An extremely comprehensive and valuable Web site, created “by teachers, with teachers, and for teachers”. It features five strands: research skills and strategies, teacher tools, telecollaborative projects, professional growth and mentorship, and curricular resources. “Teachers can collaborate with their colleagues on an Internet project, participate in online discussions, help their colleagues integrate the Internet into their classrooms, collect and contribute Internet links in their subject area or contribute teaching materials to share online.” This site also includes excellent links for parents and kids!
The Lesson Plans Page
November 5, 1999 -- From Kyle Yamnitz, a reader from Columbia, MO, USA who is affiliated with the site
The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 450 free lesson plans for teachers to use in their classrooms. The site is easy to navigate with lesson plans organized by subject and grade level. Users can even search for lesson plans on specific topics. Educators are also invited to add their own lesson plans to help the resource grow!
The Lesson Plans Page
November 5, 1999 -- From Kyle Yamnitz, a reader from Columbia, MO, USA who is affiliated with the site
The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 450 free lesson plans for teachers to use in their classrooms. The site is easy to navigate with lesson plans organized by subject and grade level. Users can even search for lesson plans on specific topics. Educators are also invited to add their own lesson plans to help the resource grow!
The WebQuest Page
November 3, 1999 -- From Rhonda, a reader from Edwardsville, IL USA who is not affiliated with the site
This is an excellent site on Bernie Dodge and Tom March’s idea of WebQuests. A WebQuest is an instructional activity where students perform project research using Internet resources.
The WebQuest Page
November 3, 1999 -- From Rhonda, a reader from Edwardsville, IL USA who is not affiliated with the site
This is an excellent site on Bernie Dodge and Tom March’s ideaof WebQuests. A WebQuest is an instructional activity where students perform project research using Internet resources.
Gayle’s Preschool Rainbow – Activity Central
October 29, 1999 -- From Gayle, a teacher from New York, USA who is affiliated with the site
Early childhood education activities and lesson plans for preschool teachers that are practical and hands-on. Fun learning ideas in seasonal themes that can be used in the classroom again and again. Eight pages of fingerplays, nursery rhymes and action songs plus a resource list of picture books arranged according to 17 early childhood themes. There’s even an internal search engine that permits concept and keyword searches.
Teacher Forum
October 29, 1999 -- From Michael Marshall, a reader from Liverpool, England who is affiliated with the site
Chat and discussion forum for teachers, where they can discussburning issues (quite a few entries in their “Exhaustion” section) andshare ideas and troubles with colleagues worldwide.
