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PLANNING RESOURCES
A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH
http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism
Site provides links to background information as well as links to readings
on the various approaches to Constructivism including Bruner, Dewey, Piaget
and Vygotsky.
STANDARDS
NEW YORK STATE CURRICULUM STANDARDS:
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/home.html
ONTARIO CURRICULUM STANDARDS - Secondary
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/seccurric.html
ONTARIO CURRICULUM STANDARDS - Elementary
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/elemcurric.html
SUPER SEARCH ENGINE FOR TEACHERS
http://members.home.net/albeej/
NEEDLE IN A CYBERSTACK - THE INFO FINDER - Contains all the search engines,
curriculum resources, reference material etc.. A must see!
KATHY SCHROCK’S GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
A one-stop supercenter of information for teacher resources. Offers: lesson
plans (all subjects/all grades), teaching tools (don’t miss the puzzlemaker,
worksheet generator, quiz maker & brain boosters) teacher helpers (assessments & rubrics,
bulletin board ideas, WebQuest information, search engine links), education
resources (links to sites on Inernet integration, reform, research & professional
development, professional associations, teaching tools such as Gradekeeper & GradeStar.
LESSON PLANS:
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons
MCREL
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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
DR. MAC’S AMAZING BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT ADVICE SITE
http://behavioradvisor.com
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.).
TEACHING HELP
http://www.foothill.net/~moorek/
Contains practical and specific suggestions for solving classroom management
problems - e.g. responsibility training, escalating behavior, back talk, time
on task and more…
SCHOOL SECURITY
http://www.schoolsecurity.org/
LINKS providing information to deal with school safety, gangs and such issues
as conflict resolution and creating safe and drug free schools.
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SPECIAL NEEDS
SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION NETWORK
http://www.schoolnet.ca/sne
Click on RESOURCES to find WWW resources for everything from Attention Deficit
Disorder to ESL, to Inclusion to Learning Disabilities to Youth at Risk and
everything in between.
Also see: Kathy Schrock web site home page (above) and click on Special Ed
Resources
INCLUSION RESOURCES
http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/ddc/INDEX.html
Comprehensive site includes strategies for all levels, interviews with teachers,
resources, place to pose questions, topic search under construction.
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MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES
MULTICULTURAL PAVILION
http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/multicultural
Primary resource for just about anything you want to know about multiculturalism
and education. Teacher’s Corner (includes such things as tools for multicultural
curriculum transformation), essays, discussion forums, awareness activities,
research - even a poetry page.
TEACHERS FIRST MULTICULTURALISM
http://www.teachersfirst.com/multicult.htm
Provides links to resources such as multicultural issues and the law, library
and teaching resources, book reviews, games and more…
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INTEGRATING
TECHNOLOGY INTO YOUR TEACHING
THINKQUEST
http://www.thinkquest.org
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.
HOME PAGE Ô LIBRARY OF ENTRIES to see wonderful examples of these projects
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
http://www.infosearcher.com/cybertours
overview of Internet uses in the classroom
http://www.virtualblackboard.com
examples of webtours K-12
TEACHERSFIRST TECH TIPS
www.teachersfirst.com/techtopics.htm http://www.teachersfirst.com/techtopics.htm
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…
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TEACHER’S
TOOLBOX
NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
HOME PAGE: http://www.nysed.gov/home.html
TEACHER CERTIFICATION:
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert
(great information, including the new changes. You might want
to check out the Power Point presentation of the changes.
SEARCH BY TOPIC:
http://www.nysed.gov/Topicsaz/Topicsah.htm
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS
http://www.oct.on.ca/
Site Offers: About the College, Governing Council, Professional Affairs, Membership
Services, Committees, College Library, Investigation and Discipline, Professionally
Speaking, Job Opportunities at OCT, What’s New
TEACHERS FIRST
http://www.teachersfirst.com/index.htm
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
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/index.html
Highly recommended
Includes: Classroom management suggestions, lesson plans (including Special
Ed.), Education Resources, “Stress Reduction Moments,” Topic of
the Week, teacher chat…
FILLING THE TOOLBOX
http://fno.org/toolbox.html
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…
THE NEW TEACHER PAGE
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/7862
Note: This page often takes a long time to load. It’s worth the wait.
Includes: About Teaching, Becoming a Teacher, Finding a Job, Being a Professional,
Your Classroom, Links, Substitute Teaching, Advice Page
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