Teaching Resources

I was able to track down several really cool sites that I think will prove helpful throughout my teaching career. The "Teaching Today" site is one that I would like to explore more; it has teaching tips, lesson plans, etc. There is a section where you can type in a search item, for example: field trips, a section where you can search by letter or keyword, and many other things that place information at your fingertips. I thiknk that currently my favorite thing about the site is the teaching tip of the day. Appropriately enough, todays tip is:

"Solve Technology Lessons as a Learning Community - View technology breakdowns as an opportunity for community-building. Ask the class to work together to solve the problem. Technology, when it works and when it breaks down, allows students the opportunity to practice real-life problem-solving skills. The role of the teacher can now shift from teaching to helping students make connections through trial and error and hands-on exploration. Don't panic when technology breaks. Instead, involve and encourage students in the exploration of a solution."

The "Creative Teaching" website is pretty generic, mostly just a place with links to sites that have creative teaching ideas. "Education World" is really awesome - kind of like "one-stop-shopping" for the education society. There are tabs within the site for lesson planning, technology integration, school issues, and several more. The "read, Write, Think" site is especially helpful for my concentration: English. It offers Lessons, Standards, Web resources, and Student materials all geared towards helping English teachers get the most out of their students and help them be the best they can be.