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Assessment and Evaluation

"California Department of Education News Release" http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/misc/99-44rel.pdf
This year the SAT-9 will include a Directed Writing Sample for all 4-7 grade students. This test will be modeled after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for writing conducted last year at grades 4, 8, and 10. Information on the NAEP program is found here.

"Assessment Resources" http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/prof/assess.html

"High School Exit Exam: Resources for Teachers" http://www.shastalink.k12.ca.us/curriculum/exitexam/welcome.htm

"NWREL's Assessment and Evaluation Program" http://www.nwrel.org/eval/index.html
A wealth of excellent information and rubrics from Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Includes: 6 + 1 Traits of Writing, Traits of an Effective Reader, Oral Communication Assessment, Program Planning and Evaluation, Assessment Resource Library, and Library in the Sky. Rubrics are provided in pdf format for downloading.

"6 + 1 Traits of Analytic Writing Assessment Scoring Guide (Rubric)" http://www.nwrel.org/eval/pdfs/6plus1traits.pdf
(pdf file using Acrobat Reader) Separate rubrics for Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, and Presentation.

"RubiStar Home" http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Customizable rubrics for all subject areas. A quick way to get a baseline rubric to expand and/or modify.

"Rubrics and Online Surveys" http://www.nova.edu/~burmeist/rubrics.html

"NWREL - Assessment & Evaluation - Oral Communication" http://www.nwrel.org/eval/PDFs/oralassess.pdf
(pdf file using Acrobat Reader) Oral Communication Assessment Models for group and individual oral assessment.

"NWREL's Traits of an Effective Reader" http://www.nwrel.org/eval/reading/
The research synthesis identified six traits of an effective reader. The traits are: decoding conventions, establishing comprehension, realizing context, developing interpretations, integrating for synthesis, and critiquing for evaluation. When readers use each of the six traits to complete a thorough comprehension of narrative or informational texts, they are, in essence, reading the lines, reading between the lines, and reading beyond the lines. This site gives in-depth information and assessment rubrics.

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General Resources

"Enchanted Learning Software Home Page" http://www.allaboutmammals.com/Home.html
Resources for science and humanities. Includes: Geography, geologic time, U.S. History, astronomy, flags, explorers, inventors and inventions. Check out the "Label Me" printouts.

"Thirteen Ed Online-Original Lesson Plans" http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/
Web based activities, including PBS Specials, developed by Master Teachers for all curricular areas.

"SCORE--California Content Standards and Frameworks" http://www.iusd.k12.ca.us/sl/Curriculum.htm

"California Subject Matter Projects" http://csmp.ucop.edu/
A discipline specific professional development community for teachers.

"Awesome Library Materials Search" http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Library/Materials_Search/Lesson_Plans/Lesson_Plans.html
Lesson plans in all curriculum areas. Many are tied into the California content standards.

"Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library" http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
This is a library of blue ribbon learning sites on the web. You may browse by the content table, subject area, or try a refined search. For each area in the content area, the following categories are provided: Web Based Tutorials, Web Based Activities, Web Based Projects, Unit and Lesson Plans, Hotlists, Other Resources, and References & Tools.

"Teacher/Pathfinder Educational Village" http://teacherpathfinder.org/
An educational internet village filled with a wealth of lesson plans, resources and links in all subject areas. The site also includes links and information on professional development opportunities and general support resources. Take a look whatever your subject matter. Start exploring at the schoolhouse.

"Intel Education: Additional Unit and Lesson Plans" http://www.intel.com/education/teachtech/lessonplans/additional.htm

"PBS TeacherSource" http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/teachtech.htm/

"IUSD Teacher Resources" http://www.iusd.k12.ca.us/teacher_resources/
Includes: PBS Online, Global Schoolhouse, IBM Education Solutions, NASA K-12, and more.
Also includes: SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) These lessons have been designed by teachers in support of California's Content Standards. They are arranged by grade level and content area.

"Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library" http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

"Sites for Teachers" http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html

"The Graphic Organizer graphic organizers concept maps visual tools" http://www.graphic.org/
Many types of graphic organizers are presented with strategies and examples of effective use.

"Module Maker" http://fno.org/module/module.html
This site guides teachers through the process of creating online research modules for their students. The research model presented here is intended to "challenge your students to make up their own minds while supplying them with rich information to support such thinking," and the guidance includes advice on asking good questions, scaffolding the assignment to direct student efforts, and setting up the online module in stages. Authored by Jamie McKenzie, publisher of the From Now On Educational Technology Journal, Module Maker includes examples and templates to help teachers get started with their own online research modules.

"Ozline - Tom March's New Online Home in Australia" http://www.ozline.com/
Making the most of the web. Includes: 1. Making the most of your website? 2. working the web for education? 3. compelling online content 4. online learning strategies.

Humanities Resources

"History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers" http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
The major purpose of this home page is to encourage the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching and to provide some help for K-12 classroom teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom.

"Matrix of WebQuest Examples" http://webquest.sdsu.edu/matrix.html
Find the appropriate grade level and subject area and click to find a wealth of online innovative lessons.

"Language Arts - Intermediate" http://yn.la.ca.us/cec/ceclang/ceclang-interm.html
Mini language-arts lessons.

"Bibliomania - Free Online Literature and Study Guides" http://www.bibliomania.com/

"Welcome to EDSITEment!" http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Edsitement brings together the best of the humanities on the web. It is a constantly growing collection of the most valuable online resources for teaching English, history, art history, and foreign languages. EDSITEment is a joint project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City Schools, MCI WorldCom, and the National Trust for the Humanities. Includes lesson plans and top Humanities websites.

