BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Learning Brain: Neuroscience
This series of videos introduces students to the brain, including why it is so special, its parts and functions and how it recalls memories and stores new information. Other videos explain how the brain processes sensory information and...
University at Buffalo
University of Buffalo: Center for Assistive Technology
The Center for Assistive Technology conducts research, education and service to increase knowledge about assistive devices for persons with disabilities. This site has four major components: research, education, services and...
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Student Achievement Partners
Illustrative Mathematics: Addition and Subtraction Fluency Set of Tasks [Pdf]
Students explore the relationship between addition and subtraction and develop an understanding of decomposing numbers in different ways in this first-grade lesson plan.
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention: Rti Implementation Processes: Middle School
Planning, developing, implementing, and sustaining organizational change, such as RTI, in middle schools is a complex endeavor. This brief is designed to give guidance to practitioners at the school, district, and state levels based on...
Other
Codi: Assistive Technology
If you need information on assistive technology take a look at this site! Many of the documents on CODI are publicly available nowhere else on the internet. Many links provided.
Other
Grandfamilies.org
This site has a wealth of legal information for grandparents raising grandchildren, as well as articles and fact sheets on many topics, such as housing, raising children with disabilities, getting financial assistance, and much more.
Other
Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement [Pdf]
NCREL provides a detailed report on the use of technology for student improvement. Click on Action Options and scroll down the area designated for teachers to view NCREL ideas on classroom implementation.
Other
Hpedsb: The Geometer's Sketchpad: Resources
Lessons and activities for The Geometer's Sketchpad that span Kindergarten to Grade 11 can be found on this site. There are also tutorials and posters. As this is an older site, some links may no longer work.
Other
Actfl: Performance Descriptors for Language Learners
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages explanation of its Performance Descriptors for Language Learners. Performance Descriptors document is available to download as a PDF.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Bill of Rights Day Is Observed
Contains plans for seven lessons that ask students to examine Supreme Court cases that have impacted civil liberties in the United States. Students work in groups and report their findings using PowerPoint presentations. In addition to...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Word Recognition Strategies Using Nursery Rhymes
This lesson is a great way to teach students about rhymes and word recognition. This plan includes suggest nursery rhymes for you to use, and several supplementary sites to help you out.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Dorothea Lange Curriculum
An incredible Dorothea Lange resource, this site has it all. It contains lesson plans, an image bank, a biography, a timeline, and even a set of guidelines for discussing photography.
CPALMS
Cpalms: Browse and Search Resources
This site shares a collection of expert and peer-vetted teacher resources that are searchable for teachers and students. Searching can be achieved via a subject, grade, audience, and/or type. Curricula standards for the following subjets...
University of California
Teaching Guide for Graduate Student Instructors: Cognitive Constructivism
This guide will provide information on the different aspects of cognitive constructivism.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: National Poetry Month
This site offers extensive resources for teaching poetry. Find interviews with poets, ideas for poetry lessons, book lists, and ways to use poetry across the curriculum. There are also resources specifically for National Poetry Month....
Utah Education Network
Uen: College and Career Awareness
This site provides Utah's College and Career Awareness Core Standards.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Economic Choices
A learning module on choices people make with their money. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students will learn how families get...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Geography, Humans, and Environment
A learning module on how humans change and shape their local environment. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Abc Fun
In this differentiated instructional activity, teachers will engage students in working with letters and their sounds. Word-making (low level), word making with several letters (middle level), and word generating with random single...
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Georgia Institute of Technology: Ceismc
The Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing is featured for their encouragement of students pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers and furthering teachers' training in the...
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South Africa Government Online
The official portal to the South African government includes information on: government leaders, services, key issues, national departments, and the current news. Of definite interest is the tab entitled About SA. There you will find...
PBS
Pbs Kids
This resource provides activities in art, literature, social studies, science, music and more. PBS kids primarily focuses on early elementary children, K-2.
Other
I Am an Artist: Bringing the Visual Arts to Life
Learn about materials that can bring art to life! Click on a category to view a 6-minute video, play an interactive game, and see various lessons revolving around the selected topic. Also included is a link to project ideas.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Sculpture
This is a nice selection of lesson plans for classroom activities that teach both hands on creative skills as well as art history and theory.