| To honor Tracey Hayes commitment as the science/math coordinator at Cuffe, Cuffe's science lab was officially named "Tracey Hayes Science Lab"
on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
February 2010
Book Worm Angels
Giving Students Time to Respond
Finding the right amount of time can boost participation
How much time do you give your students to answer questions posed in class? Most teachers give students a second or less to respond, but a large body of research shows that this is far too little. Studies have found that teachers achieve the best results when they pause for three to seven seconds after asking a higher-level question. When given this time, students respond more thoughtfully and are able to make more meaningful connections to the content.
But more time isn't always better. Studies also show that waiting too long creates apathy and boredom. Giving students seven seconds to answer a straightforward question is probably too much. The best solution is to vary the response time based on the difficulty of the question while closely monitoring your students' level of engagement. When engagement decreases, you may need to move more quickly or ask questions that are more or less challenging.
Continue reading how varying the time given to respond can raise achievement .
CPS Sites
CPS Staff CPS Mail - First Class email. Admin CPS Mail - Email access for administrators. Weekly SBCI Standards Based Lesson Plan Form (MS Word Format) - Type in lesson plans, save, and print out/email to the principal. Academic Standards - View the Illinois and Chicago Standards online to assist with your lesson planning. Chicago Teachers Union - Up to date information on union happenings. CMSI - Main site of the Chicago Math & Science Initiative. CPS Recommended Reading Lists - From K-12, the books students should read by grade. 25/year is required in CPS. Golden Teachers - New Teacher Induction & Mentoring Program. Human Resources - CPS Human Resource Department. SBCI - Office of Standards-Based Instruction. School Test Score & Demographic Reports - View test statistics of your school. Test Prep Guides - Prepare your students to take standardized ISAT and Iowa Tests with these guides, available for free on the CPS website. Uniform Discipline Code - Official Uniform Discipline Code for CPS.
City Sites
Chicago Tribune: News in Education - Program designed to teach current events and connect all subjects using the Chicago Tribune. Classmate Teacher Store - Popular Teacher store. Lakeshore Teacher Store - Another popular Teacher store.
Illinois Sites
Certificate Renewal - Information on renewing your teaching certificate. ISAT Test Information - Information for the ISAT test, including practice tests. Learning Standards - Illinois Learning Standards. State Board of Education - Official site of the State Board of Education. Study Island - Site to assist students with preparing for the ISAT test.
Arts & Entertainment Classroom
- Enter the Arts & Entertainment classroom for lesson plans and
study guides which can be printed out for use in your classes.
C-SPAN Classroom - Rich study guides bring you valuable information about C-SPAN programs and authors.
Cable in the Classroom Home Page - Use it to locate video and Internet resources for the classroom.
Court TV Classroom
- Choices and Consequences (C&C) offers Court TV’s coverage of
courtroom trials and programs that focus on social issues and the legal
system.
History Channel Classroom -
Contains study guides, “Ideas From Teachers,” tips for using the
programs in the classroom, and links to other related sites that deal
with historical events and landmarks.
KidsNet
- Lesson plans and activities for the CIC programming are provided in
the areas of reading, science, geography, and personal development.
Nickelodeon Teachers - Educational home page for CIC member program network, Nickelodeon.
Weather Classroom
- Information about The Weather Classroom, 33 8-minute instructional
episodes with 200 online text pages; electronic field trips; and other
instructional resources dealing with weather and how it affects our
lives.
Educator Sites AskERIC–Lesson Plans for all grades. Core Knowledge Program -What should your students know in a particular grade? This site answers that question. Education Week on the Web - Informative national education news magazine. Many articles available on the web. Education World - Many teacher resources. Icebreaker Activities Vol. 11
- Most teachers have a favorite icebreaker activity they repeat year
after year. Is that the case with you? Or are you looking for a new, fun
activity that will help you and your students get to know one another?
Included: More than a dozen new icebreakers plus links to 150 more! Lesson Plan Page - 2,000 free lesson plans. MyGradebook.com - Manage Grades & Assignments online. Keep parents and students aware of their grades 24/7. 60 day free trial. NEA - National Education Association. Scholastic Web site - Official site of Scholastic. SRA - Resource site for K-8 teachers. Teachable Moment.org
- Provides educators with timely teaching ideas to encourage critical
thinking on issues of the day and foster a positive classroom
environment. Teachers.net - More teacher resources. TeacherVision - Many teacher resources.
| |
CPS/City Sites
CPS
Staff CPS Mail - First Class email.
Admin CPS Mail - Email access for administrators.