Learning Disabilities

"Inclusion...Yours, Mine, Ours" http://rushservices.com/Inclusion/homepage.htm

"National Center for Learning Disabilities" http://www.ld.org/index2.html

Library Media Teacher Resources

"Welcome to California Library Media Teacher Online Resources" http://ctap.k12.ca.us/resources/library/welcome.html
This collection of online resources has been selected and made available as a way to assist California library media teachers make effective use of the vast resources of the Internet and World Wide Web. A wealth of information which provides links to: General LMT Resources, Curriculum & Technology Planning, Books, Book Reviews, and Reading Resources, Learning and Teaching with the Web, Web Gateways to Information, Information Literacy and Library Skills, Selected California Organizations and Agencies, and Professional Educational Associations and Organizations.

"21st Century Literacies" http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/
Information, Media, Multicultural, and Visual literacies.

"Tools for Curriculum Collaboration" http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/prof/cctools.html
Excellent links if you need: a conceptual understanding of factors affecting curriculum collaboration, to envision teaching on the web, to understand inquiry, to know about authoring, to see examples of resource collection tools, to see models of higher-level thinking, or to learn about alternative assessments.

"Nueva Library Home Page" http://nuevaschool.org/~debbie/library/overview.html

"Big 6 Projects" http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/library/big6.htm
Lesson plans and web research based on the Big 6.

"Welcome to Big6.com" http://www.big6.com
This official Big6 Web site provides overview and in-depth information about the Big6. The site is aimed at educators, administrators, parents, and anyone else interested in helping students to learn and use essential information and technology skills.

"Big6 Matrix Information Literacy Standards and Internet Research" http://www.surfline.ne.jp/janetm/big6info.htm#multi
This site, developed by Janet Murray, a librarian in Japan, puts the Big6 skills, the information literacy standards, and corresponding activities into an easy to use matrix.

"Big6 Web Guide" http://www.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/alta/big6/b6intchart.htm

California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse.

California School Library Association (CSLA)

California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP)

Professional Organizations & Departments

American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD - Educational Leadership for K-12 Teaching and Learning)
Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)

California Association for the Gifted. (CAG)
California Council for the Social Studies (CCSS)
California Department of Education
California League of Middle Schools (CLMS)
California Mathematics Council (CMC)
California Reading Association (CRA)
California School Library Association (CSLA)
California School Leadership Academy (CSLA)
California Science Teachers Association. (CSTA)
Character Counts.
Coalition of Essential Schools. (CES)
The Council for Exceptional Children. (CEC)
CUE Web Site. Computer Using Educators
ISTE. International Society for Technology in Education

National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education (NCIP)
National Council for History Education (NCHE)
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Middle School Association (NMSA)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Orange County Department of Education. (OCDE)
Phi Delta Kappan Professional Journal for Education
Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association (SCSBOA)
Special Education Division - Resources. California Department of Education, Special Education Division
U.S. Department of Education [ED] Home Page.

Science and Math Resources

"Irvine Ranch Water District." http://www.irwd.com/

"CIESE Online Classroom Projects" http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html
CIESE sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects that teachers throughout the world can use to enhance their curriculum through compelling use of the Internet. We focus on projects that utilize realtime data available from the Internet, and collaborative projects that utilize the Internet's potential to reach peers and experts around the world. Below is a catalog of projects that are currently being or have been sponsored by CIESE . Each project has a brief description and links to the National Science Standards and NCTM math standards it supports.

"Journey North 1999" http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project presents Journey North; A Global Study of Wildlife Migration.

"The Franklin Institute Science Museum" http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/welcome.html

"California Learning Exchange - Mathematics Video Series for Teacher Professional Development" http://www.gse.uci.edu/cli/mathematicsvideos.html
Graphing and Interpreting Linear Functions presented by Val Henry, mathematics teacher at South Lake.

"AITLC Teacher guide to Science Lesson Plans" http://tlc.ai.org/scienclp.htm
This web site has an impressive collection of science lessons organized by topic and age group. Created by the Access Indiana Teaching and Learning Center, Lessons come from a wide variety of sources including the Franklin Science Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, UtahLINK, and teachers from across the country. There's also advice for planning a Science and Technology Fun Day at your school.

"Science with OAR" http://www.coe.usouthal.edu/oar/index.html
The goal of this site is "to provide middle school science students and teachers with research and investigation experiences using on-line resources." Topics include El Nino, storms (tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes, and forecasting), atmosphere, fisheries, Great Lakes, and oceans, and each topic walks students through an introduction, information gathering, data gathering and analysis, application, and enrichment. From the the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and the College of Education at the University of South Alabama.

MATH--See Mathematics Resources in this web site. http://www.iusd.k12.ca.us/sl/mathematics.htm

"Math Forum: Algebra Lesson Plans" http://mathforum.org/algebra/alg.units.html

"Grades 6-8 Mathematics WebQuests" http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix/6-8-Mat.htm

"TeacherSource: MATHLINE: Math Classroom" http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math.htm
This site features lesson plans, teaching tips, math problems, career information, and information about an online and video-based professional development program available for graduate credit.

"Algebra Modules" http://www.purplemath.com/modules/modules.htm

"Measure 4 Measure: Sites That Do the Work for You" http://www.wolinskyweb.com/measure.htm
A collection of links to websites that calculate a very large variety of things. Sections include: Science/Math, Health, Finance, and Everything Else.

Thinking and Reasoning

"Instructional Framework" http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/framework/index.html
Includes: Teaching Strategies, Thinking Skills, Rubrics, Intro to Performance Tasks, Performance Assessment Task Guide, Performance Assessment Task Database.

"Creating your school as Home for the Mind" http://www.leading-learning.co.nz/quality-learning/teaching-thinking.html

"Edward de Bono's Authorized Website" http://www.edwdebono.com/