Teacher Resources

 

This tutorial, designed as a talk show with PowerPoint as the special guest, demonstrates basic and more advanced features of the presentation software. Quick tips, quizzes, screen shots, and a printable guide are provided.
The Big6 is a problem solving process.  It can be used as a system of research and is taught in schools as well as in corporate training programs.  This is the official site; here you will find an overview of the process as well as more "in-depth" information.
This site contains book reviews that are indexed by title, curriculum area, subject, author and recommended grade level.  Some of the reviews are accompanied by discussion questions, activities and lists of related books. 
This site contains a diverse collection of activities, printouts and student web sites.
700+ web sites indexed by the American Library Association
This site, managed by Internet School Library Media Center, includes lessons plans, biographies, bibliographies, etc.
Picturing Books
This comprehensive website on picture books includes information on evaluating and using picture books for younger and older children. It includes book lists and numerous links.
This is "a categorized, annotated list of over 1600 sites to help educators, teachers, and parents enhance instruction and support the curriculum." 
Ask a scientist a question, locate science web sites and activities for all grade levels.
Scholastic Teachers contains "Lesson Plans & reproducibles, authors & books, research tools, activities, magazines, book and software..."
Official site of the Texas Education Agency that includes school laws and rules, school information, accountability and accreditation, information on TAKS and more.
This is a page from the TEA site that contains the text of the TEKS indexed by subject areas and by grade levels.
This site is a resource for the WebQuest model, an web-based, inquiry oriented activity.
AskERIC is a database designed to provide education information to educators, parents and any other interested parties. 

 

 

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