A few of our favorite constructivist and educational websites:
- Adirondack Curriculum Project -
www.adkcurriculumproject.org
- FableVision – interactive media for teaching and learning, available for purchase.
www.fablevision.com
- JPACTe – a peer reviewed online journal with scholarly articles addressing constructivist theory and practice.
www.jpacte.org
- Leading Edge – specializing in professional development for educators.
www.realworldlearning.info
- Learner Centered Resource Collaborative – a collaborative body of which the Institute is a part, promoting best practices in learner centered education.
www.mylcrc.org
- Michael Gerrish – join Mike at the intersection of art, technology, and learning.
www.whyart.com
- NY Times Learning Network – includes resources for secondary educators such as: news summaries, daily quizzes, lesson plans, education news teacher resources, “on this day in history”, classroom subscriptions, and newspapers in education.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com
- Sally Grimes – providing workshops and consultations for reading educators.
www.grimesreadinginstitute.com
- Tim Bedley, Rockin’ the Standards – pedagogy videos, academic music, and more for elementary school teachers and college education programs.
www.timbedley.com
- USA Today Education – daily lesson plans, free educational resources, career educational opportunities, and a link to an application form for honoring teachers.
http://usatodayeducate.com
Free educational online software and video resources:
- Graphing Calculator Online – An applet which allows students to use a graphing calculator even if they do not own one.
www.mathworksheetsgo.com/tools/free-online-graphing-calculator.php
- Khan Academy – academic video lessons in a tone appropriate for any level of learner. Topics focus heavily on math, science, and business.
www.khanacademy.org
- TED – watch videos of innovative speakers who have presented at TED’s annual conferences. Topics include science and technology, arts and culture, business, and global issues.
www.ted.com/talks
- ThatQuiz – allows you to differentiate quizzes for learners of different ability levels. Topics include math, English and foreign language vocabulary, geography, and science. Also, here is an informative article about how to use ThatQuiz.
www.thatquiz.org
Websites addressing multiculturalism:
- The World Fact Book – Great site for basic facts on world’s countries–geography, people, government, and economy plus flags and maps.
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
- McGraw Hill Multicultural Supersite - A treasure trove of intercultural activities and a host of excellent links that covers lesson plans and resources across all subject areas.
www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/multi_new
- Multicultural Pavilion – Provides links to awareness activities, action research, quips and quotes, definitions, a multicultural awareness quiz, multicultural calendars, poetry, and a multicultural song index.
www.edchange.org/multicultural
- Cultural Profiles Projects from Canadian Citizenship and Immigration – A lesson in empathy. From the perspective of Canadians learning about its immigrants, this web site provides comprehensive descriptions (in French and English) of more than 90 countries about all aspects of what their lives were like there.
www.cp-pc.ca/english/index.html