Links For Educators

Professional Development:

• Georgia Professional Standards Commission
• Georgia Assessment for the Certification of Educators
• Georgia Department of Education
• U.S. Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics
• ERIC at EbscoHost (Password required)
  

Assessment:

• CRCT Practice Tests - An online assessment system administered by the Georgia Department of Education (password required).

Classroom Activities and Lesson Plans:

• ABCteach.com: this is a one stop shop for all teachers, print out worksheets, assignment pages, download clip art, get advice and much, much more!
•  Discovery School for Teachers: " Discoveryschool.com offers teacher of all subjects an array of powerful tools that can help you create your own materials"
•  Great Sites for Kids: "Great Sites For Kids is a weekly column that was created to help parents and teachers find fun and educational web sites for kids to use at home and in the classroom, and to help kids of all ages find great sites to visit. Web sites are reviewed that feature the following categories: biography/history, geography, language arts, math, music, science/nature, and entertainment/amusement. The goal of this column is to discover the best on the web and to share it with others. "
• Education World: "The Educator's Best Friend."
• Nuttin' But Kids
• Scholastic for Teachers: Lesson plans, teaching strategies, design your classroom, make a class homepage and much much more!
• Awesome Clipart for Educators!
• Enchanted Learning.com: get coloring sheets and cool craft ideas on every subject!
• DLTK-Kids Printable Activity Sheets
• The Hummingbird Educational Resources: "A resource site for Early Childhood - Kindergarten Educators."
• Hello Friend: "The Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling the goals and dreams of Ennis Cosby.  The Foundation equips teachers, parents, and students with the practical information and educational tools needed to understand and address the needs of all learners before they experience the corrosive effects of frustration and failure."
• Class Brain: This educational resource site for students, parents, and teachers includes games, homework help, state reports, current news, and a free e-mail newsletter for kids.

Reading Comprehension and Literacy:

• Georgia Public Library Service - Children's Services: Information and resources for media specialists including clip art, VRP manuals and public service announcements , teen reading, scavenger hunt ideas and more.
• The Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy: The Ferst Foundation has a site that offers advice on how parents and educators can help their children learn to read and provide services throughout Georgia.
• Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl: Information about how to participate in this fun and exciting program
• Get Ready to Read: this site is a resource for preschool learning activities and early childhood education.
• America Reads Challenge "Ready-Set-Read" for Families
• Reading Rockets: Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids
  

Reading Lists and Story Times:

• Picture Books listed by Themes
• The Children's Literature Web Guide: Find reading lists, authors' web sites and information, award winning youth book lists, and children literature discussion groups.
• The Best Kids Book Site: An interactive media channel where books, crafts, podcasts, and web resources intersect.
• It's Storytime!: You will find themes for story programs, including suggestions for books, finger plays, flannel boards, poetry and more.
• Story Place: Provides children with the virtual library and activities including stories, riddles, and reading lists for pre school and elementary aged kids.

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