Helpful Links and Resources

• You Send It (great file upload program) 
• 4Teachers.org
• Awesome Clip Art for Educators
• Discovery School's Puzzle Maker
• Early Childhood Links
• Viewlets, by Qarbon (Excellent online quiz/test and tutorial software)
• Education World
• Fulbright Exchange Program
• Georgia Department of Education
• Instructional Materials in Science Education
• Kodak Lesson Plans
• MENC (National Association for Music Education)
• Middle School.net
• NASA Resources for Educators (Spacelink)
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• National Counsel of Teachers of Mathematics Standards
• National Science Educational Standards
• PAGE
• PBS Teacher Source
• Phi Delta Kappa International
• Secondary School Educators
• Social Studies Sources
• Spectrum Unlimited (News of the Past) (Great motivational tool)
• Sports Media
• Story Line Online (Elementary)
• TeacherTube.com
• The Teacher's Guide
• New Teachers Guide (PAGE) 

The following helpful links and downloads have been provided by Teacher Academy staff, Instructors and TA participants. 

• National Character Education Center
• Lots of Discipline Tips
• U.S. Department of Education
• Center for Education Reform
• FREE Government Resources (all types)
• Mike White Resource Material (Various Sessions)
  • Mike White's December 2008 PowerPoint Files:
    • File One
    • File Two
  • Mike White's "Teaching as a Team Sport"
  • Mike White's Session 3 (2009) PowerPoint
  • Mike White's Session 4 (2009) Support Documents
    • "Teaching as a Team Sport"
    • Support Documents
  • Data Team Flow Chart (from Mike White) - 2/8/10
  • State Practice Questions from Across the Country
  • Mike White's "The Real Value of Data Teams" (added 3/5/10) 
     
• Framework for 21st Century Learing
• Five Tips for Teaching in a Standards-Based World
• Public School Way Back When
• High Expectations
• Training Received from Michael Perry (12/9/06)
• Survey Software Powered ByQuestionPro
• Web Polls Powered By MicroPoll
• Email Marketing Software Powered By ContactPro
• Logo Design and Brand Name Generator Software (SummitSoft) & SummitSoft Macware Site
• MTopSoft (Search Engine & Password Protection software) (Recommended software)
• SmartDraw (Recommended software-Education Discount Link) 
• State Practice Question Sites from across the Country (suggested by Mike White)
  • http://edinfo.securesites.net/testing/testing.htm
• Websites pertaining to Literacy
  Below are a few websites that will take literacy to another level, if you enjoy incorporating technology into your classroom. All sites are free to join.
  • http://www.wordle.net - word clouds or word splash
  • http://tikatok.com - create your own book (free)
  • http://www.wallwisher.com - sticky notes
  • http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/web 20class-sample wallwisher
  • http://www.wordsift.com - visualize text
  • http://thevisualdictionary.net - random-the visual dictionary
  • http://k-8visual.info - visual literacy
  • http://teacherdudebbq.blogspot.com/2007/01/teaching-vocabulary-using-flickr.html - teaching vocabulary using pictures
  • http://digitalstills.synthasite.com - visualize literacy
  • http://www.educatebetter.org/index.asp - harnessing visual literacy
    flickr.com-safe site for images
  • http://www.edupic.net - free photographs and graphics for education
  • http://www.readthewords.com - type in words, hear them read orally
  • http://www.visuwords.com - online graphic dictionary and thesaurus
  • http://quizlet.com - makes flashcards
• December 5, 2009 Session 2 (Mark Foseid Handouts)
  • The Art & Science of Teaching
  • Classroom Management That Works