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Paul Perskin - pperskin@schools.nyc.gov

Common Core

My go-to's!!!

Engage NY
This is your go-to site for teaching and learning resources.
Illuminations
Lessons from NCTM
Illustrative Mathematics
Filter by standard and see sample questions
Inside Mathematics
Tasks, rubrics and videos
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
A digital library containing Java applets and activities for K-12 mathematics.
Khan Academy - CCLS
Progressions Documents for the CCLS
The Common Core State Standards in mathematics were built on progressions: narrative documents describing the progression of a t
The Math Forum @ Drexel University
The Math Forum is the comprehensive resource for math education on the Internet.
Tools for the Common Core Blog
News about tools that are being developed to support implementation of the Common Core State Standards

The Standards

Core Standards
Get to the core!
Illustrative Mathematics
Vertical look at the standards
Key Advances from grade to grade
PARCC Model Content Frameworks
Learning Progressions Framework Designed for use with CCLS
Math Content Emphases
Focus on what matters most!
NY State CCLS
NY State Math CCLS
Progressions Documents for the CC Math Standards
narrative documents describing the progression of a topic across a number of grade levels
Understanding the Mathematical Process Standards
Videos and descriptions from Inside Mathematics
PARCC Model Content Frameworks For Mathematics - By Grade
The analyses given here should be thought of as valuable starting points.
Hyperlinked Version of the Standards
Coherence Map
Connect the math standards!

The Practices

CCLS Toolbox
The Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin
Connecting Mathematical Practice with Content
Think Math!
Illustrating the Standards for Mathematical Practice
NCSM - National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics
Implementing the Mathematical Practice Standards
Learn how to connect the Practices to the Content
IMPS - Implementing the Mathematical Practices
Inside Mathematics Videos
Exemplary Lessons: Two Classrooms Integrating the Standards of Mathematical Practice
Mathematical Practice Institute
MP by Standard
Jordan School district has printables for students to understand the Math Practices
Read about the eight Standards for Mathematical Practice
Think Math!

The Tasks

1st Grade Tasks- Georgia Performance Tasks
6th Grade Tasks - Wiki
Join and help improve the tasks!
Authentic Tasks & Rubrics
A form of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of essentia
Balanced Assessment Tasks from Harvard
"At Harvard we designed balanced collections of assessment tasks for both elementary and secondary mathematics."
California Math Project
Dan Meyer's 3-Act Math Tasks
Engage NY - Curriculum Exemplars
Exemplars
Get free samples
Harding Math Specialist
Illustrative Mathematics
See the tasks specific to the standards
Inside Mathematics
A professional resource for educators passionate about improving students' mathematics learning and performance
Math Performance Task Bank
Mathematics Assessment Project - MAP
Mathematics Benchmarks Performance Assessments
Funded by the State of Texas
nRich
Enriching Mathematics
NYC Common Core LIbrary
PALM - Performance Assessment Links in Mathematics
PAM Questions
Performance assessments for K-5 math
Arkansas Department of Education

The Shifts

2nd Grade Online Math Games
ASCD Slides on the Shifts
Critical Areas of Focus K-8
Curtis Center - UCLA
Developing Fact Fluency
Math Landing
Engage NY - CC Shift Resources
Fluency - Diaper Derby
A fun activity that helps students work on fluency.
Fluency- Granny Pix
A fun activity that helps students work on fluency.
Looking for Evidence of the Math Shifts
Tools To Guide The Collection Of Evidence Of Shifts In Practice
Math Instructional Shifts and Required Fluencies For K-2
by Tennessee State DOE

