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Center for Applied
Research in Educational Technology (CARET) |
CARET bridges education technology research to practice by offering
research-based answers to critical questions. |
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Character Counts!
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CHARACTER COUNTS! is two things: an educational framework for
teaching universal values and a national coalition of organizations
that support each other. |
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Character Education Partnership |
Dedicated to developing young people of good character who become
responsible and caring citizens. |
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Character Education: Free
Resources, Materials, Lesson Plans |
This site is packed with discussion questions, writing assignments,
and student activities for use in the classroom. |
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Teaching that Makes Sense
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Teaching That Makes Sense is a collection of articles, discussions
and resources that revolve around solid teaching practices. There
are a lot of downloadable (pdf) resources and other such information
that will be of interest to a broad variety of teachers. |
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Accessibility
Issues: Print |
The last in the Accessibility Series, this site presents a new view,
so to speak, of what can be done to increase the legibility of a
print for those with sight impairments. There are ten points to
consider - some obvious some not so obvious. |
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Answers Toolkit
for Teachers |
Answers.com, an answer-based search engine, is developing a
directory of teacher blogs for its Teacher's Toolkit, a free online
resource for educators that also includes lesson plan tools and
citation help for students. |
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Educational
Terms in Everyday Language |
Ever wondered what educators mean when they refer to "authentic
assessment" or "Bloom's Taxonomy"? Education, like all professions,
has a specialized vocabulary that parents and others may have a
difficult time understanding. ASCD's online glossary, A Lexicon of
Learning, provides clear definitions of educational terms in
everyday language. |
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LD OnLine |
A thorough and thoughtful resource on all manner of learning
disabilities, chock-full of helpful information, resources and
advice. The ABCs of LD section presents an overview of common
learning disabilities and available services that are lucid enough
to make it all seem manageable. The Yellow Pages click lets you
search from a deep and well-organized list of resources, from
professionals to products to schools and summer camps. Those ready
for more can turn to LD in Depth for detailed guides on everything
from diagnosing ADHD to creating an Individualized Education Program
(I.E.P.) for a child. The very active forums are full of frank,
often poignant conversations between parents, educators and LD
adults on topics ranging from homeschooling children with learning
disabilities to coping with feelings of failure as an adult with
ADD. Be sure to visit the online store for a well-vetted selection
of books, videos, software and other teaching tools. |
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List of
classroom management Resources |
A collection of resources that all deal with management techniques
and tools. You'll find 55 different sites to deal with bullying,
computer management, decorations, and tools for beginning teachers. |
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Mindstretchers
for Test Time |
A wide array of resources for all grades, all subjects. |
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Online survival
guide |
"If you are new to the teaching field then this book was written for
you," begins the introduction to the U.S. Department of Education's
(ED's) new online tome for beginning educators. Available free of
charge on ED's web site, "Become a Teacher: Survival Guide for New
Teachers" features a number of resources for rookie educators,
including reflections from fellow first-year teachers recruited to
"talk candidly" about their experiences, "with a particular emphasis
on the relationships they formed with their colleagues, university
professors, and their students' parents." Readers will confront a
whole host of issues currently affecting the modern classroom--from
cultivating effective professional relationships to reaching
difficult students. While the resource won't teach young educators
how to run their classrooms, it should help as they try to make the
difficult transition from teacher to student. Says ED: "This book is
one attempt to make the exchange of knowledge and support for new
teachers an institutional practice--for the benefit of students and
the communities they represent." |
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Problem Based
Learning aids |
4Teachers.org hosts a variety of aids for teachers. |
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Quick Learning
Strategies for Success |
Nine Quick Learning Strategies is a well planned site that walks
learners through the process of picking a learning outcome, then a
strategy to reach that outcome and a method by which to assess their
learning skills. |
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Resources
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Here's a thematic site full of interesting ideas for use in your
classroom. You'll find teacher-made sites, resource pages and unit
plans. |
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Resources for
Learning |
Resources for Learning is a collection of activities, articles,
evidence and analysis and more, for educators, families, students
and anyone interested in teaching or learning about science. There
are over 900 resources to choose from. |
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Study Guides and
Strategies |
The Study Guides and Strategies web site is authored, maintained,
and revised on an on-going basis by Joe Landsberger, web site
developer at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. It
contains a comprehensive compendium of resources and study guides
for learners available in 25 languages. |
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Teacher Quality |
New federal center offers help in ensuring teacher quality. |
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Teacher Tips |
Teacher Tips helps you solve problems with student behavior, lesson
planning, integrating technology into your classroom, granting
writing, dealing with parents, keeping accurate records, and more.
You can also sign up for a tips newsletter. |
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TeacherTube |
This is a video site which provides educators with a place to view
and upload videos that "address specific learning objectives and/or
provide professional development for educators". |
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The Educator's
Reference Desk |
The Educator's Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of
experience providing high-quality resources and services to the
education community. From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the
people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials,
and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk
brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson
plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+
question archive responses. |
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The National
Center for Learning Disabilities |
The National Center for Learning Disabilities offers a wide array of
resources for teachers, parents and students. |
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The Resource
Room |
The Resource Room contains Lessons, ideas, articles and links for
multisensory learning for people of all ages. There are also
resources for people who learn differently, or have learning
difficulties or learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia,
or dyscalculia. |
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Tools for
Teachers |
Tools for Teachers offers a selection of quiz generators,
worksheets, templates, games and free web tools for email and
bookmark storage! |
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Webquests |
TeacherWeb Inc., a provider of web site templates for educators,
recently announced that it has collected its ten thousandth WebQuest
from contributing educators. As of press time, more than 3,300 of
these WebQuests reportedly were available to teachers free of charge
through a searchable index on the TeacherWeb site, with more being
added each month. A WebQuest is a teaching tool designed by teachers
that allows students to work together or individually on the web to
complete a specific, open-ended research project. In addition to
gaining in-depth knowledge of the subject matter, students learn
higher-order thinking, teamwork, Internet, and presentation skills. |
