Teacher Resources for Common Core & Technology
Hi Fellow Educators!
I am all about sharing and seeking out help whenever possible on this adventure called "education" :). These are websites that I have found helpful and thought you might enjoy as well. If you've got great ideas, resources and websites, I'd love to get an email from you at vredd@ewcsd.org.
Happy hunting!
Common Core: All Subjects Lessons and Ideas
Achieve the Core
BetterLesson.com: Teachers post Common Core lesson plans by grade level and subject
Bibme bibliography creator (www.bibme.org)
CommonCoreCafeBlogspot.com
Common Core Development Timeline (http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/development-process/)
Common Core Search CA Dept of Ed (https://www2.cde.ca.gov/ccsr/)
EngageNY.org
OCDE Common Core Resources (http://www.ocde.us/CommonCoreCA/Pages/Literacy-in-History-and-Social-Science.aspx)
Researching on the Web: T is for Thinking; I See You See (http://www.icyousee.org/think/think.html)
SAS Curriculum Pathways: Free slideshow lessons (http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/)
SCORE State of California Online Resources for Educators (http://www.score.k12.ca.us/)
ShareMyLesson.com
Smithsonian Education (http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html)
Teachthought.com
Time4Writing.com
Writing Resources (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/677/01/)
Common Core: History Lessons and Ideas
101 Social Studies Websites (http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/101-Great-Sites-for-Social-Studies.html)
Achieve the Core 8th Grade SS Lessons
American Memory Project from the Library of Congress, with a searchable database of documents and images:( www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html))
Animated Maps (http://www.historyanimated.com/newhistoryanimated/)
EdSitement Humanities
Classroom Aid: LOTS of great SS websites for teachers (http://classroom-aid.com/educational-resources/social-study/)
Constitution Lesson Plans (http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/page/all-pdf-lesson-plans)
Constitution Lessons & Resources (http://www.scholastic.com/americanjustice/)
Constitution Primary Sources and Pictures (PBS)
Constitutional Rights Foundation Lessons on Government & US History (http://www.crf-usa.org/resources/u-s-government-resources)
Digital History (http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/index.cfm)
Docs Teach: Primary Source Lessons from the National Archives (http://docsteach.org/activities)
Eds.resources.com
Graphic Notes on History Tech (http://historytech.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/tip-of-the-week-graphic-notes/#more-16954)
HistoryCentral.com
HistoryMatters.com (http://historymatters.gmu.edu/)
History Project UC Davis: Documents, Images, Lesson Plans (http://historyproject.ucdavis.edu/)
History Tech (http://historytech.wordpress.com/)
Holocaust Teacher's Guide (http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/)
Investigating US History (http://investigatinghistory.ashp.cuny.edu/m1.html)
Jim Crow Laws: Primary Sources, etc (PBS)
Justice by Scholastic (http://www.scholastic.com/americanjustice/?eml=SNP/e/20140910////ABOTA//FreeResources///&ym_MID=1543060&ym_rid=24480537)
Lesson Plans from U Of NC Chapel Hill Ed Dept (LearnNC.org)
Maps: Historical by National Geographic (http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/map/?ar_a=1&map_types=53)
Map Making Tool by National Geographic (http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=USA&ar_a=1)
Mr. Donn.org
NC Civic Education Consortium (http://database.civics.unc.edu/lesson/)
Oakland Unified School District's Social Studies Writing Assessments (http://www.ousd.k12.ca.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=763)
PBS Teacher History Resources by Era (PBS)
People Speak: Primary Sources read by actors (http://www.peopleshistory.us/watch/videos)
Political Cartoons: America in Caricature (http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/cartoons.html)
Political Cartoons in US History (PBS)
Political Cartoons Library of Congress includes explanations (http://loc.harpweek.com/default.asp)
