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Links
Useful Links
for Candidates
Career & Technology:
National Educational Technology Standards:
http://cnets.iste.org/
Counselors:
American School Counselor Association:
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/
Access My Library: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-35227202_ITM (Working with immigrant students in schools: the role of school counselors in building cross-cultural bridges. Seems to have some good general information.)
APA Guidelines: http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/guide.html (APA Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations)
ASCA: http://www.schoolcounselor.org/
Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development: http://www.amcdaca.org/amcd/default.cfm (not really helpful)
BasicCounselingSkills.com: http://www.basic-counseling-skills.com/counseling-theories.html (Provides a nice, concise description of many different theories.)
BNet: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KOC/is_4_9/ai_n16131300/
Counseling Diverse Populations: http://hamarscompendium.com/University%20of%20La%20Verne/counseling_diverse_populations.htm (Very extensive list of dives populations. Also gives tips for different cultural groups, Asian Americans, Native Americans, African Americans, etc.)
Highbeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-144762551.html and http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-157032932.html
Human Growth and Development Theories: http://www.scribd.com/doc/13135339/Human-Growth-and-Development-Theories
Issues in Multicultural Counseling: http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-925/issues.htm (Highlights: An ERIC/CAPS Digest)
Montana School Counselor Association: http://www.mtschoolcounselor.org/MT_School_Counseling_Program_Model/Executive_Summary.html
Multicultural Training: http://www.multiculturalcenter.org/topics/fall2002/Cynthia.pdf (Study on Multicultural counseling techniques)
National Institute for Multicultural Competence: http://www.nimcpathways.org/ (not much info yet but it looks like this could someday be a great website for finding information)
Pennsylvania School Counseling Association: http://www.pacounseling.org/psca.htm
PSCA homepage: http://www.psca-web.org/
The Education Trust: http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/Transforming+School+Counseling/Metlife.htm
Theoretical Perspectives: Human Growth and Development: http://www.unm.edu/~jka/courses/archive/theory1.html (Great site. Very informative.)
Early Childhood Generalist:
About.com K-6: http://childparenting.about.com (Site is designed for parents, however, the information is also very helpful for teachers. Offers developmental information about children in a given grade. It also offers links for Parent-School Connections, Help and Homework Time, Learning to Read, Learning Math, More Enrichment Ideas, Elementary-Level Learning Resources on the Computer and Elementary Art and Music.
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy: http://www.denniskunkel.com (Site contains over 2,400 light microscopy and electron microscopy images of Algae, Arachnids, Bacteria, Crystals, Fungi, Insects, Invertebrates, Medical, Miscellaneous, Plants, Protozoa, Vertebrates, and Viruses. Biological, medical and general sciences images are available for licensed, rights-managed, non-exclusive use.)
Great Schools: http://www.greatschools.net (This website is designed for parents. It provides developmental milestones of school aged children, expectations for each grade and helpful hints.)
National Network for Child Care: http://www.nncc.org/Child.Dev/ages.stages.6y.8y.html (Site provides the developmental stages of young children 6-8 years old. It includes Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, Intellectual Development, and Ideas for Care Givers.)
Organization for Bat Conservation: http://www.batconservation.org/content/Kidsandbats.html (This site contains a quiz, slide show, photos and how to build a bat house. Nice support with Stellaluna.)
PBS: http://www.pbs.com (Once you have registered (free) you have access to many standards-based resources. The site offers lesson plans for The Arts, Health & Fitness, Math, Reading & Language Arts, Science & Tech, and Social Studies. There are links for Early Childhood Educators as well as Library Media & Tech Coordinators.)
Reading A-Z: http://www.readinga-z.com (This subscription site has phonics lessons and books that can be downloaded. Books are categorized by decodable skills, Pinnell & Fountas levels and comprehension skills.)
Star Fall: http://www.starfall.com (This website is designed primarily for first-grade students, their teachers and parents. It can be used for pre-K to 2nd grade. It is a student friendly site where students can learn the abc’s, begin to read, and create their own stories.)
Vermont Nut Free Chocolates: http://www.vermontnutfree.com (Website services parents and teachers who seek safe nut-free treats.)
English Language
Learners/Language Arts:
American Library Association:
http://www.ala.org/ala/proftools/21centurylit/21stcenturyliteracy.htm
Analyzing Theme:
http://www.learner.org.exhibits/literature/read/theme1.html
Critical Reading: A Guide:
http://www.brocku.ca/english/jlye/criticalreading.html
ELL & ESL Websites for
Teachers:
http://www.oasd.k12.wi.us/Schools/OHS/ell/esl-ell_teacher_websites.htm
Glossary of Poetic Terms:
http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html
International Reading Association:
http://www.reading.org/
National Council of Teachers of English:
http://www.ncte.org/
Poetry Analysis Fact Sheet:
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/analysis.html
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages:
http://www.tesol.org/
Universal Themes:
http://literacy.owc.edu/abe/Reading-H/UniversalThemes.doc
Read Write Think: http://www.readwritethink.org (Read Write Think offers a variety of resources in the teaching of English.)
TESL Journal: http://iteslj.org/links/TESL/Teaching_Techniques/ (Site offers resources for teaching English as a Second Language learners.)
