Teacher Online Resource Links

Georgia Department of Education

US Department of Education

 

Lesson Plan Ideas (All Reading/LA)
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/
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Various Lesson Plans (Elem./Middle)
http://www.eduplace.com/activity/
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Animate Your World
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/gen/ayw/text_exclude.html
(Creative Writing Activities for Middle Grades)
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Lesson Plans (Varied/All Grade Levels)
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/browse/galls09.html
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Poe - An Author Unit (High)
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/poe/poetg.html
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Website for ALL Teachers
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

Search for lessons or units
http://cnets.iste.org/search/s_search.html (All)
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Beyond Books (Examples)
http://www.beyondbooks.com/bboutlines/_lit71.htm
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Rubric Examples
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Rubric_Bank/rubric_bank.html

 

Higher Order Thinking
http://www.ves.wpsb.org/focus/higherorderthinking.html

 

Anagrams
http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html
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Word Ladders
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_Ladder#Example
http://www.readersdigest.ca/fungames/ladder3.html
http://delphiforfun.org/programs/wordladder.htm

 

Research-Based Strategies
http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/
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Adolescent Literacy in the Content Area
http://knowledgeloom.org/practices3.jsp?t=1&location=1&bpinterid=1196&spotlightid=1174&testflag=yes
Vocabulary University (many links and tabs to explore)
http://www.vocabulary.com/
http://www.vocabulary.com/classic.html
http://www.vocabulary.com/topsat2.html
http://www.vocabulary.com/myvocabulary.html

 

Algebra Lab
http://www.algebralab.org/lessons/lesson.aspx

 

Teaching Inference
http://www.fno.org/feb02/inference.html
http://www.algebralab.org/lessons/lesson.aspx?file=Reading_Inference.xml  (math example)
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Reading Resources (All)
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/EssentialSkills.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/education/general.html
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Teaching Critical Thinking Skills Through Writing
http://academic.udayton.edu/Legaled/CTSkills/CTskills02.htm#ideas
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If you are not familiar with word ladders, please
refer to these sites.  Word ladders can
be incorporated as transition activities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_Ladder#Example
http://www.readersdigest.ca/fungames/ladder3.html
http://delphiforfun.org/programs/wordladder.htm

 

Lesson Banks (All Subjects; Various Levels)
http://www.floridatechnet.org/GED/LessonPlans/Lessons.htm
http://www.mysterynet.com/learn/lessonplans/
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html
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Reading Resources (some printable materials - various)
http://www.geocities.com/smilecdg/comprehe.html
http://www.readinglady.com/Comprehension/Strategy_Posters/strategy_posters.html
http://www.fayette.k12.in.us/eastview/comprehension.htm
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Six Essential Reading Strategies
http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/default.asp?cid=24
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Extending Comprehension
http://ayr.ednet.ns.ca/vis_strategies.shtml

 

Strategy for Previewing Nonfiction Text (upper elem., middle, high)
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=112
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Strategies to Teach Text Comprehension (ALL)
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3479

http://www.donjohnston.com/downloads/rolreadingstrategies.htm


Story Elements (Elem./Middle)
http://www.smasd.org/pssa/html/reading/narrativ.htm
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Seeing the World in Print Through Nonfiction (High)
http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/ModelCurriculum/seeingworldinprint/index.html
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Think Aloud Strategy (All)
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/thinkaloud.htm
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Reading Resource
http://www.umass.edu/wmwp/ReadingInitiative/Reading%20Strategies%20Page.htm
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5 Keys to Reading Nonfiction
http://www.highbeam.com/library/docFree.asp?DOCID=1G1:112088678

 

Math Resources
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Weblinks.aspx
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Struggling Readers
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/4528
http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/materials/secondary_ela_resource.asp (High School)
http://www.gaillovely.com/struggling%20readers%20resources.htm (Various)
http://www.balancedreading.com/olderreaders.html (middle/high)
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Engaging Struggling Readers
http://www.edutopia.org/community/spiralnotebook/?p=32

 

Webquests
http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/webquest.htm (All)
http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/la.htm (Rdg/LA)
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic4.htm
http://www.sentex.net/~brenwood/Links/webquests_K6.html (elem)
http://bestwebquests.com/ (All)

 

Developing Questioning Skillls
DR. JILL SLACK
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/sedl-letter/v14n03/6.html
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http://www.aged.vt.edu/methods/que-skil.htm
http://www.utexas.edu/academic/cte/sourcebook/questioning.html
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/questions.htm
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001611.shtml
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3/respub/design/training9/
http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/graduateTeachingAssistantsHandbook/section3/skillsOfTheClassTeacher.htm
http://www.uwsp.edu/Education/lwilson/learning/quest2.htm
http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/3/cu5.html
http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=6&n=6

