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Teaching
Resources
 Lesson Plans
The EdIndex A Web Resource for Teachers and Students
Schools of California Online
This Schools of California Online Resources for Educators Project
(SCORE) site offers science lessons and links to Web resources
up to K 12, all searchable and categorised by grade level and subject
area.
Teaching
Global Issues : New Internationalist Global Issues
“On this special page for teachers and students, NI brings
together teaching resources and links to assist people who are
learning about global issues.” Look for the links to political
cartoons and crosswords on global issues.
Discovery School Lesson Plans
Collaborative Projects
PodOmatic : create, find,
share podcasts
Pod0matic provides tools that enable
anyone to to easily create and share audio and video podcasts
What is
vodcasting?
Active advice on how to integrate ICT into
your classroom using vodcasting and podcasting.
Slideshare
Upload Powerpoint and other media to share with others.
Voicethread
Create an online media album. Add you voice to
images, text, webcams, presentations, digital stories, videos and
documentaries.
The Global Schoolhouse
Global SchoolNet is a leader in online collaborative learning
providing
online opportunities for teachers to collaborate and communicate
shared learning experiences.
Google Docs
Online planning and collaboration with multiple users of the same
document at one time including text and spreadsheets and
presentations.
WebQuests
Webquest.org
"A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all
of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests
are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information
rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the
levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation."
Webquests
: The Victorian Education Channel
ePals
“Since 1996, ePALS Classroom Exchange has been helping teachers,
parents and students around the world take advantage of new technologies
that enhance and enrich learning experiences. ePALS has received numerous
accolades for these efforts and continues to develop exciting new
ways to bring technology and learning together in ways that are safe,
easy and fun.”
Teaching with the Internet
English
Fiction
Allen and
Unwin Teachers Notes and Briefings
Includes teachers notes and briefings for over fifty of Allen
and Unwin titles to assist teachers who are using them in the
classroom.
Penguin
& Puffin Teacher Notes
Includes units of work to accompany
a number of titles suitable for use in years 7 to 11. These units
provide teachers and students with a focussed study of the novel
with the emphasis placed on one or two themes and a range of
activities including Readers’ Theatre, blogging and written
responses. Each unit includes a summary of the plot, the objectives
of the unit, focus themes, activities, assessment and further
reading.
English Online
Includes fully resourced teaching units and
unit planers.
Weblogs
"Weblogs provide a communication space that
teachers can utilise with students whenever there is a
curriculum need to develop writing, share ideas and reflect on
work being undertaken in the classroom".
Doorways : approaches to a theme
Which Book?
Contains reviews
and bibliographic details of books taken from the CMIS
publications, Primary Focus Fiction and Fiction Focus:
New Titles For Teenagers.These reviews are written by
teachers, teacher librarians or other professionals in the field
of children's literature.
Focus on Fiction
Book reviews and using literature in the classroom
Education Gateways
Sites for Teachers
The Victorian Education Channel
The
Educator's Reference Desk
The
Internet Public Library : Education Resources
Edna Online Australia’s gateway to resources and service for
education and training.
The
Teacher's Beehive : ICT solutions for educators
This site has been designed to provide assistance to
teachers of any discipline to integrate
ICT into their curriculum. Using technology in teaching should not
be an arduous task. It must be easy to use and easy for any teacher
to create eLearning resources quickly.
Curriculum Resources
Curriculum Gateways
Major portals to information on the Web
selected as some of the best starting points for teachers.
Teacher
Tube
Educational videos created for and by teachers.
Google sketchUp
A tool that provides software to create to
create, modify and share 3D models.
Mind Mapping Online
Bubbl
Us
Online Mind mapping tool. Mind maps can be embedded or stored in a
blog or website.
Mindomo
Mindomo is a web-based mind mapping tool. Create and share mind
maps.
Mind
Meister:
Collaborative mind mapping
A tool to manage and share your mind maps online and enjoy real time
brainstorming sessions.
Mind42
Mind mapping solo or with colleagues online.
Voki Avatars
Voki
Home
Create your own virtual character for blogs or wikis. Add voice or
text.
Reasonably
clever
Make a lego based avatar. Save your creation to word or paint.
Professional Learning Links
Professional Organisations
CSE:
Centre for Strategic Education
The Centre for Strategic
Education works to promote and enhance the work of the
teaching profession locally, nationally and internationally.
Education Databases & Research
The following databases are
freely available over the web from external organisations. The
only ones that require a username and password are the State
Library of Victoria, and Eastern Regional Libraries databases.
