Staff Resources

Smartboard Resources

Guided Reading Leveling Sites

GPS Lesson Plans

Microsoft Office Templates
(powerpoint games, etc)

English Resources

Educational Videos

Math Resources

Science Resources

Social Studies Resources

Lesson Plans

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     -Integrated Units
     -Differentiation

Standards

• Wisconsin Model Academic Standards
  
  
• Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
  
  
  Integrating Literature

• Children's Literature Comprehensive Database: Search by age and subject matter. Great for reviews, reading level, and annotations.
   
• Teaching Books: Keyword search on your topic or check out the Thematic Booklists. First time users will need to create an account before using.
  
  
• Cooperative Children's Book Center: Bibliographies and reviews.
  
  
  Evaluating Your Sources

• 10 C's for Evaluating Internet Sources - Not every site is credible! Make sure your site fits the bill.
• Scholarly vs. Popular Publications - Does your assignment call for articles only from "peer-reviewed" sources? Not sure how to tell? Use this handy guide to help you determine if you're on the right track!
• Ulrich's Periodicals Directory - Tells you if a journal is refereed or peer-reviewed
• Evaluating Sources - A great overview from UW-Madison Libraries
  

General Links

Izzit.org - One Free DVD per teacher, per year

Librarians' Internet Index - websites you can trust

http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/
Teacher tools.  Portal to multiple websites.

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/teaching.htm
Teaching with the Web. Maintained by Kennesaw University in GA.  Great place for resources, research and interactive websites.

AB Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School

Publications
Teaching Tolerance Magazine