i-Ready Diagnostic & Instruction is a valid and reliable growth measure for grades K-12 that individualizes instruction. Built for the Common Core and available for both reading and mathematics, i-Ready provides robust tools to help educators ensure that students perform well on tests and provides ongoing performance and growth data. Used this in Broward County and now in Seminole County great ILS.

Tools, tech tips and safety for Web 2.0

As a beginning teacher this website helped me form center activities for my students. It gives you everything you need or it tells you what to get to make the activity complete. Just print cut and laminate! Great resource to get centers started and then just change out once kids are gaining mastery.

Great website that has thousands of passages for your students. You can seach by lexlie level, by skill/strategy, or by grade. I use these all the time in the classroom to review skills I've already taught. Common Core aligned, teacher & principal endorsed.

4Teachers.org: Helping Teachers Integrate Technology into the Classroom. Has links to websites such as RubiStar and QuizStar

The Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT) provides leadership, instructional materials, and support services to educational institutions with regard to the integration of technology into K-20 education. Has thousands of royalty-free clipart and images.