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Teacher Resource Sites

Read, Write, Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/
This site is awesome! If you need tips for helping students think critically, read critically, and write effectively, this site has a wealth of information. From lesson plans to an extensive list of websites for different topics and academic disciplines, this site is too rich to pass up.

SAT Prep Site: Word of the Day
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/wordofday/
Hosted by the New York Times and Merriam's Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, provides a word of the day, and references its uses in the New York Times.
Reference Library

4Teachers.org
http://www.4teachers.org
4Teachers.org is a free, multifaceted site that includes a variety of fast, easy-to-use tools for teachers and students. Among the website's offerings are the popular RubiStar and QuizStar, as well as links to professional development research and WebQuests. A separate registration is required for each Star tool.
Instructional Resources, Professional Development, Student Resources

Educational Web Design
http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/webdesign/edwebdesign.htm
This website provides teachers with tools to help them successfully create dynamic websites for their students. Educational Web Design includes links to sites with free graphics, sound files, and animated gifs.
Instructional Resources

FunBrain.com
http://funbrain.com/
This site by the Family Education Network provides free educational games and quizzes in math, grammar, science, spelling, and history. It also provides excellent resources for teachers and parents.
Instructional Resources, Student Resources

Google for Educators
http://www.google.com/educators/
Google provides this free site for educators which offers a teacher's guide to 12 Google products as well as a teacher's newsletter and other educational resources.
Instructional Resources

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html
Covering all disciplines, this guide includes a categorized list of useful websites for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. The site includes areas like Subject Access, which includes an extensive list of education resources, and Teacher Helpers.
Instructional Resources, Professional Development

RubiStar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.shtml
RubiStar is a tool for teachers to create rubrics without starting from scratch. Rubrics are available on a variety of teaching topics and are customizable. RubiStar can also analyze data for an entire class to determine problem areas, and teachers can return and edit their rubrics at any time.
Instructional Resources

World Wide School
http://www.worldwideschool.org
Founded by Project Gutenberg, the World Wide School is an e-library that provides free access to the full text of a wide variety of books. Texts range from fairy tales and poetry to mathematical dissertations and reference materials, in addition to many of the classics required by curriculums.
Instructional Resources, Reference Library

Busy Teacher's WebSite

http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/homepg.html.
The screen shot gives you an idea of what is available. This site is actually maintained by the Ceismc Center at Georgia Tech. The Teachers' Reference Section is particularly useful.

Awesome Library
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/.
The screen shot below shows you the topics that you will see when you access the Awesome Library site. Check out the Teacher link for information about assessment, classroom management, and safe schools.

~ Kim B Nichols