Resource Center |
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| Educational Sites |
| Atomic Learning standards based online resources |
| netTrekker standards based online resources |
| Marco Polo internet content for the classroom |
| Internet4Classrooms helping teachers use the internet effectively |
| 4Teachers online tools & resources to integrate technology into the classroom |
| Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth |
| Education Index-Weasel World your guide to the best & most useful education-related sites on the Web |
| The Educator's Desk Reference (formerly AskERIC) 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses |
| The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) a consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites |
| Scholastic Teacher Scholastic Lesson Plans & Online Activities |
| Education World the educators best friend |
| abc teach many resources - some require membership |
| A to Z Teacher Stuff teacher-created - designed to help teachers find online resources easily |
| Teachers Helping Teachers written for teachers by teachers - lesson plans & resources |
| Teacher Tube online community for sharing instructional videos |
| Integrated Technology Lesson Plans internet4classrooms - lesson plans |
| Lesson plans from Microsoft Find new ways to enhance student learning through technology. |
| Language Arts/English |
| NoveList materials for all K-8 grade levels -- includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles |
| Read Write Think Resources in reading & language arts instruction |
| Literacy Web promote the use of the Internet as a tool to assist classroom teachers in their search for best practices in literacy instruction, including the new literacies of Internet technologies. |
| CyberGuides CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. |
| Reading is Fundamental Build an entire unit around literacy and art with these downloadable lesson plans |
| Book Wizard - Scholastic Find children's books by reading level, topic & genre - level books |
| Word Central Merriam-Webster student dictionary - Daily Buzzword |
| The Quotations Page Find children's books by reading level, topic & genre - level books |
| StoryPlace (English & Spanish) |
| Starfall where children have fun learning to read |
| Vocabulary Project/Games Academic Vocabulary Project - Tennessee |
| Math |
| Hangman: 3rd Grade ISAT Math Game: |
| Illuminations National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
| Math Teacher's Toolkit A compilation of resources to support whole class teaching and learning - Crickweb |
| Ask Dr. Math question and answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as summaries of Frequently Asked Questions |
| Figure This! Math Challenge Enjoy mathematics in and outside school through a series of fun and engaging, high-quality challenges - upper elementary and middle school |
| Problem Solving Open Response worksheets tied to IL standards |
| National Library of Virtual Manipulatives a library of interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis). |
| Math Playground games, word problems, logic puzzles, video, mathcasts |
| Interactive Math Dictionary An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 600 common mathematical terms in simple language. ~ Australia |
| Bitesize Math 2 BBC Schools age 4 -11 |
| Bitesize Math 3 BBC Schools age 11 - 16 |
| PBS Cyberchase CYBERCHASE teaches kids that math is everywhere, everyone can be good at it, and it's fun! |
| Beacon Learning Center Interactive web lessons |
| Houghton Mifflin Education Place Math-a-rama eManipulatives, extra help lessons, extra practice, egames |
| AIMS Education Foundation Activities Integrating Math & Science |
| Shodor Foundation Curriculum Materials The Shodor Foundation is a non-profit research and education organization dedicated to the advancement of science and math education, specifically through the use of modeling and simulation technologies |
| Math Expressions extra help lessons, extra practice, etc. |
| Social Studies/Science |
| 50 States Online Game |
| Yucky Science Stuff the yuckiest site on the internet |
| Thinking Foundation science learning network resource |
| NASA Kids National Aeronautics & Space Administration |
| AIMS Education Foundation Activities Integrating Math & Science |
| Science Net Links meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students |
| Xpeditions - National Geographic home to the U.S. National Geography Standards—and to thousands of ideas, tools, and interactive adventures that bring them to life |
| Games |
| isbe.net |
| SEA200 Special Education Alliance for District 200 |
| Scholastic |
| District 200 Lunch Plan |
| LUNCH IS SERVED: CUSD200 is now using myLunchMoney.com. This is a new credit card/debit card service that will allow you to prepay your child’s school meals & milk. To enroll, simply log on to: www.mylunchmoney.com and click “enroll now.” To receive an application for payments via phone or fax, please call 1-800-479-3531. This call center is also available to answer any questions you may have about using the myLunchMoney web site. Please note also that the price for milk has increased this year to 35 cents. |
| Special Education |
| www.ed.gov National Education Administration |
| www.frcd.org Family Resource Center on Disabilities |
| www.wdsra.org Western DuPage Special Education Recreation Association |
| www.sea200.org SEA 200 Local Parent Support Group for students with special needs |
| www.familysupportnetwork.org Family Support Network |
| www.cec.sped.org The Council for Exceptional Children |
| www.nichcy.org National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
| www.designsforchange.org Designs for Change |
| www.talkingwithkids.org How to talk to kids about tough issues |
| www.fema.gov Information on how to deal with emergencies and catastrophic events |
| http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/features/family/ : National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information provide useful information on how to stay safe, resist peer pressure and help friends. |
| www.dupagehealth.org DuPage County Health Department holds parenting classes and can provide counseling and other resources. |
| www.sea200.org SEA 200 is a local parent support group for children with special needs |
| Misc. |
| Intervention Central free tools and resources to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children |
| Filamentality lessons, webquests & helping you add your Filament to the web of learning |
| AP Images images and graphics from Associated Press |
| Wordle Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. |