Resources

Learning to Read
Collection of language arts links collected by John Nemes that are meant to serve as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research.
http://www.toread.com/

SCORE Language Arts
Collection of online resources created by Schools of California Online Resources for Education. Includes literature guides as well as phonics activities, all aligned with the California Content Standards.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cla.html

Materials

SimonSaysKids
This publisher site showcases current and popular books and authors.
http://www.simonsays.com/subs/index.cfm?areaid=183

Winslow Press
A publisher with an emphasis on quality literature with Internet connections.
http://www.winslowpress.com/

Classroom Management

Behavior Management: Overview and Foundations
"The purpose of this tool is to provide you with a resource for handling student misbehavior. It presents a complete step-by-step approach to change inappropriate student behavior to appropriate behavior. It takes the guesswork out of your treatment of discipline problems by offering specific techniques for dealing with various misbehaviors."
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/teacher/

Do Seating Arrangements and Assignments Equal Classroom Management?
This article from Education World includes advice and opinions on classroom arrangements and seating assignments.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr330.shtml

ProTeacher — Classroom Management Resources
Practical tips from practicing classroom teachers provide support for classroom management.
http://www.proteacher.com/030000.shtml

School Discipline and Classroom Management: A Bibliography
This bibliography covers the publications of authors of some of the major discipline programs.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/disciplinebib.htm

Solutions for Handling 117 Misbehaviors
An index of student behaviors, including a description of the behavior, its effects, and common mistakes that may perpetuate the problem.
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/teacher/list.cfm?cause=All

Teacher Talk — What Is Your Classroom Management Profile?
Twelve questions designed to help teachers determine if their classroom management style is authoritarian, authoritative, laissez-faire, or indifferent.
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/tt/v1i2/what.html

The Teacher's Guide: Classroom Management
Provides links to numerous articles discussing a wide range of classroom management dilemmas.
http://www.theteachersguide.com/ClassManagement.htm

Teachnet.com
Suggestions for organizing and establishing a successful classroom.
http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/index.html

Works4Me Tips Library
Managing Your Classroom. Includes tips for attendance, behavior control, prevention, staying ahead, and inclusion.
http://www.nea.org/helpfrom/growing/works4me/manage/index.html

Assessment: Monitoring, Portfolios, Grades, Checklists, Rubrics

Assessment in a Constructivist Classroom
Lists of the principles a constructivist teacher uses within the classroom. Discusses how to use assessment to enhance both student learning and teacher understanding of the student's understanding.
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as7const.htm

Assessment Links
An extensive collection of assessment links.
http://faculty.ssu.edu/~elbond/532li.htm

Assessment Resources: WWW 4 Teachers
Assessment links from the University of Kansas in the following categories: Using Learning Indicators, Using Rubrics, Special Needs Assessment, Using Portfolios, Assessment and Portfolio Resources, Management and Assessment.
http://www.4teachers.org/profdev/as.php

Graphic Organizers
A collection of resources and examples of graphic organizers.
http://www.graphic.org/

Project Based Learning Checklists
Checklists for projects in writing, oral presentation, and multimedia.
http://www.4teachers.org/projectbased/checklist.shtml  

Diversity

Center for Multilingual Multicultural Research
This California center includes activities in research, publications, training, and public service. This website provides information in all four areas of multicultural, multilingual issues.
http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/

Dave's ESL Café
An extensive collection of ESL information and links.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/eslcafe.html

Learning to read, reading to learn
A public awareness campaign hosted by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC) and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
http://ericec.org/readlist.html

National Association for Bilingual Education
Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual education, the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) is the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education of language-minority students in American schools.
http://www.nabe.org/

TESOL Online
The homepage for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
http://www.tesol.edu/index.html

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