Political Cartoons Smithsonian (http://amhistory.si.edu/petersprints/browse.cfm)
Primary Sources (http://www.peopleshistory.us/)
Progressive History Teacher (http://progressivehistoryteacher.blogspot.com/)
Reading & Writing Strategies for Social Studies (http://historytech.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/12-reading-and-writing-resources-for-teaching-social-studies/)
Reading, Writing and Researching for History (http://www.bowdoin.edu/writing-guides/)
Stanford History Education Group: Beyond the Bubble Assessments and Reading Like a Historian (http://sheg.stanford.edu/)
TeachingHistory.org
UCI History Project Curriculum by Grade Level (http://www.humanities.uci.edu/history/ucihp/resources/index.php)
Underground Railroad William Still Story Lesson Plans (PBS)
USHistory.org Topic List
US Supreme Court Landmark Cases (www.streetlaw.com)
Writing on History (http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/writing/history/index.html)Zinn Teaching Materials (http://zinnedproject.org/teaching-materials/)
Professional Development
Achieve the Core PD
Brokers of Expertise CA Dept of Ed WEBINARS (https://www.mydigitalchalkboard.org/portal/default/Content/ContentBrowser?action=2&view=main)
CTA Presentations and Handouts on left margin
Ed Talks
Ed Tek Talks
Hunt Institute Videos Explaining Common Core Standards and Shifts (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHuntInstitute)
McGraw Hill Free Webinars (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYmYDLb2oJqEzVcH_VQdAkDUv7M_ofm2I)
MOOC: Free Online Classes (https://www.mooc-list.com/)
PBS PD
PBS Free Webinars
Teaching Channel
Technology Incorporation by Macmillan (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/Catalog/page/content.aspx?Title=13942)
Ted Talks for Educators (http://ed.ted.com/)
WestEd Schools Moving Up WEBINARS (http://www.wested.org/services/professional-development/)
Online Sticky Notes http://linoit.com
Visible Learning: John Hattie (https://visible-learning.org/category/infographics/)
Smarter Balanced
CA Assessment listserv signup by sending a blank email to: subscribe-caaspp@mlist.cde.ca.gov
Smarter Balanced Website
Smarter Balanced Practice Test
Technology: Research
Citeliter Extension
CommonSenseMedia.org
Diigo Research Extension
EasyBib Extension
Google Search Tools for Research (https://sites.google.com/site/pitzerrockstarvegas/Informativewriting)
Instagrok.comInquiry Based Learning (http://www.teachthought.com/learning/20-questions-guide-inquiry-based-learning/)
Technology: Miscellaneous
4Teachers.org Teach with Technology
Animated Maps (http://www.historyanimated.com/newhistoryanimated/)
Animation (http://domo.goanimate.com/create)
Blabberize: making pictures talk (http://blabberize.com/)
Classdojo.com
Edmodo
EdPuzzle.com: Movie editing (https://edpuzzle.com/)
EdTeacherApps: Menu of apps to use based on objectives (http://edtechteacher.org/apps/)
Ed Tek Talks
FreeTechnologyforTeachers.com
Games for Change (http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/)
HDTransform.com: Covert online videos to a downloadable file
Linoit online sticky notes/bulletin board (http://en.linoit.com/)
Literature Map: Find authors similar to your favorite authors (http://frame.bloglovin.com/?post=4791057595&blog=1315757)
Nearpod.com
Poll Everywhere.com (https://www.polleverywhere.com/signup)
Padlet.com
PBS Get Your Tech On: Free Webinars
Prezi Presentations
Remind: Text message students and parents safely
StoryBird.com
Tagxedo: Create Word Clouds (http://www.tagxedo.com/)
TeachingChannel.com
Tech Tools & Apps for Common Core: CTA Prezi
Technology Education Websites (https://www.diigo.com/user/famccormick/technology)
Voki.com
Weebly: Create your own website for free :)
Wejit (http://www.mywejit.com/were-moving-from-me-to-we)
Wordle: Create Word Clouds (http://www.wordle.net/)
I am all about sharing and seeking out help whenever possible on this adventure called "education" :). These are websites that I have found helpful and thought you might enjoy as well. If you've got great ideas, resources and websites, I'd love to get an email from you at vredd@ewcsd.org.
