Links & Resources
Writing Resources for Teachers
- Bedford/St. Martin’s Online Resource for Research and Documentation: Literally everything you need for creating reference pages and using in-text citations, complete with samples and easy to use drop-down menus. Includes information for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE citation guides.
- Purdue Online Writing Lab: Strategies and explanations for all types of writing related questions, including support working through the writing process, examples of different writing formats, and help with sticky grammar issues.
- UW Writing Center: Onsite and online writing support, workshops, and handouts. Schedule a consultation to get feedback prior to submitting final work or to brainstorm from the beginning!
- Digital Writing Workshop: Resources to be used alone or as a companion to Troy Hick's book "Crafting Digital Writing"
- Glossary of Multimodal Terms: Helpful resource for exploring the definitions for many terms related to multimodal composition. (Thank you Carley!)
- NaNoWriMo Young Writer's Program: Resources for writers and educators to teach novel writing as a 30 day process.
- Brightly: A feast for the eyes, this design-centric space features blogs about all sorts of book lists to pique your interest!
- Cooperative Children’s Book Center: Located in Helen C. White. Extensive resources for children and young adult literature.
- Readworks.org: Support and resources for reading comprehension in the classroom.
- TextProject: Strategies and tools for reading instruction.
- Source Analysis: This teacher-created site provides useful approaches for introducing source analysis to students.
- Shared Reading: Linked here to specific ideas for shared reading in early literacy, but much, much more from this teacher blog.
- Readwritethink.org: Extensive resources for lesson ideas, interactive technology tools, and advice from other educational professionals. Easy search functions allow you to maximize results with grade level and content area filters.
- Common Core State Standards: Link to the official website including standards and supporting documents for reading and understanding the standards.
- Problem Based Learning: Introduction and resources for designing and using problem based learning in your classroom.
- Project Based Learning: Another site providing resources and ideas for designing and implementing project based learning.
- Multimodal Assessment Project: Resource from the National Writing Project considering how to design and assess multimodal projects.
- Bloom's Taxonomy: Action verbs aligned to Bloom's Taxonomy for crafting questions.
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Teach with Technology: Infographic with points for planning for and implementing technology in your curriculum.
- Kathy Schrock's Blog: Kathy's Guide to Everything provides both sample lessons, assessments, and ideas in real classrooms.
- Wix: Design a webpage for your own portfolio/classroom or for your students to publish their own work.
- Weebly: Design a webpage for your own portfolio/classroom or for your students to publish their own work.
- Wikispaces: Design a webpage for your classroom or use the interactive space for group publishing.
- Prezi: Sign up to create and collaborate on online presentations and digital storytelling.
- Livebinder: Create an online binder to store webpages, pictures, videos, and files.
- Popplet: Independently or collaboratively map concepts or engage in graphic brainstorming.
- Jing: Free screencasting tool allows you to capture your screen, record your voice, and embed the video on your own website.
- Kaizena: Works with Google Docs to facilitate feedback (written or audio recorded) between teachers and students.
- Today's Meet: Create an educational "twitter feed" for your class to gather questions and ideas during lecture, video, or groupwork.