This started as a collection of links written on my little white board, on little pieces of paper hidden underneath my keyboard, as well as linked through bookmarks. Well, the list of great web resources for educators continued to grow, and I thought perhaps others would also find them interesting too.
Enjoy!
Liz
How to Help and Encourage Students to Read in Middle School
Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication
International Reading Association
Children's Literacy Initiative
Ideas for Teaching Literature and Reading
Teacher Links for Middle School
Middleweb: Exploring Middle School Reform The e-newsletter is great!
Ten Great Sites Every Middle School Educator Should Know
General Educator Links
Teacher's Network: For teachers, by teachers
The Educator's Reference Desk: Resource Guides
The Teachers' Lounge: Many Minds Make Light Work
Edutopia: The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
TESA: Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement
In-depth PDF of the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP)
Lesson Plans
National Biological Information Infrastructure Lesson Plans
Classroom Management
Discipline and Classroom Management
Classroom Management from a Teacher
Instructional Techniques
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers
Nine Effective Teaching Strategies (Marzano)
Bloom's Taxonomy Questions and Activites
Research and Articles
Using Data to Improve Performance MP3s
Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement (Schmoker)
Believing in Ourselves: Progress and Struggle in Urban Middle School Reform
Middle Level Leadership Center
What Works in the Middle: Results-based Staff Development
Boosting Performance in Middle Schools
National Staff Development Council
The Journal Weekly Newsletters
Inspiration
Fifty Great Things About Middle Schoolers
Technology
Amazing 8th Grade History Teacher who integrates Technology
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Empowering Students
Involving Parents
An Action Handbook for Family-School-Community Partnerships
Family Involvement in Children's Education
Cultivating Parent Leaders: One School District's Story
Parent Expectations Support Achievement (PESA)
NASP Center: "Success in School/Skills for Life" Online Resource Kit
Just for California
California Deparment of Education
Fiscal, Demographic, and Performance Data on California's K-12 Schools