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General:
ICTMagic Wikispaces - a collection of links to Math, Science, English, Spanish, French, history, geography, and other subjects. [|Quizicon.com - 100 most common English words.] [|Smories.com]- original stories read by children for children Monthly Lessons, Worksheets, and Resources [|The Inspired Classroom] ProfessorWord Learn SAT and ACT vocabulary words with Professor Word. See these words in an authentic context. [|ASB Online Academy]- free professional development resources [|9/11 - Resources with the NY Times]

Rubrics and Assessments
Kathy Schrock's Guide for educators The effective collaborator rubric for group project evaluation California Content Standards - Writing Application Writing Rubric Application - Newspaper Article rubric that you can adopt for your article assignment Mosaic Listserve Tools

[|Assessing students' speech (from Facts On File)]

Reading:

 * Reading in Action! Children Bookcasts - Extend your reading and writing lesson plans by including web 2.0 tools. Audio book review collection for children on the web, educational games on Math, Logic, and English Grammar, Activities and Resources

Reading Informational Texts
ReadWorks.org is a free website with over 1,000 nonfiction passages and comprehension questions to go with them. Excellent resource to use when creating mini lessons for informational text. Common Core aligned.

Science:
[|Digital Library for Earth Science] [|Educator's Bridge Science Resources for Middle School Teachers] [|Quia Life Science Activities]

Science and Math
[|Teaching Science and Math: Resources and Strategies for K-12 Science and Math Teachers]

Activities and Icebreakers:
[|Educational World @, Volumes 1-12] (Elementary)

Thanksgiving Sites:
Plimoth Plantation [|http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/index_js2.html#] What really happened at the First Thanksgiving in 1691? Be a history detective and discover for yourself, as you learn more about the lives of the English colonists and the Wampanoag people. WebQuest on Thanksgiving [|Thanksgiving K-3 Theme Page] Enchanted Learning

Parent-Teacher Conferences in Poetry
[|Darren Sardelli] [|Unity]