The Resources

Paul Perskin's CCLS Math Resource
Awesomeness squared - updated 4/25/13
Achieve the Core
Brokers of Expertise
The place where California Educators go to get collaborate
Cluster 2 Math Wiki - NYC DoE
Cluster 2 Math Coaches provide additional support for schools and teachers
CommonCore.org
Core Challenge
EDC's Think Math! Information Exchange
Emphases in CCLS
Focus on what matters most!
Engage NY
This is your go-to site for teaching and learning resources.
Engage NY - Common Core Toolkit
Everyday Mathematics Resource & Information Center
McGraw-Hill Education has published a booklet that explains how the Everyday Mathematics curriculum correlates to the new standa
Harding Math Specialist
JMAP
Jefferson Math Project
Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics
Great FlipBooks for Standards
Live Binders Common Core Math
Math Common Core Coalition
Math Landing
Resources and Tools for Elementary Math Specialists and Teachers
Math Talk
Marilyn Burns Math Talk Resources
My Group Genius for Teachers
Connect and collaborate with real teachers to make a real difference in the classroom!
NY State Math CCSS Toolkit
NYC Common Core Library
Overview of the PARCC Model Content Frameworks For Mathematics
The Model Content Frameworks for Mathematics
PARCC Model Framework for Math
August 2012 - Final
PARCC Online - Tools for Teachers
Pearson and the Common Core
Progressions Documents for the CC Math Standards
Narrative documents describing the progression of a topic across a number of grade levels
Sample scope and sequence documents
The Charles A. Dana Center has developed sample scope and sequence documents for each grade level, K-8, as well as for Algebra I
Smarter Balanced Assessments
Developing a system of valid, reliable, and fair next-generation assessments aligned to the CCSS
Stanislaus County Office of Education
Teacher's Domain - Math
Teaching Fractions According to the Common Core Standards
H. Wu - Univ. of Berkley
Teaching Geometry According to the Common Core Standards
H. Wu - Univ. of Berkley
Tools for the Common Core Standards
Bill McCallum Blog
Turn-On Common Core Math
Learning Trajectories Hexagon Map of the Common Core Mathematics Standards
Video Vignettes from the writers of the standards
What is a Big Idea in Mathematics?
by Randall I. Charles
Live Binder on CCSS-M
Comprehensive Website dedicated to the Math CC Standards

The Assessments

Overview of the PARCC Model Content Frameworks For Mathematics
PARCC Item and Task Prototypes
PARCC Sample Items
PARCC Model Content Framework
November 2012
Pre/Post Assessment Guidance
NY State Pre/Post
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Smarter Balanced Sample Items
Smarter Balanced Practice Test Guest Page
SMARTER Balanced Training Tests

The States

New York (City & State)

NY City - Citywide Instructional Expectations
NY City - Scope & Sequence Guidance Options
NY City - Tasks, Units and Student Work
NY State - Common Core Sample Questions
NY State - Curriculum Exemplars
Curriculum Exemplars for Mathematics
NY State - Grades 6 to 8
A Story of Units for Grades 6 to 8
NY State - Pre/Post Test Guidance
NY State - Testing Program Guidance - Grades 3-8 Math
Grade 3-8
NY State - Year Long Draft Curricular Maps
Draft Curricular Maps for NYSED-provided materials in Mathematics (K-5)
NY State Math Sequence
updated May 2013
Tools to Guide the Collection of Evidence of Shifts in Practice
Tri-State Quality Review Rubric
NY State - Transition to the Math Regents

Progams/Curriculums

CMP - Michigan State University
CMP 3 _ NYC Portal
Connected Math Project 3
Pearson
Contexts for Learning
Catherine Fosnot - Mathematics
Do The Math - Marilyn Burns
EnVisions
Pearson
Exemplars
Standards Based Assessment + Instruction
Go Math - NYC Portal
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Interactive Mathematics Program
Investigations
TERC
Math in Context
Math in Focus
Ready Gen NYC Portal
Core Curriculum Intranet Page
Engage NY Modules

ADVANCE - Teacher Eval System - NYCDOE

Domains, Components and Elements of the Framework for Teaching
Learn DOE
Local Measures of Student Learning– School Committee Selection Guidance
MOSL - Elementary School Guide
MOSL - Middle School Guide
NY State Approved Rubrics
SVMI Classroom Observation Guide
can be used both to help focus classroom observations and as a discussion guide to help focus pre- and post- conferences
Teachboost
The TeachBoost observation platform helps schools and districts develop a culture of ongoing, continuous improvement
Teaching Channel
Teaching Channel is a video showcase -- on the Internet and TV -- of inspiring and effective teaching practices in America's sch
The Framework for Teaching
Charlotte Danielson
MOSL - Intranet