Weekly SBCI Standards Based Lesson Plan Form (MS Word Format) - Type in lesson plans, save, and print out/email to the principal.
Academic Standards - View the Illinois and Chicago Standards online to assist with your lesson planning.
Chicago Teachers Union - Up to date information on union happenings.
CMSI - Main site of the Chicago Math & Science Initiative.
CPS Recommended Reading Lists - From K-12, the books students should read by grade. 25/year is required in CPS.
Golden Teachers - New Teacher Induction & Mentoring Program.
Human Resources - CPS Human Resource Department.
SBCI - Office of Standards-Based Instruction.
School Test Score & Demographic Reports - View test statistics of your school.
Test Prep Guides - Prepare your students to take standardized ISAT and Iowa Tests with these guides, available for free on the CPS website.
Uniform Discipline Code - Official Uniform Discipline Code for CPS.
City
Chicago Tribune: News in Education - Program designed to teach current events and connect all subjects using the Chicago Tribune.
Classmate Teacher Store - Popular Teacher store.
Lakeshore Teacher Store - Another popular Teacher store.
Illinois Sites
Certificate Renewal - Information on renewing your teaching certificate.
ISAT Test Information - Information for the ISAT test, including practice tests.
Learning Standards - Illinois Learning Standards.
State Board of Education - Official site of the State Board of Education.
Study Island - Site to assist students with preparing for the ISAT test.
Cable in the Classroom
Arts & Entertainment Classroom - Enter the Arts & Entertainment classroom for lesson plans and study guides which can be printed out for use in your classes.
C-SPAN Classroom - Rich study guides bring you valuable information about C-SPAN programs and authors.
Cable in the Classroom Home Page - Use it to locate video and Internet resources for the classroom.
Court TV Classroom - Choices and Consequences (C&C) offers Court TV’s coverage of courtroom trials and programs that focus on social issues and the legal system.
History Channel Classroom - Contains study guides, “Ideas From Teachers,” tips for using the programs in the classroom, and links to other related sites that deal with historical events and landmarks.
KidsNet - Lesson plans and activities for the CIC programming are provided in the areas of reading, science, geography, and personal development.
Nickelodeon Teachers - Educational home page for CIC member program network, Nickelodeon.
Weather Classroom - Information about The Weather Classroom, 33 8-minute instructional episodes with 200 online text pages; electronic field trips; and other instructional resources dealing with weather and how it affects our lives.
Miscellaneous Sites
Discipline/Special Ed/Health Resources
Attention Deficit Disorder Directory - A good resource to understanding this disorder.
Discipline Help - You can handle them all!
Special Education Resources - Very good site for Special Ed. teachers.
Educator Sites
AskERIC–Lesson Plans for all grades.
Core Knowledge Program -What should your students know in a particular grade? This site answers that question.
Education Week on the Web - Informative national education news magazine. Many articles available on the web.
Education World - Many teacher resources.
Icebreaker Activities Vol. 11 - Most teachers have a favorite icebreaker activity they repeat year after year. Is that the case with you? Or are you looking for a new, fun activity that will help you and your students get to know one another? Included: More than a dozen new icebreakers plus links to 150 more!
Lesson Plan Page - 2,000 free lesson plans.
MyGradebook.com - Manage Grades & Assignments online. Keep parents and students aware of their grades 24/7. 60 day free trial.
NEA - National Education Association.
Scholastic Web site - Official site of Scholastic.
SRA - Resource site for K-8 teachers.
Teachable Moment.org - Provides educators with timely teaching ideas to encourage critical thinking on issues of the day and foster a positive classroom environment.
Teachers.net - More teacher resources.
TeacherVision - Many teacher resources.
Language Arts
Reading
Harcourt Reading Products - Information on the Trophies and Language Books, as well as extension activities.
Junior Great Books - Enrichment literature books used in the Intermediate/Junior High grades.
Online Encyclopedia Britannica - Basic online encyclopedia.
Pizza Hut Book-IT Program - Information on how educators can enhance this school-wide program.
Webster Online Dictionary - Online dictionary and thesaurus.
Speaking
Debates in the Classroom - There’s no debate about it! Debates are a great tool for engaging students and livening up classroom curriculum.
Etymologically Speaking… - Where does the word “Nike” come from? From Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Learn where many of our words came from and how to integrate this into your language arts program.
Writing
Creative Writing Corner - Excellent writing resources.
Language Arts Worksheet Library - Highly recommended! This site has worksheets for similes, prepositions, and many other parts of speech.
Web English Teacher - Another great resource for English/Language Arts teachers.
