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Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: 6 12 Collaboration Rubric (Non Ccss)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-12 in being effective collaborators in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is not noted. It is clear,...
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Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Collaboration Rubric (Ccss Aligned)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 3-5 in being effective collaborators in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is noted. It is clear,...
Rubric
Buck Institute

Buck Institute for Education: Collaboration Rubric (Ccss Aligned)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-12 in being effective collaborators in a project, and it can be used to assess their performance. Alignment with CCSS is noted. It is clear,...
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Brown University

Brown University: Electronic Collaboration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This comprehensive guide provides an 11-step process for planning and implementing successful online collaborative projects as well as explanations of various types of online collaborations, useful tools and resources, and more.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Co Vis: Learning Through Collaborative Visualization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A community of students, teachers, and researchers working to improve science education. Rather than depend on the teaching of facts, they seek to reproduce the question-centered, collaborative practices of scientists, using advanced...
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Other

Urban Collaborative: Leading Equitable and Inclusive Education

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The website is for an organization that works to improve outcomes for learning disabled students in urban schools. Networking, training, reporting on latest developments in the field, are just some of the services offered.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Collaborative Conferences

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this video two teachers collaborate to support one another through observation and feedback. This clip is excerpted from Stenhouse Publishers' "Collaborative Conferences."
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Other

Collaboration and Practice Center: Emotional Disturbance

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice works to improve the adjustment of children with serious emotional disturbance. This page from their large site deals with characteristics and eligibility for services, educational...
Professional Doc
Other

Collaboration and Practice Center: Emotional Disturbance

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice works to improve the adjustment of children with serious emotional disturbance. This page from their large site deals with characteristics and eligibility for services, educational...
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Other

History Course Models for California Teachers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is an invaluable on-line tool for California Social Studies and History teachers at all levels. Website provides links to resources and lesson plans already aligned with CA state standards as well as a forum for discussion,...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Down the Drain Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Teachers can start this project at any time and no registration is required. Students collect data about water usage for themselves, their homes and their class. They analyze it, make predictions about it, and submit the data to the...
Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "The Passion of Artemisia" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Author's self-written, 9-page teacher guide for "The Passion of Artemisia" provides suggested scenes for reading aloud, class discussion topics, collaborative research topics, writing activities, and background information about Baroque...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Six-page teacher guide for "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" highlights applications, discussion topics, collaborative learning activities etc.
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Other

Class Web: Website Collaboration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this site to explore Class Web to assist teachers in creating classroom websites and collaborate with other educators.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Concept to Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Concept to Classroom is a free series of award-winning professional development workshops covering important and timely topics in education such as: after-school programs, cooperative and collaborative learning, inquiry-based learning,...
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy Publications: Disability Information

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Peer Instruction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A lesson where learners take on the role of the teacher with peer instruction. Lesson includes examples and resource links.
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Other

Oregon School Library Information System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An excellent site that supports school libraries which includes tools for both elementary and secondary students. Choose the appropriate level to find resources on citing sources, research process, choosing research resources, finding...
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Tom Richey

Terry Freedman: The Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a huge collection of ideas for using Web 2.0 technology tools in the classroom for all grade levels. The ideas were contributed by many teachers from around the world.
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Other

International Education and Resource Network:i Earn Usa

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains tools which support both students of all ages and their teachers in project-based learning. Content for educators includes methods for incorporating projects into lesson plans and the overall curriculum. Student...
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Other

Points of Light Institute: Generation On

For Students K - 1st
Developed with the intention of making the world a better place, Generation On is a global project giving children service learning opportunities. Resources for teachers, children, teens, and parents are included.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Memory Lane Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
With this lesson, students get a brain and body workout! Students work in pairs as the teacher calls out physical tasks such as high fives and tunnel tens. As the teacher is calling out these partner exercises, students must listen...
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PBS

Kqed: Quest: Education: Media Making Toolkit [For the Science Classroom]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to integrating media-making into a science classroom provides an engaging way for students to demonstrate knowledge and build 21st-century learning skills. Supplies tools for teachers to make science-based media,...