Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators provides a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
Mosaic ListServe provides access to a variety of resources that support comprehension instruction based on Elin Oliver Keene’s Mosaic of Thought.
National Geographic classroom magazine links connect you to past, present and future issues, links to related content, games and teacher’s guides. Click on the magazine you use in your classroom.
ReadWriteThink.org provide educators with the high quality resources for reading and language instruction.
Teachers’ Choices identifies approximately 30 books rated by teams of teachers, librarians, and reading specialists as outstanding for curriculum use. (International Reading Association)
Time for Kids check out the present, past and futre issues of the popular classroom magazine used here at Central. You can plan in advance, print copies of articles for classroom use, and find activities that go along with the magazine.
Grants
Looking for grant funds to improve technology in your classroom? Check out some of the following sites…
- The Coca-Cola Foundation
Funding education projects around the globe—from girls’ schools in Pakistan to community literacy centers in Indonesia—the Coca-Cola Foundation focuses its US efforts on innovative K-12 ventures.
http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/foundation_guidelines.html - The Digital Divide Network
This site provides a listing of private, public, and governmental organizations that fund technology projects.
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/content/webresources/index.cfm - Donors Choose
Teachers describe a project that needs funding, and philanthropists choose those they wish to fund.
http://www.donorschoose.org/ - eSchool News: Grants and Funding
The people at eSchool News know the latest technology for your classroom is expensive. Check out this list of Web sites with resources for financing technological innovations and projects.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/ - IBM Community Relations
Through its many grant programs, IBM supports projects that “raise student achievement and enhance academic productivity.”
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/grant/ - techLearning
Browse for grants or do a targeted search.
http://techlearning.com/resources/grants.jhtml