Important+Websites

[] The ultimate guide to Chicago Public School Policy. This is the administrator's bible for running a public school in the city of Chicago. This website contains an index of every rule and procedure. From accepting gifts and grant money to the volunteer policy, this website provides busy administartors with a paperless way to keep current on all CPS regulations...and it is user friendly too! [|www.isbe.net] If you have questions, then this web-site has answers. The Illinois State Board of Education website provides help with every aspect of education. Special Education, school report cards, and budget information are just a few of the juicy topics covered in this website. Every administrator in Illinois can get a glimpse of their standing compared to other schools in the state. Not only is it a great website for administartors, but teachers, parents and students can benefit from this website as well.

[|Student skill building exercises] Every kid will love math after visiting this website!

[] I love this website! It is perfect for organizing a classroom library.

[] bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do Great for making a leveled classroom library. https://www.officialteaching.com/sbps.html This site provides great resources for teachers and students. Specific examples of reading interventions are given and explained.

[|www.interventioncentral.org/] Utilize peer tutors more effectively. A peer tutor training manual is provided on this website and it outlines the expected behaviors of peer tutors. [|www.aaronshep.com/stories/index.html] Gives vivid examples of legends and folktales. [|www.usiouxfalls.edu/~apeter/professional_journals.htm] Staying current on education issues is a must for every teacher. [|www.learningpage.com/free_pages/home.html] This site helps integrate science and reading in the classroom. It has great science activities that involve vocabulary and reading. [] The perfect website for struggling readers and teachers. [] The assessment section gives information on the reading extended response portion of the reading benchmark exam. It also gives student samples. [|www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/reading%20strategies%] 20index.htm ** Use the Backward Design Overview & FAQs section to plan units. Allows the planning of more effective and engaging lessons. **

[] While studying current events in social studies, use the videos provided on this site to help students connect to their reading. [] I found some great visual resources on this site. Videos, photos, and animations will help my visual learners connect to the reading activities in class. 