Best
Practice Schools
A+ Federal
Educational Resources for High School Courses
http://www.ed.gov/free/
More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working
group in 1997 to make hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning
resources easier to find. Subjects included are: Art, Educational
Technology, Foreign Languages, Language Arts, Mathematics, Physical
Education, Science, Social Science and Vocational Education.
A Glossary of Instructional Strategies
http://glossary.plasmalink.com/glossary.html
This glossary has over 800 instructional strategies that serve as a great
resource for all educators.
Best Practices in Education:
http://www.thechamberfoundation.org/BestPractices/Index.htm
The program simultaneously provides recognition to the dedicated
educators who have developed exemplary science, math and technology programs
while allowing local businesses to recognize, support and celebrate the
meaningful work from high schools throughout San Diego County.
Center on English Learning
& Achievement
http://cela.albany.edu
CELA has developed resources to assist teachers seeking to employ
effective scaffolding. These include Improving Literacy Understanding
through Classroom Conversation. Publications and other links are found on
this page.
Content Literacy Information Consortium
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/centers/clic/
Examine literacy related to a variety of content disciplines and
find lesson plans, student centered Web sites, instructional strategies in
language arts, English, mathematics, science and social studies compiled at
the University of Virginia Curry School of Education.
Education: Best Practices
http://www.ed.gov/inits/statelocal/sl-best.html
U.S., State & Local Gateway to Best Practice studies, publications,
books of promising practices.
Everything ESL
http://www.everythingesl.net/ A comprehensive list of resources for ESL education.
International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/
The International Reading Association
is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels
of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction,
disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the
lifetime reading habit. Find research and best practice articles at this
location.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/ Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics
For more than 75 years, NCTM members have taken the lead in changing
mathematics education for the better.
Resources and research.
National Governors
Association & Center for Best Practices http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.50aeae5ff70b817ae8ebb856a11010a0/
The link provides insights into various state issues and initiatives to
support student achievement.
Project Better
http://www.mdk12.org/instruction/success_mspap/general/projectbetter/information_literacy/general.html
This Project was developed by the Maryland State Department of
Education, summarizes current research on effective instruction in order to
assist teachers in expanding and refining their repertoire of teaching
strategies and to guide instructional planning and decision making.
School
Library Media Centers Help Students Achieve Standards
http://www.lrs.org/html/about/school_studies.html
Students in schools with well-equipped school media centers and professional
media specialists perform better on achievement tests for reading
comprehension. Access to print is a significant predictor even when
SES is held constant. |
