Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on August 31, 2012
Become a Core Ninja is a great web site for a common sense approach on implementing Common Core Standards.
Become a Core Ninja is a great web site for a common sense approach on implementing Common Core Standards.
Illustrative Mathematics Illustrative Mathematics provides guidance to states, assessment consortia, testing companies, and curriculum developers by illustrating the range and types of mathematical work that students experience in a faithful implementation of the Common Core State Standards, and by publishing other tools that support implementation of the standards.
Discovery Education and Intel have teamed up to create Curiosity in the Classroom, a website designed to bring teachers, students and families on a journey through life’s biggest questions. Includes STEM lesson plans and videos for grades 6-12.
Class Parrot ClassParrot is a website for teachers. It allows them to send text messages back and forth with students and parents, without revealing anybody’s phone numbers. It is free for the first 20 uses but costs $9/month for unlimited usage.
Educore Common Core Resources from ASCD
You can either log in with your ASCD account or create a free account. Included are numerous videos, white papers, student resources, etc. all dealing with Common Core. They have even created a way for teachers to create their own unique set of saved resources.
The September 2012 issue of Educational Leadership will be about academic feedback. This graphic provides a strong visual to remind us all of the importance of effective feedback.
iPad Activity: Open House Scavenger Hunt is a great idea to get students and parents excited about starting back to school. It engages, educates, and integrates technology.
Sonic Pics App allows you to Create, Record, & Share custom photo slideshows on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.
Digital Docs in a Box is a site for Social Studies teachers with pre-selected primary source documents and images students can use for project based learning – including creating a documentary film.
Math Writing Prompts has writing tasks for students categorized by grade level and skill strands. The site comes from the Port Angeles Washington school district.
Internet4Classrooms Common Core Math has math standards by grade level with corresponding activities/tasks.
10 Creative Ways to Introduce Yourself to Students has some cute ideas to break the ice as students return to school.
6 Ways to Use Cell Phones to Strengthen the Home/School Connection is a great article on integrating the most common piece of technology into our school-to-home communications.
25 Internet Safety Talking Points takes a hard look at why we should open up school networks.
Linkbunch is a site that allows you to group several web site URLs into one link. Great to use when asking students to look at several resources.
Lesson Plan Diva.Com is a great idea gathering site for primary/elementary teachers. Lots of great lesson ideas and visuals.
Share My Lesson – Math Common Core Lesson Plans (Grades K-8)
Share My Lesson – ELA Common Core Lesson Plans (Grades 6-12)
SciStarter will bring together the millions of citizen scientists in the world; the thousands of potential projects offered by researchers, organizations, and companies; and the resources, products, and services that enable citizens to pursue and enjoy these activities. We aim to:
App Posters Classified by Learning Domains has everything from Blooms to Gardeners Multiple Intelligences…
Edshelf.Com is a directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop software that are rated & reviewed by educators, for educators. We decrease the friction of using and procuring effective technology into the classroom.
Teacher’s Tech App Teacher’s Tech is one of the best mobile apps designed to assist teachers in the use of technology in their classrooms and their daily lives. This mobile app features “how-to” video screencasts of the most popular and useful Web 2.0 applications currently being used by educators, with step-by-step instructions on how to acquire services and use them effectively both as learning tools, collaborative devices, and resource generators.