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Teacher Resources

COMMON CORE RESOURCES

Achieve the Core - This website is full of free content designed to help educators understand and implement the Common Core State Standards. It includes practical tools designed to help students and teachers see their hard work deliver results.  This developed by a non-profit organization working to support teachers to implement the Common Core Standards.
 
ASCD Common Core Webinars - Sponsored by ASCD.  You can access any of their webinars on Common Core topics.  Watch archived webinars or sign up for upcoming webinars.  Stay informed about Common Core!
 
CA Dept of Educ Common Core - What are the Common Core Standards?  Need a word for word handout of the standards?  Find them here at the CA Dept of Educ website.
 
Common Core Standards - Has a great overview of the goals of the Common Core Standards. Has nice handouts that summarize the key points in the new Common Core Standards.
 
Edutopia Common Core Resources - This is a nice article put together by Edutopia.  It provides links to other resources available to teachers in support of Common Core lessons.
 
Smarter Balance Website - This is the state led assessments that are connected to Common Core Standards.You can view practice and pilot tests on this website.
 

LIBRARY REFERENCE

Keyboard Shortcuts - List of keyboard shortcuts
 
LOC - Library of Congress Database
 
OCLC Classify - Dewey Browser
 
WorldCat - WorldCat Catalog
 
 

MATH CC RESOURCES

 
 
 
 
 

OTHER TEACHER RESOURCES

Assessment and Rubrics - Tons of links to sample rubrics.  Common Core rubrics, Writing rubrics, plus more!
 
Big Huge Labs - Do COOL stuff with photos of your students, class, etc.  These make great posters or rewards for motivation for your students.
 
Digital Citizenship Resources - Sponsored by EGUSD, this site has great info about Digital Citizenship for students.
 
EGUSD on YouTube - This is EGUSD's site on YouTube.  Stay informed about what's happening in the district.
 
Free Technology Tools for Teachers - TONS of weblinks to Technology Tools for teachers!
 
Practical Ed Tech - Technology webinar trainings for teachers with Richard Bryne.  Most webinars focus on Google Drive and Apps.
 
Virtual Field Trips - This article list some great virtual field trips that you can visit right on-line.  Links provided to museums and other virtual locations.
 
 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

In Person
ASCD Professional Development - ASCD offers a variety of webinars and  on-line trainings that you can explore. 
 
Placer County Office of Ed - Listing of available training opportunities through Placer County Office of Ed.  Check frequently to see what classes are being offered.
 
U.C. Davis C-Stem Center - They offer some workshops in the Sacramento area related to Math, Science, and Technology.
 
Online
ASCD Professional Development ASCD offers a variety of conferences, institutes, and on-line trainings that you can explore. 
 
Common Core Trainings - This is a private educational company that offers on-line training on a variety of Common Core topics.  Offers a free 30-day trial.
 
Discovery School Online Webinars - Discovery School offers a variety Science and STEM topics.  You can even view any of their many archived webinars on their website.
 
Ed Tech Webinars - If you are looking for technology related webinars this is a great site to check-out.  Check their website frequently to see a listing of upcoming webinars.
 
Ed Web Webinars - edWeb.net is a highly-acclaimed professional social and learning network that has become a vibrant online community for exceptional educators, decision-makers, and influencers who are on the leading edge of innovation in education.  Check their on-line calendar for a listing of upcoming webinars.
 
Scholastic's On-Demand Webinars - Scholastic has partnered with University of Phoenix and other organizations to bring you a variety of educational topics that address issues in Education today. 
 
TEQ Technology Webinars - Offers a variety of video webinars from topics such as using Prezi, Digital Citizenship.

SPED LEARNING RESOURCES

Autism Healing Threshholds - General overview article about Austim.  Provides links to related articles to learn more about Autism.
 
EGUSD SPED Website - Our own EGUSD SPED Website.  Created to inform the community and our staff about SPED at EGUSD.
 
Free Math Worksheets - Math worksheet generator website.  Easily create and print worksheets with answer keys on a variety of math topics.
 
Money Instructor - Provides articles and lessons to help teach your students all about money, personal finance, and other real life skills.
 
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Great website that provides a variety of virtual math manipulatives to help teach math skills to your students.
 
 

VIDEO RESOURCES

History.com: Watch full episodes, clips, and videos from the History channel.
 
History Matters: This is from George Mason University. Sharing primary documents, images, audio, and more, there’s plenty of historic multimedia on this site.
 
MathTV: This site offers videos explaining everything from basic mathematics all the way to trigonometry and calculus.
 
National Archives: Explore US history in this YouTube channel from the US National Archives.
 
National Geographic: Find some of the world’s most amazing videos of natural life on National Geographic’s online video home.
 
National Science Foundation: From the National Science Foundation; includes instructional and educational videos.
 
NASA eClips: Offers a great way for students and educators to learn about space exploration, with clips divided by grade level.
 
NBC Learn: Provides excellent resources for learning from NBC, including the science behind just about everything.
 
PBS Learning Media - PBS LearningMedia™ is your destination for direct access to thousands of classroom-ready, curriculum-targeted digital resources.  Best part is it's all FREE!
 
Science Stage: Find science videos, tutorials, courses, and “streaming knowledge”.
 
Stossel in the Classroom:  John Stossel's programs are now available on DVD. His segments bring to light some current issues and topics for students and adults.  Access his segments through live video streaming or order his free DVD.
 
TeacherTubeAll the resources you need to know about math, art, educational videos, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more.
 
Teaching Channel:  Provides an impressive collection of videos in Language Arts, Math, Science, History and the Arts.  Search by subject or grade level. Videos are produced by a collaborative effort between video production experts, education advisors, and classroom teachers. Common core standards are aligned.
 
Tech Ed - Great site that have teacher created videos on a variety of topics. Each video comes with comprehension questions related to the videos. Videos range in length from a few minutes to 20 minutes approx.
 
WatchKnowLearn: Offers free videos in every subject area, many produced by universities and other professionals.  Includes core subjects and world language, arts, technology and life skills.