Online+Resources

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[|Thinkfinity] Excellent website for interactive activities and lesson plans. Illuminations is the math content partner

[|Rubistar] Website to help create rubrics

[|Filamentality] [|Discovery Education] Username: forestpark3 Password: wildcats

[] Excellent teacher guide; help & advice for new teachers; discipline & classroom management; the first days of middle school (for all teachers); advice on job hunting; what to expect your first year of teaching; teacher “workbox”, how to stay balanced, etc.

[] Nine years of article summaries (2000-2009)from Harry & Rosemary Wong, authors of book “The First Days of School”.

[] Links to tips for parent conferences; “taming the dragon of chaos”; what kids wish teachers knew; challenges middle school teachers face, classroom 101, parents are from Mars, teachers are from Venus, etc.

[] Classroom discipline and management strategies; positive reinforcement, dealing with sensitive issues; behavior modification; handling stress and burnout; grading; 10 characteristics of a quality school; five things to consider before becoming a teacher; lesson plans; reaching all students; warm-ups and reviews; block scheduling; high stakes testing; bullying;

[] Send for free copy of “Seven days to eliminating disruptive behavior in your classroom”

[] Free ESL community teachers board with resources, teaching tips, motivation, employment tips; fun stories; teacher training; etc.

[] Resource/reference site for lots of links to info on classroom behavior/management; behavioral interventions; positive reinforcement; discipline resources; etc.

[] “Inside the classroom”; classroom management; tips; routines; visuals; advice & ideas from veteran 21 year teacher Sandra Blair.

[] Program for improving executive functioning skills (with strategies and supports); integrated curriculum.

INTEGRATED CURRICULUM [] Huge “homebase” website with a multitude of links for integrated curriculum, lesson plans, goal setting; professional development; middle school survival guide; etc.

[] Article on an Integrated curriculum using state standards in a high stakes testing environment.

[] Lesson plans; themes for units; tips, articles; discussion forum; printables; subjects; worksheet tools; etc.

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[] - National Association for Gifted Children

[] - the guru of differentiation’s website

[] - National Geographic’s portal for educators…incredible lesson plans

[] - another great website page with a host of links about differentiated instruction

[] - a website that features “layered or tiered instruction” unit

[|www.abcteach.com-lesson] plans, activities-some are restricted for member use only

[|www.teacher.scholastic.com] -special section for new teachers, lesson plans, etc.

[|www.teachers.net-teacher] articles, chat pages, lesson plans, teacher jobs etc.

[|www.suelebeau.com/freetools.htm] -make free tests/quizzes and worksheets

[|www.teachnology.com]