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Gateway and Professional Development Sites

Google
WWW slhslibrary.org
This list includes those sites that teachers can use to browse and collect information to plan lessons.  These sites are for professional development and lesson planning.

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Poverty and Education

Detecting Plagiarism

S.C.O.R.E and Standards
State Frameworks
State Standards for Health Education

Standards and Lesson Plans 
for Core Subjects

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Gateway Sites for Teachers
~ Meta-Search Engines ~
~ The "Invisible Web" ~

  Culturally Responsive Teaching


Culturally Responsive Teaching
This site includes a definition of culturally responsive teaching, lessons, strategies, and numerous resources. This is a great site for introductory purposes and includes an extensive bibliography.
LAB at Brown: Teaching Diverse Learners -- Culturally Relevant Teaching
This site outlines the seven principles of culturally responsive teaching, provides an outline of how to create model lessons, and gives detailed instruction on how to incorporate the principles in day-to-day teaching activities. Excellent bibliography included. From Brown University.
NEA: Diversity Resources
This list provides Web sites, research, articles, calendar, and glossary of terms relating to diversity issues. From the NEA.
Diversity
Teaching strategies, lesson plans, professional resources, web resources, and a bibliography on teaching diversity.
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice
A thorough review of the book Culturally Responsive Teaching by Geneva Gay. This review outlines the book's basic principles. Worth reading.

Poverty and Education


Poverty and Learning. ERIC Digest
Excellent article on the effects of poverty on learning. Thorough bibliography.
Effects of Poverty
From Vanier College this is a thorough website that includes the effects of poverty, definitions, studies, statistics, and organizations. This site is worth the browsing time.
Current Issues in Education: Volume 6 Number 8
A thorough study on the effects of poverty on elementary school children. Relevant for all grade levels, nonetheless.

Detecting Plagiarism

Use these sites to detect web-generated plagiarism.
Plagiarism and the Web
Very good guidelines for detecting plagiarism. This site also offers other sites where students might be getting their papers. 
Turnitin.com
A very good site, but you have to join. Supposedly well worth it. 
Online Plagiarism
This site provides guidelines, but does not detect the plagiarism for you. 
Glatt Plagiarism Program
Plagiarism.org

State Frameworks
California Math Framework
Start here in order to write lessons that adhere to State standards! 
California Social Studies Framework
Write lessons that adhere to State standards. Refer to this framework and you're on the right track! It takes a while to load, so be patient! 
California Language Arts Framework
Write units and lessons that adhere to the State standards. Look here!

S.C.O.R.E. and Standards
Links to S.C.O.R.E. and sites about California standards.
Developing Educational Standards
An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks.
The K-12 Standards Site
Find here all the standards for K-12.

Health Education Standards

Health Education Standards
Follow the links for a pdf version of our State's Health Education Standards.
K-12: Other Sciences : HEALTH / HUMAN BODY
Sites and lesson plans for health classes. 

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Standards and Lesson Plans for Core Subjects

Science Standards Grades 9-12

The K-12 Standards Site
Find here all the standards for K-12.
Developing Educational Standards
An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks.
S C O R E Science - Grades 9-12 Investigation and Experimentation Standards
S C O R E Science - Grades 9-12 Physics Standards
S C O R E Science - Grades 9-12 Chemistry Standards
S C O R E Science - Grades 9-12 Biology/Life Sciences Standards

S C O R E Science - Grades 9-12 Earth Science Standards

Science Lesson Plans

K-12: Astronomy : REFERENCES FOR THE CLASSROOM
Sites and lessons plans for astronomy units. 
K-12: Biology : MICROORGANISMS
Sites and lesson plans for biology. 
K-12: Chemistry
Sites and lessons for chemistry classes. 
K-12: Ecology / Environment : REFERENCE AND SEARCH TOOLS
Sites and lessons for units on the environment and ecology. 
K-12: Geology : GENERAL
Sites and lesson plans for geology units. 
K-12: Physics
Sites and lessons for physics classes. 
S.C.O.R.E. Science - Lessons Search
Science lesson plans from S.C.O.R.E.
S.C.O.R.E Science - Search Engine
Search the web for science resources.

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Math Standards Grade 9-12

Developing Educational Standards - California
An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks.
The K-12 Standards Site
Find here all the standards for K-12.
SCORE Math: Standards Matrix
SCORE Math: Algebra Standards

Math Lesson Plans

Lesson plans for math grades 9-12 from the S.C.O.R.E. site.
SCORE Mathematics Lessons
Lessons plans for math teachers from the S.C.O.R.E. site.
SCORE Mathematics Resources
Resources for math teachers from the S.C.O.R.E. site.
Mathematics Archives - K12 Internet Sites
A great site for math lesson plans and competitions.

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Social Studies Standards Grades 10-12

The K-12 Standards Site
Find here all the standards for K-12.
Developing Educational Standards - California
An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks.
SCORE: Grade 10 Standards
SCORE: Grade 11 Standards
SCORE: Grade 12 - Civics Standards
SCORE: Grade 12 - Economics Standards

Social Studies Lesson Plans

The Learning Page - Lessons
Lessons from the Library of Congress.
Social Studies Resources
Lesson plans and resources by grade level.
Resources by Topic/Keyword
Search the S.C.O.R.E. site by keyword.
Learning Page of the Library of Congress
Lessons on using primary sources.
K-12: History : REFERENCES AND SEARCH TOOLS
Sites and lessons for history classes. 
K-12: Social Studies : REFERENCES AND SEARCH TOOLS
More sites and lesson plans for social studies classes. 

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Language Arts Standards Grades 1-12

The K-12 Standards Site
Find here all the standards for K-12.
Developing Educational Standards - California
"An annotated list of Internet sites with K-12 educational standards and curriculum frameworks." 
State Board of Education

Language Arts Lesson Plans

The Learning Page - Lessons
Lessons from the Library of Congress.
Cyberguide For Novels 9 - 12
Lessons and guides for novels grades 9-12.
Language Arts Resources from S.C.O.R.E.
Lesson plans and more for Language Arts 9-12.
CyberGuides for novels in Spanish Grades 9-12
A list of novels in Spanish, linked with lessons.

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Gateway Sites for Teachers

Library Spot
Online libraries, quotations, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and more. A ready reference site.
Busy Teacher's Web Site
Direct source materials, lesson plans, and classroom activities. Wonderful site. 
Galaxy Searches
Search a subject and get a list of sites as a result.
Welcome to Big6.com
The Big 6 research process.
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library
This is a searchable database for outstanding Internet learning sites.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators and Kathy Schrock's best Web links are found at DiscoverySchool.com.
"This site is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth."
Librarians' Index to the Internet
A very useful site for research. Have patience and don't be afraid to change search terms.
The Gateway to Educational Materials
Here are high quality lesson plans, curriculum units, and other educational resources on the Internet.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Hundreds of education resources supported by agencies across the United States.
Library of Congress Home Page
Enter the website for our nation's library. There are lots of pictures, maps, and access to databases.

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Meta-Search Engines

 
Ixquick Metasearch
A meta-search engine that has a wealth of information on all topics.
Vivísimo - Organize your Search!
A new meta-seasrch engine. Worth looking at.

The "Invisible Web"

The web is moving in the direction of databases and collections of websites, not a collection of documents. A lot of information is here, in the "invisible web."
700 Great Sites
This is a colorful, exciting, thorough website that has compiled 700 websites and organized them by topic. Although it says for kids, there are appropriate sites for high school students.
FindLaw - Law, Lawyers and Legal Resources
A database with everything you need to know about law.
About - The Human Internet
An index of searchable topics.

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