Resources Links for ED 526
Curriculum and Instruction
Rubric and Scoring Guide Templates
Murray County (Ga.) Schools -Technology Department
Books and Periodicals
Lesson Plans
Thinkfinity (used to be Marco Polo)
Searchable by grade level, content area, resource type and content partner (association/corporation), this site hosts interactive, excellent lessons
PBS Teachers
Customizable page for resources in your content area and grade level, top-quality lessons
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
The Swiss Army knife for educators that contains a search engine to find the lessons you need.
Some of these lessons are teacher contributed and others come from scholarly articles. They are listed by subject and theme. Once in a content area, you can narrow your search by grade level.
Media
NTTI - National Teacher Training Institute
Lessons that integrate video into lessons for the classroom and can be found by subject
A video streaming service that offers you a free trial to sample their films. Our school is not in the list so type it in.
Don't laugh! There are free movies available through iTunes' U. They are often from lecture series from highly -acclaimed universities. Free download to your computer
Again, do not laugh! There are often excellent instructional videos there. You just have to be sure to preview them first and consider the source!
Web Resources
101 Best Web Sites for Secondary Teachers
Chosen by the International Society for Technology in Education, these sites are listed by content area into chapters.
Professional Organizations
Google the websites of professional organizations in your content area: Example NCTE, NCTM