Professional Resources for
English/Language Arts Teachers, page 3

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Make Beliefs Comix
Students create comic strips online. This tool is great for prewriting, responding to reading, creative writing, vocabulary words, ESL, and tickets out. Very easy to learn and use, it is appropriate for almost every age level.

Misunderstood Minds
What is it like to have a learning disorder? This site, a companion to the PBS documentary, provides insights and strategies. Online video clips available.

Momsview Teacher Resources
Momsview contains a wealth of resources for parents. This link goes directly to the Teacher Resources. Be sure to check "Education Online" and "Education Products" for other teaching support. Try some of the other links for support in other parenting-related areas.

My Award Maker
Create certificates to recognize accomplishments large and small. Print from your printer, free.

The National Writing Project
The National Writing Project is a professional development network that serves teachers of writing at all grade levels, primary through university, and in all subjects. The mission of the NWP is to improve student achievement by improving the teaching of writing and improving learning in the nation's schools. To serve that end, offers resources created by the exemplary teachers in its network.

Outta Ray's Head
Canadian teacher and librarian Ray Saitz has set up a site with more than 200 English lesson plans from around the world, all of them classroom tested and complete with handouts.

Outside the Box: Helping Misunderstood Kids
This site by a teacher and parent of ADHD child provides useful resources. Be sure to click on "A Child's Plea for Understanding" and "My Confession about ADHD." Under "Especially for Teachers" find links related to English/Language Arts.

Personalized Interactive Award Generator
Select the award, type in the name, add a date, and print an attractive certificate with artwork by children's illustrator Jan Brett.

Pupils Ask, Teachers Help
Volunteer teachers help students with homework. This a good site to recommend to students who need a little help in the evening.

Rubrics
How to make them, how to use them, and models for inspiration.

Socratic Seminars
Links to information and ideas for Socratic Seminars.

Survival Guide for New Teachers
A government publication for new teachers, downloadable in Adobe format.

Teach-nology
Lesson plans, worksheets, teaching tips, and rubrics -- a wealth of resources!

Teacher Tap: Professional Development Resources for Educators
Teacher Tap helps educators address common technology integration questions by providing links to practical, online resources and activities.

The Teachers Podcast
Podcasts on a variety of educational issues. More for teachers than for students.

Teachers' Mentor: A Retired Teacher Online
Mary Haga spent 31 years teaching third graders. Now semi-retired, she offers practical suggestions for working with Pre-K through fifth grade.

Themes and Essential Questions: Framing Inquiry and Promoting Critical Thinking
This site offers tips for developing essential questions. It also offers models for grades 6 and up and for selected themes. Follow links on the right for additional resources.

Timesavers for Teachers
Scroll all the way to the bottom for a link to free timesavers, downloadable forms and other documents.

Video Placement Worldwide
Free educational videos within the U.S., territories and possessions. Follow the links to a similar resource for Canadian teachers.

The WebQuest Page
The Mother Lode of WebQuests, with instructions for constructing one, a template, a rubric for evaluating them, and a wealth of examples.

World of Teaching
This site offers slide presentations by teachers, for teachers. Use one you think will help your kids. Contribute one you think might help others.

www4teachers
A Web site focusing on technology in education, by teachers for teachers. Suggestions, articles, tools, and zine.

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