3.+GEN.+CONTENT+RESOURCES+&+LESSON+PLANS

GENERAL CONTENT & RESOURCES

Khan Academy-Teacher to the world http://www.khanacademy.org/#browse

Newsela http://support.newsela.com/hc/en-us/categories/200419005

FreeRice---every right answer-rice is donated to the poor (many subjects, math, science social studies) http://freerice.com/category

CCSS ELA anchor standards and Content areas (1 page) http://mtps.schoolwires.net/cms/lib07/NJ01912805/Centricity/Domain/65/Common%20Core%20State%20Standards%20ANCHOR%20STANDARDS%20for%20English%20Language%20Arts%20and%20Literacy.pdf

Integrative websites (thanks Noelle) https://www.gapminder.org/

ELL Inquiry Project (Cucchiara) https://sites.google.com/a/cfn206.org/network206/student-achievement/ell-inquiry-project-cucchiara?mobile=true

k-12 close reading in content areas Webinar (WestEd) https://www.wested.org/resources/reading-to-learn/

Literacy in Content areas (WestEd) in middle and high schools https://www.wested.org/resources/literacy-instruction-in-the-content-areas-getting-to-the-core-of-middle-and-high-school-improvement/

E is for Explore http://eisforexplore.blogspot.com/

Disciplinary knowledge in Elementary school http://www.readingrockets.org/article/does-disciplinary-literacy-have-place-elementary-school

LA Youth current topics articles of interest, #|lesson plans http://www.layouth.com/

10 tips for differentiation http://eduscapes.com/sessions/needs/all2.html

Cooperative learning strategies http://connectingcurriculum.pbworks.com/f/Cooperative+Learning+Structures.pdf

lizard point http://lizardpoint.com/

Science and Math lessons plans from Duke University teacher workshops http://www.cs.duke.edu/csed/alice/aliceInSchools/lessonPlans/

Universal Design Digital Collections http://digitalcommons.trinity.edu/educ_understandings/?utm_source=digitalcommons.trinity.edu%2Feduc_understandings%2F305&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages

Curriculum mapping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmWh6zwugyM

Expeditionary learning http://commoncoresuccess.eleducation.org/curriculum http://commoncoresuccess.eleducation.org/curriculum/ela/grade-4

Problem based curriculum (design and engineering) teacher videos https://www.teachingchannel.org/engineering-curriculum-boeing/?utm_source=newsletter20150919/

Some good student-center resources http://thelearningpage.org/

Root & Shoots project in the Bronx https://www.rootsandshoots.org/sites/default/files/Renee%20Gunther%20Teacher%20Spotlight.pdf

WNYC Child Development Being 12- http://beingtwelve.tumblr.com/ http://www.wnyc.org/series/being-12/

Film literacy using the Oscars http://www.edutopia.org/blog/academy-awards-film-literacy-resources-matthew-davis?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=021815%20enews-A%20film%200ngm&utm_content=&utm_term=feature1hed&spMailingID=10672966&spUserID=MjcyNTEyNzI5NjIS1&spJobID=481374247&spReportId=NDgxMzc0MjQ3S0

Anita Archer's materials and graphic organizers (lots of great stuff!!!) http://miblsi.cenmi.org/MiBLSiModel/Implementation/ElementarySchools/TierISupports/ArcherHandouts.aspx GREAT Graphic Organizers http://www.greececsd.org/academics.cfm?subpage=478 https://australiancurriculumresourcesf-6.wikispaces.com/Graphic+Organisers

Lesson plan source-open ed http://resources.opened.io/lal/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ocpm&utm_campaign=Optimized+LAL

Academic language network lesson exemplars http://aldnetwork.org/page/exemplar-units-lesson-plans-and-tools

Better lessons (CCSS and content areas--K-12) http://betterlesson.com/home?from=header_logo

Strategies for content area teaching http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/curriculum/section7.pdf

Yale New Haven Teacher Institute by teachers very well developed http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/

understanding by design (chapter 2) http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/103055/chapters/Understanding-Understanding.aspx

