Teacher Info & Links

EMail
Region 15 EMail System from School
Region 15 EMail System from Home

Power School
Power Teacher Sign-on for Attendance

Professional Development and Evaluation Forms

R15 Teacher Evaluation and Prof Development Handbook (pdf)

Commonly Used Evaluation Forms (MS Word)

Form 2 - Professional Growth Plan

Form 7 - Summary of Progress on Professional Growth Plan

Form 9 - Teacher Self-Evaluation

Building Maintenance and Computer Technology Requests
School Dude Building Maintenance Requests

School Dude IT Support Requests

Region 15 Assessments & Student Information
Math Assessment Information
MES Pupil Profile Data Base

Policies, Forms and Procedures
Region 15 Board of Education Policies
Region 15 End of the Year Evaluation Forms
Growth Plan

Region 15 Field Trip Packet 2005-2006
Region 15 CEU Procedures and Forms 2005-2006

Professional Organizations and Associations
National Education Association
Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
American Association of School Administrators
National Association of Elementary School Principals
American Federation of Teachers
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Special Education Resource Center
CT Voices for Children
National Parent Teacher Association

State of Connecticut Links
State of Connecticut - Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction
CMT Reports
- Connecticut Mastery Summary Performance Results
CMT Mastery Test Resources and Publications *NEW
Science Curriculum-Embedded Tasks
for CAPT *NEW

 

Educational Research
ENC - Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education 
Responsive Classroom - Developed by the Northeast Foundation for Children

Teaching Children to Care by Ruth Sidney Charney    
           Book on "Classroom Management for Ethical and Academic Growth K-8"
Exemplars, K-12 - Standards Based Performance Assessment and Instruction
National Education Service
National Reading Styles Institute
Education Week     American Educations Online Newspaper
ERIC     Clearinghouse on Elementary & Early Childhood Education
Graphic Organizers
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Kids Laughing    A Teacher's Nook on Classroom Management
Teacher Inservice & Training Environment Network    Classroom Management Site
ProTeacher     Classroom Management Site
RAINBOWS     Nonprofit Organization Helping Kids Cope With Loss

Science
Journey North's Teacher's Manual*NEW  - A Gallery of Student Handouts on Observation
                    and Scientific Critical Thinking 
Delta Education - Source of classroom resources for science, math and reading*NEW
Houghton Mifflin Discovery Works Resources
  
Foss Web Resources     
Puzzlemaker
  Cool site to create customized word searches etc...

National Science Teachers Association
Earth Dog Web Site

Earth Day Bags
Earth Day Challenge
Earth Day Story
Monarch Watch     Follow the flight patterns of the Monarch butterfly.
The Exploratorium     The Museum of Science, Art, & Human Perception
NASA's Quest Project    Information on space and travel
Science Learning Network
The Smithsonian Institute
National Geographic
Rainforest Action Network

Rainforest Action Network Kids' Corner
Leonardo daVinci    The Scientist, Inventor, and Artist
The National Inventors Hall of Fame
Ronald J. Riley's Kid's Inventor Resources
The Raptor Center    University of Minnesota's center for birds of prey
San Diego Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo
National Wildlife Federation's Site for Kids
The Bug Club     For the little entomologist!
The Great Barrier Reef     Learn about one of Australia's many jewels of nature.
 

Social Studies
Puzzlemaker  Cool site to create customized word searches etc...
National Council for Social Studies
Educational Web Adventures    Discover the world of science & social studies with web adventures and activities.
Egypt
Global Schoolhouse    Linking kids, teachers, & parents around the world.
National Geographic
The Smithsonian Institute
UNICEF
Australian Aboriginal Information
The Antarctic Connection
Penguins of Antarctica
Ireland & St. Patrick's Day    Stories, information, and games on Ireland and St.Patrick's Day.
Global Learn    Live, interactive expeditions around the world for students.
 

