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Publications:

"Make Your High School Years Count" information now available for download in four versions:
Colored Booklet (2 pages front and back)
Colored One Page 
Black and White Booklet (2 pages front and back)
Black and White one Page

Senior Project Manual, PDF, Senior Project Manual, Word

Anatomy and Physiology Course of Study

Senior Math Course of Study

Career-Technical Education Accountability Briefs

New on Facebook: Ohio Teachers' Homeroom

Helpful Websites:

I would like more information on instructional practices and projects.

I would like more information on curriculum resources and lesson plans.

How can I find information on various career and labor market needs.

Where can I find some instructional resources for teaching students with disabilities?

How can I find information on test taking tips and strategies?

See entire list of links, including links for associations, career and technical information, tech prep, colleges and universities, college transfer, and much more!

Videos and Handouts:

Overview of the CTE26 Application Process, Video

Preparing for College, Video (Please print Quick Facts and Tips and Senior Checklist before viewing Preparing for College.)
Click here to view on TeacherTube.

Why Take the COMPASS Assessment, Video
Click here to view on TeacherTube.

Understanding Your COMPASS Assessment Scores, Video
Click here to view on TeacherTube.

Comparison of COMPASS, ACT and Accuplacer, COMPASS Score,  Student Handout

Proctoring the COMPASS Assessment, Video
Click here to view on TeacherTube.

Strategies for Taking the Standardized Tests, Video
Click here to view on TeacherTube.

Mentoring, Video

Summer Institute 2012 Presentations
DJ Kern-Blystone Creating the Next Generation of Millionaires 
Penny Cobau-Smith, How to Begin a Research Program 
Molly Garris, #SocialEDU and AppCamp
Kathy Laney, Quadrant D=Dynamic Lessons
Ben Williams, Ohio STEM Equity Pipeline

Other Helpful Information

 Applying to College is a Snap! (student informational brochure)

Website Resources 

Associations

• Association for Career and Technical Education
• National Association of State Directors of Voc. And Tech. Ed.
• Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education

CAREER AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

• Career Cruising

• Career Clusters

• Career Games

• Career Interest Survey

• Career One Stop Labor Market Info. Center

• Career Zone

• Labor Market Information for Ohio

• Live Career

• Market Analysis

• Ohio Bioworkforce

• Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

• O*NET OnLine

• Ohio Means Jobs

• School to World Career Interest Survey

• TCIDS Interest Survey

• The Source Northwest Ohio

• US Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Who Do You Want to Be

Career & Technical Education

• Center on Education and Training for Employment

• International Society for Technical Education

• Literacy Research & Best Practices (NCREL)

• MPR Associates, Inc

• National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence

• National Research for Career and Technical Education

• Project Lead the Way

• Vocational Information Center

College Tech Prep

• Ohio College Tech Prep

Colleges and Universities

• American colleges and Universities

• American Association of Community College

• Ohio Board of Regents

College Transfer

• Course Applicability System (CAS)

CURRICULUM RESOURCES CENTERS AND LESSON PLANS

There are multiple online curriculum resource centers maintained by professional associations, foundations, state and federal agencies, colleges, and universities. The next two sections focus on school/teacher/student curriculum centers, and those maintained by corporations and organizations.

General Curriculum:

• Awesome Library

• Education World

• EdWeb

The Arts:

• Arts Edge

• Sapphire Swan Dance Directory

• The Puppetry Home Page

• World Wide Arts Resources

Language Arts and Literature:

• CyberGuides

• The Children’s Literature Web Guide

• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Lesson Plans

• Columbia Education Center Lesson Plans

• Connections+

Education

• Community Based School Reform

• National Association of Secondary School Principals

• Ohio Department of Education

• Southern Regional Ed. Board (HSTW)

• Staff Development

Information Indexes

An information index is a set of topic menus and sub-menus where selections are narrowed to find what you need. Yahoo is the most popular, but there are other choices, including indexes customized for students.

• About.com

• Britannica

• The Virtual Library

• Yahoo

• Yahooligans-the web guide for kids

Laws & Rules

• Ohio Legislation

• State of Ohio Legislature

Libraries and Museums

The following sites will link you to libraries, museums, and exhibits throughout the world. They also allow you to communicate with experts and explore special topics in depth.

• American Memory Historical Collections

• American Museum of Natural History

• Ellis Island/American Family Immigration Center

• Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide

• National Air and Space Museum

• National Archives and Records Administration

• Smithsonian Institution

• The Exploratorium

• The Franklin Institute Online

• The Internet Public Library

• The Library of Congress

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

• Web Museum Network

INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE/PROJECTS

• Adventure Online

• Annenberg learning exhibits

• Annenberg Weather and Climate site

• Buck Institute for Education

• Collaborative Learning Environments Online

• Columbia Education Center Lesson Plans

• Council for Adult and Experimental Learning

• Doing What Works

• Do-It-Yourself: Guidance, Tools, and Tips for Your Projects

• Educational Testing Service

• Educational Web Adventures

• Federal Resources for Educational Exc.

• Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies

• Generation Y

• Institute for Learning Technologies

• Instructional Strategies Online

• Instructions for English teachers

• International Education and Resource Network

• Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections Projects

• Internet Projects Registry

• Ilearn Ohio

• JASON Project

• KIDLINK/KIDPROJ

• NASA Classroom of the Future

• NASA Quest

• National Service Learning Cooperative Clearinghouse

• Novel Approach PBL

• NCRCN projects

• Ohio Resource Center

• Project Based Learning

• Project-based Learning Explained (Video)

• Promising and Effective Practices Network (PEPNet)

• Scholastic Network

• SharedLearning.net

• SitesALIVE

• Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB)

• The George Lucas Educational Foundation

• Thinkquest/Thinkquest Junior

• Unit Organizer

• Washington Internship Institute

Miscellaneous

• Effective Meetings

• How Stuff Works

• Management Advice

• National Tech Prep Conv. Projects

• Netscape Navigator Handbook

• Ohio Chamber of Commerce

• Standardized testing

• U.S. Govt. Printing Office

• We Are IT

Online Workplaces

• Tapped In

• Teacher to Teacher Network

Organizations

• Midcontinent Research for Education and Learning

Preparing for College

• Career and College Planning Web Resources

• FAFSA on the Web

• KnowHow2GO

• Ohio Higher Ed

• Making It Count

• Mapping Your Future

• Student Aid on the Web

• Why Go, What to Do, How to Pay

Professional Resources

The sites below offer a variety of curriculum resources for technology, planning, finding grants, writing proposals, managing online resources, doing staff development, communicating with colleagues, and performing various daily duties.

• Acceptable Use Policies

• Academic Benchmarks

• Administrators.Net

• Blackboard

• Classroom Tech

• Criteria for Effective Assessment of Project-Based Learning

• The Complete Guide to Online Schools

• Developing Educational Standards

• Educators.Net

• Education Research and Development

• Educational Research Network

• Edutopia

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

• 4 Teachers

• HireEd

• How Project-based Learning Develops Drive & Mastery

• National Center for Education Statistics

• National Center Technology Planning

• Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading

• Public Broadcasting System

• Smithsonian Education

• Tapped In

• Teachers First

• Teaching for Meaningful Learning: A Review of Research on Inquiry-Based and Cooperative Learning by Brigid Barron and Linda Darling-Hammond

• TeachNet

• Teaching Tips Index

• Teacher Vision

• The U.S. Department of Education

Research Resources

The following resources include age appropriate sites to help students answer their own questions, complete homework assignments, and do focused online research screening out extraneous and inappropriate content.

Mathematics:

• Ask Dr. Math

• Math and Science Gateway for High School

• MegaMathematics

• The Geometry Center

English:

• The English Teacher’s Website

Science:

• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

• K-12 Science

• The Science Page

Social Studies

• Social Studies School Service

• Resources for Social Studies Teachers

• Social Studies Resources

• The History Net

Health/Nutrition/Physical Education:

• Kids Food Cyberclub

• PE Central

• Sports Media International

Sample Company/Organization Curriculum Collections

Many companies and organizations that provide educational goods and services now offer online curriculum resources, such as the examples below.

• AOL at School

• Apple Education

• Proquest

• Crayola

• Disney Edu-Station

• EdGate Copernicus Education Gateway

• JDL K-12World

• Knowledge Adventure

• Macmillan/McGraw-Hill World

• National Geographic

• Pearson Education

• Pitsco Innovative Education

• PLATO Learning

• Scholastic

• The Learning Site

Sample School/Teacher/Student Curriculum Collections

There are growing numbers of online curriculum collections maintained by schools and individuals, and many are “labors of love” for the common educational good. The following are selected examples.

• Ask Jeeves

• Ask Jeeves for Kids

• InfoPlease

• iTools and Research It

• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators

• My Virtual Reference Desk

• ProQuest K-12

• The National Student Research Center

• Web Site for Busy Teachers

Schools on the Web

One of the best ways to see examples of online assignments, activities, projects, units, and courses is to visit school sites throughout the United States and abroad.

• American School Directory

• North Dakota Division of Independent Study

School Reform

• Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

• Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB)

Search Engines

Search engines find websites containing words or phrases that you specify or put in quotes, such as “endangered species.” Because each of the examples below has unique strengths, it makes sense to try several. The last four allow you to search using multiple search engines simultaneously.

• Alta Vista

• Excite

• Google

• HotBot

• Infoseek

• Lycos

• Northern Light

• Search

• Dogpile

• MetaCrawler

• WebCrawler

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

• Job Accommodation Network

• National Association of Special Ed. Teachers

• Nat. Collaborative on Workforce and Disability

• Nat. Dropout Prevention Center for Students
• ·         With Disabilities

• National Professional Development Center on
• ·         Autism Spectrum Disorders

• National Secondary Transition Techical  Assistance Center

• Office of Disability Employment Policy, United
• ·         States Department of Labor

• Transition Coalition

TEST TAKING TIPS AND STRATEGIES

• Activities for Developing Test-Taking Skills

• Beginning the Academic Journey, Lesson Plan: Test Taking

• Being Test-Wise, Strategies for Success on Multiple Choice Tests

• Post Test Tips

• Standardized Test-Prep Kit

• Study Guides and Strategies

• Test Preparation Tips

• Test Stress: Ten Terrific Test-Taking Tips

• Test Taking Habits for Getting Better Grades

• Test Taking Strategies

• Test Taking Tips

Also, check out www.youtube .com, 12 part series on Test-Taking Strategies. There are some very well done videos.

Web Portals

Portals are “super station” doors to the Web that evolved from information indexes and search engines, by providing integrated resources, tools, and services through a single location. The best known include Yahoo, Excite, and Lycos listed above and America Online. But, increasing numbers of specialized education portals are being developed as customized application service providers for schools and the curriculum. 

• PowerSchool

• SchoolTone Alliance

• Sun Microsystems

• Timecruiser/Schoolcruiser