“The 3rd Annual Virtual Summer Camp for Teachers. Learn something new, then Lead with it!”
Curated by
Michael Fisher
Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner.
To become a part of that "Aspen Grove Mentality," one only needs to join in the conversations that are taking place all around them. This can be as simple as popping into the classroom next to yours and offering to share materials or asking advice, but with the addition of Internet opportunities, finding your own personal learning network is even easier.
The Teacher Leaders Network is not just a website. TLN is a network of active communities populated by highly accomplished teacher leaders from across the nation who are dedicated to student success and the transformation of teaching into a true profession.
Curriki, the online education community, is building the first website to offer free, open-source instructional materials for K-12.
Wikis are simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together. Starting your wiki at Wikispaces is fast, free, and easy.
Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You’ll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.
Lots of Web 2.0 Fun Stuff to investigate, including Google Tools. Check back often as resources are added!
Opportunities and considerations for upgrading assessments, looking for alternatives to discovering new evidence of learning.
LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder for the web.
Resources for using Cell Phones in the Classroom.
Teach-nology.com offers teachers FREE access to thousands of teacher resources, lesson plans, and rubrics.
NSDL.org is an online science library with links to high quality science, technology,
engineering, and math resources for K-12 teachers, faculty, librarians, students and informal learners. Funded by the National Science Foundation. 
A place to help students tell stories in a digital, engaging way.
A place to help teachers find alternative forms of assessment. A place to support differentiated instruction. A place to support research based instructional strategies, such as nonlinguistic representation. A place to support brain-based instructional strategies, creating learning "events" rather than rote processes. A place to have FUN WITH LEARNING! |
Resources for upgrading and transforming curriculum...
PBS TeacherLine is the premiere online professional development resource delivering courses online for PreK-12 teachers.
Write stories online, collaborate, share, become involved in the storytelling process!
Flocabulary produces educational hip-hop music to teach vocabulary, reading, social studies, math and science. Preview free music, activities, lesson plans and more.
WhatWasThere ties historical photos to Google Maps, allowing you to tour familiar streets to see how they appeared in the past.
Lots of opportunities here for free professional development from ASCD in the form of Webinars. Check out the latest from Robyn Jackson, "How to Plan Rigorous Instruction," or Grant Wiggins' "Creating High Quality Units."
Curriculum21 NING - for the exchange of 21st Century Learning Concepts...
A Collection of Technology Resources to help
create a new vision of Vocabulary Instruction! 
In the wake of all the craziness around our economic climate, many folks in education are finding themselves between a rock and a hard place. And without a job. This is not the time to sit around and wait for something to happen. This is the time to MAKE something happen.
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