Planning Tools

Planning Tools

Staying Organized

Lesson Planning

Rubrics

Bulletin Board Ideas

Teachers: Please send me any great links which should be added to this page!

Staying Organized
Tips on getting organized from NEA's Works4Me Tips Site:
http://www.nea.org/helpfrom/growing/works4me/library.html

Project Based learning Checklists to help organize projects:
http://4teachers.org/projectbased/checklist.shtml

Lesson Planning
"Backward Design": Start with the product/desired outcome, and design your lesson backwards!
http://www.pgcps.org/~croom/what_is_backward_design.htm

Rubrics
A great rubric builder from 4teachers.org (both pre-made and will build one for you): "Rubistar"
http://4teachers.org (Click on Rubistar)

Another free online form that builds a professional looking rubric for you:"The Rubric Builder:"
http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3

Yet another free online rubric generator, this one with graphics: "Rubric Generator:"
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics

Bulletin Board Ideas
Bulletin Board Ideas Arranged by Month, Subject, Theme, and Materials
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/bulletinboards/index.htm

Calendars of Events (find birthdays, special events, etc. by month)
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/calendars/index.htm

Middle Schools Teacher Resource Page
Barbara Myers-Letson, MS Technology Leader
Danbury Public Schools
Last Revised 1/6/03