Suggested Web Sites
Teacher-As-Researcher
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
The ERIC database provides this article that answers such questions
as: What is the purpose of teacher action research? Why is teacher
research important? What are the effects of Action Research? (Use
the search function to find this document.)
AEL School Services Center
http://www.ael.org/
AEL is a nonprofit, regionally oriented education research, development, and
service institution. Its "mission is to link the knowledge from research
with the wisdom from practice to improve teaching and learning." This site
addresses the question, "What is action research?"
The Marino Institute of
Education Action Research Project
http://www.mie.ie/centredserv/projects/behaviour/main.asp
This project in Ireland provides information about their experience with Action
Research.
Link2Learn
http://www.link2learn.co.uk/htm/1/1_index.asp
This Web site is designed to help "educators and students integrate technology
into the classroom." It contains two work kits: Browsing and Searching
the World Wide Web and Publishing on the World Wide Web.
Trainingzone
http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/toolkit/index.html
This site contains The Toolkit area that offers users an ever expanding range
of learning materials, handouts, programs, discussion papers, and other resources
to download and use. Browse through the listings to find material relevant to
your teaching or training needs, or use the Training Zone search facility.
Muskingum College, Center
for Advancement of Learning: Learning Strategies Database.
http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/
This Web site offers many general purposes learning strategies for note taking,
motivation, test-taking, test anxiety, time management, and much more.
You Can Handle Them All
http://www.disciplinehelp.com/
This site shares a step-by-step approach to handling misbehavior at home and
in school. An overview examines the causes of misbehavior, the core needs that
motivate humans, and a four-step discipline model. A behavior index applies
the model to over 100 specific misbehaviors.
The New Teacher Page
http://www.new-teacher.com
This site offers advice, ideas, and links for "education students, student
teachers, first-year teachers, teacher certification candidates, and those who
think maybe, just maybe, they'd like to be an educator someday."
Helping Your Students
With Homework: A Guide for Teachers
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/HelpingStudents/index.html
Homework is a source of frustration for many teachers. Filled with ideas from
teachers for helping make homework effective, the site is organized around 18
tips for getting homework done.
The Harnessing Technology
Web
http://www.alri.org/harness.html
This Web page has been updated with many new solutions for classroom and technology
problems.
Fun Brain Spelling Site
http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index/html
Designed for all levels of ESL students. It is interactive, providing immediate
feedback to tell the student if the answer is correct or not. If the student
is wrong, it enables him/her to try again.
Career Lab
http://www.careerlab.com/letters/chap13.htm
This Web site assists students with writing thank you notes to prospective employers
and other that aid in a person's job search.
FREE: What's New
http://www.ed.gov/free/
More than 40 new federal educational resources have been added to this Web site
that makes hundreds of learning resources available -- and searchable -- in
one place. [Editor's note: Keep in mind that Web sites
continually change and often relocate or disappear, thus these Web sites are
not guaranteed.]
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