Teachers

Professional Links for Teachers
LINKS FOR WARWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS INITIATIVES Balancing Literacy in Warwick Elementary Classrooms - how reading and writing should look in WPS elementary classrooms Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading
	DiscoverySchool Teaching Tools Puzzle-maker, worksheet-generator, quiz center, clipart, links to MUCH more. Requires free registration.
	Education Resources Compiled by Dr. Sue LeBeau, an Associate Professor in Education and the Instructional Designer at Northcentral University (AZ). Huge database of sites for lesson plans, teacher tools, classroom management, tips for new teachers, and so much more. Suggested sites for every grade.
	Education World Teacher Tools and Templates Certificates, templates, posters, calendars, graphic organizers, coupons and more can be downloaded, saved to your hard drive, edited as necessary, and then printed. Or they can be downloaded, printed, and used as is.
	Four to Explore Developed by Annette Lamb of eduScapes. This web project provides "four to eXplore" for over 200 topics. On each page you'll find definitions, activities, the 4 good starting points, and many more links and resources for the thematic topic.
	Internet4Classrooms: Links to interactive sites for use with students, teacher tools, assessments, tutorials, daily quotes and more. Maintained by Susan Brooks and Bill Byles.
ISLMC Poetry for Children	Internet School Library Media Center Poetry for Children: Meta-site of links to pages about various forms of poetry, poetry in the classroom, online poetry, poets' sites and more.
	Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. One of the first and best sites for teachers.
	Rubistar Free tool for creating rubrics. With free registration you can save and edit templates online, and access them from any computer.
	Teachers Corner Create your own printable word searches, scrambled words, crosswords and more. Some can also be played online. Great free site allows offers many options.
	Thinkfinity Built upon Verizon's flagship education program formerly known as MarcoPolo, it now includes the foundation’s new Verizon Literacy Network. Megasite of useful tools and information developed by premier educational organizations.
	ThinkQuest Collection of web-based activities on a wide range of subjects for students of all ages. Each quest has been developed by a team of students ages 9-19 and their coach. This annual competition determines finalists in several categories; all quests are published.
	WebQuest Bernie Dodge's creation, a WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by the students is online. Search the extensive database by grade or subject to find useful webquests, or design your own. Links to new QuestGarden subscription site that is an authoring tool and hosting service.