Also remember we are still connected to

http://www.learningshortcuts.com

ID:  tmehhs

Password:  devils


GPS Resources

http://apskids.org/standards/ela/default.htm (ELA)

http://apskids.org/standards/math/default.htm (Math)
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http://www.ct4me.net/Standards.htm

http://www.ct4me.net/reading.htm#Instructional
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Units

http://www.units4teachers.com/archives.php (Various)
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Teaching
Writing in Middle and High Schools

http://www.nwrel.org/request/2004dec/principles.html
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Reading
Comprehension

http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/compre.htm
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Book - Mosaic
of Thought (Support materials)

http://www.geocities.com/smilecdg/comprehe.html
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Monitoring
Comprehension


http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/summerworkshop/lewis/edlite-slide001.html

Reading Units (Elem./Middle)
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/units/units_with_books.htm
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/lesson-plans/reading/activities/units.htm

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Thematic Units (Elem./Middle)
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/index.htm
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Teacher Resources (Variety of Sites)
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/links/teacherresources.htm

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/links/literaturewebsites.htm
Reading Strategies (Middle)
http://www.thecenter.spps.org/Reading_Units.html

Curriculum Mapping Resources
http://gradcenter.marlboro.edu/~kwiemer/pedagog2/cmapping/currmapping.htm

http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Curriculum%20Mapping/Index.htm
http://esd.iu5.org/mapping/mapping.htm
http://www.d155.org/Curriculum%20Mapping/Homepg.html.p
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Units and Lessons (ALL)
http://cnets.iste.org/search/s_search.html
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Setting a Purpose - Informational Text (Elem.)
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=13688
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Setting the Purpose for Reading (ALL)
http://ohiorc.org/adlit/strategy/strategies_each.aspx?id=000001
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Strategies That Work - Technology Integration

http://www.mayer.cps.k12.il.us/Strategies_that_Work/STW.htm
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Comprehension Strategies (Articles for study groups) 
ALL
http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/Schrader/readingcomprehension.html
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/resources/languagearts/readingwriting/readdemo.html
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Reading for Meaning (6 Strategies)
http://www.fayette.k12.in.us/eastview/strategies.htm
http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/default.asp?cid=24
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Reading Comprehension Activities (Middle/High)
http://tengrrl.com/tens/016.shtml

Algebra I Tutorial  (Share with Math teachers)
http://homework-help.aol.com/aolalgebrareview
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Best Practices in Teaching Reading
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrats.html
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrats_20Best.html
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/reading/practices/practices.html
http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/Sarasota/strattactics.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/index.htm
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/literacy/about/reading.html
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/literacy
Reading in the Content Areas (All)
http://www.litandlearn.lpb.org/
http://www.literacymatters.org/content/readandwrite/reading.htm
http://www.middleweb.com/ReadWrkshp/JK34.html (Middle)
http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/sarasota/interdiscrdg.htm (Strategies)
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001533.shtml
http://www.scoe.org/content.php?PageId=306
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Middle and High School Teachers
Do you know about the Reading Next report?
http://www.all4ed.org/publications/ReadingNext/
Adolescents and Literacy
http://www.scoe.org/content.php?PageId=169
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Vocabulary/Comprehension
http://www.scoe.org/content.php?PageId=169
/about/writing.html 
(Writing)

http://pec.jun.alaska.edu/Consortia/Lit/reading.html
Educational Hotlinks for Middle School Teachers 
(ALL Subjects)
http://131.125.2.61/~njcms/educationalhotlinks/index.php
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High School Math Teachers
https://ruready.utah.edu/RUReady/front/About.jsp
(Help students prepare for college math)
Reading Site - Daily Lit (by email)

http://www.dailylit.com/index.php?title=Poems&bookid=160

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Literature Resources (High)
http://teacherweb.com/GA/HeartofGARESAETTC/RaeSpradley/ap2.stm
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Check out this English/Grammar Site (ALL)
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Teaching Students to Infer
http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/resources/languagearts/readingwriting/readinfer.html
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001679.shtml
Grammar Resources
http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/grammar/stratgram.htm
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/curriculum/writing/elem_writing/Bib/Grammar.htm
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/grammar/ 
(Lesson Plans - Varied)
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/subidx.cfm (Middle/High)
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The Elements of 
Style - William Strunk
Middle/High)
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
Vocabulary Instruction Resources
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/vocab.html
http://www.literacymatters.org/content/readandwrite/vocab.htm

http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/materials/secondary_vocabulary_se.asp
http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/compre.htm
http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/digests/d126.html (article)

http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Vocab-Comprehension.htm
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=946 
(elem.)
http://www.prel.org/products/re_/ES0419.htm (article - ALL)
http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/Default.asp?cid=790 (elem., 
middle)
http://www.nbsd.k12.pa.us/HTML/reading/rihand15.htm
http://www2.learningpt.org/catalog/item.asp?SessionID=354004508&productID=207
  (K-5; view online)
http://www.ldonline.org/spearswerling/8089
Are you in the know about Video Podcasts?
Are you in the know about Audio Podcasts?