Happy hunting!
Common Core: All Subjects Lessons and Ideas
Achieve the Core
BetterLesson.com: Teachers post Common Core lesson plans by grade level and subject
Bibme bibliography creator (www.bibme.org)
CommonCoreCafeBlogspot.com
Common Core Development Timeline (http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/development-process/)
Common Core Search CA Dept of Ed (https://www2.cde.ca.gov/ccsr/)
EngageNY.org
OCDE Common Core Resources (http://www.ocde.us/CommonCoreCA/Pages/Literacy-in-History-and-Social-Science.aspx)
Researching on the Web: T is for Thinking; I See You See (http://www.icyousee.org/think/think.html)
SAS Curriculum Pathways: Free slideshow lessons (http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/)
SCORE State of California Online Resources for Educators (http://www.score.k12.ca.us/)
ShareMyLesson.com
Smithsonian Education (http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html)
Teachthought.com
Time4Writing.com
Writing Resources (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/677/01/)
Common Core: History Lessons and Ideas
101 Social Studies Websites (http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/101-Great-Sites-for-Social-Studies.html)
Achieve the Core 8th Grade SS Lessons
American Memory Project from the Library of Congress, with a searchable database of documents and images:( www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html))
Animated Maps (http://www.historyanimated.com/newhistoryanimated/)
EdSitement Humanities
Classroom Aid: LOTS of great SS websites for teachers (http://classroom-aid.com/educational-resources/social-study/)
Constitution Lesson Plans (http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/page/all-pdf-lesson-plans)
Constitution Lessons & Resources (http://www.scholastic.com/americanjustice/)
Constitution Primary Sources and Pictures (PBS)
Constitutional Rights Foundation Lessons on Government & US History (http://www.crf-usa.org/resources/u-s-government-resources)
Digital History (http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/index.cfm)
Docs Teach: Primary Source Lessons from the National Archives (http://docsteach.org/activities)
Eds.resources.com
Graphic Notes on History Tech (http://historytech.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/tip-of-the-week-graphic-notes/#more-16954)
HistoryCentral.com
HistoryMatters.com (http://historymatters.gmu.edu/)
History Project UC Davis: Documents, Images, Lesson Plans (http://historyproject.ucdavis.edu/)
History Tech (http://historytech.wordpress.com/)
Holocaust Teacher's Guide (http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/)
Investigating US History (http://investigatinghistory.ashp.cuny.edu/m1.html)
Jim Crow Laws: Primary Sources, etc (PBS)
Justice by Scholastic (http://www.scholastic.com/americanjustice/?eml=SNP/e/20140910////ABOTA//FreeResources///&ym_MID=1543060&ym_rid=24480537)
Lesson Plans from U Of NC Chapel Hill Ed Dept (LearnNC.org)
Maps: Historical by National Geographic (http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/map/?ar_a=1&map_types=53)
Map Making Tool by National Geographic (http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/outline-map/?map=USA&ar_a=1)
Mr. Donn.org
NC Civic Education Consortium (http://database.civics.unc.edu/lesson/)
Oakland Unified School District's Social Studies Writing Assessments (http://www.ousd.k12.ca.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=763)
PBS Teacher History Resources by Era (PBS)
People Speak: Primary Sources read by actors (http://www.peopleshistory.us/watch/videos)
Political Cartoons: America in Caricature (http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/cartoon/cartoons.html)
Political Cartoons in US History (PBS)
Political Cartoons Library of Congress includes explanations (http://loc.harpweek.com/default.asp)
