Useful+Non-Content+Sites

This is for sites that help you be a teacher like rubric creators and other things like that.

1) http://www.pogil.org/ This website highlights a method that focuses on process-oriented, guided inquiry activities. It moves away from the strictly lecture/ teacher-telling format. It encourages students to focus on the proces of scientific method, including shared group work. The primary goal of this model is to encourage instructional strategies that are student-centered. This model has been adopted by many science teachers in the Poudre School Disrict. 2) http://www.bscs.org/curriculumdevelopment/features/inquiry.html This link is to the BSCS's explanation of inquiry teaching. To find out more about the 5E Model developed, in part, by BSCS educators and those involved in developing the National Science Education Standards, link to: http://www.bscs.org/curriculumdevelopment/features/bscs5es.html To learn more about how the 5E model was developed and assessed. 3) http://faculty.mwsu.edu/west/maryann.coe/coe/inquire/inquiry.htm This is a link to an education professor's website regarding different learning cycle models. It is a useful quick guide to how inquiry activities can be designed using slightly different heuristics. 4) http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpintro5e.html The Miami Museum of Science's explanation of the 5E Model 5)http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/ullrich/webquest/ScienceLesson.html An example of how 5E Model is used to plan a lesson. 6) http://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/science/5emodel.html How Maryland teachers interpreted the 5E Model to teach science 7) A ppt developed by the Panhandle Educational Consortium describing inquiry instructional strategies for math and science teachers. It emphasizes the 5E model. 8) http://www.bioedonline.org/slides/slide01.cfm?q=Five+E+learning+cycle This is an interactive slide show (click on the sentences to go to new links and slides) focusing on Scientific inquiry and inquiry models. This was produced by BioEd Online. 9) http://www.agpa.uakron.edu/p16/btp.php?id=learning-cycle Another useful website that describes The Learning Cycle model of inquiry instruction. This site describes the LC using the 5E format, however, so the two models have been combined. 10) http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ASTE+invited+article:+why+the+learning+cycle%3F-a0184150730 This page discusses how the 3 phases of LC are similar/different than the 5E model promoted by many science methods instructors. 11) http://www.ncsu.edu/pbl/ This site is managed by a science education faculty member at North Carolina State University who is an expert on Problem-based Learning activities. There is a nice description of what and how to use PBLs. There are also links to both MS and HS lesson plans by subject area. Within the science page there are several examples of LPs and materials needed for instructional planning.
 * HOW TO DESIGN INQUIRY LESSONS: **

**Service Learning Lessons/PBL Lessons/Project Ideas:**
1 ) Learning to Give: #|Lesson Plan examples, monthly ideas for service projects, featured lessons, service learning literature, examples of service learning projects from schools across the US 2) National Service-Learning Clearinghouse : Lesson Plans, curriculum ideas, research articles, community and citizenship information to engage students 3)[| Federal Resources for Educational Excellence or FREE]. This is an all purpose website for all content areas that provides a wide range of teaching strategies, lessons, and activities as well as classroom management. 4) Promise of Place. This is a great resource for teachers interested in using place-based education in their classroom or those who just need resources in planning field trips and outdoor activities. 5) CASES: Creating Active Student Engagement in the Sciences: These are problem-based learning activities across grade levels and the science disciplines. There are teacher and student versions of most of them and they are attached to standards, but many are not from Colorado.

1)http://www.slideshare.net/ This site is a place where people share power point presentations (can be downloaded). 2)http://www.flickr.com/ Shared pictures, videos, CGI, etc... but allows you to search through Creative Commons Licensed stuff. 3)http://www.jamendo.com/en/tags Global Creative Commons licensed music. 4)http://www.teachertube.com/ Teacher tube has videos with everything to do with teaching. 5)http://tinyurl.com/ If you are pasting an over-sized website than make it smaller and easier for people to type in. 6) http://www.boonjin.com/wp/ If you already have a #|LCD projector in your classroom, make a smartboard out of it using a wiimote, an IR LED, micro switch, and 1.5V battery. The software's free. Software to draw on the desktop is not free (yet) check out Annotate Pro ($19) windoze only! 7) 1. http://www.schoolmasters.com/categories/schoolmasters_categories.cfm?category=Life737556&div=sc 2. http://www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/c-92-classroom-posters.aspx/subject-science/ 3. http://pinterest.com/jkl5502/classroom-decorations Three sites that can give ideas and help with decorating a science classroom.
 * VISUAL AID RESOURCES: **

