Resources+for+Teachers

Center for Implementing Technology in Education - CITEd - [] This is the site for the Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd). CITEd identifies evidence-based practices for integrating instructional technology to support the achievement of all students. The site has news from the education and technology field, free online professional development webinar, resources searchable by Teacher, Administrator, Technology Coordinator, and Professional Development Coordinator. The site also has a section for Action as a Community of Practice and Research resources. FREE

 **Literacy Network on Thinkfinity **  http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/ Thinkfinity Literacy Network sponsored by the National Center for Family Literacy delivers free, top-quality online educational resources for literacy instruction and lifelong learning for adults and family literacy programs. The content on TLN strengthens literacy development, creativity and critical thinking skills for success in the 21st Century. It contains resources for Teaching and Learning, Managing planning and assessment and information for volunteer opportunities. FREE


 * Reading Rockets ** [] Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help. The Reading Rockets project is comprised of PBS television programs, available on videotape and DVD; online services, including the websites [|ReadingRockets.org] and [|ColorinColorado.org] ; and professional development opportunities. Reading Rockets is an educational initiative of [|WETA], the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by a major grant from the [|U.S. Department of Education], Office of Special Education Programs. FREE
 *  ReadWriteThink on Thinkfinity ** [] Lessons on ReadWriteThink can be sorted by literacy engagements so that teachers can highlight specific language functions in the classroom. Following M. A. K. Halliday's model, lessons are designed to engage students in authentic and meaningful language learning (1982). Literacy engagements simultaneously involve **learning language **  (as students listen to it and use it with others in their everyday lives), **learning about language **  (as students try to figure out how it works, engage with their teachers in focused instruction on how it works or in critiquing its impact), and <span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;">**<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">learning through language ** <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> (as students use it to learn about or do something). The site includes Lessons, Standards, Web Resources, and Student Materials searchable by grade band level and topics. FREE


 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Songs for Teachers **<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> [|http://www.songsforteaching.com/] <span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"> SongsForTeaching.com is a resource for engaging the musical intelligence into any content area. The music selected is enjoyable and educationally useful for teachers and students. Whenever possible, we try to offer a sample of the songs, printable lyrics and teaching tips on the site. <span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">//<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Commercial products. // <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">

Web tools for literacy http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/ This site wiki for school library media specialists to learn about cool new web tools, see how they can be used in school library media programs, and share ideas & success stories. The purpose of this website is to provide a place for K-12 school library media specialists **<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">to learn **<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> a little more about web tools that can be used to improve and enhance school library media programs and services, **<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">to see **<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> examples of how they can be used, and **<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">to share **<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"> success stories and creative ideas about how to use and integrate them. Hundreds of free and inexpensive web tools are available for school library media specialists to use that can make us more productive, valued, and, perhaps, more competitive. Video and photo sharing, writing tools, and other blogs and wikis are shared at this site. Very rich resource for 21st Century skills for students and teachers. FREE


 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">All About Adolescent Literacy **<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> [] AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. AdLit.org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York and by the Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation. It provides a comprehensive resource for items pertaining to adolescent literacy, research, resources for parents and teachers. The site is available in Spanish. FREE