Professional Resources
Best Practices
 | Best Information on the Internet--maintained by the librarians at O'Keep Library at St. Ambrose University. |
| The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)--sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology. |
| Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections--links to 11,000 scholarly sites. |
| K-12 Connection Elementary Search --links to classroom resources, technology, school safety, reviews of educational journals and more. |
| Blue Web'n--a list of blue ribbon learning sites |
| A Visit to Copyright Bay--confused about copyright and fair use in education? Check here! |
Lesson Plans and Curriculum
| ABCTeach --Printable pages for grades K-3 |
| EASD Integrated Units -- a collection of K-5 units of instruction to incorporate information literacy skills into the classroom curriculum |
| FOSSWEB: Support, resources, and fun activities related to the elementary science curriculum |
| Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -- a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth |
| Multnomah Homework Center--great for finding Web sites related to content areas |
| Reading A to Z--download leveled books for use in your classroom |
| Teachers Hub--a "treasure trove" of curriculum resources for K-12 teachers |
| Thinkport--a comprehensive online resource with essential information, tools and materials |
Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
| IU 13 Home Page --links to programs, services and staff development |
| MediaNet --teachers can search and borrow multimedia on-line for use in the classroom. |
| Digital Video on Demand--download science videos to use in the classroom. Use your IU client number to log on. See the librarian for the password. |
Time Savers for Teachers
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Outline maps--easy to use! |
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Project Based Learning Checklist To make a project checklist for your students, first choose the grade level for the type of project you want your students to do. You can choose from writing, presentation, multimedia, or science project. Next, choose from the list of project guidelines, and make a checklist with the touch of a button! |
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Puzzlemaker.com--create word searches, crossword puzzles, hidden word puzzles and more. |
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Bingo Card Maker--review vocabulary words by creating your own bingo cards. Let the computer shuffle words to create a unique card for each player! |
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Create A Graph--generate bar graphs, pie charts and more. |
Rubrics
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RubiStar --this rubric maker allows you to customize criteria. |
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Teach-nology Rubric Maker --generate rubrics for projects, basic reading skills, behavior, paragraph writing, persuasive writing, class participation, handwriting and more |
Graphic Organizers
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Teach-nology Graphic Organizers --Make a Concept Web, KWL,SQ3R Chart, and/or Venn Diagram. You don't have to be an artist to do it! |
| Houghton Mifflin Graphic Organizers --38 ready to use graphic organizers |
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