TEACHER RESOURCES

NEW! - NJCCCS  2009 Draft Standards

United Streaming Video Link

New - Annenberg Media - professional development

New - Thinkfinity -
organized by Verizon
New - HotChalk
-access provided by NJN for 3 years
 
Advanced Technology Workshop 12.10.08
WebQuests   

Google Scholar (beta)QandANJ.orgGoogle Scholar
Q & A NJ (College Librarian)
Infomine - Scholarly Internet Resource
Essential Questions    

                               
INTERNET GATEWAYS FOR TEACHERS:
GEM - Gateway to Educational Materials
   
A highly selective, and indexed database of websites for all subjects and grade levels sponsored by the US Department of Education.
Cybersmart! School Program
    Locate 65 standards-based lesson plans with accompany activities, posters, etc. for grades K-8 here.
FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
    Fifty institutions and federal agencies collaborated to provide this gateway to hundreds of federally funded educational resources.

STARTING POINTS:
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
    Always the first place to check for top quality Internet sites.
Puzzlemaker
    Create or have your students create puzzles related to what you are doing in your classroom.
Blue Web 'n
    A library of Internet resources for teachers including tutorials, activities, projects, and links for many school disciplines.
EdWeek
    The weekly online newspaper for education.
Busy Teacher
    This site is designed to provide teachers with direct source materials, lesson plans, and classroom activities with
a minimum of site-to-site linking.
Education World
    Billed as where the experts go to learn, this site is more than an online educational magazine.
Ask an Expert
    Connects you with hundreds of real world experts, ranging from astronauts to zookeepers. These experts have volunteered to answer your questions for free!

STANDARDS:
  
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
      Online access to the standards established by our state.
    McREL
       
Most standards are based on the documents found here from Mid-continent Research
         for Education and Learning
.
   
Achieve Standards Database
         You can compare standards from different states and nations in this extensive collection
          of academic standards.
     National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
        Math teachers, check out the links, research, and the activities.

LESSON PLANNING:
   
Teachnet.Com
        This site claims it provides smart tools for busy teachers.

CLASSROOM PROJECTS:
    ThinkQuest
        The ThinkQuest programs encourage the advancement of education through the use of technology.
 

Updated January 22, 2010

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