Math

The Mathematics Common Core Coalition
8th Grade CC Resources
ASCD Common Core Math Tools
California Math Project
Classroom Video Visits
Public Lessons
Classzone - Math Textbook Resources
COMAP, the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications
Connecting Math and Literature
Scroll down to Connecting Math and Literature
Cooper Hewitt Lessons
Creating Open Ended Questions in Math
DOE Math Educator Resources
Dr. Ellis' Mathematics Education Blog
Dynamic Paper
Everyday Math and the Standards for Mathematical Practice
Everyday Math Online
Activation Code - 2BCCF96F
Everyday Math Site
Everyday Math unit to NY standards correlation
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Teaching and Learning Resources
Figure This - math Challenges
Take a challenge!
First School Years - Numeracy
Grade 6 Math - Learn Alberta
Hooda Math
Math teacher Michael Edlavitch uses games to teach math
Illuminations
Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4 Through 8
This practice guide provides five recommendations for improving students’ mathematical problem solving in grades 4 through 8.
Inside Mathematics
This site features examples of innovative teaching methods and insights into student learning
Interactive Geometry
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
Providing standards based math activities for K-5 Teachers
Khan Academy
Math & Science Videos
Learner.org - Mathematics
Annenberg Learner programs
MARS
Mathematics Assessment Resource Service
Math Connects
Math Connects and the CCSS
Math Forum at Drexel
Math Glossary
Math Guide to FCIT
Tasks and stuff
Math Interactives
Math Live - Check it out
Math Midway
Math Reasoning Inventory
Find out what your students really understand about math!
Math Steps
Math Tools
Math Wire
Standards Based Math Activties
Math- Blackline Masters
Mathalicious
Mathalicious means that math can be…fun again.
MathBits
Mathematics - MMEF Resources
Mathematics Assessment Project
assessment tools to support US schools
Mathematics Problem Solving Work Sample Tasks
Mathmodels
Make math modeling a year-long activity
Metamorphosis
Teaching Learning Communities
Mrs. Van Dyke Math Links
NAEP Question Tool
Nation Master
Where data comes alive!
NCTM Resources
NLVM
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
NYS Math Core Curriculum 2005
Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics
Open Ended Math Problems
PBS Teacher Resources
Problems with a Point
Problems "with a Point" help students in grades 6-12 learn new mathematical ideas by building on old ones.
Project Paced
CFN 535 Math Resources
Proof Blocks
A visual approach to proof
Real World Math
Real World Math is a collection of free math activities for Google Earth designed for students and educators.
Scope & Sequence
A grade-by-grade overview of all the topics which students are expected to know, from Kindergarten through grade 10
Singapore Math Placement Tests
Sources of Open Ended Math Problems
Mathematics Education at Northern Kentucky University
Teaching and Learning Mathematics Search Engine
The Museum of Mathematics
Thinking Blocks
Model your math problems
TIMMS - Assessment Questions
Various Math Links
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Wolfram - Mathematica
Wolfram Alpha
Computational Knowledge Engine
Wolfram MathWorld
Free resource from Wolfram Research using Mathematica Technology
XP Math
Math Games Arcade - eXPerience
Engaging Math
The Math Worksheet Site

Math - Interactive

American Project Media Projects
Grades 6 - 12
Conceptua Math
A supplemental online math curriculum that uses simple visual models to make it easy to teach fractions
Cut-the-knot
Dreambox - Teacher Tools
FREE Teacher Tools for Interactive Whiteboards Develop Students’ Mathematical Thinking
Everyday Math SMARTboard lessons
Geometry for the Visual Learner
iBoard Activties
Interactive Math Websites
Interactive SMARTboard activities
Interactive Whiteboard Resources
K-5 Math Teaching resources
IWB Math Resources
IXL
A better way to learn math.
Johnnies Math Page
Manga High
A FREE games-based K-12 math teaching resource
Math Goodies
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Rice University
Shodor Interactive
Sketchpad Exchange
Find Geometer Sketchpad Files
SMART Exchange
TES iboards
Interactive CC Aligned Activities and Lessons
That Quiz
Math test activities for students and teachers of all grade levels
The Geometer's Sketchpad® Resource Center
The Interactive Mathematics Classroom
The Teacher's Guide
Turtle Math
LOGO Software
Yowie Bay Public Schools Interactive Sites
Equivalent Fractions
Math N Spired - Texas Instruments