Vocabulary University - Free vocabulary puzzles to enhance vocabulary mastery.
Mathematics & Science
Mathematics
Checking Up on Math - Materials which allow kids to make their own checkbooks and learn to use them.
Create a Graph - Online tool that allows anyone can make an area, bar, pie or line graph and print it out or download the image to a computer or disk.
Math Goodies - Math Lesson Plans.
Math Word Problems for Children - One of the best sites on the net for math word problems. Thousands to choose from. Free samples are available to try the service.
Money Instructor - Learn how to write a check, make checking account deposits and withdrawals, manage and balance your checkbook, and checkbook reconciliation with your monthly bank checking account statement.
QuickMath - Automatic Math Solutions.
Saxon Math Publishers - Official site of our primary math program.
SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator - Create math worksheets for your class.
The Stock Market Game - The Stock Market Game gives students the chance to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in a real-time portfolio.
Science
Exploratorium - The Museum of Science.
NASA - Educator Resources.
National Science Foundation - Government site for Science enrichment.
Social Studies
Martin Luther King’s Birthday - Activities to do with your classroom.
Weekly Reader Online - Order one of the best Current Events magazines for your class. Complete with weekly lesson plans.
Fine Arts
Arts and Kids - National art contests.
Curricular Links
ALSC’s Great Websites for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?secti…
Links to recommended sites for kids selected by the Association for Library Service to Children.
Calisphere: a World of Digital Resources
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifo…
The University of California’s collection of over 150,000 digitized primary sources about the history of California.
CyberBee
http://www.cyberbee.com/
Includes information about how to integrate the Internet into the classroom, as well as activities, online treasure hunts and web links.
ECB Surf Report
http://www.ecb.org/surf/
Showcases a selection of websites on a specific topic for elementary, middle and high school students and teachers each month.
EdSelect.com
http://edselect.com/
A wealth of thematic and curricular links selected by a library specialist.
Educational Web Adventures
http://www.eduweb.com/adventure.html
Links to interactive webpages on Art & Art History, History, Geography & Economics, and Science & Nature.
Eduscapes**
http://www.eduscapes.com/
Thorough, well researched links arranged in commonly taught themes and subject areas. Go to 42explore.
Literature Ladders contains Internet resources for award winning books.
Elementary School Class Assignment Pathfinders
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/schlpath.h…
Created by a public library on a wide variety of topics.
eThemes**
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/index.shtm…
This is an excellent collection of over 400 teacher-created lists of links arranged by common themes taught in the classroom.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://free.ed.gov/
Infozone Pathfinders
http://www.imcpl.org/kids/guides/index.h…
Recommended books and websites on different topics organized by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library system.
Internet School Library Media C enter
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/index.ht…
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators**
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide…
Kids Click http://www.kidsclick.org/ Websites for kids organized by Dewey Decimal categories.
Library in the Sky: Educational Web Resources
http://www.nwrel.org/sky/
National Geographic.com Features**
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/featur…
This is a linked index of all of the excellent online topical features that National Geographic has created.
Neat New Stuff on the Net-Weekly Reviews
http://marylaine.com/neatnew.html
NOVA Archive**
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archive/
Oregonian Newspaper Archive: 1851-1987
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/dc/newspaper/o…
Rockingham County Public Schools: K-5 Links
Rockingham County Public Schools: 6-12 Links
SDCOE K-12 Resource
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/resources/res…
Links organized by subject area, compiled by the San Diego County Office of Education.
Student Atlas of Oregon
http://studentatlasoforegon.pdx.edu/
Trackstar
http://trackstar.hprtec.org/
Collections of web links by theme/grade level. Create and organize your own “track” of websites.
Thinkfinity
http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx
Formerly known as “MarcoPolo.” Content partners include: ArtsEdge, EconEdLink, EdSitement (Humanities), Illuminations (Math), National Geographic Xpeditions,Read•Write•Think, and Science NetLinks.
ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/
More Links for Teachers
See also links under :
Questions questions.html
Standards standards.html
Rubrics rubrics.html
Scaffolds scaffolds.html
Teacher Tools tools.html
Lesson resources
Open Source Curricula
More Sites for Lessons!
