Student Teaching Online Resources

Planning Resources

Dr. Mac's Amazing Behavior Management Advice
An appealing and fun site offering the basics of behavior management including step by step strategies for dealing with problems ranging from ADD/ADHD to unmotivated students. There is even a section, “Rantings and Ravings,” offering tips on dealing with issues such as public criticism about teachers and education. The site is being used by several university and college teacher training programs (Ball State University, Hunter College etc.).
School Security
Links providing information to deal with school safety, gangs and such issues as conflict resolution and creating safe and drug free schools.

Teachers First Multiculturalism
Provides links to resources such as multicultural issues and the law, library and teaching resources, book reviews, games and more…

ThinkQuest
An absolute must!!! A project based learning approach in all disciplines. Using the resources of the Internet, students create web sites containing projects which include text, pictures, graphics, audio, movies etc. in all disciplines. The completed projects are entered in an international contest with prizes awarded. The projects themselves are wonderful resources for instruction as well as inspiration for project ideas for your students.
Teacher's First Tech Tips
Links on a variety of topics including: case studies of how students us the web, tutorials on building a school web site, daily e-mail service on software updates, student publishing on the web and more.

New York State Education Department
Teacher Certification
Teachers First
Highly recommended!! Site includes: Hot Topics: updated frequently - e.g. China Gets the Olympics, HIV/AIDS Education, Visit a Refugee Camp… Classroom Resources: Lesson Plans (Elem. Ed through AP) by subject area and word search Professional Resources: Teaching Strategies (including multicultural resources and using technology in the classroom); Special Ed. in the Classroom (including Gifted and Talented, Learning Disabilities, Reference Material); Professional Development (including School Crisis Planning, HIV/AIDS Education, Current Issues), Sanity Savers, Humor and much more… Important Note: Be sure to subscribe to the free TeachersFirst Weekly Update to receive weekly e-mail updates on everything from current issues to new education web sites and resources for all teachers.
Teachers Helping Teachers
Includes: Classroom management suggestions, lesson plans (including Special Ed.), Education Resources, “Stress Reduction Moments,” Topic of the Week, teacher chat…
Filling the Toolbox
Practical, effective strategies for creating a student centered classroom - e.g. activity suggestion for language teachers: “Tourist In Trouble” Tell students they are lost on a street in Paris and need to find their way back to their hotel…