Showing posts with label Teacher Information. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Teacher Information. Show all posts

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Edutopia

The George Lucas Educational Foundation.  (2012).  Edutopia.  Retrieved May 20, 2012 from http://www.edutopia.org/


This website covers all grade levels.  There is a lot of discussion about the new Common Core Standards as well as how to best implement them in your classroom.  Different blogs discuss different hot topics in education.  Videos are also available as well as a section on Schools That Work.

Thinkfinity

Verizon Foundation.  (2010).  Thinkfinity.  Retrieved May 20, 2012 from http://www.thinkfinity.org/


The site provides thousands of free lesson plans for all grade levels.  There are also links to 21st century learning skills as well as student interactive.  A link also is provided to the common core alignment process and a discussion of using the standards in the classroom.  There are also special links for parents as well as literacy activities.  Professional development articles are available for educators to browse and read.

ReadWriteThink

International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English.  (2012).  ReadWriteThink.  Retrieved May 20, 2012 from http://www.readwritethink.org/

In joint collaboration between the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, this site contains many different avenues to explore for teaching ideas.  Explore by grade level, resource type, learning objective, or theme.  There are also links for parents to use to help their children at home.  Cool Lesson Plan:

What Did George Post Today? Learning About People of the American Revolution Through Facebook


Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research.  (2010).  Florida Center for Reading Research.  Retrieved May 20, 2012 from http://www.fcrr.org/

Designed for grades K-5, this site contains instructional activities for teachers to use with students to sharpen reading skills.  The activities focus on such things as comprehension, fluency, and phonemes.  Activities could be adjusted for middle school and high school as well, especially with struggling readers or ESL readers.

SAS Curriculum Pathways

SAS Institute Inc. (2012).  SAS Curriculum Pathways.  Retrieved May 20, 2012 from http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/

Created by the SAS Institute, this is a free site for all teachers.  Once you subscribe, you have access to a wealth of teaching ideas from educational videos to web quests.  Designed for Grades 6-12, teachers can make learning more interactive and get away from using the textbook only.