ECAM

ECAM Manual
August 2011
ECAM Resources
Paper Mandalas
Kaleidoscope
Schultz Center
VIDEOS OF THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS STRATEGIES

Everyday Math

EDM and the Standards for Mathematical Practice
Grades K-6 - 15MB file - be patient with download
EM Common Core Standards
3rd Edition
EM Crosswalk
Everyday Math and the Standards for Mathematical Practice
Everyday Math Online
Activation Code - 2BCCF96F
Everyday Math Resource and Information Center
University of Chicago
Everyday Math unit to NY standards correlation
Parent Resources

Math Content

Advanced Mathematics

Math Archives

Algebra

Advanced

Beginner

Evaluating Algebraic Expressions

General

Intermediate

Game - Equation Match

Fractions/Decimals/Percents

Advanced

Beginner

General

Intermediate

Functions & Graphs

Advanced

Beginner

General

Intermediate

General

Geometry

Advanced

Beginner

General

Intermediate

Introduction

Intro to Geometry Terms

Math Games & Extras

Measurement

Number Theory

Advanced

Factors, Multiples, Powers & Perfect Squares

Beginner

General

Intermediate

Patterns

Using Pattern Blocks Online

Polynomials

Using the FOIL method

Probability & Statistics

Advanced

Box & Whisker Plots

Beginner

General

Intermediate

Quadratic Equations

Radicals

Ratios, Proportions & Percent

Advanced

Equal Weight of Metric Units

Beginner

General

Intermediate

Unit Pricing

Trigonometry

Introduction

Various Topics

Volume of Geometric Figures

Video

Annenberg Learner
Annenberg Learner Express
Modules for Teaching & Learning
BeeLine TV
Free Live TV from around the world
Introduction to Text Complexity
Khan Academy
Learn Zillion
Great Video Lesson from Great Teachers
Math Education Free Videos
Math eVideo Library
McGraw Hill Everyday Math Video Library
Math in the Movies
Math Pickle
K-12 Videos
Number Talks - Inside Mathematics
NYC DOE Promising Practices Library
The goal of the library is to support educators in understanding the expectations of the QR.
Student Made Math Movies
Teacher Tube
Teaching Channel - Math CCLS
TED - Ideas worth spreading
Math Videos from TED
The Hunt Institute
The Innovative Educator
100 Video Sites Every Educator Should Bookmark
Vimeo
Video sharing
We Use Math
© BYU MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT 2012
You Tube
You Tube - Education
You Tube - Teachers
Tareasplus
Math Videos in Spanish

Blogs, Wikis, Pinterest, etc.

Dan Meyer's Blog
Dr. Francis (Skip) Fennell
Professor - McDaniel College
Dr. Nicki's Guided Math Blog
Educational Origami
Edutopia
What works in education!
Granted, and… ~ thoughts on education by Grant Wiggins
Hung-Hsi Wu - Professor at Berkley
ICT Magic
LCI Quality Rubrics Wiki
Math Forum at Drexel Blog
Mathematics Teaching Community
You can post submissions and receive comments from other members of the community.
Minds on Math
Mr. Honner
Math for America Master Teacher
Nicki Newton
Dr. Nicki Newton is a an elementary school math consultant
Participation and Collaboration in Educational Resource Development
CFN 535 - NYC DOE
Resources for History Teachers
Student Math Movies
The May Ray Blog
Think Math Information Exchange
Turning Vision Into Action
by Timothy Kanold
Math Landing
Resources and Tools for Elementary Math Specialists and Teachers

Curriculum/Lesson Planning

But That's Just Good Teaching! The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Center on Instruction
Your Source for Information on Research-based Instruction
Character Education
Core Standards
Core Standards - Vertical Alignment
CFN 204- CCSS Looking Vertically
Curriculum Utilies
Various links for curriculum development
Digital Resources
English Language Arts
Everyday Math
Georgia 6-8
Georgia K-5
Health & Physical Education
Impact Math
Indiana DOE
Sample Curriculum Maps and Materials
Institute for Learning
nrich curriculum mapping
NY Learns
NY State Education Department
NY State Math
Open-Source Curriculum Project
Rubicon
Online Curriculum Mapping
Sample ELA Curriculum Maps
Holyoke Public Schools
Sample Math Curriculum Maps
Holyoke Public Schools
Science
Share My Lesson
Free K-12 Resources for teachers, by teachers
Social Studies
Social/Emotional Development and Learning
Study Zone
The Curriculum Corner
The Right Question Institute
Promotes the use of a simple, powerful, strategy that helps all people learn to help themselves.
Thinkfinity
Tri-State Quality Review Rubric for Mathematics Lessons & Units – Version 2.0
UDL Math Tools
UDL Toolkit
Go Math - NYC Portal

