Ogden Friends

Provides teachers with teacher guides per standard for ELA and Math

Ohio's site for understanding PARCC. Very good explanation for the Tools.

At the bottom of the page use Information Guides to Summative Assessments in Math

Provides Blueprints and other helpful resources for understanding the construction of PARCC PBA and EOY assessments.

Checklist of indicators for observing and coaching teachers on alignment of student learning with Common Core Standards.

Establishes checklists for reading and math at each grade level. Reinforces the idea that you have to keep checking for progress.

Study by the Wallace Foundation exploring leadership qualities of the pricnipal

Allows teachers to turn You Tube videos into instructional lessons. Teachers input questions into specific parts of videos. Students respond to the questions. Allows teachers to differentiate.

Great site for starting Twitter

Allows students to highlight information from text, drag it to a note page and embed in papers. Also creates a bibliography.

Here is a site for math problem solving that has some terrific resources. I'm hoping to explore this over the year with my students.

Create flyers online using templates. Easy to use

This site that Pattii Waldo shared with me provides a way to use visual arts as inspiration for student writing.

Great website on technology integration by a well known educator.

Here is another website that I love. Richard Byrne is a digital detective. He searches out fantastic sites for educators.

I've never assigned a video before. The "notetaking tool" for students to use with video watching is an interesting learning tool. I'm wondering about combining this with something like Kahn Academy. I'm going to want to experiment with this one.

Marilyn Burns through the Gates Foundation created this helpful formative assessment for students around grade 3 and up. It assesses math reason for three areas: Number sense, decimals and fraction. Looks like a great diagnostic tool.

Great site! Has just about everything you need to know about using digital media plus a whole lot more. Liked the Revised Blooms Taxonomy

I love this site. Kathy Schrock updates frequently. Lots of good stuff! Pattii

Provides lessons for common core at each grade level

Hi, I figured out how to share Diigo sites to our group. Here's how. Create a bookmark in Diigo. At the bottom of the bookmark check Share to Group. Select the group, Ogden Friends and you get the link. Very cool communication! Please share with me as well. Thanks, Pattii