| Subject Matter
Help |
| Curriculum
Maps |
|
SPS | Elementary & Secondary Curriculum Maps -- Download
from "Teacher Tools" Web page. |
| Subject Matter
Tools |
| OSPI | Grade Level
Resources -- Nicely designed online tool for finding resources
aligned with the GLEs. |
|
SPS | Textual Materials Office -- All current District approved
instructional materials are listed on this site. |
| Arts |
|
SPS | Visual Arts Support Materials |
| ArtsConnectEd is the
product of a partnership between The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
and the Walker Art Center. It contains images, video and
audio, lesson plans and online activities.
(non-profit) |
| English/Language
Arts |
| The English Teacher Web Page -- A
retired English teacher provides content as well as pedagogical
insights. (non-profit) |
| Educational
Press -- Create free educational
worksheets, flashcards, game boards, and quizzes. Simply choose a
word list, an output style, and print directly from your browser.
(non-profit) |
| P.E., Health, and
Fitness |
| SPS |
Physical Education |
| Literacy |
| SPS
| Literacy Resource Site |
| TeachersFirst
| Writers Workshop -- Implementation, writing ideas, Web
resources, etc. are available from this non-profit teacher
service. |
| Mathematics |
| SPS |
Mathematics -- Primary link to SPS math curriculum, assessment,
and professional development opportunites. Check out left column
for more choices. |
| NCTM | Figure
This! -- Figure This! is designed to support mathematics
learning for middle school students and their parents.
(non-profit) |
| The Math Forum --
MF is the leading online resource for improving math learning,
teaching, and communication. In addition to a wealth of problems
and puzzles, MF offers online mentoring, research, team problem
solving, collaborations, and professional development.
(non-profit) |
| Shodor
Interactive -- The Shodor Foundation is a research and
education organization dedicated to the advancement of science and
math education, specifically through the use of modeling and
simulation technologies.(non-profit) |
| Mathgoodies --
Free math help site launched in 1998. A pioneer of interactive math
instruction and free online homework help. Also has an active
discussion forum. (non-profit) |
| National
Academy Press | How Students Learn: Mathematics in the
Classroom -- This online book show how to overcome the
difficulties in teaching math to generate real insight and
reasoning in math students. It also features illustrated
suggestions for classroom activities. |
| Science |
| SPS
| PreK-12 Inquiry-Based Science Program -- Primary link to SPS
science curriculum and GLEs. |
|
SPS | K-5 Science Unit Conceptual Stories |
| SPS |
Science Materials Center -- One stop shopping for information
about the science kits as well as a link to INITIAL USE CLASS
enrollment. |
| SeattleScience.com --
Former SPS middle school science teacher Justin Baeder's Web site.
Good resources. (non-profit) |
| National
Academy Press | How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom --
Organized for utility, the online book explores how the principles
of learning can be applied in science at three levels: elementary,
middle, and high school. Leading educators explain in detail how
they developed successful curricula and teaching approaches,
presenting strategies that serve as models for curriculum
development and classroom instruction. |
| The Why? Files: Science
Behind the News -- Supported by the University of Wisconsin
Graduate School this weekly newsletter describes the science behind
the news. (non-profit) |
| Shodor
Interactive -- The Shodor Foundation is a research and
education organization dedicated to the advancement of science and
math education, specifically through the use of modeling and
simulation technologies.(non-profit) |
| Social
Studies |
|
SPS | Thematic strands -- Adopted from the National Council for
the Social Studies. |
| Cultivating
Peace -- This site provides teachers with resources to
encourage youth to respect diversity, think globally, value human
rights, recognize injustice and respond to conflict with methods
other than violence. (non-profit) |
| World Affairs
Council -- A
Seattle non-profit, non-partisan organization, it is the leading
foreign affairs forum in the Pacific Northwest. Has many teacher
resources. (Check out "Global Classroom.") |
| Disability
Studies for Teachers -- Web-based resource for teachers who
want to introduce grade 6-12 students in social studies, history,
literature, and related subjects to disability studies and
disability history. (non-profit) |
| HistoryLink.org
-- History Link is the online encyclopedia of Washington state
history. It advertises 4187 essays on various aspects of
Washington's past. (non-profit) |
| History News Network
-- Journalists provide context for contemporary news events as they
happen. |
| Museum of History and
Industry -- A vast resource of school programs and professional
development for teachers.
(non-profit) |
| Washington State History Museum
-- Contains
information about field trips, resources, and curriculum
materials. (Check out History Lab.) |
| How Students Learn:
History in the Classroom -- The online book explores the
importance of balancing students' knowledge of historical fact
against their understanding of concepts, such as change and cause,
and their skills in assessing historical accounts.
|
| Special
Education |
| SPS |
Special Education Program -- Locate pertinent information in
left hand column: Policies, procedures, forms, resources and
more. |
| Federal
Programs |
| SPS
| Title 1 & Learning Assistance Program (LAP) -- FAQ,
policies, procedures, forms, resources and more. |
| Elementary
Focus |
| SPS
| Coe Elementary Teacher Kevin Crozier -- Curricular resources
for fifth grade teachers. |
| All
Subjects |
| OSPI
Curriculum links -- A (very) general listing of links to sites
with curriculum connections. |
| Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators -- A directory of Web-based
content sources. (Commercial) |
| UW | K - 12
Resource Directory -- is a searchable database providing
information about a wide variety of educational resources
offered by the UW. |
