California Standards, Frameworks, & Blueprints

English-Language Arts Standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/standards
-California Department of Education's official Webpage for K-12 Content Standards; provides the scope and sequence for instruction at each grade level.

English-Language Arts Framework
http://www.cde.ca.gov/cf ir/curfrwk.html 
-California Department of Education's official Webpage for K-12 Curriculum Frameworks; a comprehensive document which incorporates standards, strategies, and rationale.

California Standards Test Blueprints
http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/star/resources/blueprints.html
-California Department of Education's official Webpage for K-12 Curriculum Blueprints; assists teachers in making instructional decisions in order to prepare for the annual state assessments (STAR).

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Standards-based Lesson Plans

ABC Teach
http://www.abcteach.com

Annenberg/CPB Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/index.html
-Extensive Standards aligned resource integrating arts with science, mathematics, literacy and social studies curriculum.

Ask ERIC
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts
-Features language arts lesson plans and lesson plan writing assistance in all subject areas of language arts.

Best on the Web for Teachers
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.html
-Offers a variety of teacher resource sites.

Education World-The Educator's Best Friend
http://www.education-world.com/

ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication
http://www.indiana.edu/eric_rec/
Provides materials, resources, lesson plans, and bibliographies in the subject area of language arts

Language Arts Lesson Plans
www.col-ed.org/cur/lang.html
-Features lesson plans for grades K-12 in the area of language arts.

Los Angeles County Office of Education- Language Arts
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/language.html

National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org/standards/standards.html

Read-Write-Think International Reading Association
http://www.readwritethink.org
Provides resources such as lesson and standards in reading and language arts instruction.

Reading & Language Arts Resources on the Internet
www.georgesuttle.com/presentations/MSRC/
Offers sites that have suggestions of book titles for teachers and students, reading research, reading disorders, lesson plans, and student writing.

Reading Online
www.readingonline.org
offers hundreds of articles on a range of topics in reading education.

 

Scholastic
www.scholastic.com
-Provides teacher resources and a variety of activities for children in the area of language arts.

Teaching Ideas
http://servl.ncte.org/teach

TEAMS Electronic Classrooms
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentations/classrooms.classrooms.html
Offers video of lessons of a K – 3 literacy classroom, language arts classrooms, student samples, and lesson ideas for reading and writing.

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Differentiated Instruction for the EL Student

Learning to Read...Reading to Learn
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/reading/ltr-cec/ltr4-cec.html
A resource to help children with learning disabilities to succeed in reading.

Boggle's World ESL Worksheets and Lesson Plans
http://bogglesworld.com/
-This site has worksheets, flash cards, and lesson plans for ESL students, with varied interesting subject area topics.

Teachnology: How to Differentiate Instruction
http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/differentiate/print.htm
-Presents information and review of research on many tools for promoting diverse student learning.

Standards-Based Instruction for English Language Learners
http://www.prel.org/products/pc_/standards-based.htm
Paper presents a comparison of two models for promoting success for ELLs.

Teacher-Made Flash Cards
http://www.essdack.org/tips/flashcards.html
Easy to follow tips to design flash cards when you don't have time

 

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Differentiated Instruction for Special Needs

Boggle's World
http://www.bogglesworld.com
Offers activities, lesson plans, songs, flash cards, work sheets, and ideas for teachers who teach elementary and middle school English Learners or ESL.

LD Online Teachers Homepage
http://www.ldonline.org/teaching/index.html
-Extensive resource for Special needs teachers including strategies and techniques and more.

Edbydesign.com
http://www.edbydesign.com
-This web site has activities for children with disabilities, including art, learning computers, math development, language, basic science skills, and more.

I Love That Teaching Idea
http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/WRCenter/WRCenter.htm
-This is an excellent site with worksheet reproducible centers that includes the subjects of Math, Science, Language arts, Holiday and seasonal, Social Studies, Art, First day, health, classroom management, reading and spelling.

Teachers Helping Teachers Special Education
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
-Provides a variety of lesson plans for K-12 teachers.

Guided Writing in Second-language Classrooms
http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/GuidedWritingL2/
-This site provides a number of presentations that introduce tools and strategies

 

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Interdisciplinary Instruction

Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com
Provides research, ideas, graphic organizers, lessons, and facts on animals, geography, and thematic activities

Tips for Beginners - Interdisciplinary Instruction
http://www.lmsaonline.org/tipsfor.htm
-Provides tips for beginners of interdisciplinary instruction.

