Proteacher -This site offers resources such as effective teaching practices, research-based activities, thinking strategies, active learning, & specific strategies for substitutes

Effective Teaching Strategies for Differentiation in a Mixed -Ability Classroom - Differentiation is a teaching concept in which the classroom teacher plans for the diverse needs of students. The teacher must consider such differences as the students': learning styles, skill levels, and rates, language proficiency, background experiences and knowledge, motivation, ability to attend, social and emotional development
levels of abstraction, and physical needs.

Disney Effective & Creative Teaching Resource - Disney Learning Partnership is dedicated to providing teachers and students the most creative, innovative teaching techniques available through their Web site, DisneyLearning.org. By offering elementary lesson plans, effective teaching strategies and teacher support, the site is providing creative teaching ideas for its users.

AOL@SCHOOL - Provides links to lesson plans, homework help, researching topics, and class activities.

A to Z Teacher Stuff --Quick Lesson Ideas

Awesome Library - Excellent resource! K-12 education directory.

Collaborative Lesson Archive - Lessons for K - college

Education World - This site has an educational search engine, links to education-related sites, sample lesson plans, and curriculum ideas.

EduHound - The EduHound.com directory provides a pre-screened database directory of more than 20,000 K-12 educational links in more than 50 categories. EduHound Español provides a directory of links in Spanish.

EduTech 4 Learning - This teacher-created site has won multiple awards and provides links to teaching resources, lesson plans, education networks, list servers, Web quests, online writing resources, and multicultural resources.

Family Education Network - Provides standards-based activities, lesson plans, research tools, homework help, creative activities, printables, games, and instructional techniques for teachers and parents of children K-12.

FunBrain.com - This Family Education Network site provides free games and online quizzes for children K-8, parents, and teachers.

Graphic Organizers - Terrific site with printable venn diagrams, story maps, concepts maps, KWL charts and more

Scholastic.com - Scholastic.com has won numerous awards and offers classroom-tested online curriculum, lesson plans and reproducibles, professional resources, online activities, news, and background on authors and books.

School Express - great source for worksheet, lesson ideas, and more.

Stories and Fairy Tales Theme Page -Fantastic and fun stories and reading for children of all ages.

TeachersFirst - Classroom Resources & Lesson plans

Teachnet.com - Teachnet.com educator services include lesson plans, Web links, interactive forums, mailing lists, and a weekly e-mail newsletter.

The list was compiled by Wendy Brake, Gifted and Talented
Specialist at Leon Springs Elementary, in preparation for the
NISD Substitute Teacher Academy, July 28 and July 31, 2003.