resources

Resources


Teachers	Parents	Students	Standards

STUDENT WEBSITES

MATH

Math Madness
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/math.htm
Great place for elementary students to work and learn. From addition to geometry students are able to test their skills in an interactive and fun way.

Counting
Count Us In
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/
This is an exceptional site for students who are just learning to count and wanting to work with a computer. It’s a fun and interactive site that can help students learn to count in games. Students will also be able to learn about anything that is basic math. Like adding, subtracting, comparing and classifying, ect.

SCIENCE

Landforms
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Landforms/index.html
This site is welcomed to everyone, parents, teachers, and students. Students are able to explore different kinds of activities to help them become more familiar with the different types of landforms. For teachers they can explore different resources that could enhance their lesson plans, and parents will be able to have a home/school connection. This site is helpful for anyone in a fun and interactive way.

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/index.php
This is a site great for students. You can select any sunbject in which you need extra practice on. Under each category there is different topics and under those topics their is a desciption. This could be very useful in understanding the topics more clearly. For math you can do activities which can be a fun and interactive way to learn.

PARENT WEBSITES

http://www.pbs.org/parents/
This website is meant for parents. You can subscribe to an account and be able to see the schedule of your local PBS station and you can learn activities that coincide with your child's favorite shows. You also can learn activities that you can do as a family and receive weekly newsletters.

http://www.funbrain.com/parents/index.html
This website is great for parents who are looking to further their child's learning. You and your child can play fun games that involve math, science, and social studies.

TEACHER WEBSITES

Science

Landforms
http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/landforms.htm
This site is can be helpful for when you are studying landforms. It has all the main landforms such as valleys, hills, mountains, plains, ect. and gives a in depth analysis of each landform. Teachers will be able to learn a little better by viewing this site.

Rock Cycle
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page02.cfm
This site is great for teachers who want to enhance their lesson plan on the rock cycle. It is an interactive rock cycle animation. While you are teaching you can bring up this web page and show your students the process of the rock cycle. This is a great visual interaction.

Social Studies

Geography
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/
I really like this website. This site is full of great activities that you can do in your classroom. Therefore this site is mainly meant for teachers and parents who want to further their students learning. There are also worksheets that you can use. For example if you are teaching a lesson on specific states you can print out the handout of that state.

Grand Canyon
http://www.explorethecanyon.com/grand-canyon-webcam/index.cfm
This is a great site for every one of all ages. You as an educator will be able to take your students on a virtual tour to really experience hands on.

Standards

North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.ncptsc.org

This site explains that for every student in the North Carolina Public Schools to have a knowledgeable, skilled, compassionate teacher, they must follow a list of standards.

National Educational Technology Standards
ISTE’s Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS*T 2008) http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/NETS_for_Teachers.htm
ISTE’s Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS*S 2007) http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

This website is great for understand the National Education Technology Standards for both teachers and students. In my classroom my instruction will have a lot of technology framework.

21st Century Skills Framework, Partnership for 21st Century Skills

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ (click on Overview at the top and select Framework)

This website is great for providing an overview of the structure and content of the standards that every student must be prepared for the 21st century post secondary school.

NC Standard Course of Study

North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Curriculum grades K-12 available at:

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/

Here you will find the guidelines that all teachers must follow when planning their lesson.s You will be able to understand the criteria that must be covered for a specific grade level.