Are you in the know about 
Videostreaming?
Have you explored 
how an IPOD (or other similar type of device)
could be used instructionally?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/18/AR2005101801670.html
http://www.apple.com/education/solutions/ipod/
http://www.readingrockets.org/podcasts/#about
http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Vocab-Comprehension.htm
Math Refresher (HIGH)
http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Smath.htm

Motivation 
(Article)
http://www.middleweb.com/StdntMotv.html
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New Teachers 
(Page of Websites)
http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html
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Competition - 
Math, Science, Technology
Grades 
6-9
http://www.ecybermission.com/

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Integrating Technology Resources
http://4teachers.org/

Grandparent/Elder Project Lesson 
Plan (High)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/grand/overview.html
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Charlotte's Web Art 
Contest (Ages 5 - 15)
Deadline 
November 10, 2006
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/content/charlottesweb_contest.mspx
http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/content/charlottesweb_contest_rules.mspx
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Math Site 
(Middle/High Essay Contest)
https://www.mathmovesu.com/index_cash4college.html
Resources (Varied)
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html


Math Website (K-8; Some Basic 
High)
http://coe.jmu.edu/mathvidsr/intro.htm
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Secondary Math 
Interactives
http://seeingmath.concord.org/sms_interactives.html
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Math Website (High School)
Read guidelines carefully.
http://mdtp.ucsd.edu/OnLineTests.shtml
Graphing Quadratics (High)
http://www.hostsrv.com/webmab/app1/MSP/quickmath/02/
pageGenerate?site=mathcom&s1=equations&s2=quadratics&s3=basic


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High School SAT Prep Site
http://www.takesat.com/

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Math 
Site (All Levels)
http://www.brunnermath.com/
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Home Building Process (Middle/High)
http://www.homesofourown.org/
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Math Websites (ALL)

http://www.ct4me.net/math_resources.htm

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Math Competition (Middle/High)

http://www.usamts.org/  (Deadline Nov. 20)

 

Assisting Readers (Middle/High)

http://www.ct4me.net/reading.htm#Reading

 
Reminder
https://www.georgiaoas.org/servlet/a2l
Username and password - same
Put in your grade - no space
Grade1     Grade2     Grade3     Grade4     Grade5     Grade6   


  Grade7     Grade8
Gradehs    (for high 


school)
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Resources for Units (Rdg./ELA)


http://www.theteacherscorner.net/thematicunits/index.htm
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang.html#lang1

Math (Help - Various Levels)
http://www.webmath.com/

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/Curriculum/index.shtml
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Math in Daily Life
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/
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High School Teachers 


(literature)
http://www.americanliterature.com/ARCHIVES/ARCHIVES.HTML
Chapter A Day Series
(Must be previewed extensively before using with 
students!!!)
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Resources (Reading/Open Court)


http://www.opencourtr

Website (Variety of 
Topics for Everyone)
http://www.education-world.com/
esources.com/


Social Studies Resources
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/AboutUs.aspx


Teaching to Academic 


Standards
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/standards/demonstration.html#classrooms


(video clips included)
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Writing 
Resources (Elem./Middle)
http://www.cherokee.k12.ga.us/CentralServices/professionaldevelopment/wglessonplans.htm


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GPS Resources (ALL)

http://www.cherokee.k12.ga.us/standards/

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Curriculum Resources (ALL)

http://www.ware.k12.ga.us/Curriculum/resources/index.html

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Language Arts Presentations 
(ALL)
http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-la.html
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Academic Vocabulary 
Games (ALL)
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/


Please check out the 


Georgia Read More Program!!!
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/pandp/media/gareadsmore.htm

Teaching to Academic Standards


http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/standards/index.html
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/standards/demonstration.html


http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/standards/exploration.html


http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/standards/implementation.html


http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/index.html
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Sequenced Benchmarks 


K-12 Language Arts
(Sequence of 4 or 5 
other states)
http://www.mcrel.org/PDF/Standards/5021TG_ELA_Sequenced_Bms.pdf
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Vocabulary 
(Elementary/Middle)
http://www.tampareads.com/vocabulary/FCAT/bothFCAT.htm
After clicking on the lists, note the 
activities at the bottom.
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Kindergarten - 8th Grade - All Subjects 

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm
(Since this is another state, you will have 


to find possible matches
for your grade 


specific curriculum.)
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Note the High School Resources (Another 
State)
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/assistance.htm
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/gateway.htm
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On-line Practice Modules - 
TECHNOLOGY
PLEASE SHARE THIS 
SITE WITH OTHERS!!!
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm
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Daily Dose of the Web 
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/daily_dose.htm
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Links for K-12 Teachers
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm
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Math Website
http://www.thatquiz.com/
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Science Vocabulary Games
http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/