Habits of mind []

Experts on building background []

compare anything []

Margot's Survey research on the best Chocolate chip cookie in Clinton Hill (Camp Alamander)
 * @http://youtu.be/kuQz5I3yYig**

Nonfiction blogs and sites http://www.nonfictiondetectives.com/ http://www.nonfictionminute.com/

www.ascd.org/publications/books/109004/chapters/What-Makes-a-Question-Essential¢.aspx
 * Essential questions in different content areas-**

higher order questions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ4LFxGi0mI Anne Palinscar

MALP http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/PRIK/PRIK0315/index.php?startid=48

Children's literature databases search tools http://www.dawcl.com/search.asp Reviews of children's literature by themes http://www.clcd.com/index.php/themedreviews lists of literature by theme http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/subjects.html

http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/literacy/files/pages/Schleppegrell_The_challeng.pdf Linguistic features of the language of schooling http://dyna2.nc.hcc.edu.tw/dyna/data/user/hs1283/files/201204140958460.pdf
 * Academic language -Schleppegrell**

Population Education (integrated science, math, social science) Curriculum/finding ideas http://www.populationeducation.org/content/curriculum-and-resources-0 http://www.populationeducation.org/sites/default/files/generating_heat.pdf?utm_source=Copy+of+Copy+of+Campaign+Created+2013%2F10%2F15%2C+3%3A29+PM&utm_campaign=Newsletter+May+2014&utm_medium=email

summary of PBL http://bie.org/object/document/summary_of_research_on_pbl

Academic Language development network lessons []

Startalking lesson planning guidel https://startalk.umd.edu/lesson-planning/LessonPlanningGuide.pdf

Content Videos http://www.neok12.com/

National Geographic Teachers' pages http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1

Integrated geography lessons (science, literacy, history, math) Click on right side bar http://geoalliance.asu.edu/

NY Times magazine for teens http://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/products/the-new-york-times-upfront

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/CCSS-analyzing-complex-nonverbal-texts-todd-finley
 * Teaching students to analyze non-verbal texts **

24 hours in pix from around the world http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/series/24hoursinpictures

Teaching videos https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/

Sentence Frame video (social studies example) https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/jumpstart-student-writing?utm_campaign=digest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=digest

Lesson plan search http://lessonplanspage.com/?t=Search+lesson+plans&s=%25&searchCat[]=143465

gamequarium http://www.gamequarium.org/

integrated curriculum http://www.users.muohio.edu/shermalw/edp603_group3-f00.html http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/103011/chapters/What-Is-Integrated-Curriculum%C2%A2.aspx http://www.archeworks.org/projects/tcsp/ic_guide.html http://ncrve.berkeley.edu/ST2.1/TowardanIntegrated.html

Share my lesson --Lesson & activity resources http://www.sharemylesson.com/ NC toolkit-unpacking standards http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/support-tools/

[|http://toolsfordifferentiation.pbworks.com/w/browse/#view=ViewAllPages]
 * Differentiation Wiki **

ELL teacher Pro recommended sites http://www.ellteacherpros.com/home/recommendations/

LEARNING THEORIES Robert Gagne's Learning Theories http://www.my-ecoach.com/idtimeline/theory/gagne.html Three domains of learning (cognitive, affective, & psychomotor) Blooms Taxonomy http://www.krummefamily.org/guides/bloom.html http://www.uft.org/files/photo/blooms-taxonomy-large.jpg

Bloom & gardner matrices [] [|http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/education/DLiT/2006/Lstyles/GardBloo.htm#Planning%20Matrix]

helping students develop higher order thinking skills http://www.uft.org/insight/helping-students-develop-higher-order-thinking-skills

Constructing Knowledge in the classroom http://www.sedl.org/scimath/compass/v01n03/1.html Teaching every student in the digital age (universal design) http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/

How we learn podcast (NPR) http://wpr.org/book/090607b.cfm

Verbs & examples for writing objectives for different subject areas http://www.adprima.com/examples.htm

