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Teaching and Learning Resource Center: Standards, Lesson Planning, and Assessment

Links selected by:
Judi Moreillon, Ph.D.


Curriculum Standards:

Arizona's Common Core State Standards

National Education Technology Plan - U. S. Department of Education

National Education Student, Teacher, Administrator Technology Standards - International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE ) standards for students


Lesson Planning:

Compass Learning Odyssey - Technology-based content-area lessons for K-12 students (View demos - subscription required)

Education Oasis - Lesson plans, graphic organizers, book and product reviews, and more

Eduscapes - Multiple resources compiled by Drs. Larry and Annette Lamb

Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - This site is sponsored by the 30 federal agencies.

Graphic Organizers from Houghton Mifflin

ReadWriteThink.org: Standards-based Reading and Language Arts Lessons

Knowledge Network Explorer - Selected sites (Blue Web 'N), lesson plans, and more

ThinkQuest - This site is a collection of student- and classroom teacher-created Web sites that have won Think Quest competitions.

WebQuests - This site provides a free WebQuest maker (one per user).


Assessment:

Sample Rubrics:

MIDLINK Magazine's Rubrics and Handouts - Project-specific rubrics for K-12 settings and rubrics templates

Rubistar - This Web site helps teachers create and save effective rubrics.

PowerPoint Rubric - University of Wisconsin - College-level rubric for research project

Rubrics - Writing and Grading Rubrics for Secondary Schools

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: This is a teacher-librarian's collection of assessment rubrics, which can be used as guides for creating your own. This page includes student rubrics, subject-specific and general rubrics, and links to articles on rubrics.

About Rubrics:

Authentic Assessment: Theoretical Considerations. Faculty of Education, Edmonton, Canada

National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing: Online access to the CRESSTLINE Newsletter. The "Parents' Page" provides information to help them understand assessment.

Scholastic-Assessment: This site is a resource for articles on rubrics and performance assessments.

Star, L. (2000). Creating rubrics: tools you can use. Education World.

Online University: Understanding Rubrics provides background knowledge of the use of rubrics.


Resources:

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Launched: 12 August 2004
Updated: 10 November 2012