Teaching Tools
LEARNING
RESOURCES in arts, math, science, & social studies http://www.ed.gov/free/
This
online award maker lets you reward students for a job well done-by
creating free, customized award certificates right from your computer!
Just follow the simple steps to design the certificate any way
you like, then print it out...and you're done
OTAN
Teacher Center
The
California
Distance Learning Project has great teacher resources
and student activities.
Discipline
Help
- resources
and tips to help deal with 117 distinct types of student misbehaviors
Online
Acftivities:
Thematic
Units: Here are some excellent
thematic units for children which can easily be adapted
for adults - with hardly any effort!
Timelines:
This is a very cool site - a list
of timelines. Everything from Chinese emporers to Russian
history to a timeline of the Great Depression - submitted by Cynthia
Eagleton 3/7/03
War:
Teaching About
The War: A Rethinking Schools Special Collection - submitted
by Bruce Neuberger 3/6/03
The
Library and Educational Technology & Media Services have prepared
an annotated list
of books and videos
on the Middle East, Islam, and the Arab world. These books and
videos are in the collections at the County Office and will assist
teachers as they provide information or units on these topics.
They will continually update the resource lists as new titles
are added.
Websites: Create your
own web site for your classes at www.blackboard.com.
You can also customize an academic resource center for your students.
It's free and easy to use!
Worksheets:
Learningpacks.com
offers you the opportunity to access more than 2,000 ready made
National Curriculum (UK) worksheets. You can amend them, copy
and paste, and add your own text, pictures and comments, (even
convert to Word format if you like). Photocopy and use over and
over again - there are no copyright restrictions.
A
whole set of Beginning level ESL lesson plans is available from
Palm
Beach.
There
are a great many teaching resources for Beginning though Intermediate
level at eslflow.com
Professional Development
Adult
Education Handbook - 1995 edition
This
site provides descriptions of standard practices in adult education
administration as well as the policies, regulations, and statutes
guiding the practices. It is intended to be a guide to day-to-day
decision making as a program is administered.
CASAS
This site provides information about CASAS standardized examinations,
research and training.
OTAN Teacher Center
The
adult education teacher Web site is specifically designed to meet
the needs of adult education instructors who want to integrate
technology into adult classrooms. The site will includes: teaching
resources such as free instructional software, lesson plans, Web
site links and reviews, and a photo bank; communication resources
such as listservs, chat areas, and communication software; and
technical support such as tips for using hardware, instructions
on downloading plug-ins, and utilities.
Professional
Growth Manual for the Designated Subjects Credential
nterested
in taking classes for professional development? You might find
something interesting on the calendar of SELPA
sponsored workshops in Contra Costa County.
Things you wanted to know
but never had the time to ask about
AskERIC
- Educational research database
California
Department of Education
Immigration
and Citizenship Information
Northern
California Coalition for Immigrants' Rights
Otan - Adult Education On Line Information for California
San
Mateo County Office of Education
State
Teachers' Retirement System (STRS)
TechLearning
(techonology news for educators)