Political Cartoons Smithsonian (http://amhistory.si.edu/petersprints/browse.cfm)
Primary Sources (http://www.peopleshistory.us/)
Progressive History Teacher (http://progressivehistoryteacher.blogspot.com/)
Reading & Writing Strategies for Social Studies (http://historytech.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/12-reading-and-writing-resources-for-teaching-social-studies/)
Reading, Writing and Researching for History (http://www.bowdoin.edu/writing-guides/)
Stanford History Education Group: Beyond the Bubble Assessments and Reading Like a Historian (http://sheg.stanford.edu/)
TeachingHistory.org
UCI History Project Curriculum by Grade Level (http://www.humanities.uci.edu/history/ucihp/resources/index.php)
Underground Railroad William Still Story Lesson Plans (PBS)
USHistory.org Topic List
US Supreme Court Landmark Cases (www.streetlaw.com)
Writing on History (http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/writing/history/index.html)Zinn Teaching Materials (http://zinnedproject.org/teaching-materials/)
Professional Development
Achieve the Core PD
Brokers of Expertise CA Dept of Ed WEBINARS (https://www.mydigitalchalkboard.org/portal/default/Content/ContentBrowser?action=2&view=main)
CTA Presentations and Handouts on left margin
Ed Talks
Ed Tek Talks
Hunt Institute Videos Explaining Common Core Standards and Shifts (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHuntInstitute)
McGraw Hill Free Webinars (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYmYDLb2oJqEzVcH_VQdAkDUv7M_ofm2I)
MOOC: Free Online Classes (https://www.mooc-list.com/)
PBS PD
PBS Free Webinars
Teaching Channel
Technology Incorporation by Macmillan (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/Catalog/page/content.aspx?Title=13942)
Ted Talks for Educators (http://ed.ted.com/)
WestEd Schools Moving Up WEBINARS (http://www.wested.org/services/professional-development/)
Online Sticky Notes http://linoit.com
Visible Learning: John Hattie (https://visible-learning.org/category/infographics/)
Smarter Balanced
CA Assessment listserv signup by sending a blank email to: subscribe-caaspp@mlist.cde.ca.gov
Smarter Balanced Website
Smarter Balanced Practice Test
Technology: Research
Citeliter Extension
CommonSenseMedia.org
Diigo Research Extension
EasyBib Extension
Google Search Tools for Research (https://sites.google.com/site/pitzerrockstarvegas/Informativewriting)
Instagrok.comInquiry Based Learning (http://www.teachthought.com/learning/20-questions-guide-inquiry-based-learning/)
Technology: Miscellaneous
4Teachers.org Teach with Technology
Animated Maps (http://www.historyanimated.com/newhistoryanimated/)
Animation (http://domo.goanimate.com/create)
Blabberize: making pictures talk (http://blabberize.com/)
Classdojo.com
Edmodo
EdPuzzle.com: Movie editing (https://edpuzzle.com/)
EdTeacherApps: Menu of apps to use based on objectives (http://edtechteacher.org/apps/)
Ed Tek Talks
FreeTechnologyforTeachers.com
Games for Change (http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/)
HDTransform.com: Covert online videos to a downloadable file
Linoit online sticky notes/bulletin board (http://en.linoit.com/)
Literature Map: Find authors similar to your favorite authors (http://frame.bloglovin.com/?post=4791057595&blog=1315757)
Nearpod.com
Poll Everywhere.com (https://www.polleverywhere.com/signup)
Padlet.com
PBS Get Your Tech On: Free Webinars
Prezi Presentations
Remind: Text message students and parents safely
StoryBird.com
Tagxedo: Create Word Clouds (http://www.tagxedo.com/)
TeachingChannel.com
Tech Tools & Apps for Common Core: CTA Prezi
Technology Education Websites (https://www.diigo.com/user/famccormick/technology)
Voki.com
Weebly: Create your own website for free :)
Wejit (http://www.mywejit.com/were-moving-from-me-to-we)
Wordle: Create Word Clouds (http://www.wordle.net/)