About change
Living Things - Links to websites on animals, plants, and ecosystems. There are also tips for teachers. This site is prepared by the Franklin Institute in ...
www.sldirectory.com/teachf/scied.html
Science News for Kids
interactive websites for the math and sciencewebsites for the math and science teacher ...
www.slideshare.net/.../interactive-math-and-science-websites
teach more. interactive The new goENC.com web site has also been recognized as one of the best web sites for both math and science K-12 teachers.
http://www.goenc.com/
Other Helpful Websites for Teachers. Teacher Tools. Family and Consumer Sciences National Standards.
www.aafcs.org/fcs/pages/more.html
Government Agency Kids Pages - There are sites for kids (and some for teachers) from many US government departments and agencies. ...
www.sldirectory.com/teachf/socsci.html
Teachers will need to replace these links with their own. Keep in mind that online lessons and webquests may appear on more than one site.
www.cumbavac.org/Math.htm
Aug 21, 2008 ... Because of this, we've put together a listing of some of the best sites for elementary teachers and students online, plus a few tools to ...
www.smartteaching.org/.../100-awesome-free-web-tools-for-elementary-teachers/
Sites For Teachers -- Hundreds of Educational Websites Ranked by Popularity.
www.sitesforteachers.com/
Here are materials of interest to teachers, offered by both Apple and Microsoft. Both sites include lesson plans and other resources, ...
www.middleweb.com/10TeachingSites.html
DESCRIPTION: This site contains different sitesteachers could use for their professional purposes. A variety of topics are covered. ...
www.wmtps.org/techini/bestsite/bestsite.html
that Created by science teachers who have participated in the Exploratorium's summer programs, these five minute audio programs offer “hands-on activities, ...
www.assortedstuff.com/top101/
Jun 21, 2009 ... With so much to learn as you get started, it can be overwhelming keeping it all straight.
www.teachingdegree.org/.../100-helpful-websites-for-new-teachers/
Tools For Teachers. Websites compiled by Sue LeBeau. Quiz Generators| Worksheets & Flashcards | Games & Puzzles | Certificates & Charts | Forms, Surveys, ...
www.suelebeau.com/freetools.htm
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Tutorials
Microsoft PowerPoint Templates
Connecting Teachers and Students
Brainy Betty PowerPoint Background Template
Brainy Betty’s 2005 PowerPoint Templates
PowerPoint Presentations: Teacher Created presentations by grade
High School Presentations: Teacher created
PowerPoint Presentation
Sending a Word Outline to PowerPoint
PowerPoint Games: Reviving Reviews: Refreshing Ideas Students Can't Resist
Be sure to read this interesting article about using PowerPoint games at review time. Scroll down the page and you will find links to several sites where you can download games such as Jeopardy, Millionaire, Wheel of Fortune.
Nutrition Resources Kids Health- Staying Healthy
Healthy Choices (lessons and worksheets)
Dole 5 a Day:
The Food Timeline
Nutrition Cafe (Interactive)
Kids World Nutrition
National Nutrition Month Lesson Ideas at Education World http://www.education-world.com/a_special/march.shtml#nutrition
Physical Education and Health Resources
PE Central
Physical Education Links by subject
Teach PhysEd.com
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition- an FDA site which includes links to food safety topics
Character Education Links- a collection of the best character education links for use in your classroom
Discovery Channel School : Health Lesson Plans- curriculum tie-ins with the programs, vocabulary, and great activities to support this subject in the classroom, including nutrition, AIDS, conflict resolution, and much more
Dole Five-a-Day- helping educators teach students about the importance of healthy eating
Food and Nutrition Internet Resources- a set of bookmarks put together to all types of nutrition sites
HealthTeacher: Links- a set of links to provide resources for the classroom health teacher
Healthtouch On-line- drug information, health information, and a resources directory are offered at this commercial site
KidsHealth- informative articles on everything from puberty to the food pyramid at this site for upper-elementary and middle school kids; a great site to share with parents of this age group
La Casa de Comida- a comprehensive look at nutrition and the science of food
Nutrition Explorations- a site that provides nutrition information for students, teachers, school personnel, and family
Produce Oasis- selection and nutritional information for hundreds of varieties of fruits and vegetables
Sports Media : PE Links- part of a larger site, this page provides links to all types of sites for teaching and coaching many different sports
Teachable Moment- a site for school counselors and health teachers which includes activities for community-building, anti-bullying, and much more
You Are What You Eat: A Guide to Good Nutrition- a site which provides users with information about nutrition with regard to eating out, diet, food labels, and exercise, the ability to create a nutritional profile, and much more
http://nutrition.getschooled.com/gather/cgi-bin/login.cgi
Digital Camera Resources1,001 uses for a digital camera (lessons)
Digital Camera resources
Lessons by subject and grade level
Ideas for camera use in the classroom
Many lessons here!
Ideas for camera use in the classroom
Digital Photography resources
Digital photograph lessons
Adobe Digital Kids Club