Virtual Museums http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr057.shtml PBS Teachers' Domain available to NYC educators (videos and lesson plans) http://www.teachersdomain.org/ Academic reading & writing in the content areas http://www.all4ed.org/files/ReadingWritingAcadContent.pdf Academic literacy in the content areas http://www.all4ed.org/publication_material/issue_policy_briefs Content literacy (literacy matters) http://www.literacymatters.org/content/intro.htm Integrated curriculum lessons--theme Mt. Everest http://www.everestquest.com/index.htm

zooming in for details http://writing-for-kids.com/snow_details_1.html

integrated curriculum research http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/528 In immersion http://www.scribd.com/doc/409730/Integrated-Curriculum Inquiry based http://www.lth5.k12.il.us/asp-bin/real/units/2nd/yourcountry/countryibl.pdf http://happytreeflash.com/integrated-curriculum-ppt.html

Secondary Language Arts, Science, SS, Math Texts and support materials (GREAT RESOURCE!!!) http://www.classzone.com/cz/index.htm#%23

Text Structure http://www.literacymatters.org/lessons/textstructure.htm#text http://www2.literacyleader.com/sites/litlead.essdack.org/files/TextStructureResources.pdf

content Reading strategies http://www.readingquest.org/strat/ http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/curriculum/section7.pdf http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrats_20Best.html

http://www.howard.k12.md.us/langarts/Curriculum/strategies.htm http://knowledgeloom.org/external.jsp?url= http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/reading/questions.html //http://www.sanchezclass.com/curriculum/Text%20Organization%20Structures.pdf// //Lesson plans for text organizations http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/2741// Teaching text structures http://www.slideshare.net/elkissn/teaching-text-structure http://info.kochi-tech.ac.jp/lawrie/semantictextstr.htm Reading skills downloads http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/downloaddepot.phtml#ReadingSkills

Aesop's Fables http://www.happychild.org.uk/nvs/cont/stories/aesopsfables/page0003.htm

Watch Learn Video Index http://www.watchknow.org/default.aspx

Comix-21 ways to use + YouTube http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/How-to-Play/Educators/

Education Oasis http://www.educationoasis.com/index.htm lots of graphic organizers and helpful reading and subject area resources- http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm

Graphic Organizer Maker software https://www.draw.io/

Language Development for all http://crede.berkeley.edu/research/crede/lang_dev.html

Channel 13 site--NY Teachers' domain (register for free site with videos and lesson plans for NYS teachers) http://www.teachersdomain.org/

INTEGRATED CONENT (Adolescent) Literacy through content (part 1) http://www.brown.edu/academics/education-alliance/sites/brown.edu.academics.education-alliance/files/publications/adell_litdv1.pdf Literacy through content (part 2) http://www.brown.edu/academics/education-alliance/sites/brown.edu.academics.education-alliance/files/publications/adell_litdv2.pdf Supporting literacy thru content http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/perspectives/adlitcontent.pdf www.tea.state.tx.us/**reading**/practices/redbk4.pdf www.mame.gen.mi.us/member%20resources/Spectrum/f99jacobs.pdf Adolescent literacy in content http://www.brown.edu/academics/education-alliance/sites/brown.edu.academics.education-alliance/files/publications/CALL_Practitioner_Perspectives_2014.pdf

//O//rganizing for Effective content instruction http://www.learningpt.org/pdfs/literacy/**arearea**d.pdf

Word generation in different subject areas http://wordgen.serpmedia.org/

OTHER SOURCES/TEACHING TIPS Project Looksharp--Curriculum on Media literacy in economics, environmental science and others areas http://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/?action=main

Grammar site for your review (power points, handouts and more) http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/resource_gram.html Topics, lessons & resources General themes http://www.42explore.com/42exploregeneral.htm Apprenticing Adolescents in Reading Subject Areas (PDK-online) http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k0310sch.htm #|Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development (E.D. Hirsch---AFT) Vocab. Research on Middle school students http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/05/07/31serp.h28.html word generation http://wordgeneration.org/ Word focus http://www.wordfocus.com/

