Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Useful Links for Teachers and Parents



Bellwood Memorial Park District
Where Fun is Serious Business!
Boys and Girls Club of West Cook County
Mission: to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Bright Start Savings
Bright Start is a Section 529 education savings program created and administered by the state of Illinois. It allows you to save money toward your future student's education in a Bright Start account and you pay no taxes on any earnings.
Career Education Resources
The BEST site for great information related to careers.
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
Numerous Internet safety resources and information.
Creating Cathedrals in ELL Classroom
Information on creating high quality ELL instruction in all classrooms.
CyberSMART!
Free to educators, the CyberSmart! student curriculum empowers students to use the Internet safely, responsibly, and effectively.
Differentiation
Website of Carol A. Tomlinson, international leading expert on differentiation.
ESL Flow
Information and resources for ESL instruction.
Evans Newton Inc. ENI
Curriculum alignment company that works with admin/staff for 2009-10 school year.
Florida Center for Reading Research
One of four reading labs in the United States.
Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services
Illinois Dept. that investigates and protects children when suspected abuse occurs.
Illinois PBIS Network
Information on implementation strategies and resources related to positive behavior of students.
Illinois Resource Center
The IIRC is the best agency in Illinois for help and support in ELL and Bilingual education.
Illinois State Board of Education
Information related to schools and education that is specific to Illinois.
Interactive Illinois Report Card
Information related to student achievement and profiles of schools in Illinois.
Internet 4 Classrooms
A great site for grade level information including assessments.
Internet Picture Dictionary
Great vocabulary building resources and tools for several different languages.
Learning Points Associates
Organization to improve teaching and boost learning in schools to impact education systems by offering research findings and direct experiences that inform funding, policy and programming decisions.
MCREL
McREL is a private, nonprofit corporation dedicated to making a difference in public education that draw upon the best of education research to translate what works into innovations and results.
National Association of Bilingual Education
National association with numerous resources and tools for educators and parents.
National Center for Educational Achievement
Organization dedicated to raise student achievement in order to ensure all students are college/career ready.
Online Writing Lab @ Purdue Univ.
Many high quality resources related to writing instruction from Purdue University.
Professional Learning Communities PLC
Informational articles summarizing the principles of PLCs.
Reading Street Literacy Curriculum
Information and resources related to BSD88 literacy curriculum used in grades K-6.