Open Education Resources

CK 12
customizable, free, curriculum-aligned content for K-12
Connexions
a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, b
Coursera
Take the World's Best Courses, Online, For Free.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons helps you share your knowledge and creativity with the world.
Flatworld Knowledge
The world's largest publisher of free and open college textbooks
Khan Academy
Watch. Practice. Learn almost anything for free.
Laying the Foundation
Open Lessons
Learn Zillion
Great Video Lesson from Great Teachers
Nixty
Empowering Education for Everyone
OCW Search
Find free university courses online!
OER Glue
Open Educational Resources - Materials
Open Study
Make the World Your Study Group
Open Yale Courses
A particularly rich resource, featuring 35 full-blown courses complete with downloadable classes in video and audio form.
Power My Learning
Your destination for the best in fun, free online educational activities!
Smart History - Khan Academy
Learn almost anything for free
Sophia
TEACH WHAT YOU KNOW. LEARN WHAT YOU DON'T.
Stanford University
OpenEdX - A New Vision for Open Learning
Free ebooks - Project Gutenberg

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Three Brain Networks Activity
UDL Center
Universal Design for Learning Guidelines
UDL Math Toolkit
UDL Toolkit
Born to Learn
A fun series of animations that illustrate ground-breaking new discoveries about how humans learn.
The Concord Consortium
Visual Thinking Strategies
A research-based teaching method that improves critical thinking and language skills through discussions of visual images.
The Mathematics Improvement Toolkit
UDL Links on the NYC CC Library
Questions to Ask/UDL Considerations for Planning

Create a website/Collaboration

Coursesites
Glogster
Express your creativity and designs
Google Sites
Lore
The simple way to manage your course and engage your students.
Pen.io
Make a beautiful page in seconds.
Squarespace
The Teamie
Collaborative Learning Platform
Ucoz
Webs
Weebly
Wikispaces
TeacherWeb
Teacher Websites made simple!

Technology Resources

Blabberize
Make pictures talk!
Collect and highlight, then REMEMBER!
Comet Docs
Free online file converter
Create a room. Talk. Listen.
Create your own social website
E-learning
Online tools and Applications
Integrating Technology in Education
Ladybug Document cameras
Learner Interactives
Mimio Interactive Teaching Products
Needle Works
Tech wiz Mathew Needleman provides quick tips on integrating tech into the classroom
Glogster
Get creative with learning!
Online Convert
Convert media files online from one format into another
Popplet
A place to share your ideas.
Promethean Planet
Interactive Teacher Community
SMART Notebook
Download the correct version and then email me for product key
SMARTboard lessons aligned to the CC
Stanford Captology Lab
Tagul
Create gorgeous "word clouds!"
The GNU Operating System
GNU is a Unix-like operating system that is free software
Thinkport
Technology - Maryland Public Television
TouchGraph Navigator
Graph Visualization
Vixy
Download Videos from YouTube, Convert YouTube to MP3, and more
Voki
Create speaking avatars and use them as an effective learning tool
Wordle
Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.
Team Viewer
the All-In-One Software for Remote Support and Online Meetings

Fun Stuff

101 Questions
What's the first thing that come to your mind?
Create Your Own Comin
Marvel
Drop some cubes!!
Gameboy Color Emulator
Google Ngrams
Trace the history of word usage
Logo Extraction Quiz
Lorem Ipsum
Learn about dummy text!
Mathematical Fallacy
Paper Toys
Paper stuff for kids and grown-ups
Retail Alphabet Game
Tagxedo
Word Clouds With Style
Thinking with Type
Tools for teachers
Toondoo
World's fastest way to create cartoons!
Videogame Timeline History
Wolfgang's Vault
Like Rock? Watch a live performance!
Wonderopolis
Where the wonders of learning never stop
Wordle
Beautiful Word Clouds
Kids.gov
A safe place to learn and play
Here is today!
Do Nothing for 2 Minutes
Just relax
Weave Silk
Draw and chillax
Tonematrix
Cool Audio tool
Information is Beautiful
ANKI
Friendly, intelligent flash cards.
Pinfruit
Memorize numbers using Mnemonic Major System

