Educational Technology Foundations
Module 8: Internet Resources
Printed below are Internet resources exemplifying best practics across a broad range of subjects including reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, arts, and higher education.
Reading Resources
On pages 75-76 of the book Best Practice: Today's Standards for Teaching & Learning in America's Schools, Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde recommend the following Internet resources for reading:
- The International Reading Association at www.ira.org.
- The National Council of Teachers of English at www.ncte.org.
- The NCTE/IRA and MarcoPolo partnership site featuring standards-based lessons at www.readwritethink.org.
- The National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement (CELA) at www.albany.edu/cela/.
- The American Library Association at www.ala.org.
- For reading teachers who are interested in seeking National Board certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at www.nbpts.org.
Writing Resources
On page 104 of the book Best Practice: Today's Standards for Teaching & Learning in America's Schools, Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde recommend the following Internet resources for writing:
- The National Council of Teachers of English at www.ncte.org.
- The National Writing Project at www.writingproject.org.
- The NCTE/IRA and MarcoPolo partnership site featuring standards-based lessons at www.readwritethink.org, which focuses primarily on reading but contains good writing activities as well.
- The Teachers and Writers Collaborative at www.twc.org, especially the section of the site called WriteNet.
- The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute's catalog of writing lessons at www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/.
- For writing teachers who are interested in seeking National Board certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at www.nbpts.org.
Mathematics Resources
On pages 134-135 of the book Best Practice: Today's Standards for Teaching & Learning in America's Schools, Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde recommend the following Internet resources for mathematics:
- The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics at www.nctm.org; see especially the Navigation series.
- The debate about mathematics pedagogy being waged between www.mathematicallyscorrect.com and www.mathematicallysane.com.
- The National Science Foundation's printable mathematics curricula at www2.edc.org/mcc and the NSF implementation centers at www.arccenter.comap.com for elementary grades, at showmecenter.missouri.edu for middle grades, and at www.ithaca.edu/compass for high school programs.
- The Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum (CSMC) at www.mathcurriculumcenter.org.
- The Lawrence Hall of Science Family Math program for children and parents at www.lawrencehallofscience.org/equals.
- For mathematics teachers who are interested in seeking National Board certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at www.nbpts.org.
Science Resources
On pages 166-167 of the book Best Practice: Today's Standards for Teaching & Learning in America's Schools, Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde recommend the following Internet resources for science:
- The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Project 2061 site at www.project2061.org.
- The Annenberg Foundation's A Private Universe at www.learner.org.
- The Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry at www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/websites.html.
- The Lawrence Hall of Science at www.lawrencehallofscience.org; see especially GEMS and FOSS.
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's invention site at web.mit.edu/invent.
- The National Science Teachers Association at www.nsta.org.
- NOVA Online at www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/resources/subject.html.
- Science NetLinks lesson plans and Internet resource reviews at www.sciencenetlinks.com.
- For science teachers who are interested in seeking National Board certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at www.nbpts.org.
Social Studies Resources
On pages 192-193 of the book Best Practice: Today's Standards for Teaching & Learning in America's Schools, Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde recommend the following Internet resources for social studies:
- The National Center for History in the Schools at www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs.
- The lesson plan site of the National Council on Economic Education at www.ncee.net/resources/lessons.php.
- The National Council for the Social Studies at www.ncss.org.
- The lesson plan site of the National Geographic Society at nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/standards/matrix.html.
- The Smithsonian Institution at www.si.edu.
- For social studies teachers who are interested in seeking National Board certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at www.nbpts.org.
Arts Resources
On pages 224-225 of the book Best Practice: Today's Standards for Teaching & Learning in America's Schools, Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde recommend the following Internet resources for the arts:
- The ArtsEdge network at www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org.
- The Arts Education Partnership at aep-arts.org.
- The Music Educators National Conference (MENC) at www.menc.org.
- The National Arts Education Alliance at naea-reston.org.
- The Getty Education Institute for the Arts at getty.edu/artsednet.
- The Americans for the Arts advocacy group at www.americansforthearts.org.
- The Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education at www.capeweb.org.
- For arts teachers who are interested in seeking National Board certification, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at www.nbpts.org.
Higher Education Resources
Internet resources for those working in the field of postsecondary education include:
- EDUCAUSE at www.educause.edu.
- The Chronicle of Higher Education at chronicle.com.
- Campus Technology at www.campus-technology.com.
- The League for Innovation in the Community College at www.league.org.
- The Higher Education Resource Hub at www.higher-ed.org.