Word Walls in the 
Secondary Classrooms
http://www.curriculum.org/tcf/teachers/projects/wordwalls.pdf

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Standards-Based Assessment: A Model
http://www.curriculum.org/tcf/teachers/projects/assessment.pdf
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Graphic Organizers 

(Very Important for the Visual 
Learners)
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html
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Essay Structure 
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/essay/index.html
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Journaling
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/tjournal.htm
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Reading Resource (Elem./Upper 
Elementary/Middle)
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps3gle.htm


(Click on the red bullets.)
http://elementarypgms.brevard.k12.fl.us/Grade1Daily.pdf
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Note the online 
reading passages
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/
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Checkpoints for 
Progress (Related to Literacy)
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CheckTeachers/index.html
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Reading Assessments 
(Informal)
http://www.test4free.com/
http://members.tripod.com/~gleigh/readtst.htm
http://yippee.i4free.co.nz/html/win/education/title7000.htm
Lesson Plans (Middle/High - Varied)
http://www.chevron.com/products/about/programs/edawards/
http://www2.dpi.state.wi.us/sig/practices/high_2.asp
Social Studies (All Levels)
http://www.learner.org/resources/series166.html
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Authors Online
http://www.teachingbooks.net/ (free trial followed by a membership 
fee
Best Practices
http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/articles/compare_best.php
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Refrigerator 
Curriculum
http://www.makingstandardswork.com/Clients/BestPracticesArchive/BPLawson.htm

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Algebra Rap Article
http://www.makingstandardswork.com/Clients/BestPracticesArchive/BPKingsCanyon.htm

(other articles on best practices 
at bottom of above website)
Language Arts
(Resources for 
Lesson Plans)

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang.html (ALL)

http://www.teach-nology.com/themes/lang_arts/

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts

http://www.stf.sk.ca/teaching_res/library/teach_mat_centre/teach_mat_units/eng_lang_arts.htm
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Reading 
Resources
http://www.suu.edu/faculty/lundd/ReadingSite/readingresources/

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(Varied Grades and Topics)
http://www.englishcompanion.com/room82/weeklyreader.html
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(Academic Vocabulary List - includes prefixes, suffixes)
http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/acvocabulary2.pdf
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Teacher Resources (General)
http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/Test%20Generator.pdf

http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/academicnotes.pdf
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Poetry 180 (High 
School)
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html
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E- Field Trips
http://www.efieldtrips.org/
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Word of the Day & Other Resources (High)
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl
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Biography Search  (High)
http://www.biography.com/
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Flashback website (Reminder)
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html (Math - All 
Levels)
http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_d.shtml (Pattern Blocks)
http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml (Pattern blocks)

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Resources for Teachers - 
Independent Learning
(May or may 
not be applicable/appropriate)
http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/implement/
http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/adjust/
http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/childlit/
http://teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/Literacy/
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Lesson Plans (All - Varied)
http://teachersnetwork.org/lessonplans/
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Math & Science (Varied 
Levels)
http://www.getsmarter.org/index.cfm
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Info on Gold Seal 
Lessons on Edgate Site
(for those 
systems that are EDGATE members)
http://www.daggett.com/performance_tasks.html
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Articles on 
Adolescent Literacy
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/read/118622.htm
http://www.ncte.org/about/press/116625.htm
http://www.ncte.org/about/press/116625.htm
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Reading Resources
http://www.joewitt.org/
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Teaching Non-fiction Reading and Writing
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/ntol/howto/childlit/nonfiction.htm
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Are you in 
the know about Think Alouds???
Think Alouds - Article http://www.ncte.org/library/files/Free/Journals/vm/VM0084Getting.pdf

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MATH 
MANIPULATIVES
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
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Few Free Math Videos
http://www.brainpop.com/math/seeall/
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Online Math 
Activitieshttp://www.k111.k12.il.us/KING/math.htm
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Secondary Math 
Interactives
http://seeingmath.concord.org/sms_interactives.html
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Math Website (High School)
Read guidelines carefully.
http://mdtp.ucsd.edu/OnLineTests.shtml
*****
Graphing Quadratics (High)
http://www.hostsrv.com/webmab/app1/MSP/quickmath/02/
pageGenerate?site=mathcom&s1=equations&s2=quadratics&s3=basic
*****
High School SAT Prep Site
http://www.takesat.com/

*****
Math 
Site (All Levels)
http://www.brunnermath.com/
*****
Home Building Process (Middle/High)
http://www.homesofourown.org/
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Math Websites (ALL)

http://www.ct4me.net/math_resources.htm



 




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