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Middle School
Online Resources Here are some great
sites to check out for middle school and
other educational resources.
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the links to access these sites and learn more
about valuable educational programs available to
middle school professionals!
Mathematics Improvement
Toolkit The National Forum to Accelerate
Middle Grades Reform has been working under a CSR
grant for several years to develop this tool kit
aimed at middle grades based upon the findings of
the Final Report of the National Mathematics
Advisory Panel. Partners in this
multi-year project were the Forum, Talent
Development at Johns Hopkins University, Turning
Pointe at the Center for Collaborative Education,
AIM at Educational Development Center, and Middle
Start at Academy for Educational Development.
The final product will be a web-based
resource for middle grades educators, including
mathematics teachers, special education teachers,
and paraprofessionals, professional developers,
and administrators, and other decision makers to
support the learning needs of ALL students in
mathematics.
The
Tool Kit is a set of resources that focus upon
improving access to learning in mathematics for a
variety of groups who often fall through cracks
in our educational system, especially in terms of
mathematics. These include:
- Students learning
English
- Students with
special learning needs
- Students and
teachers in rural settings
- Communities and
families
The
website is up and running now, and should be of
help and interest to many folks in Virginia and
across the country.
Best
Evidence Encyclopedia Educators looking for useful,
educator-friendly reviews of the evidence
supporting reading, math, and other programs --
including textbooks, computer-assisted
instruction, and professional development
approaches -- can find effectiveness ratings on
the Best Evidence Encyclopedia . The website
synthesizes the results of hundreds of studies by
numerous researchers to rate the effectiveness of
educational programs and practices.
Turning Points
Principles and Practices One of the premiere research
projects for middle level education, this link
highlights the principles of the Carnegie
Corporation Turning Points research.
National
Middle School Association's Home Page
Our parent organization's home page. Information
about NMSA's many services and great links to
middle school resources are here.
The
National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform The Forum's mission is to work
together and mobilize others to improve the
academic and developmental outcomes of every
middle-grades student.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for
Educators
Here's a classified list of sites on the Internet
found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and
teacher professional growth. This gold mine of
web sites is arranged in 18 broad categories and
is updated frequently.
The Virginia Education Network
Provides links to the most requested
education-related information in the
Commonwealth. Information on K-12 education
includes links to local school divisions, special
education resources, and Standards of Learning
(SOL) information. On the higher education page,
citizens can find out which colleges and
universities offer specific degrees, as well as
obtaining information on sources of financial
aid. Citizens can access the web sites for all
local libraries and every museum in the state.
Other items of interest include links to
pre-school information and adult education and
vocational education resources.
The
Gateway to Educational Materials(GEM)
A new tool is now available to help teachers
pinpoint -- from thousands of learning resources
on the Internet -- the one that is right for
their students. The Gateway to Educational
Materials(GEM)is designed for teachers to type a
topic, grade level, and other information into a
search screen that then retrieves -- from more
than 140 web sites -- lessons, instructional
units, and other free educational materials on
that topic, for that grade level. GEM works like
the card catalog system in a library.
FREE
The U.S. Department of Education and more than 40
other federal organizations have created a web
site that makes teaching and learning resources
from across the federal government available in
one place: the Federal Resources for Educational
Excellence (FREE) web site. FREE focuses only on
those resources created with federal support.
FREE relies on an off-the-shelf tool that
searches the full text of each resource.
Kid's Web
The Kid's Web goal is to present students with a
subset of the Web that is very simple to
navigate, and contains information targeted at
the K-12 level. Each subject section contains a
list of links to information that is
understandable and interesting.
U.S.
Department of Education
ERIC searches can be initiated here. The D.O.E.'s
collection of educational resources is
impressive.
Middle
Web
A site for exploring the challenges of middle
school reform, and brimming with resources for
educators and parents.
The
ASCD Web
The home page of the Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development. Information on ASCD's
resources and many links to education sites are
given.
MidLink Magazine
This is an electronic magazine for kids in the
middle grades.
Teachers Helping Teachers
This site offers an amazing collection of lesson
plans (categorized by subject), instructional
tips and references to other top educational
sites on the Internet. The material is updated
weekly.
FORSITE (Forestry Outreach
Site)
The Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources
maintains this site for middle-school life
science classes. It contains an on-line tutorial
for tree identification, an "ask the
scientist" feature, and involves students in
scientific investigations. Participating classes
receive a visit from faculty and/or students in
the College!
PE
Central
This is an excellent site for physical education
teachers, students, and interested parents and
adults. The latest information about contemporary
physical education programs is presented, along
with assessment ideas, wellness ideas, lesson
ideas, and a host of other resources.
Virginia Standards of Learning
Virginia SOLS by subject area.
Instructor Magazine
Instructor's web site contains much of the
practical information found in the magazine
itself.
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