Find lots of useful tips,
fulfill Act 48 credits, locate lesson plans, classroom management tools,
or other ideas to lighten your workload or wake up a tired lesson.
KidInfo
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A
web site for students and teachers. Contains links to information for just
about every curriculum area. There is a teachers link that will take you
to additional teacher web resources, student-teacher tutorials, and lesson
plans.
PBS
TeacherSource- Free
lesson plans, teachers guides, and online student activities to compliment
PBS programs.
TechLearning
-Educator-tested
school technology solutions. The online edition of Technology &
Learning magazine.
Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators- One
of the most popular teacher sites on the web. Information is categorized
by subject area and updated daily.
AskERIC
- More
than 1,000 lesson plans, searchable archives of education-related listservs,
and links to television series guides.
MediaSeek's
ExploraSource- Locate
standards-based resources. You can search by grade, subject, and topic.
Also find lists of resources that fit learning standards you specify.
Education.com
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Contains over 700 lesson plans, a writing guide for students, over 1,900
encyclopedia articles, over 600 free clip art, professional development
resources, Internet activities, teacher mentoring services, educational
links, and lots of free stuff.
Classroom
Connect - Provides
online curriculum materials and adventure learning expeditions. Also
visit Connected University, where teachers can take online, accredited,
instructor-led courses.
Education
World - Links
to over 115,000 education related sites, searchable by subject and/or grade
level, as well as lesson plan activities, curriculum ideas, and education
site reviews.
Online
Act 48 Continuing Ed. Programs - Sponsored
by the National Center for the Profession of Teaching, Inc. Free
Act 48 programs to help meet the state required professional development
credits.
The
WebQuest Page-Hosted
by the Educational Technology Department of San Diego University. A Web
site for creating online lessons called WebQuests. Includes examples and
training manuals.
WebQuests
in our Future -Kathy
Schrock's WebQuest page. Provides links to WebQuest information and sample
WebQuests to view.
The
Concept Mapping Home Page-Help
students structure their research through the use of concept maps. Includes
examples, concept mapping links, and information on concept mapping software.
Changing
the Questions -Design
lessons to promote student's critical thinking skills. This site was created
by Joyce Valenza, a school library media specialist who also writes an
educational technology column for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This site
provides links to information on essential questions, historical inquiry,
problem-based learning, I-search, WebQuests, scaffolds/organizers, and
question brainstormers. There are also links to examples of best practice.
Pennsylvania
Department of Education Home Page -Check
on changes in curriculum standards and assessment, get information on Act
48 requirements, certification requirements, school profiles, educational
news, and lots more.
EduHound-Everything
an educator needs PLUS MORE. Includes links to grants & funding; WebQuests;
lesson plans; administration information; worksheets; standards and assessments,
and much, much more. Their slogan is, "We tracked it down so you don't
have to!" (A division of T.H.E. Journal)
Writing
and Winning Grants: A Web Tour-
Presented in TechLearning online journal, this site provides great hints
and many links to grant resources and grant writing tips. There are also
sample award-winning grants to view.
