(ISBE) : ILL . LEARNING STANDARDS  ...

http://portal.kaneroe.org Kane County's Portal.  Sign up to get your own password. Some of the sites are already available to us via username/passwords.

CRISS website : www.projectcriss.com

Also recommended by CRISS:1. Readingquest site ; 2. Criss site develped by Addison HS;  and  3. Site to use with Wiggins/McTiche Learning Plan; 

4 : Ten websites recommended by Oct 08 RTI speaker at faculty workshop:  1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. _____________________________________

VIDEOSTREAMING.......See Mrs. Wilson if you need to set up password to get into it. Great source of videos to use for class. 

US Dept of Ed online resources---redesigned January 2007.   "free" = Federal Resources for Educational Excellence". 1500 resources from 35 federal agencies.

Daily Herald newspaper activities

Teacher Bytes K-12 lesson plans & resources
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html is searchable by lesson plans, activity sheets;  all aligned to the standards of all the 50 States.

Dr. Hawk recommends EDUHOUND.

EVALUATING  WEBSITES

Another "Evaluating Websites" guideline

 G.E.M. Gateway to Educational Materials. From the US Dept of Education

Social and Emotional Learning Programs (SEL)...website recommended in Financial Literacy class Aug 08

Mental Health website for teens.  Expert advice on depression, eating disorders, anxiety, mental health topics in a teen-friendly manner.  Techniques for coping, etc.

 
Teachers' resources, and teacher-reviewed resources (www.TeachersFirst.com)
Websites for Teachers
Geo, Bio lesson plans, resources
  School Libraries Work  pdf booklet CNN teacher resources and lesson plans
  K-12 lessons for reading, writing, thinking
Math, Sci, Eng help,  connected to standards

HUMOR in lesson plans

Two good companies TO ORDER VIDEOS from.  Faculty, tell Mrs. Wilson if you see title(s) you'd like ordered:  (1) Libraryvideo 

and  (2) Teachersvideo.com

INFO ON LEGALITY OF COPYING VIDEO, MEDIA FOR SCHOOL USE.

  D214 Teacher Sites OWL.org from NEA connecting educators, and supporting educators with tips, materials, and strategies.
  Edgate has sections for teachers, students, and parents Lesson plans about historical places.
  Channel One info on their broadcasts (Click on "Channel One Connections Calendar" in the middle under "For Teachers" ...our Site ID is 37142.

"Educator's Reference Desk" lesson plans written by teachers in US and around the world.  Available by grade level and subject area.

Lesson Plans to use  newspapers

NCLB:

1.federal site

2. Illinois site

3. Site that disagrees with NCLB.  But it also has many articles, speeches, etc  that might be useful.

  Educational Statistics School Library Journal
  MustangHow to integrate the internet into your curriculum Sources for Grant info for schools
  Teacher's Guides and Lesson Plans From Library of Congress Annenberg gives us free (excellent) videos/dvd's.  Here's their website with lesson plans, etc.
  Economy Lessons ISLMA website
  School Library Resources Illinois Learning Standards  (ISLMA)
  Curriculum Hot Spots Internet sites divided by subject area American School Board Journal has articles about many aspects of  education.  Only current issue shown on screen, so click "archives" for past issues.
  Maps and map projects Library statistics showing value of professional librarians/libraries in schools.
  Education Tech Prof. Development Tech Training

Internet sites recommended by Mr. Beiermann: 1. Grades k-12 ; 2. Geo.Lucas Foundation ; 3.  Math-lovers site ; 4. Geography, country data

5. Interactive stories, grades 6-12 ; 6. Science/soil ;

  7. Many Environmental sites: a,   b,   c,   d,   e,  f.,