This page is updated frequently. Educational staff are
encouraged to let Tom O'Connor know about the usefulness and currency of
these links and to make suggestions for other links which would be helpful
to other teachers.
ACLS (Adult Community Learning Services) - this is a useful link for Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) funded programs.The site includes staff addresses, important documents to download such as DESE policies and procedure, ABE Curriculum Frameworks, and latest DESE mailings
SABES (System for Adult Basic Education Support) - web site contains document, bibliographies, lists of workshops and trainings and links to other educational sites
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) - website which makes teaching and learning resources from across the federal government available in one place
Massachusetts Workforce Board Association - main site of the Massachusetts Workforce Board Association which contains current information on the role and activities of the Workforce Investment Boards (WIB), One-Stop Career Centers and Youth Councils in your region. This site contains inks to all the local workforce board websites.
The Teacher's Corner - a large site that provide a wide range of resources and lesson plans to assist teachers with class planning. Site features include lesson plans, thematic units, printable worksheets, seasonal material, bulletin boards, collaboration projects and message boards. Examples of printable worksheets include Sudoku Puzzle, Brain Teasers, Word Searches, Word Scrambles, Match-up Worksheets, Crossword Puzzle Maker, Telling Time Worksheets, Money Worksheets, Printable Calendars, Printable Maps, Cloze Sentence, Fill in the Blank, Maze Maker, and Graph Worksheets. Use of the site is FREE and does not require a subscription. (suggested by Michelle Ramirez-Worcester)
EdHelper -
another site devoted to providing assistance to teachers. This
one requires a membership subscription for access to the best areas of
the site. If using this site, please consider appropriateness of
activies for adults. Emphasis is on elementary school needs.
Curriki - a collaborative curriculum development website where teachers can find a large library of already developed lesson plans and activities, share curriculum resources, and collaborate with other educators to create curriculum. Curriki = curriculum + wiki.
Focus on Basics - quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) . The website includes all back issues of the publication with articles on best practices and current research on adult learning and literacy,
AcademicInfo -
this is an online education resource center with extensive subject
guides and distance learning information.It provides free, independent
and accurate information and resources for current teachers (research tools, writing guides,
journals, books etc) as well as study information for prospective teachers.
Gateway to Educational Materials - the key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet!
Assessment Strategies -resources are extensive for multiple-subject assessments at Scoring Guides, Portfolios, Performance Tasks, Peer Evaluations--all are covered.
Online Crossword Puzzle Maker - easy program for teachers to make online crossword puzzles for your students on any subject just by making a list with the words and their clues.
Teachers.Net- large teacher site which includes lesson plans, discussion areas etc.
Teachervision.com - large teacher site which includes lesson plans, printable handouts, graphic organizers, subject materials, professional development materials, classroom organization tools and a teacher store.
The Study Place - after registering, a teacher of adults age 18 and above may create your own online lessons using simple forms, find ready mand online lessons, create a class home page and track student progress online.
Writing Lesson Plans - a collection of articles which useful infomation on how to write quality lesson plans. It includes such topics as Lesson Plans the Easy Way, How to Write Behavioral Objectives, Verbs for Behavioral Objectives, Lesson Planning: Teaching Questions, How to Write an Assessment Based on an Objective, and the Common Mistakes in Writing Lesson Plans
Webquest Information this site includes a large number of materials to assist teachers interested in developing Webquests. A Webquest is a a formalized web-based activity that promotes inquiry-based learning by assigning students a task and a step by step process to accomplish the task. Various resources are suggested to guide the student to the information needed to accomplish the task. A Webquest may be developed by teachers as a learning activity for their students or developed by a group of students as the focus of a class web page development project..
English as a Second Language Links
Mathematics Links for Teachers