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Carol
Hurst's Children's Literature Site
This site focuses on the practical applications of children's
literature. It includes reviews, activities and programming
suggestions for using books with kids.
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ERIC
Guides and Databases
See reference guides to common educator concerns, lesson
plans and search the large database of educational
resources.
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Chicago Academy of Sciences
Newsletter, workshops and lesson plans help bring science
into the classroom.
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Children's
Literature Web
This was the first comprehensive sources for children's
literature. Although it is not updated regularly, the site
includes reviews, awards, and author information.
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edHelper.com
Put together by a team of teachers, this site
has lesson plans, Web quests, downloads
and worksheet
generators.
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EDSITEMent
The National Endowment for the Humanities
presents lessons plans, Web sites and
bulletin boards
related to literature,
art, social studies/history, and foreign
language.
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International Reading Association
Professional association dedicated
to improving reading instruction.
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Jim Trelease On Reading
This site offers a complete guide
to Jim Trelease's
work and is aimed at creating
lifetime readers.
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Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators
This is a list of sites, classified
by subject, which are useful
for enhancing curriculum
and teacher professional
growth. It's updated daily to keep up with the tremendous
number of new www sites.
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NCTM Illuminations
This is a comprehensive
site, assembled by
the National Council
of Teachers
of Math, which
presents
Web resources,
lesson ideas, and best
practices ideas for
math instruction.
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NICHY: The National
Information Center
for Children and
Youth with Disabilities
This site provides
information on
disabilities and
related
issues for youth
through age 22.
Of particular
interest
are the state-by-state
resource pages
found here. Information
is also available
in
Spanish.
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Regional Board
of Education
for DuPage County
This site offers
professional
information
for teachers
working in
DuPage County.
Job openings,
certification,
learning standards
and other information
is found
here.
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Schools
Online
University
of
Illinois
Extension
offers
activities/lesson
plans
loosely
based
on
their
services:
horticulture
(apples,
worms),
the
environment,
aging,
and
character
building
(4-H
and
character
education.)
