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Fine
Arts--
Journals and Articles
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Foreign
Language--
American Association
of Teachers of French--AATF was founded in 1927 and is the largest
national association of French teachers in the world with nearly
10,000 members.Their headquarters are located at Southern Illinois
University in Carbondale.
Journals and Articles
EspanOle!--Includes
Spanish literature, arts, music, people, history, foods, countries
and AP exams.
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Language
Arts--
All About Writing!--Over
200 pages of articles on writing and is designed to help everyone
improve their writing and editing skills. The process involves looking
at grammar, punctuation, and structure in a way that allows you
to re-evaluate your writing style and improve the way you communicate
in text.
HSEE
Writing--Collection of links for writing strategies, writing
application, written and oral language conventions. Created by Shasta
County.
The Internet Public Library's
Online Literary Criticism Collection--This site has 2473 critical
and biographical Web sites about authors and their works according
to the homepage.
Model
Teacher Site--This is the site of an English 3 teacher. It's
a interesting example of what we COULD do.
National Council for the Teachers
of English--Lesson plans, conference information, resources
and more.
Poetry Teachers.com--A
variety of resources including contests and activities.
SCORE--A
network of Online Resource Centers in California linking quality
resources from the World Wide Web to the California curriculum,
including Frameworks, Standards, & Assessment Resources.
Journals and Articles
English Journal--Published
every other month by the National Council of Teachers of English
(NCTE). The articles of the current issue are posted online.
NCTE's Threshold Project--Provides
on-line access to articles on the language arts, literacy practice,
theory, research and a vast array of other subjects that have appeared
in NCTE journals.Ê
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Mathematics--
Algebra
Modules--Gives practical tips, hints, and examples, and point
out common mistakes.Ê They are cross-referenced to each other, to
help you find related material.
HSEE
Math Resources--Links to sites for Algebra I. Created by Shasta
County OE
Limited
English Proficient Students and Mathematics--This annotated
bibliography provides resources for mathematics teachers interested
in how language may affect the thought, achievement and assessment
of students of limited English proficiency, as well as these students'
access to knowledge and education.
Math
in the Movies--Great list of movies and how math played a part
in the plot.
Math
Forum for Teachers--Links to standards, professional journals,
bibliographies, and other publications.
Real World
Mathematics--One of the challenges facing mathematics teachers
is convincing their students that there is a place for mathematics
in the real world. The goal of this page is to collect examples
of those applications.
SCORE--A network of
Online Resource Centers in California linking quality resources
from the World Wide Web to the California curriculum, including
Frameworks, Standards, & Assessment Resources.
Journals and Articles
Girls'
Attitudes, Self-Expectations, and Performance in Math--Articles
and studies designed to give teachers and parents insight into the
ways in which they can improve girls' attitudes and performance
in math.
Journal For Research
in Mathematics Education--Published by the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics. Offers full text articles.
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Organizations--
American Federation of Teachers--AFT
represents one million teachers, school support staff, higher education
faculty and staff, health care professionals, and state and municipal
employees. Site features the latest news, reports, retirement information,
etc.
California Dept. of Education--Statistical
information, funding information, state content standards, etc.
Coalition of Essential
Schools--Guided by the Ten Common Principles, CES is a growing
national network of over 1,000 schools, 19 regional centers and
a national office seeking to promote higher student achievement
and to develop more nurturing and humane school communities.
Instructor
Magazine Online--Scholastic's online version of this teaching
magazine.
Monterey County Office
of Education--
National Education Association--"NEA
is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing
the cause of public education."
NCRL--A not-for-profit organization
dedicated to helping schools and students reach their full potential.
They specialize in educational educations of technology to improve
learning.
Teacher Magazine--Online
version of this teaching magazine.
US Department Education--Great
site with statistics, news, funding opportunities, educational materials,
etc.
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Reading--
American
Library Association's Outstanding Books for the College Bound--Lists
are broken down into fiction, nonfiction, biography, drama, poetry,
and other booklists.
America
Reads--California--Recent research and links about reading.
HSEE
Reading Resources--Links to sites for vocabulary and concept
development, reading comprehension, literary response and analysis.
Created by Shasta County OE.
International Reading Association--"The
International Reading Association seeks to promote high levels of
literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction
through studying the reading process and teaching techniques."
Junior
High/High School Summer Reading List--Created by Paideia in
Atlanta, Georgia. Each student is required to read five books over
the summer.
NAEP--The
National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as "the
Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and
continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do
in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted
periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history,
civics, geography, and the arts.
NEGP --The National
Education Goals Panel is an independent executive branch agency
of the federal government charged with monitoring national and state
progress toward the National Education Goals. Here you will find
the latest statistics about reading and other achievement scores
for the nation's children and teenagers. Great site!
Reading
Links--Including the America Reads Challenge, the State Literacy
Resource Center, and Americorps.
Reading
Quest--Designed to provide teachers with the philosophical bases
for sound comprehension, straegy instruction, reading strategies,
etc. Designed for social studies, but applicable to all areas. Includes
handouts and blackline masters.
Reading
Resources for Teachers--includes links to chat rooms, professional
development resources, and organizations.
Why We Need SSR--Amount
counts and these statistics show it isn't happening at home.
- Eleven
pages--Students reading 11 pages or more a day score better.
- Reading
for Fun--NAEP shows, once again, that kids who read for fun
score better.
- Reading
Materials in the Home--We need to get them interested in reading
for pleasure and fill up their bedside tables. Students with more
reading materials at home do score better.
- Trelease
Article--Highlights some of the current research about free
reading and SSR.
