Outstanding video of Kate DiCamillo speaking about her experiences being a writer and reflecting on her writing process. About 10 minutes long but worth watching.
Wordia is a textual dictionary that would be helpful to develop vacab--might be really interesting for ELLs and kids who are more visual learners. Lots of potential here. Free!
Cathy Mere's blog--well worth reading, this is a great post about taking time to observe and get to know your students in other ways besides formal assessment.
Don't think I've ever read a stronger review of a book. I bought it and read it and whole heartedly agree. Don't launch your wtg wkshp without this book!