"Field trips get students out of the classroom and into the world, discovering new things, and learning in authentic environments. But for many schools and students, they're an unfortunate rarity. Thankfully there are tech tools that can bring places and experiences fostered by field trips to the classroom."

Great resources for teaching poetry.

"This project stemmed from a language arts class at Liberty Middle School reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. We spent many months discussing how we can "shatter" stereotypes in our society. The video features "Iron Doors" by The Lighthouse and the Whaler. Enjoy!"

Various lessons on how to use Google Apps in the classroom.

Use of Google Apps for Education in SDUSD information site.

Lessons related to digital citizenship for use with BrainPOP

"End Homework Hassles If homework time is always a headache, these strategies will make life easier for your child-and you."

"We commissioned filmmaker Nic Askew (http://soulbiographies.com) to make a series of films about connected learning, a new approach to learning he called "courageous" and "transformational.""

Fun learning environment for grammar basics. Stories and more.

A ton of great formative assessment tools. Check out the pros and cons of each.

Quick and easy tool to assess students. Virtually raise your hand even. Rate your confidence answering a question.

Here at All Write with Me, kids get tips from a children's author, share their writing online and gain confidence in a fun, supportive environment.

The World's best way to make comics. Style your words. Add text, images. Make your out art. Design characters. Fast and easy.

Various types of CCSS rubrics, including narrative & opinion writing, that can be used as is or adapted.

"Partial quotient method of division" compared to long division. A nice demonstration.

Great explanation of why we use alternate algorithms in elementary school. Appropriate to share with parents who distrust alternate algorithms like partial quotients and partial products.

Unit on westward expansion. Include primary documents, videos, text. Correlated to CCSS.

Amazing list of resources for social studies.

"A new way to do research If you are looking for a much better and less painful way to do research - for both you and your students - it is time to learn about the Guided Inquiry model."

"Bestselling author Mike Schmoker describes a plan for radically improving student learning that is built on three core elements: a focused and coherent curriculum (what we teach); clear, prioritized lessons (how we teach); and purposeful reading and writing, or authentic literacy. With this "less is more" philosophy, educators can help students learn content at a deeper level, develop greater critical thinking skills, and discover more clearly how content-area concepts affect their lives and the world around them. Both a call to action and a blueprint for creating more effective classrooms, Focus: Elevating the Essentials for Radically Improved Student Learning will challenge your assumptions about schooling and show how educators who have embraced this approach quickly achieved spectacular results."