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Johnson School Teacher Resources
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Johnson School Teacher Resources
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last updated 03/10/08
These internet sites are posted with the needs of teachers in mind, but please check out Johnson School's Parent Resources and Student Resources for some other great classroom ideas!
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| TeachNet: Classroom Decor Ideas! | Kathy Schrock's: Bulletin Board Ideas and Links |
| Back-to-School
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Berit's Best Sites for Children
Classroom Management
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Elements of Effective School Discipline - The American Federation of Teachers offers some tips on effective classroom management. |
Classroom Management - This article by Gene Van Tassell investigates a number of classroom management theories, including behaviorism, control theory, and assertive discipline. |
| Discipline Tips from a Teacher-Survivor - Check out these useful tips, written by a teacher who once needed advice. Scroll down a bit for a helpful section on the first ten minutes of class. |
Ideas for Avoiding Classroom Management Mistakes - This list of new teacher mistakes is a quick- reference guide for novice instructors. |
Copyright and Fair Use
| Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers This handy chart is a concise reference tool that summarizes the fine print. | Copyright Law and Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries provides a general description of copyright law and the fair-use exemptions to the law. This site also describes guidelines applicable to classroom copying. |
Early Childhood Education (see parent resources)
English as a Second Language
Graphic Organizers/Venn Diagrams
Holocaust
How To....
Internet Teaching Sites
| Aesop's Fables Online | Children's Picture Book Database |
| Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site | Weekly Reader Galaxy |
Laptops in the Classroom
| Teaching Today: Making the Most of Laptops in the Classroom - Laptop training is the key to success. These tips tell you how to track your progress and help students organize their files. | Learning With Laptops - Click Why Laptops? to find ten reasons why laptops promote a positive shift toward more project based, hands-on learning. Guidelines for a Successful Student Laptop Program and Third Year Laptop Program Reflections provide implementation guidelines. |
| TechLearning: Observations, Reflections, and Research of a Laptop Classroom - Switzerland Point Middle School in St. Augustine, Florida, reviews their commitment to their laptop program. The teachers feel it "creates new possibilities for every student that go beyond what even the best test can measure." | Edutopia:
Laptops for All - The introduction of laptops to The Mott
Hall School gave teachers "a wonderful opportunity to reexamine our
curriculum and confront the digital divide." |
| The Electronic Classroom: Integrating Laptops Into Multiple Subject Areas - Read the student and teacher testimonies about the organizational benefits of laptops. Learn how these users were able to perform research and find resources for their assignments. Discover the speed at which work was completed, and how easily the laptop can display data. | Laptops and Learning Resources - Gary S. Stager asks, how does your school measure up? |
Lesson Plans Pages (see also Teaching Help/Ideas)
Lesson Plans Pages (See also Teaching Help/Ideas)
Library Resources
Motivating Students
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Motivation To Learn Review how the motivation to learn can be fostered in school. Find out how to help unmotivated students with attribution retraining. |
Tools for Teaching: Motivating Students - This article lists key features that enhance student motivation. They include making students active participants in learning as they set achievable goals for themselves, giving students feedback as quickly as possible, and emphasizing mastery and learning rather than grades. |
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the Days: Engaging All Learners K-12 teachers can learn new instructional skills as they study the science of learning and how the brain works. Create the conditions for your learners to find motivation within themselves. |
Dimensions of Learning: Teacher's Manual - This overview challenges readers to rethink conventional views on such matters as student motivation and reward systems, and the relationship between thinking skills and content knowledge. |
| The Jigsaw Classroom - Visit the Jigsaw Classroom, a cooperative learning technique that claims to reduce racial conflict among school children, promote better learning, improve student motivation, and increase enjoyment of the learning experience. | |
Music
Physical Education Lesson Plan Page
Poetry
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Poetry for Kids - This site includes tons of ideas for using poetry with kids and integrating it across all areas of curriculum. |
Project-Based Learning
| What Is Project-Based Learning? - Study the essential characteristics of project-based learning. | Assessing Student Work with Project-Based Learning - This article discusses the function of "authentic" assessment in project-based learning. |
| Project, Problem, and Inquiry-Based Learning - What are the differences among these three models of instruction? Find out! | A Review of Research On Project-Based Learning - In this article, John W. Thomas discusses the most prominent studies on project- based learning from the past decade. |
Rubric Sites
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S.C.O.R.E.: Rubrics: Visit this site for sample language arts rubrics. |
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| Assessment of Electronic Portfolios: View an example of a creative electronic scoring rubric put together by an Instructional Technology Specialist from central Kansas. | Rubrics for Web Lessons Discover the advantages of using rubrics in assessment. Learn the common features of a rubric and then design your own. |
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Performance
Assessment Ideas and Rubrics - This
Chicago Public Schools discussion targets rubric design and
implementation for teachers. |
Educational Leadership: Using Rubrics to Promote Thinking and Learning - This article, from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, describes rubrics and how to create them. |
| Science Fair Central | Scientific American |
| The Science Fair Page | Cyber-Fair |
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SEPTEMBER 11 COMMEMORATION
Space/NASA
Spelling
| AskERIC Spelling Lesson Plans | Primary & Elementary Spelling Inventories |
| Spelling Guidelines and Practice Techniques | |
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SIL International Lingual Links Library: Using Inventive Spelling |
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Standards, Benchmarks, and Assessment
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Online Information Resources for Core Curriculum Content |
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| National Science Education Standards - These standards were developed by a coalition of the Governing Board of the National Research Council, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine, with support from various agencies. | |
| National Council for the Social Studies - Examine the national standards established by the premier organization for social studies teachers. | The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Principles & Standards - Here is a description of the mathematical understanding, knowledge, and skills that students need to learn from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. |
| ISTE: National Educational Technology Standards - This ongoing project of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) includes standards for students and teachers. Search lesson plans and units for useful resources. | The National Council of Teachers of English - What should your language arts students know and be able to do? Study the standards for teaching English. You can also participate in online discussion about putting standards into practice in your classroom. |
| I Love That Teaching Idea | Cool Tools For Teachers |
| Teacher Timesavers | Teacher Tap: Professional Development for Educators |
| AOL Classroom Tools | Puzzlemaker |
| Teaching Templates | NCRTEC Lesson Planner |
Technology/Internet
| The Learning Workshop | Teach-nology.com |
| Internet Scavenger Hunts | Buddy Project |
| Teacher Education Institute | Internet for Classrooms |
| Technology in Education | |
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The One-Computer Classroom: From Reward to Treasure - The Digital Desert Library offers resources for students including this article by Cissy Lujan-Pincomb of Jornada Elementary School on ideas for the one-computer classroom. |
One-Computer Classroom: Project Based Learning- Education Service Center, a regional organization in Texas dedicated to improving student performance, presents resources for project-based learning that incorporate technology. |
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