Classroom201X is a blog that has amazing resources for smartboards. So often smart boards go to waste because teachers don't know how to use them or don't know what to use them for. This blog is a great resource.
This is an excellent resource page that teachers can use to get links to information about literature, grammar, poetry, tests, standardized tests, writing, reading, and this is just the beginning.
This blog offers a variety of insights from the point of view of a current educator. I found her writing style to be entertaining yet at the same time intensely thought provoking. Her site also provides links to educational resources!
This website is a helpful tool because it has resources for just English teachers. Whether you are trying to teach poetry or grammar, this website has tools to help you.
This website is absolutely AMAZING in terms of technology resources for future teachers. They range from the simple to the most complex ways of incorporating technology into everyday lesson plans, as well as giving you categories to choose what types of technology you would like.
The official Department of Education website offers a plan for the integration of technology in the classroom. The mission of the OET is also described: providing leadership for maximizing technology's contribution to improving education at all levels. The website offers teaching resources as well as other online services and support.
The home page of the Norton Anthology, a popular educational resource for high school English classrooms. It offers illustrations, links to related websites, potential essay questions/paper topics as well as questions to promote students' critical thinking.
A great resource page that offers free leasson plans and ideas for classroom projects. It also includes chatboards for teachers and a listing of current job openings for teachers.
This is a website that offers resources, lesson plans, and ideas for teaching reading and writing up to a middle school classroom. This is important in teaching the basics of these skills
This website will particularly be beneficial to my own lesson plan creation and professional development. The website offers a multitude of activities and strategies for teachers to use. In addition, it offers online professional growth training.
References to Greek mythology are all over English literature, and this is a good resources to get the stories/references about goddesses from many different cultures, not just Grecian. It has an easy to use alphabetical list so it's a one stop shop for goddess information and those ever elusive allusions.
This clip from the Simpsons is a great resource to use when reading Poe's The Raven. It reads to poem out loud and acts it out in an entertaining way that i think high school students would get a kick out of! It would also help students understand the poem better and lead into a discussion about it.
Homepage to the National Education Association website. This site has a multitude of resources for teachers, including lesson plans, classroom management information, and news about educational issues.
National Public Radio is a great resource for integrating current events into the classroom. In addition to national and world news, NPR also has great pieces on the arts, culture, books, and music. Definitely one of my favorite websites.
This site is pretty much exactly what the title implies. It is an atlas of resources for teachers, parents, and high school students. It has everything from homework help to teaching ethics.
This is a resource for teachers who teach English. There is an online lesson library, links to other resources, worksheets, activity ideas, and tips on lesson prep.
This site is a resource for teachers, students, and parents. It points the viewer in the right direction when looking for any piece of literature. It is helpful because sometimes more obscure pieces have very limited information and this site has a variety of ways to access more.
This is a site to the Chicago Tribune News in Education (NIE). It is an effort between schools and newspapers to promote the use of newspapers as an educational resource.