National Writing Project: http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/922 (This site, sponsored by the National Writing Project, lists many strategies for teaching writing, and links are available for the instruction of reading as well.)
National Council of Teachers of English: http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/write/118876.htm (The National Council of Teachers of English provides a wealth of information for all English related topics. This specific address is for their Beliefs About the Teaching of Writing. Other helpful links are located from this page, and you can get back to their main site.)
Exceptional Needs
Specialist:
Council for Exceptional Children:
http://www.cec.sped.org/
Fine Arts/Music:
Kennedy Center-Arts Edge:
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/standards.cfm
Summary Statement: Education Reform, Standards, and the
Arts--Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts:
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ArtsStandards.html
Links to National Arts
Standards:
http://www.artteacherconnection.com/pages/standards.htm
National Association for
Music Education:
http://www.menc.org/publication/books/standards.htm
General Teaching:
Mid-continent Research
for Education and Learning:
http://www.mcrel.org/about/index.asp
National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards:
www.nbpts.org
National Board Resource Center at Illinois State University
Northwest Regional Laboratory:
www.nwrel.org
Teacher Net:
http://teachers.net
(excellent message board…but don't sign up for any mailings,
unless you want to be inundated with email messages.) Thanks
to G.G.
Yahoo Groups:
http://www.yahoogroups.com
Pro Teacher:
http://www.proteacher.com/
Library Media:
American Library Association:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/informationpower.htm
Judy Leavell and Nancy
Ramos-Machail: “The Power of Story”
http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/classlead/0211/leavell_2.html
Texas School Libraries
Standards and Related Links:
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/schoollibs/index.html
Literacy:
National Institute for Literacy: http://www.nifl.gov
The Literacy Project: http://www.google.com/literacy
Literacy Matters: http://www.literacymatters.org
Literacy Online: http://www.literacyonline.org
Reading Rockets with Effective Elementary Literacy Instruction: http://www.readingrockets.org
Mathematics:
California State Board of Education (mathematics): http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthmain.asp
Curricular Options in
Mathematics Programs for All Secondary Students: http://www.ithaca.edu/compass/
National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics:
http://www.nctm.org/
Mathematics - EAYA:
Algebra Help: http://www.algebrahelp.com/ (lots of good Algebra examples)
Antiderivatives and the Riemann Integral: http://hyper-ad.com/tutoring/math/calculus/Antiderivatives%20and%20the%20Riemann%20Integral.html (integration help)
Discovery Education: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/math.html (many links to various math help sites)
Discrete Math: http://math.about.com/od/discretemath/Discrete_Math.htm (a list of links for discrete math)
Errors of Calculators: http://www.math.niu.edu/~rusin/known-math/99/calc_errors (limitations/errors of calculators)
Finite Mathematics: http://www.zweigmedia.com/RealWorld/tcfinitep.html (good finite math online tutorials)
Introduction to Probability: http://math.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=math&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww-math.bgsu.edu%2F~albert%2Fm115%2Fprobability%2Foutline.html (probability info)
Limits, Continuity & Differentiability: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/130021-Limits-Continuity-Differentiability (limits video)
Math Forum: http://mathforum.org/technology/papers/papers/ward.html (limitations/errors of calculators)
Math League: http://www.mathleague.com/help/geometry/geometry.htm (basic Geometry topics)
Math.com: http://www.math.com/students/references.html (good for formulas for many areas of math, and also online calculators and graph features)
OnlineMathLearning.com: http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/geometry-help.html (very comprehensive site for Geometry and other areas of math)
Sequences and Series: http://www.tutorvista.com/content/math/discrete-math/sequences-and-series/sequences-and-seriesindex.php (info on sequences and series)
Stat Help: http://www.stat-help.com/ (help for statistics)
Statistics Help Online: http://www.statistics-help-online.com/ (probability and statistics help)
Tutorials for the Calculus Phobe: http://www.calculus-help.com/funstuff/phobe.html (limits, continuity, differentiation online video tutorials)
Middle Childhood Generalist:
Internet4Classrooms: http://www.internet4classrooms.com (includes
games, teacher’s resources and lessons in all 6 content areas)
Hot Chalk: http://www.hotchalk.com (6 content areas plus ways to
connect with other teachers)
Physical Education:
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance: http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm
Washington Alliance for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: http://www.wahperd.com/
Science:
National Science Teachers Association:
www.nsta.org/
National Center for
Science Education:
www.ncseweb.org/
Social Studies:
Center for Civic Education:
http://www.civiced.org/wethe people.html#text
Human Population:
Fundamentals of Growth and Change:
http://www.prblorg/ef/
Mission Geography Online.
http://www.missiongeography.org
National Council for
History Education:
http://www.history.org/nche/
National Council for the
Social Studies:
http://www.ncss.org/
Washington State Council
for the Social Studies:
http://www.wscss.org/
Test Anxiety:
Glencoe-McGraw Hill:
http://www.glencoe.com/ps/teachingtoday/weeklytips.phtml/
Penn State University:
http://istudy.psu.edu/FirstYearModules/TestTaking/TestInformation.html
University of Cincinnati:
http://www.uc.edu/psc/sh/SH_Test_Anxiety.htm
World Languages Other
than English:
Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages:
http://www.actfl.org/
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