Helpful Links for Teaching wellStandards and Assessment
Minnestoa K-12 Academic Standards http://education.state.mn.us/mde/edexc/stancurri/k-12academicstandards/ Common Core Standards http://www.corestandards.org/ Authentic Assessment Toolbox A resource to help K-12 teachers, especially new teachers, create authentic tasks, rubrics, and standards for measuring and improving student learning. http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/57730.htm NWEA Teach. Learn. Grow. The Education Blog http://www.nwea.org/blog/ Minnesota Department of Education Testing Resources Information to help teachers prepare students for Minnesota's assessments and to interpret and utilize test results. Idem Samplers, Achievement Level Descriptors, Advisory Panels, Test Specifications and the Interpretive Guide for Minnesota Assessment Reports 2013-2014 can all be found here. http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/Testing/index.html Rubistar Rubric Creation An online tool for teacher-created rubrics for project-based learning activities. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=NewRubric Socrative Online application for real time questioning, instant result aggregation and visualization, allows teachers to gauge the whole class’ current level of understanding. http://www.socrative.com/ Reading Resources Reading Assessment Techniques Links and descriptions of different types of assessment that can be used for measuring development in reading skills. http://www.sedl.org/reading/framework/assessment.html Classroom Climate & Community
Responsive Classroom Blog posts, articles, activities, and more centered around the Responsive Classroom philosophy, a research- and evidence-based approach to education that is associated with greater teacher effectiveness, higher student achievement, and improved school climate. https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/category/tags/building-classroom-community |
Plans & Lessons
Better Lesson Over 10,000 free complete math and ELA common core-aligned lessons, organized by grade level. http://betterlesson.com/ EDinformatics Thousands of standards-based lesson plans from leading educational organizations. Comprehensive website containing more than 55,000 educational resources, including grade-specific, K-12 lesson plans, interactive tools and reference materials. http://www.edinformatics.com/lessons/lessonplans.htm ReadWorks ReadWorks provides research-based units, lessons, and authentic, leveled non-fiction and literary passages online, for free. The curriculum is aligned to the Common Core State Standards and the standards of all 50 states. The program uses current research-proven instructional practices shown to be effective in increasing reading comprehension. http://www.readworks.org/ Bridges: Instructional Units for the Engaging Classroom An International Reading Association program offering complete quality literature instruction units for grades K-12 (membership required). http://www.reading.org/general/Publications/bridges Literacy Partners A great example of a school-based literacy-focused curriculum and how to organize information to be teacher and parent friendly. Information on assessments, word study, writing assignments, and more. https://sites.google.com/a/apps.fluco.org/carysbrook-literacy-partners/word-study Strategies & Ideas
Scholastic A never-ending source of ideas, tools, resources, products, activities, and lessons. Great for aligned activities for certain books or areas of study. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-strategies Scholastic teaching website suggestions: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/25-best-websites-teachers Reading Rockets Ideas for the classroom, tips to share with parents, video of best practices, expert interviews, and the latest research — on print awareness, the sounds of speech, phonemic awareness, phonics, informal assessment, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, comprehension, and writing. http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching Edutopia An online community emphasizing core strategies: project-based learning, comprehensive assessment, integrated studies, social and emotional learning, educational leadership and teacher development, and technology integration. Articles, such as the one below, cover many topics relevant to a number of aspects of teaching and learning. Nine Strategies for Reaching All Learners in English Language Arts: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stw-expanded-learning-time-individualized-learning-hassan-mansaray |
Opportunities for Growth
Develop A Minnesota-specific professional growth and development website, with links to courses and training. https://www.developtoolmn.org/pd Marazono Research A resource for all things Marazono. http://www.marzanoresearch.com/ Resources for Serving Struggling Students
RTI Action Network A program of the National Center for Learning Disabilities that focuses on diagnostic data collection and tiered interventions aimed at early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs. http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/what/whatisrti Title 1 Information from The National Association for the Education of Young Children answering general questions on program purpose and process. http://www.naeyc.org/policy/federal/title1 Support for Second Language Learners Scaffolding Academic Learning for Second Language Learners An article with activity examples for scaffolding instruction when working with ESL students. http://iteslj.org/Articles/Bradley-Scaffolding/ Welcoming Second Language Learners Teachers share ideas for helping ESL students feel comfortable and supported in school. https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/article/welcoming-second-language-learners Everything ESL Stages of Second Language Acquisition http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/language_stages.php |
Teacher Councils
National Council of Teachers of English http://www.ncte.org/ National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org/ Association for Middle Level Education http://www.amle.org/Home/tabid/401/Default.aspx International Literacy Association http://www.reading.org/ National Writing Project http://www.nwp.org/ National Communication Association http://www.natcom.org/ International Reading Association A global literacy advocacy organization offering research and resources such as lesson plans, reading lists, support links, grants, professional development blogs and articles. http://www.reading.org/ Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ASCD Resources & links for differentiated instruction, professional development, publications, and many information on specific topics and trend in education. |