Math
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Numerous interactive activities representing
             math manipulatives  -  Developed by Utah State University
Math TrailBlazers  Lots of information about our new Math Series

                (A lot of informatin on the Math TrailBlazers site is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
                                   Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Math TrailBlazers Integration with Technology - Developed by the Stanley Elementary School
                  in Waltham, MA; Contains interactive technology lessons aligned with the 
                  Math TrailBlazer Units
*NEW
Puzzlemaker
  Cool site to create customized word searches etc...

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Saxon Publishers
Saxon Online Activities For Students
Links To More Math Sites
Math Magic     Interactive problem-solving and communication skills
                           enrichment with other students.
Education For Kids     Math fact drills in addition, subtraction,
multiplication, & division.
Math Forum     Elementary School - Teacher's Place
Math Solutions    Marilyn Burns' Math Solutions to improve math instruction.

Reading & Language Arts

Writing Fix - Website to "inspire" writiers *NEW
ReadWriteThink - High quality practices and instruction for reading and language arts
Literacy Exercises
- Worksheets meant to be printed out and worked on in class
     developed by Riedeau Street Youth Enterprises 

Writing Activities
- developed by a Microsoft Grant and a partnership between
      Western Illinois University and elementary level teachers in the VIT School District  

6+1 Trait Writing
- Writing Framework developed by the Northwest Regional
       Educational Laboratory

Children's Literature Themed Reviews
- Reviews of Children's Literature organized 
       by unit themes

Teaching Books . NET
- Activity Guides for many literature titles 
S.C.O.R.E - Language Arts
Schools of California - Online Resources for Educators
Reading Rockets
Information about learning to read and support for struggling readers
Puzzlemaker  Cool site to create customized word searches etc...

National Council of Teachers of English    Elementary Level
KidPub    A site for reading, writing, & publishing kid's stories.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature
International Reading Association
School Library Journal
Reading is Fundamental for Educators 
*NEW

Physical Education
Sportscience     Sports Research site for Health and Physical Education Teachers
ASCD's Health in Education      Promotes awareness of Public Health Issues and Careers

Art
Art Safari  Explore the painting and sculpture collection at the Museum of Modern Art

Curriculum Links & Lesson Plans Sites
Teacher Tube  Instructional Videos *NEW
Teach with Technology
  by 4Teachers.org

The SchoolBell by Kathy Gursky - All kinds of ideas, all different curriculum strands,
                         especially for early elementary grades
The Morning Meeting
by Roxann Kriete - The entire book is available online
Graphics on the Web - A resource of clip art, pictures and more developed by
                                       Linking Teachers to Technology
PBS Teacher Source     A Resource of Lesson Plans and Activities developed by the  
                                         Public Broadcasting Service
Health Teacher      Health Curriculum that meets the National Health Education Standards

CanTeach Teacher resource site with lessons, class management ideas, and links.
             
or go directly to CanTeach Writing Prompts
Puzzlemaker  Cool site to create customized word searches etc...
Fun Brain     Curriculum and Educational Game Resource
Kids Domain   
MainXchange     Play the stock market game with your students!
Too Cool For Grownups    T.C.F.G.'s Teacher's Corner
Disney Edu-Station
Blue Web'N     Library of Blue Ribbon Learning Sites on Web
Teachnet     Smart Ideas For Busy Teachers
Scholastic Inschool     Curriculum and Educational Game Resource
Discovery Channel
Creative Classroom     Curriculum and Educational Game Resource
Education World    Curriculum and Educational Game Resource
Teachers First     Curriculum and Educational Game Resource
Learner Online    Online activities by Annenberg/CPB Projects
Kathy Schrock's Guide For Educators    Curriculum & Educational Game Resource
AskERIC Lesson Plans    ERIC Data Bank of Language Arts Lesson Plans
PE Central     Resources For Teaching Kids About Health & Fitness
 

Search Engines
Google
Snap.com
Yahoo.com
Altavista.com
About.com
Excite.com
Go.com
 

Technology
Teaching and Learning Technology Center  Resources on webquests, Internet projects, 
                                                           virtual field trips, etc.
ElectricTeacher.com   Helps teachers learn to use technology
 

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