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PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
ASCD Association of Supervision and Curriculum
Development
http://ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/index.jsp/
This organization addresses all aspects of effective
teaching and learning—such as professional development,
educational leadership, and capacity building. Provides a
full-spectrum of professional development via courses,
conferences, speakers and institutes. Also Educational
Leadership magazine.
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org/about/index.cfm
NBPTS is leading the way in making teaching a profession
that is dedicated to student learning, while upholding high
standards for professional performance. We have raised the
standards for teachers, strengthened their educational
preparation and created performance-based assessments that
demonstrate accomplished application of the standards.
Phi Delta Kappa International
http://www.pdkintl.org/
This is an international association for
professional educators. The organization's mission is to
promote quality education as essential to the development
and maintenance of a democratic way of life by providing
innovative programs, relevant research, visionary
leadership, and dedicated service.
National Association for the Education
of Young Children
http://naeyc.org/
The National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of
all young children, with particular focus on the quality of
educational and developmental services for all children from
birth through age 8. NAEYC is committed to becoming an
increasingly high performing and inclusive organization.
This is the premiere standards institution for teachers and
caregivers serving young children and families.
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
Resources
The Case for Authentic Assessment
http://www.educationoasis.com/resources/Articles/case_authentic_assessment.htm
Authority, Grant Wiggins discusses what is is and why it
is needed in the classroom.
ERIC
Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
http://www.education.ucsc.edu/faculty/ktellez/authenres.htm
Excellent source of information and tips on authentic
assessment.
ASSESSMENT MATTERS! Toward Authentic Assessment
http://members.tripod.com/~ozpk/assess.html
Assessment tools listed by subject area.
Helping
Students Learn--Teaching to the Test
http://www.asbj.com/achievement/aa/aa4.html
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Ways to Examine Test Modifications
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/exam_test_modifications.html
This site is a part of LD Online and provides some good
resources for teachers assessing special needs students.
F
FOR ASSESSMENT
http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/ed1article.php?id=Art_1267&issue=apr_05
Article by Dr. James Popham on the U.S. overdependence on
standardized tests.
Workshops/Tutorials
Integrating Technology: The Key to High
Stakes Testing
http://www.eagles.k12.mo.us/sullivan/elem/sumner/integratetech/index.htm
An excellent resource for integrating technology into
assessment, as well as providing extensive technology
tutorials.
Northwest
Regional Education Lab Toolkit98
Training Activities: Activity 1.1Changing Assessment
Practices: What Difference Does It Make for Students?
http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/toolkit98/Act1-1.html
Excellent series of discussions, suggested activities and
critiques of the use or performance assessment
Part One, Guided Process, is designed to give participants
a brief introduction to assessment. It answers the
questions "Why is Assessment Important?"; "What are Some
Types of Assessment?"; and "How Do Rubrics Help?" The
Guided Process includes the Assessment Resources section
and a PowerPoint® presentation, including presenter notes.
This presentation can be shown directly from the Web site
or can be downloaded for use as a stand-alone slide show.
The video segment, "Assessment Overview" demonstrates
assessment in action at various schools. The Assessment
Resources section contains additional examples of
assessment in action (Urban Academy, Mountlake Terrace
High School, and Assessing Project-Based Work).
Powerpoint presentation: What Have We Learned?
http://www.edutopia.org/modules/Assessment/Assessment_PPT/ppframe.htm
Basic introduction to Authentic Assessment with important
links included.
Authentic Assessment: Designing Performance-Based
Tasks
http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/reviews/posted/luongo.htm
This site reviews a practical guide to designing and
implementing performance-based assessment tasks in the
elementary classroom
The Professional Portfolio
https://www.csun.edu/~sb4310/PROPORTFO_files/frame.htm
Presentation discusses the elements and processes of an
effective professional portfolio.
Teacher Websites and Portfolio Plans
https://www.csun.edu/~sb4310/portfolio_assessment_in_schoolin.htm
Teacher-made websites, webquests including authentic
assessment materials.
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Center for Positive Practices
http://www.positivepractices.com/Assessment/AuthenticAssessment1994.html#A
Excellent abstracts of articles on authentic assessment
translatable into several languages
Portfolios
AbcTeach
Portfolios
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/portfolios/
Information includes blacklines for promoting student
reflection, learning logs and more.
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Center for Applied Special
Technology, CAST:
Overview of Graphic Organizers and Supporting Research
http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_go.html
Excellent article on the
research on and use of graphic organizers.
Write Design Online
http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/index.html
Graphic organizers are valuable instructional tools.
Unlike many tools that just have one purpose, graphic
organizers are flexible and endless in application. One
common trait found among graphic organizers is that they
show the order and completeness of a student's thought
process - strengths and weaknesses of understanding become
clearly evident.
50 Uses for Inspiration® and Kidspiration
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/conceptmap/50uses.html
Presents uses for Concept-Mapping Software--comprehensive
and very helpful
4 Blocks Literacy Framework
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/graphic_organizers.htm
Graphic
Organizers are used to enhance pre- and post-reading
experiences during Guided Reading.
Everything
ESL.net
http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/graphic_organizers.php
Content materials present text which is too dense for ELLs.