American Memory Historical Collections & the Learning Page
http://rs6.loc.gov/learn/
http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
Part of the National digital library with access to all its collections online, including the learning page for teachers with lesson plans, activities, and collection connections.

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Formal & Informal Assessment

Assessment Resources
http://7-12educators.about.com/index.htm?once=true&
 

Biography Grading Rubric
http://712educators.about.com/cs/biographies/l/blrubricbio.htm
Ready-made rubric for student biography.

Body Paragraph of an Essay
http://712educators.about.com/od/rubrics/
Rubrics are excellent ways to fairly grade essays. The Body Paragraph of an Essay rubric allows you to evaluate a paragraph within an essay.

Rubrics for English Teachers To Save Time
http://www.usd305.com/staffdev/hs/english/engrubrics.htm
Rubrics that allow you to use tools that have been helpful to other English teachers.

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Additional Web Resources

Familiar Quotations
http://www.bartleby.com/100/
A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Social Studies Bookmarks Compiled by John Bartlett

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper (DiscoverySchool.com)
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjmath.html

Color in Colorado
http://www.colorincolorado.org/readings/index.php#models
-Readings and resources for teaching English language learners

Curriculum Technology Integration
http://www.usd305.com/staffdev/hs/english/englinks.htm
Excellent resource that links you to the best of the best in planning and assessing effective ELA lessons.

EDUTOPIA--The George Lucas Educational  Foundation Website
http://www.edutopia.org/php/keyword.php?id=005
This site publishes the stories of innovative teaching and learning through a variety of media -- a magazine, an e-newsletter, CD-ROMs, DVDs, books, and this Web site. Here, you'll find detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, instructional modules, short documentary segments, expert interviews, and links to hundreds of relevant resources.

Starfall.com
http://www.starfall.com/teaching

An Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools & Classrooms
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdTechGuide/
This 100-page online handbook is designed for individuals who have little or no formal training in research or evaluation

Blackboard.com
http://www.blackboard.com/
This site enables instructors to easily add an online component to classes or host a course online, it’s features include threaded discussion, chat, whiteboard, assessment tools, gradebook, content creation tools, and more.

Career Voyages
http://www.careervoyages.gov
-Current and updated lists of careers and "hot" occupations reported by states. The site lists the fastest growing occupations by state, the educational requirements for the occupations, and salary ranges.

America's Story from America's Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
-An extensive resource for both students and teachers offering information on American history, people, and culture.

Words and Deeds in American History
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mcchtml/corhome.html
-This site collects and posts original manuscripts and letters archived at the Library of Congress.

The Learning Resources Literacy Lincs
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html#kpix
site offers web-delivered instruction using current and past CNN San Francisco bureau and CBS 5 - KPIX (CBS Broadcasting) news stories. Western/Pacific LINCS (part of the National Institute for Literacy's LINCS Project), and Literacyworks has partnered with news agencies to develop an online literacy site that benefits all learners and instructors.

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Books & Publications

Publications and Multimedia for Teachers
http://www.nea.org/publications/
-Links to various recommended and well-known teacher publications.

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Teacher Professional Organizations

National Education Association
http://www.nea.org/
-An association that provides teachers with resources in the area of educational research, articles, and teaching ideas.

California EDUCATOR
http://www.cta.org
-A California teachers association that offers information articles on legal, instructional, and teacher issues in education.

BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
http://www.ncte.org/pubs/journals/la
-Offers articles and publications in the area of education.

 

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Family and Community Resources

ISLMC Children's Literature & Language Arts Resources
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm
-Provides helpful resources for both children and parents.

Myth Man’s Homework Helper
http://mythman.com/
-Provides an abundance of resources on Greek Mythology.

Info Please Homework Center
http://infoplease.com/homework/
-This is a great site for homework resources and more, providing reference materials including an almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and biography database. They also provide maps and atlas materials and a map library.

Reaching out to Hispanic students and families
http://www.colorincolorado.org/parents/
Blacklines and tips for involving parents.
 

The Diversity Kit: An Introductory Resource for Social Change in Education
http://www.lab.brown.edu/pubs/diversity_kit/index.shtml

Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.org/helping
Site presents strategies to help kids who struggle

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Multimedia Resources

Pat Mora on Empowering Children Through Stories
http://www.colorincolorado.org/reachingout/empowering_patmora.php
View videoclips and read excerpts of text on parent and child involvement at this site.

Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.org/profdev/webcasts/1003
Free webcast featuring Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce, discussing effective classroom strategies for assessing English language learners.

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Instructional Technology Resources

Electronic Resources
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/educ_school2/resources/english.htm
-Language arts resources on the net.

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