt.htm
    • 2 - WebQuests http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/newtchr/2-WebQ.htm
    • 3 - Telacollaborative Projects http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/newtchr/3-TelaProj.htm
    • 4 - Lesson Plans http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/newtchr/4-LPlans.htm
    • 5 - Content Area MEGA List http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/newtchr/5-Content_Sites.htm
    • 6 - Using Word in the Classroom http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/newtchr/6-Word_in_class.htm
    • 7 - Web Cams and Virtual Field Trips http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/newtchr/7-webcams.htm
    • 8 - Software http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/newtchr/8-Software.htm
  • Using the Internet
    • Dupe Detector
    • Teaching Evaluation of the Web - presentation from Wolfgang Memorial Library
    • Wading through the Web PowerPoint presentation (from www.readwritethink.org)
• Technology Standards
  • National Educational Technology Standards for Students
  • Jefferson County Technology Standards
  • Information and Communication Technology Literacy maps for core subjects
• Weblog/Blogs/Magazines
  • Alan November - Education Technology
  • Educational Blogging Sites
  • eSchool News online

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
  • Jack Hassard, Author of Science as Inquiry

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
  • NASA Kids
  • SpaceFun
  • Destination Tomorrow (30 minutes TV programs)
• Where is it now?
  • Shuttle, Space Station
• 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

• General
  • The English Companion - links for teachers and students, handbooks, reminders, tips
  • Literacy to Learn - Reading, Writing, and Thinking Across the Curriculum
• Reading
  • Assessments for Middle and High School Students (Florida Dept of Education)
  • Assessments - How do we know what students have learned? Howard Co, MD Public Schools
  • Jim Wright Intervention Ideas for READING
  • Poetry 180
  • Reading in the Content Areas: eLearning Workshop; my notes
  • Reading Online (IRA Journal)
  • Reading Resource Links
  • Reading Strategies (PowerPoint Presentation)
  • www.teachingbooks.net - multimedia children's lit database-connect educators & families w/authors & books
• Writing
  • 6-Trait Writing
  • Purdue University On-line Writing Lab (lots of exercises and teaching materials)
  • Ace Writing (writing tips for students)
  • IPL Teenspace A+ Research & Writing (steps and tips in writing process and research)
• Spelling
  • Musical Spelling Rules
  • Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary reviews
  • Spelling and Vocabulary ideas from the Teacher's Desk
• Words and Fun
  • Idioms
  • State Mottos

Social Studies

• National Geographic
  • Kids
  • NG Explorer Online Classroom Magazine
  • Pulse of the Planet
• 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)