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Science--
Journals and Articles
Discover Magazine--The
monthly magazine of science and technology. Covers space, biology,
health, medicine, AIDS, computers, new technology, the environment,
astronomy, ancient life, archeology, evolution, physics, mathematics,
ecology, and more.
ENC Online Web site of the
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse--a resource to help educators
improve teaching and learning in science and mathematics education.
The Resource Finder has instructional materials for K-12 math and
science, or try the hundreds of links to math and science education
websites.
Science
and Society-- Science magazine features the views of
individuals from inside or outside the scientific community as they
explore the interface between science and the wider society.
SCORE--A
network of Online Resource Centers in California linking quality
resources from the World Wide Web to the California curriculum,
including Frameworks, Standards, & Assessment Resources.
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Social
Science--
The Digital
Classroom-- To encourage teachers of students at all levels
to use archival documents in the classroom, the Digital Classroom
provides materials from the National Archives and methods for teaching
with primary sources.
Economics
Resources for K-12 Teachers--Curricular materials, useful websites,
Web teaching ideas, virtual economics and more information on teaching
Economics is available here.
National Council for
the Social Studies--"the largest association in the country
devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports
educators in strengthening and advocating social studies."
SCORE--A
network of Online Resource Centers in California linking quality
resources from the World Wide Web to the California curriculum,
including Frameworks, Standards, & Assessment Resources.
Journals and Articles
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Special
Education--
Journals and Articles
Special Education
News--This online journal offers a variety of articles, statistics,
and ideas.
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Technology--
enGuage--
- 21st
Century Skills--The enGauge list of 21st-century skills
is compiled from many works published in the 1990s, as well as
contemporary literature, emerging research, and the voice of representatives
from education, business, and industry.
- 21st
Century Skills in Depth--1. Digital-Age Literacy 2. Inventive
Thinking 3. Effective Communication 4. High Productivity
- 21st
Century Facts--Collection of statistics about the changes
in the labor force.
Boolean Machine--Interesting
way to teach students Boolean query strategies for online searching.
CUE--Computer-Using Educators,
Inc. is a non-profit California corporation founded in 1978. Their
goal is to promote and develop insturctional uses of technology
in all disciplines.
Mustang Project--The
Univ of Minn. gives teachers a management model for integrating
the World Wide Web into their curriculum, helps to design and implement
Internet projects for their curriculum and graduation standards,
and provides an on-line staff development program for teachers who
wish to integrate the Internet into their classroom.
Digital
Cameras in the Classroom--Provides links to articles about using
electronic portfolions, purchasing information, ideas from other
teachers, etc.
Internet
Searching Strategies --A step by step lesson to guide you in
basic strategies for searching the Internet.Ê Written by Doug Achterman;
includes a study guide.
Online Grade Books--
PacBell's Filamentality--A
quick way to customize sites for any curriculum project. It doesn't
take very long once you get used to the way it works.
PowerPoint in the Classroom--This
eight-unit tutorial shows K-12 teachers how to use PowerPoint to
present many different forms of information.
U.S. Department
of Education's Office of Educational Technology (OET)--develops
national educational technology policy and implements this policy
through Department-wide educational technology programs. Site has
goals, grant information, resources, and much more.
Web Site Evaluation--
- Evaluating
Web Pages--This lesson by Doug Achterman provides you with
critical questions to help you decide whether or not a web page
is a good source of information.Ê Includes links to pages to be
evaluated and an evaluation form.
- Evaluating
Web Sites--Links to evaluation articles and a very useful
table explaining criteria for website evaluation.
Journals and Articles
From Now On--Jamie
McKenzie's journal on technology use in education.
Leading
& Learning With Technology (ISTE)--"General Information
Articles that appear in L&L are written by educators for educators:
classroom teachers, lab teachers, technology coordinators, and teacher
educators. Our readersÐfrom raw beginners to seasoned veteransÐhave
a broad range of experience in integrating technology into the curriculum
and the classroom."
Technology
and Learning--The indviduals behind techlearning.com are the
producers of Technology & Learning magazine, SchoolTech Expo & Conference,
and the Well Connected Educator Web site. We are journalists, former
educators, parents, event planners, and supporters of advancing
the integration of technology into schools and K-12 curricula.
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Education--
Journals and Articles
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General
Resources:
Blue
Web'n--Searchable library of lessons and good internet sites
for librarians and teachers. You can search by subject area and
grade level.
ERIC--Educational
Resources Information Center. The database contains more than one
million abstracts of education-related documents and articles.
ERIC
Digests--ERIC Digests are short (one page front and back) introductions
to or overviews of a topic. Most Digests contain a reference list
for further reading.
The
Gateway to Educational Materials--Search tool created by the
US Dept. of Ed. to help teachers find quality curriculum ideas on
the web.
Great
Books Online--Includes more than 13,000 English works in various
formats. All should be free for personal, noncommercial use. You
can: * Search our Listings by Author and Title * Browse Our New
Listings * Browse by Author * Browse by Title * Browse by Subject.
High
School Exit Exam Resources--These pages will connect you to
resources organized according to High School Exit Exam selected
standards. Created by the Shasta County Office of Education.
Library
of Congress Home Page--Great site with a variety of sections
including Legislative Information, The American Memory Project,
and American Library.
Make
Your Own Wordsearch Puzzle--Forget school! This is fun to make
for your spouse!
Plagiarism
Stoppers: A Teacher's Guide--"Places to go for help with
student plagiarism, how to identify it, what to do when it happens,
how to prevent it."
Resources
for K-12 Teachers--List of links by Carlton University in Ottawa,
Canada. Listed by subject area.
Youth Violence
and Suicide Prevention--Facts, causation theories, solutions.
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