Professional Organizations

Administration

ATS
DOE Links
DOE Managed Services
Technology Vendor Information
FAMIS
NCLB
No Child Left Behind
ON-LINE ADMINISTRATIVE FORMS CATALOG
provide schools and offices with “on demand” access to administrative forms that were formerly only available in hard copy.
Principal Login
Quality Review
The Quality Review is a two- or three-day school visit by experienced educators to each New York City school.
Race to the Top!
STARS
Scheduling Transcript and Academic Reporting System
Principal's Weekly
Archived P-Weeklys - must have login to access
CFN 204
Core Curriculum Guide 2013-14

Data

Acuity
Assign differentiated work here!
Appleseed Analytics
ARIS
Access student data here
Datacation
DataCation offers an array of tools to help schools break down complex student data to inform and support instruction, professio
ED Data Express
Data on the 50 states, DC and PR
NY State - Information and Reporting Services
NY Times Schoolbook
News, data and conversation about schools in New York City.
NYC ELA & Math Data
New York State English Language Arts (ELA) & Mathematics tests results for all grades through 2011.
Resources About State Growth Measures
State & Federal Accountability
Panorama Education
The Only Survey Platform Built for K-12 Education

Early Childhood

Starfall
Where children have fun learning to read!
k-5 Math Teaching Resources

ELA/Literacy

A Year of Reading
Teachers Franki Sibberson and Mary Lee Hahn review new children’s books.
ATOS Analyzer
Author Stream
Share power points across the web
Awesome Stories
Bubbl
Create colorful mind maps online
Choice Literacy
Come for the resources, Stay for the inspiration!
Coh-Metrix text Easabilty Analyzer
Common Core ELA Live Binders
North Carolina Live Binder
DRP; Questar
Figment
Write yourself in.
Google Books
Gutenberg
Free eBooks from Gutenberg
How to Find Free Textbooks Online
Into The Book
is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers.
Lexile Analyzer
Listing over 35,000 free books on the Web
National Gallery of Writing
Ohio State Digital Storytelling
Proverbia
Get some proverbs!
Read Me
European platform for literature
Read. Write. Think.
Reader-Specific Lexical Practice for Improved Reading Comprehension
Reading Maturity Matrix
Source Rater
Standards & Curriculum
Stanford University - Understanding Language
Student Publishing
Teacher's College Reading & Writing Project
Text Complexity - Measurement Tools
Text Project
Help beginner and struggling readers
The Nonfiction Detectives
Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children
Visual Literacy
Visualize words!
Wonderopolis
Where the wonders of learning never cease
Wordle
Beautiful Word Clouds
Wordly Wise 3000
182 Questions to Write or Talk About
NY Times Lesson Ideas
Close Reading Examples
Expeditionary Learning
Newsela
Newsela is an innovative way for students to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news.
Academic Word Finder
ELA Shift 5 Support

ELL

Calc Soda
Carbonated Stats, Fizzy Results
California DOE Support for ELLs
Color in Colorado
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
...for teaching ELLs
Middle Grade Math for ELLs
Standards & Curriculum
Wordly Wise
Tareasplus
Math Videos in Spanish
50 Incredibly Useful Links For Learning & Teaching The English Language

AOL
DOE
Check your work email
Gmail
Hotmail
View msn(live) or hotmail
Yahoo

Foreign Language

Formative & Summative Assessments

Overview of Alternative Assessment Approaches
Partnership for Assessment of College and Career Readiness
The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium
Annual Professional Performance Review
Student Assessments for Use by School Districts and BOCES in Teacher and Principal Evaluations
Singapore Math Placement Tests

Grant Information

History/Social Studies

AROUNDER
Gives travelers a vivid sense of what a city has to offer
Biographies
FBI for kids
Rand McNally Classroom
Curriculum-relevant maps, games, activities, and teaching materials
Tall Buildings
Interactive MOMA site
Thomas Edison
How Edison Are You?
Worldbook Encyclopedia
Smart History - Khan Academy
Finding Your Roots!
Discover who we are and where we come from
History Blueprint
The History Blueprint Team is a group of historians and history teachers who design innovative instructional tools.
NY State CC K-8 Social Studies Framework
DRAFT Version 2012
Resources for History Teachers
Geography IQ
Google Earth and Wikipedia had a baby!
What was there?
Ties historical photos to Google Maps.