NYTimes "Building a better teacher" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/magazine/07Teachers-t.html?pagewanted=9&emc=eta1 Teaching video snippets (some interesting strategies http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/03/07/magazine/20100307-teacher-videos.html#/readingaloud Lemov's taxonomy http://uncommonschools.org/usi/aboutUs/taxonomy.php

http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/spring2003/AE_SPRNG.pdf Literature and CBI http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/nov2707.htm CA web-based activities by subject and grade http://www.score.k12.ca.us Critical Thinking Resources (scroll down for K-12 lessons & strategies) http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/articles/ Redesigning lessons with a critical thinking perspective http://www.criticalthinking.org/resources/articles/the-art-of-redesigning-instruction.shtml differentiation of instruction—strategies and approaches http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstruc.html http://www.mamleonline.org/resources/differentiation/delvingindifferentiation.htm differentiation of instruction at the middles school level (interesting web site) ELA http://www.42explore.com/42exploreenglish.htm Tips for word walls http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0STR/is_5_110/ai_69239378 great collection of links for all subject areas http://teams.lacoe.edu/students/index.asp Content area reading strategies http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/reading/strategic_reading.html

I believe--message from a kindergartner http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99478226 (text) http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=99478226&m=99531645 (voice)

TOOLS FOR CREATING MATERIALS clip art images http://hcmc.uvic.ca/clipart/ graphic organizers for content http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html[| http://www.fno.org/oct97/grids.html] Concept #|maps http://nclrc.org/teachers_corner/tech_for_teachers/feature.html Mindmaps --wikipedia --cool http://mindmaps.org

graphic maps (interactive design--very cool). http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id=39 webmaking tool http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id=38

using photographs to teach http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/KeenObserversPhotos.html International Children’s Digital Library (free digital books) http://www.icdlbooks.org/ Internet picture dictionary http://www.pdictionary.com

Enchanted learning content materials http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Marco Polo (newsletters, #|calendars) http://www.nyiteez.org/MarcoPoloNY/resources.php http://education.uncc.edu/MORE/StartResources/OnlineRes.htm

National Geographic—join to get free lessons and resources http://www.ngsednet.org/ http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/inca/

Why files http://whyfiles.org/

Can Teach http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/englangarts.html NYS Eblast of Ed Resources http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/EBlasts/eblast.html

Internet public library http://www.ipl.org/ online texts (good variety--for young & older students, classics, non-fiction, & poems) http://www.bygosh.com/index.htm

podcasts for oral and listening comprehension http://www.podcast.net/

Smithsonian Global Sounds http://smithsonianglobalsound.org/

Library of congress for teachers http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

Lists of content specific vocabulary http://www.uefap.co.uk/vocab/select/sp_env.htm Teaching analogies (good word study activities & resources) http://mrsdell.org/analogies/

LESSON PLANS

Layered curriculum youtubes http://www.help4teachers.com/videos2.htm

PeaceCorps integrated community curriculum http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/library/T0112_ccbimanual2.pdf NYS Standards based Lessons in content areas PreK-12--http://www.title3.org/ Marco Polo Search engine http://www.marcopolosearch.org/mpsearch/basic_search.asp

HS Science Lesson plans http://education.bjbarton.com/lesson_Plans.html http://education.bjbarton.com/links/Lesson_Plans/

Discovery School Lesson Plans http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/

NY Times Lesson Plan Archive http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html

Strategies for empowering Students (lessons)[| http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/ce/strat-index.html#prim]

Lesson plans on an array of topics http://www.educationworld.com/

Lessons by teachers in CA search by grade and topic http://lessonopoly.org/svef/

Accountable talk in the 4th and #|5th grade classes “Mediating Language Learning: Teacher Interactions in a Content-Based Classroom,” by Pauline Gibbons, TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 2., Summer 2003 (not online)