It is possible to
register online for free access to Victorian State Library
databases. Alternatively contact the UHS library to assist you with access.
ERIC
: Educational Resources Information Centre
A catalog of more than 1.2 million bibliographic records,
providing links to the full text where available. Sponsored by
the US Department of Education and the Institute of Education
Sciences.
*Select full text articles when seraching.
Edna
Online
Professional literature search page.
ACER:
Australian Council of Education Research.
Includes some free education databases, educational theses, full
text journal articles.
(Membership currently being organised to enable full access.)
Database
of Research on International Education
National
Library of Australia
The National Library has a large
number of databases covering many subject areas freely available
over the web. The following databases include articles from
education journals.
Australian
Research online
Pandora:
Australia's Web Archive
e-Resources
from the National Library (Select full text)
State
Library of Victoria :
Information Databases
Click on Access from
Home
Username required to
access the following databases, alternatively contact UHS Library staff.
Proquest
Educational journals
Proquest
Social Science Journals
Proquest
5000
Informit
Complete
Academic
Search Premier and Masterfile Premier
General
Onefile
Professional
Development Collection
Eastern
Regional Libraries
Username required to
access databases, alternatively contact UHS Library staff.
ANZ
Reference Centre
PLT
Topics
Beginning Teachers &
Mentoring
The Impact of Mentoring on Teacher
Retention: What the Research Says (February2004)
A comprehensive literature review of mentoring and induction
programs by Richard Ingersoll and Jeffrey M. Kralik.
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/50/36/5036.htm
The Voice of the New Teacher (2003)
"Beginning teachers share opinions and perspectives on their
first years in the profession." This report was produced by the
Public Education Network with support from the MetLife
Foundation.
http://www.publiceducation.org/pdf/Publications/Teacher_Quality/Voice_of_the_New_Teacher.pdf
New-Teacher Excellence: Retaining Our Best (December 2002)
In this report from the Alliance for Excellent Education, the
authors "examine what we know about effective induction programs
and offer examples of programs around the nation that might
serve as models for others."
http://www.all4ed.org/publications/NewTeacherExcellence/NTE.pdf
Reduce Your Losses: Help New Teachers Become Veteran Teachers (
June 2001)
A publication by the Southern Regional
Education Board (SREB) focusing on the efforts of SREB member
states in the retention of new teachers.
http://www.sreb.org/main/HigherEd/ReduceLosses.asp
Mentoring Beginning Teachers: Lessons from the Experience in
Texas
An investigation conducted by the Southwest Educational
Development Laboratory of the structure and effectiveness of new
teacher induction programs in Texas.
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/policy23
Role of Principal Leadership in
Increasing Teacher Retention (February 2004)
A study focusing on the role of principals in teacher retention
http://www.advocatesfored.org/principalstudy.htm
A Better Beginning: Helping New Teachers
Survive and Thrive
A guide from the NEA New Teacher
Support Initiative for local affiliates interested in creating
new teacher support systems.
http://www.nea.org/teachershortage/betterbeginnings.html
The Voice of the New Teacher (2003)
"Beginning teachers share opinions and perspectives on their
first years in the profession." This report was produced by the
Public Education Network with support from the MetLife
Foundation.
http://www.publiceducation.org/pdf/Publications/Teacher_Quality/Voice_of_the_New_Teacher.pdf
What To Expect Your First Year of Teaching (September 1998)
Based on discussions among winners of the 1996 First Class
Teacher Awards, this document contains advice for new teachers,
those who educate teachers, and others interested. Questions
asked of the participants included: What was it like the first
year? What were your toughest challenges, your greatest rewards?
Did you get the right preparation? Do you have any insights you
could offer new teachers?
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/
Learn NC: Beginning Teacher Handbook
This handbook for new teachers includes advice on getting
started, classroom management, physical environment, and looking
professional. It also includes suggestions from experienced
teachers on a variety of topics.
http://www.learnnc.org/newlnc/newteach.nsf/FrontPage?OpenForm
ERIC Digest -- Selecting and Retaining Teacher Mentors (2002)
http://www.ericdigests.org/2004-1/mentors.htm
ERIC Digest -- Teacher Mentoring as Professional Development
(2001)
http://www.ericdigests.org/2002-3/mentoring.htm
ERIC Digest -- Beginning Teacher Induction
(1999)
http://www.ericdigests.org/2000-3/induction.htm
ERIC Digest -- Teacher Mentoring - A
Critical Review (1996)
http://www.ericdigests.org/1997-1/mentoring.html |
