Click here to go to Math Technology Pilot Lessons for each grade level. Once you are at the Math Tech Pilot site, click on the words "Concept Index" then look for a specific grade level.
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Technology (SWIFT, AR, STAR, SRI, Atomic Learning)
SWIFT User's Guide - how to set up a SWIFT website (PDF - 7.2MB)
AR/STAR Reports - Information on printing (MS Word document)
AR Goal-setting - Information (MS Word document)
SAM (SRI Management) setup - how to set up SRI Management on your computer the first time
Atomic Learning - Professional development in technology
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Professional Development
Professional Development Opportunities - Listings of conferences, resources, and PBS educational links for teachers
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Curriculum Resources
General
Enchanted Learning - Thousands of lesson plans and links to websites organized by curriculum areas
Curricula from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Gateway to Educational Materials - From Syracuse University, these are lesson plan ideas and materials submitted and organized by teachers and librarians
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
ALA Great Sites - American Library Association has a list of suggested webpages for kids and adults.
100th Day of School Activities
Create Word Searches and Crosswords - Use your own list of words and this website will generate a word search or crossword with those words, complete with some fun clip art.
TeachersFirst Content Matrix - TeachersFirst is a collection of original content, Internet resources, and lesson plans. Each resource is selected and reviewed by teachers, and then resources are grouped by subject and grade level.
Kids Design Network - KDN, a free program from the DuPage Children's Museum, teaches elementary school students problem-solving skills. Students are given an engineering challenge (building an alarm for their bedroom door, for example) and design and build a gadget to solve the problem.
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Art
Art EAdventures - This website's interactive online games are for teachers and students. In these activities, you'll discover how great artists worked while learning tips and techniques for creating your own art. Includes lessons on Leonardo, line, color, architecture and more.
Recommended Literature: K-12 - online database searchable by genre, classification, grade level, awards, culture, and standards
* "What Does The Research Say About Reading?" - An article related to our recent study of reading.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Excellent resources for specific books and curriculum units, organized by an author and educator.
Comprehension Strategies (from Kendra Wagner)
* Mosaic of Thought Tools - The "motherlode" of strategy charts and assessment forms, etc. Over 75 documents, written by a variety of teachers who are working intimately with the Mosaic of Thought strategies.
* Mosaic of Thought - Children's Literature Correlations - This website correlates specific children's literature with Mosaic of Thought strategies. Choose a strategy and it will present a booklist generated from their database.
* Reading Strategy Posters and Charts - Twenty-five posters & charts related to each specific reading strategy, easy to download as either Adobe PDF or MS Word documents.
* Processes in Comprehension - The complex processes in comprehension are divided into 3 categories: vocabulary, text comprehension, and teacher preparation and comprehension strategies (much like the National Reading Panel Report). Included are useful websites where students can practice their use of comprehension strategies with fiction and non-fiction texts at a variety of reading levels.
* Critical Reading.com - This is mostly a high school and college website on Critical Reading and Effective Writing. Dan Kurland is the author of I Know What It Says...What Does It Mean?: Critical Skills for Critical Reading, The Net, the Web, and You, and Introduction to the Internet for College Success and Freshman Experience.
* Graphic Organizers for Fiction & Nonfiction - More than twenty graphic organizers are included on this website for fiction and nonfiction, as well as math organizers.
* Teaching Visualizing Articles & Lesson Plans - This site includes articles and lesson plans from a newsletter about teaching visualization skills.
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Mathematics
Math and Music - Lesson ideas and information about connections between math and music, including bell ringing, composition, and note values.
Math Technology Pilot Lessons - for each grade level. Once you are at the Math Tech Pilot site, click on the words "Concept Index" then look for a specific grade level. - NEW
Math Word Problems for Children
Math and Music - Lesson ideas and information about connections between math and music, including bell ringing, composition, and note values.
Technology Integration
Math Technology Pilot Lessons - for each grade level. Once you are at the Math Tech Pilot site, click on the words "Concept Index" then look for a specific grade level.
Teach-nology: The Art and Science of Teaching with Technology - Free access to lesson plans, printable worksheets, over 150,000 reviewed websites, rubrics, educational games, teaching & technology tips, and more.
Internet4Classrooms - Helping teachers make effective use of the Internet.
Common Ground: A Cross-cultural Self-directed Learner's Internet Guide - Includes K-12 Internet Integration links including webtours for teachers, K-12 curriculum resources, and project-based collaborative learning tools.
TechLearning magazine and archives - articles and ideas for implementing technology within the curriculum
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse - Implementing Technology in the Classroom
Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus - Learn about this endangered animal and what you can do to save it.
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