Educational+Resources_Layna+Winter_Week_5

International Reading Association (NCTE) - Read Write Think [|www.readwritethink.org] This site is an excellent resource for teachers, parent and students. It provides teachers with up-to-date lesson plans based on English Language Arts and classroom resources, which meet state standards. The main purpose for these lesson plans following NCTE/IRA Standards is to provide opportunities and resources to students to develop language skills to pursue goals and become productive members of society. This link also provides a Student Interactive section with provides interactive tools for students to complete organizing/summarizing, inquiry/analysis, writing poetry, learning to decode language. These tools are differential into grade level activities to ensure student success. In addition, under classroom resources calendar activities and printouts; the calendar gives students, teachers and parents daily, weekly and monthly dates of important dates within our history and interactive activities. The Professional Development section provides educators with guides, a professional library, meeting/events, and online professional development opportunities. This is a wonderful section for teachers to find what they need to learn how to integrate technology, UDL/DI into their learning environment. There is Parent and Afterschool Resource for grades k – 12. Within each grade level there are activities, projects, interactive games, tools, and printouts for all types of learners to continue with their academic growth outside of school and enhancing reading and writing skills. It is a great way to keep parents involved and support their children’s’ learning. I would introduce this link to all of my students, but specifically for my ELL students. I think that the interactive activities within this site would help to strengthen site words, vocabulary, and fluency in reading. I would use this site in two particular ways. First, I would introduce this site during a technology professional development workshop. I would demonstrate and review the classroom resources and professional development link to the teachers. Secondly, I would introduce this site to students in all of my classes. We would take a tour of the site and discuss how this site would be used throughout the school year and at home. I would then introduce this site to parents at back to school nights, so they become familiar with the resources and tools to enhance learning at home and in the summer. Discovery Education [] This site has been created by the Discovery Channel to provide curriculum resources for science education. Discovery Education also provides professional development, assessment services, and resources for parents and students. This site inspires students to want to explore multimedia resources and continue on a learning adventure inside and outside of school. The URLs provide students and teachers with tools to help students express creativity and enhance learning. These sites encourage and stimulate learning within the classroom and hopefully extends the learning at home. I think these links can help teachers become more comfortable with creating UDL/DI K5 Computer Lab [] Grade level Lesson Plans for elementary teachers K – 5. This is an excellence resource for creating and implementing technology into UDL/Di learning environments. It offers a variety of Microsoft Office lessons and ideas. Introduces teachers and students keyboard programs (Type to Learn), Creative and artistic programs (KidPix), internet strategies using ABCya (K – 5) and StarFall (Kindergarten – 2) for beginner readers and ELL students. I would use this site a reference to create more Microsoft office integrated lessons for the curriculum. As for ABCya and StarFall I would utilize these websites to begin early instruction of utilizing the internet.