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For Teachers
The teachers of
Rincon Valley
Union School District are the biggest reason our district is one of the most
highly decorated districts in the nation. We would like to commend our teachers
for their true dedication, expertise and commitment to excellence.
You will find below, a dynamic list of links that are related to staff development and professional growth. Please feel free to submit more links that might be of interest to our teachers. These resource links were current when this page was made. If you come across any links that no longer work, please tell the webmaster so they can be deleted.
The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~ William Arthur Ward
Safe Place to Start
Need a safer place for kids to start out on the internet? Link to this page as your homepage and kids will have immediate access to safe search engines, reference and picture resources, weather, games and other enrichment activities.
Grants
Laurie Pianka's (Evergreen Mentor Teacher) Grant Page
A grant writing resource page made especially for Evergreen teachers.
Research
Teachers as well as parent and students can find many valuable resource at our libraries web pages.
Professional Growth Links
This site provides on-line resources which will help teachers implement a balanced and comprehensive literacy program. This site includes teacher resources, hands on activities and assessment tools.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/promising/prreading/prreadin.htm
This site give a good description of what rubrics are and how to use them. It includes many examples and a step by step guide for creating and using rubrics with students.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/july/rubrics/Rubrics_for_Web_Lessons.html
Absolutely, wonderful resource of web-based literature activities for grades K-12. Organized by K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12. Site also contains bilingual activities.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Houses the largest database of educational materials in the world.
http://askeric.org
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to keep up with the tremendous number of new World Wide Web sites
http://www.capecod.net/schrockguide/
On this page you'll find links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all.
http://www.mcrel.org/resources/index.asp
This online newsletter offers a brainstorm of the day, education news and lesson plans that include objectives, resources needed, and teacher preparation descriptions, it is an outstanding resource for teachers pre-K through 12. It also has micro activities for the classroom day and practical tips on everything from classroom decor to getting organized.
http://www.teachnet.com/
wNetSchool is where you go to find outstanding lessons for core curriculum topics, specific strategies for using technology in the classroom, and the rich resources of Thirteen/WNET, public television's flagship station.
http://www.wnet.org/wnetschool/
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Technology Resources
SCCOE Educational Technology Resource's Web Resources
This site has more previewed resource links for teachers and students then I've seen in any one place. If you can't find a great resource here, then it probably doesn't exsist.
http://etc.sccoe.org/etc/Resources/K8RES.html
An excellent site for educators interested in the integration of technology. Discusses the power of educational technology in enabling students to make up their own minds.
http://www.fromnowon.org/
Integrate Computers in the Early Childhood Education
Examples of integration tactics and strategies, integrated learning systems, teacher roles, and more. If you are a bit overwhelmed with technology, let this be your guide.
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/integrate.computers.html
A great guide for parents and teachers when learning how and where to surf the net. Good tips for using the web and using the web with kids. Excellent links to all sorts of sites.
http://www.worldvillage.com/familyfun/sites.htm
Reading On line Project Descriptions
This section of Reading On line's Electronic Classroom describes projects and programs, many of them Internet based, that illustrate effective ways to integrate technology into the reading/language arts curriculum.
http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/project/
An outstanding resource for creating web based lessons. Resources include samples, templates for teachers, and links.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
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On-Line Journals
This site is an illustrative sampling of software that supports early childhood curriculum in Montgomery County Public Schools.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/eii/ecdbguide.html
This site is updated weekly with new tips, articles and links. Offers lots of curriculum resources and a searchable database of over 50,000 web sites of interest to teachers.
http://www.education-world.com/
This site is updated everyday with research materials for students and teachers and is categorized by grade level. Searches can be restricted to age appropriate materials. Does contain advertisements.
http://bigchalk.com