Teach your students to use graphic organizers such as
webs, Venn diagrams, and charts to help them better
comprehend these texts. These are visual tools that help
ELLs understand and organize information.
Library of
Graphic Organizers
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/notes/graphicorganizers/graphic/
Presents "thumbnails" of creative graphic organizers that
can be enlarged and printed.
Education
Place: Ayudas Graficas
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/spanish/
Great site for presenting graphic organizers in
Spanish (provides English as well).
Graphic Organizers from Region 15 (Connecticut)
http://www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html
Excellent source for Spanish and English graphic
organizers principally used in language arts.
Scholastic: Teachers Graphic Organizers
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/graphicorg/
Good source for elementary language arts teachers; Also
includes checklists and printable forms.
Graphic
Organizers fro TeacherVision
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html?detoured=1&for_printing=1
It's all here! Graphs, charts and organizers.
Web-Based
Tools--Graphic Organizers
http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/donovan/documents/WEB-BASEDe%20TOOLS.ppt
Presentation introduces blacklines and ways to incorporate
graphic organizers in the classroom.
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COOPERATIVE LEARNING
Promoting
Collaborative and Problem-Based Learning in the Classroom
https://www.csun.edu/~sb4310/pptpresents/cooplrn_files/frame.htm
Helpful presentation introduces the reasons, ways and
tools of cooperative learning in the classroom.
Tools of
the Cooperative Learning Classroom
https://www.csun.edu/~sb4310/pptpresents/COOPGOOSe_files/frame.htm
Inspirational presentation on why teachers need to promote
cooperative learning in the classroom.
Tools for
Evaluating Cooperative Learning
http://www.sabes.org/resources/adventures/vol10/10mangan.htm
Teacher reflection on how cooperative learning and
authentic assessment work hand-in-hand to promote student
achievement.
Active and
Cooperative Learning
http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Cooperative_Learning.html
Excellent resource on cooperative learning with links to
sites for resources as well as training opportunities.
Ted Panitz's Home Page
http://home.capecod.net/~tpanitz/
A vast collection of resources on cooperative learning
including an e-book, articles, faculty surveys, examples,
and links to many other sites, compiled by Ted Panitz of
Cape Cod Community College.
Workshops
Co-operative Learning
http://www.co-operation.org/pages/cl.html
This is the official website of the Cooperative Learning
Center of the University of Minnesota. It is
maintained by experts Roger T, and David W. Johnson.
Includes description, materials, and opportunities for
networking, registering for workshops and conferences.
Kagan
Publishing and Professional Development
http://www.kaganonline.com/
One of the major contributors to successful cooperative
and collaborative learning provides links to tools,
resources and background information on cooperative
learning.
Other
Resources
Kagan Online Magazine
http://www.kaganonline.com/Newsletter/index.html
Free publication with tips and support on the
learning-centered, cooperative classroom.
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PROJECT BASED LEARNING
Why do project-based learning?
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/Activities/DesignRubric.html
Excellent site for intoduction to PBL;
Project-based learning (PBL) is a model for classroom
activity that shifts away from the classroom practices of
short, isolated, teacher-centered lessons and instead
emphasizes learning activities that are long-term,
interdisciplinary, student-centered, and integrated with
real world issues and practices.
Instructional
Module on PBL
http://www.edutopia.org/modules/PBL/index.php
Free teaching module developed by education faculty and
professional developers. It can be used as extension units
in your existing courses, or can be used independently in
workshops and meetings.
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TEAM
BUILDING
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GRANT
WRITING FOR TEACHERS
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MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCE AND BRAIN COMPATIBLE LEARNING
Resources
Science
Daily Magazine
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/060216233042.htm
Reports on breakthroughs in our understanding of how
the brain works to promote learning.
Workshops
Instructional Module: Theory of Multiple
Intelligences
http://www.edutopia.org/modules/mi/MI_PowerPoint.htm
This is an up-to-date presentation on the theory and
ways in which teachers implement it in the classroom.
Powerpoint Presentation on MI
http://www.edutopia.org/modules/mi/resources.php#pp
This presentation introduces and discusses multiple
intelligences theory.
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TIPS
FOR MAKING PRESENTATIONS
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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org/
"The national board process call for teachers to undergo a
similar level of scrutiny as found in medicine, engineering
and accounting.
Teachers pass both a portfolio assessment which requires them
to diagnose student learning difficulties, and a rigorous
half-day long test that measures their knowledge of what they
teach and how they teach it. The bar is high and less
than half of first-time applicants achieve certification."
Research
http://www.teachingquality.org/pdfs/SC%20commitment%20brief.pdf
Reaffirming a Commitment that Matters: Understanding
the Study on South Carolina National Board Effectiveness
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LEARNING
ABOUT NEUROBIOLOGY
Resources
Critical Period And
Bilingual Children
http://www.multilingualchildren.org/milestones/critical_period.html
With the help of modern technology in
neuroscience we now understand how language is developing
during infancy and early childhood. This site
provides easy to follow information about the early
acquisition of language.
Research
http://www.teachingquality.org/pdfs/SC%20commitment%20brief.pdf
Reaffirming a Commitment that Matters:
Understanding the Study on South Carolina National Board
Effectiveness
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