Educational Links-Teachers
The Author Illustrator Source is a national listing of artists and writers who make school visits to enrich curriculum at all grade levels.
The Busy Teachers' WebSite K-12 contains a multitude of links to Internet sites on topics such as art, biology, English, math, physics, social studies, paleontology, astronomy, computer technology, and more!
Classroom Management Resources contains information on student discipline, class rules, etc. , for grades 7 - 12.
The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives is an excellent site for information on brain diseases and disorders (alcohol and drug abuse, depression, learning disabilities, etc.).
Disciplinehelp.com - a discipline model for handling over one hundred different misbehaviors at school and home - an excellent resource.
The award-winning magazine DoubleTake has launched a new website geared to teachers and their high school-aged students. The site includes thematic units of study that correspond to common curriculum areas: race relations, work, sense of place, beyond political ideology, and sense of identity. Students can explore each theme using examples from photography, fiction, poetry, and essays. Each section includes suggested questions and activities that encourage a variety of discussions that range from a particular piece of material to more general notions and ideas.
The Earth Balloon is a site for a K-12 interactive outreach program called the Earth Awareness Program. They use a 22 foot Earth Balloon to teach students about the changing earth. The site also links to environmental, science, social studies, geography, history, and museum web pages.
EDFROMM.COM is a list of educational Internet links. There are over 1,000 links to some of the most popular web pages used by elementary students and educators today.
Educast provides lesson plans for grades K-12, educational links, free stuff and contests. You can download a free screen saver that automatically brings you educational news, lesson plans and more!
Education Week on the Web is an excellent resource for staying up-to-date on what's happening in education.
Eduhound - links to everything for Education K-12, divided into around 60 categories (everything from administration to clipart to holidays to worksheets).
Eduzone provides educational tips, handouts, news, links, calendars and a listing of schools on line.
The Global Schoolhouse is a virtual meeting place where people of all ages and backgrounds can collaborate, interact, develop, publish, and discover educational resources.
Middle Web contains middle level educational resources for parents and teachers. The site contains lots of useful information on middle school news, curriculum, assessment, parenting, professional development, etc.
KIDSNET helps children, families and educators intelligently access the educational opportunities available from television, radio and multimedia sources.
Petersons contains a wealth of information on elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional degree programs, financial aid, and much more. It also allows you to apply to over 1000 undergraduate colleges using the Universal Application.
The Puppetry Home Page is a free resource for the puppetry community and is dedicated to helping people connect with the world of puppetry.
School Assemblies -- click here for information about school assemblies!
School Administrator's Resources, a web site of interest to school administrators, school professional staff, and other school officials. It lists grant resources, listserves, online journals, and network success stories.
School Clubs / Extracurricular -- click here for information about extracurricular school clubs.
The TeachNet site contains lesson ideas, a mailing list, resources, links, how-to articles and more.
Teach Ontario - the web portal for educators.
The Tools for Change site contains lots of tips on how to evaluate learning situations to cultivate healthy school environments. "Raising Self-Esteem" and "Reducing Offending" explain the benefits of activities over constant lecture-based learning. They also publish a monthly update that you can receive by email called 'Active Reviewing Tips'. You can receive a copy by entering your email address in the box on my home page or by sending an email to reviewing-subscribe@listbot.com.
Violence in the Schools. This issue of "Teacher Talk" focuses on ways to manage student disruptions. Under "Interventions," click on "Respect" and "Tips for Creating a Peaceful Classroom" for simple steps educators can take to ensure a friendlier and more productive relationship with all students.
The WebQuest Page is great for developing ON-LINE projects for students (templates for project development included). Wonderful for Social Studies and English projects. Projects are group endeavors. FREE. See an example at SUNY Oswego.
