Social Studies

Science

Math

Language Arts

Expressive Arts

Technology

Other Resources

Grants

Just for Fun

Social Studies

Use this link to download Columbus Day curriculum that focuses on the perspective of the native people	http://www.opi.state.mt.us/pdf/indianed/columbusdayrevisited.pdf
United Nations Cyberschoolbus- Ideas for celebrating International Day of Peace, September 24	http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ peaceday/2005/ideas.asp
Teaching About Thanksgiving- An accurate and culturally sensitive account of the first Thanksgiving to share with your students, including authentic recipes and non-stereotypical perspectives	http://www.cwis.org/fwdp/Americas/tchthnks.txt
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement- original source materials including audio clips from speeches and letters written by Dr. King	http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/speeches.html
The Library of Congress: Teachers- "More than 10 million primary sources online"	http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
Lelooska Foundation	http://www.lelooska.org/
Totem Poles	http://members.aol.com/Art1234567/Totemart.html
Raven: Pacific Northwest (Native American) Tales	http://www.eldrbarry.net/rabb/rvn/rvn.htm
Roots & Shoots: The Jane Goodall Institute- "inspire, take action, make a difference..."	http://www.rootsandshoots.org/

Science

NSTA: National Science Teachers Association	http://www.nsta.org/index.html
The Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change	http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
Life Science Links for Teachers	http://www.simplyscience.com/lifetlinks.html
Oceanlink: All About the Ocean	http://oceanlink.island.net/index.html
Memoirs of a Pacific Treefrog	http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives /TL/2002/10/copyright_quiz.php
Project Learning Tree: Oregon Forestry Education Program	http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/ofep/
Health Resources Collected by Dr. Camille Wainwright	http://education.ed.pacificu.edu/charlesm/courses/ mathsci/health/health.html

Math

NCTM: More and Better Math for All Students	http://www.nctm.org/
NCTM: Illuminations- Lesson plans, interactive tools, web resources	http://illuminations.nctm.org/
Math Fundamentals Problem of the Week	http://www.mathforum.org/funpow/
NCTM: Learning Geometry and Measurement Concepts by Creating Paths and Navigating Mazes	http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.3/index.htm
Perimeter Explorer	http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/permarea/index.html

Language Arts

Beaverton School District's Leveled Book Database: Search titles to find the reading level of children's books	http://registration.beavton.k12.or.us/lbdb/
Electronic Text: Young Readers Collection	http://etext.virginia.edu/subjects/Young-Readers.html
91 Ways to Respond to Literature	http://www.angelfire.com/ok/freshenglish/bookreportideas.html
Picturing Books: Wordless Picture Books- includes book list	http://picturingbooks.imaginarylands.org/resources/wordless.html
Storytelling in the Classroom	http://www.storyarts.org/
Why Storytelling? A List for Parents, Teachers, Curricula-Makers	http://www.storypower.com/gillard/schools/why.html
Sarah Plain and Tall: Teacher's Guide	http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/sarah/sarahtg.htm
Sarah Plain and Tall- Study Guide and Activities by Mountain City Elementary School	http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading3/sarah.htm
Sarah Plain and Tall: Student Study Guide by Patricia MacLachlan	http://www.nt.net/%7etorino/sarah.html

Expressive Arts

ARTSEDGE: Teach- Lesson plans and more	http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/
@rtroom- Ideas, teaching resources and more	http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html
Paperfolding.com- Origami basics, diagrams and ways to use paperfolding in the classroom	http://www.paperfolding.com/
Gyotaku: Fish Prints	http://www.northcoast.com/~fishhelp/edu_f/print.html
OMSI: Mixing Primary Colors	http://www.omsi.edu/visit/tech/colormix.cfm

Technology in the Classroom

Excellent website created by a fourth grade teacher in Oregon	http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/
Website from a third grade teacher, check out the literacy links	http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/
Information on copyright laws for educators	http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives /TL/2002/10/copyright_quiz.php
ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education	http://www.iste.org/
OTEN: Oregon Technology in Education Network	http://www.oten.info/
iLife: Developing the Creative Curriculum- Information and tutorials for using Apple's iLife software in the classroom	http://www.denbighict.org.uk/dv/ilife.html
Landmarks for Schools- information and tools for educators to help further technological literacy	http://www.landmark-project.com/index.php
internet4classrooms: Helping Teachers Use the Internet Effectively- Internet Tools Which Make a Teacher's Life Easier	http://www.internet4classrooms.com/teachertools.htm
What is a WebQuest?	http://webquest.sdsu.edu/overview.htm
OTEN WebQuest page	http://www.oten.info/resources/webquests.html
Ready to create a WebQuest? Check out these templates.	http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm
Visit a WebQuest I created on animal adaptations.	http://homepage.mac.com/blecarno/lecarno/StudentPage3.html
Webquest designed to teach 4th grade students about the Oregon Trail from the perspectives of different cutlutal groups.	http://education.ed.pacificu.edu/sweb/vanhout/webquestteacher.html

Other Resources

Oregon Department of Education Website	http://www.ode.state.or.us/
OPEN: Practice Scoring- Download scoring guides and practice scoring writing, math and speaking samples	http://www.openc.k12.or.us/scoring/
New Horizons for Learning: Multiple Intelligences- Overview, Resources and Related Links	http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/mi/front_mi.htm
So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences- Chapter 6. Teaching Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences to Students	http://www.ascd.org/ed_topics/2000silver/chapter6.html
Learning Styles and Strategies	http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSdir/styles.htm
NW Regional Educational Laboratory: Developmentally Appropiarte and Culturally Responsive Education: Theory in Practice	http://www.nwrel.org/cfc/publications/ DAP2.html#Responsive
Judicious Discipline: Professional Educators and Democratic Classrooms	http://www.dock.net/gathercoal/judicious_discipline.html
EdSiteMent: National Endowment for the Humanities- Lesson plans and other resources	http://edsitement.neh.gov/
AltaVista- Babel Fish Translation Website	http://world.altavista.com/
Proteacher Community- Discussion board, lesson plan resources and more	http://www.proteacher.net/
The Reflective Teacher	http://thereflectiveteacher.wordpress.com/
Puzzlemaker- Create customized word searches, crosswords and other puzzles online	http://puzzlemaker.com/
NWRESD Media Search	http://appl.nwresd.k12.or.us/MediaSearch/MediaSearch

Grants available for teachers

Target offers teachers grants to support education in the arts and reading	http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/arts_ in_education_grants.jhtml
Home Depot Youth Garden Grant	http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp

Just For Fun

Scoring Guide for Whining	http://www.ncusd203.org/north/nnhsliteracycenter/scoring_guide_for_whining.htm

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