1) http://www.adprima.com/mistakes.htm This site contains information about developing lesson plans and some things to think about (i.e., mistakes to avoid) 2) http://www.edulink.org/lessonplans/ This site discusses instructional planning issues and also provides a very simplified template for a lesson plan 3) http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/lessons/design.htm A great page that gives tips on how to develop a lesson plan to post on the inter-net. You can also find lots of sample lessons to use in your classes. There may not be something that you want to use in its exact form, but there are lots of ideas of how to transform/ modify something for your own needs. 4) [] This site is managed by University of Tennessee and has some useful links regarding designing learning objectives and unit plans.
 * DESIGNING LESSON PLANS: **

1) http://www.grantwiggins.org/ubd.html This is a great site that describes Understanding By Design--the framework that Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe have developed. It is also known as Backwards Planning. 2) http://digitalliteracy.mwg.org/curriculum/process.html This site also describes the Backward Design process but presents it in a flowchart diagram, which might be useful for some users. 3) In order to design effective assessment tools, teachers should be aware of what level of thinking they want to assess (lower order, higher order). Using Bloom's Taxonomy can be very helpful. Here is one useful link that describes the 6 "taxa" and verbs that you can use when planning your instruction/assessment strategies. []
 * DESIGNING ASSESSMENT: **

1)http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php This site is very helpful when creating rubrics. 2) http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ Here is another site that might help you create rubrics. They are not always detailed, but you can modify these for your needs. Plus, there is a teacher message board organized by grade level that is always interesting to read. 3) http://www.learner.org/workshops/hswriting/interactives/rubric/ This resource is from the Annenberg Foundation website. It walks you through the steps of building a rubric or checklist.
 * RUBRICS: **

**GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS:** 1) http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/downloaddepot.phtml#ReadingSkills This site is full of McGraw Hill developed graphic organizers that you can print off for students or use as teachers. 2) @http://www.brainpop.com/educators/home/ This site has many resources for teachers. Some include lesson plans specific to content, graphic organizers, standards, planning aids, and more.

[] This is a link to a variety of flash card programs/sites that might be helpful (I have even found many helpful for my college courses) [] this site has a lot of helpful resources.
 * USING TECHNOLOGY: **

[|www.polleverywhere.com] This site will allow you poll students using cell phones to text in the answers, Great brainstorming tool.

[] This site allows you to download YouTube videos onto your computer. [] This site allows you to convert any video file format into another format for free in the browser, including YouTube videos. Limit of five conversions per day. http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com This site allows teachers or students to create crosswords and #|word search puzzles. Great for allowing level differentiation!

Useful site to view videos made by teachers and useful content videos: teachertube.com

[] This site has some great ideas for "brain breaks" if students are getting overwhelmed, starting to check out, etc. This site is probably most helpful for middle school-elementary school, but can help to get students re-engaged in the lesson by changing pace and making them move.
 * "BRAIN BREAKS": **

This website provides information on teaching the socioscientific concepts, examples of the concepts and approaches to use in teaching the concepts. http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/issues/what.html
 * SOCIO-SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS IN TEACHING **

This website provides lesson plans, activities, and much more about four specific socio-scientific issues that can be taught in sequence with one another. []

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 * ONLINE BOOKSHELF **

This is an online library/bookshelf. There are books on all types of content. Think about all the times you only need a few chapters out of a book. This is the place to go. There is a free trial. As of 31-OCT-2014 the cost was $249/year for an individual. $399/year for a team (your dept...) I know it looks techy but try searching for Education, Science Education, Biology, Physics or Photography. I LOVE THIS SITE! 01-DEC-2014 The price has gone up to a staggering $399 for an individual. I HATE THIS SITE!