This list provides websites with useful information and exercises relative to topics in Effective Instructional Strategies: From Theory to Practice, Second Edition and includes all chapter websites. Please visit these resources for additional topic coverage.

Certification (Standard and Alternative)/Licensure/State Certification Requirements

• http://www.nbpts.org

• http://www.uky.edu/education/tep/usadcert.html

• http://www.teach-now.org

• http://www.ed.gov/admins/tchrqual/recruit/altroutes/index.html

Classroom Management

• http://www.theteacherscorner.net/resources/websites.htm

• http://www.disciplinehelp.com/

• http://life.familyeducation.com/punishment/parenting/29460.html

Classroom Research on What Works

• Government Clearinghouse

Computers in the Classroom

• http://wtvi.com/teks

• http://www.teach-nology.com

Cooperative Learning

• http://www.co-operation.org

• www.jigsaw.org

• www.clcrc.com

• www.iasce.net

• www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month5

Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools

• http://www.searchenginewatch.com

Family Communications

• http://www.ncpie.org/Resources

Grade Cards

• http://www.pacificasd.org/curriculum/reportCard.htm

Graphic Organizers

• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/KWHL

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/scientificmethod

Job Locators

• http://www.teachers-teachers.com

Lesson Plans/Objectives

• http://www.theteacherscorner.net/resources/websites.htm

• http://www.adprima.com/examples.htm

• http://adprima.com/usermenu.htm

• http://www.lessonplanspage.com

• www.teachers.net/lessons

• www.teachnology.com/teachers/lesson_plans

Major Newspapers

• http://www.nytimes.com

• http://www.washingtonpost.com

Polls/Opinions

• http://www.teach-nology.com/poll

Portfolios

• http://www.livetext.com

• http://www.chalkandwire.com

Professional Organizations

• National Council of Teachers of English

• International Reading Association 

• National Science Teachers association 

• National Council for the Social Studies 

• National Middle School Association 

• Council of Exceptional Children

• National association for the Education of Young Children

• Association for Childhood Education International

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

• Phi Delta Kappan

• National Association of Gifted Children

• International Society for Technology in Education

Rubrics

• http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

• http://www.rubrics4teachers.com

Search Engines

• http://yahoo.com

• http://google.com

• http://excite.com

• http://search.netscape.com

• http://askjeeves.com

• http://www.microsoft.com

Special Education

• http://seriweb.com

Subject Directories

• http://www.loc.gov/rr/

• http://vlib.org

Teachers Resources

• http://www.teachers.net

• http://www.teachertools.org/index.html

Teacher Sharing

• Elementary Web

• Middle Web

• Teachers At Risk