Inquiry

A Slice of Student Work
Coalition of Essential Schools
Concept to Classroom
Education Articles
EdArticle.Com is a collection of education articles.
Inquiry Team Downloads
CFN 204 Inquiry
Successful schools for young adolescents
The Classroom Inquiry Cycle
An Online Tutorial
The Supportive Classroom

iPad

Leadership

Council of Chief State School Officers
Committed to creating a public education system that prepares every child for lifelong learning, work, and citizenship
NCATE
NCATE is the teaching profession’s mechanism to help to establish high quality teacher, specialist, and administrator preparatio
NASSP
Nat'l Association of Secondary School Principals
Nat'l Association of Elementary School Principals
Ensure that education continues to be recognized as a matter of national priority
Advancing Research, Improving Education
History of Leadership Research
Classical Leadership
explore some of the classical models of leadership
Education Northwest
Leadership resources
ASCD - Brandt 1998
Schools as learning organizations

Lesson Study

Math Standards

Mathematics Core Curriculum
(Revised 2005)
NY State P-12 CCLS
NY State Learning Standards for Integrated Algebra

Music Instruction

Technology for Music Education
Professional Learning Network for Music Teachers
Nat'l Association for Music Education
Avid
Barbara Freedman's website
Teach Music. The technology will follow.
Caarol Broos' Website
Apple's Garage Band
Sibelius
Wolfgang's Vault
Like Rock? Watch a live performance!

NY State DOE

Data reporting
ELA
Foreign Languages
Health, Physical Education and Family Consumer Sciences
Math
Science
Social Studies
The Arts
Various NYSED links
Engage NY
Our Students. Their Moment.
NY State Assessment Page

NYC DOE

DOE Links
DOE Helpdesk
SUBMIT INCIDENT HERE
Call the helpdesk for technology issues
Homepage
SESIS
Special Education Student Information System
Technology Troubleshooting
Try these easy steps before submitting a Technology Incident Report
DOE Personnel Directory
Find your school's wireless code

Other

Apple Engine
filter results by specific categories - including lesson plans, printables, videos, games, and online help and practice
Da Font
Download Fonts
Harvard Educational Press
My Money NYC
Find out how NYC spends its money!
NY Times - Learning Channel
The Unhelpful High School Teacher
Time Magazine - Best Websites
Remind 101
A safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents.
Great Websites for Kids
Sponsored by the ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICE TO CHILDREN
Pass The Plate
Experience cuisine from around the world
101 Useful Websites
NBC Learn

Parents

Parent Guide to understanding the CCSS
Oxford Owl
Oxford Owl is a FREE website built to support you with your child’s learning.

Professional Learning Communities

Science

Agriculture in the Classroom
US Dept of Agriculture
Cells Alive
Creature Feature
Cyber-Anatomy
Designmate
Exploratorium
The Science of Everything
General Electric - Innovation
How Stuff Works!
Made How
How products are made!
Mine Control
We create interactive installation artwork with natural and scientific themes
N Spired - texas instruments
NASA for Educators
National Geographic Education
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Little Kids
National Science Digital Library
NETS-S Performance Tasks
New 7 Wonders
The Provisional New 7 Wonders of Nature
Nobel Prize Educational Games
NOVA | PBS
An award-winning source for standards-based classroom resources in science, technology and engineering, from NOVA and other publ
Philips Research
Plant Hunters
Plant Hunters by the NY Botanical Garden
POGIL
Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning
Science Fix
Middle school science teacher Darren Fix entertains with science lessons and experiments
Science News
Science Pioneers
Scirus
the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web
Standards & Curriculum
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