List of Articles

• 100th Day of School

  Hot links to the web's best ideas for celebrating this school year milestone. Read Article

• A Potpourri of Great Sites

  Liz Warner collates and provides hot links to a number of terrific sites you'll want to check out. Sites range from a free online book, to cooperative learning research, to free lesson plans, to science, math, and music ideas. There's a little something for everyone here. Read Article

• Artful Internet Surfing

  Create the art-smart classroom with these terrific art activities. You'll find enough creative ideas here for a full year's worth of fun. Read Article

• Assorted Links for Students and Teachers

  Assorted Links for Students and Teachers Read Article

• Back to School Activities

  Looking for some icebreakers and energizers? How about some ideas and tips? Here are some great back-to-school websites. Read Article

• Balanced Literacy in your Classroom

  Bring together the best of language skills and whole language with balanced literacy. You'll find plenty of sites that will help you develop your own balanced literacy program. Read Article

• Character Education Internet Links

  Liz Warner collates and provides hot links to the best sites on the Web that focus on or address Character Education. Read Article

• Cooperative and Collaborative Learning

  Cooperative and Collaborative Learning Read Article

• Differentiated Instruction

  How can we differentiate our instruction for our different learners? This collection of links overviews great information and provides insight to DI. Read Article

• End of the School Year Celebrations

  Say it isn't so. The end of the school year already. What ever shall I do? Liz has plenty of ideas for you. From fun activities, to songs, to lesson plans, you'll find tons of great ideas to do with your class to commemorate the school year and celebrate its passing. Read Article

• Free Online Games, Songs, and More

  Bring the love of computer games to the classroom in a fun and educational way. Read Article

• Freebies on the Web

  Liz Warner links you up to free stuff. Everyone loves a good bargain and it doesn't get much better than FREE, right???? Teachers spend a great deal out of their own pockets for kids everyday, so Liz repays the favor with some links that will save you money! Read Article

• Holiday Celebrations for the Diverse Classroom

  It's a new year. Fill your year with celebrations of cultural diversity. Here are some links to give you the dates and ideas for classroom celebrations. Read Article

• Hot Sites from the NCTM Convention

  If you didn't make it to the NCTM conference, don't despair. Kagan did. Liz Warner was there for you, scouting out the exhibit hall. She reports on some hot sites to check out. Read Article

• Language Buddies and Peer Tutors

  Here's a great collection of sites for your English language learners to visit with their English-speaking buddies. You'll find links to a great picture dictionary, an English club, a food site, body works, and more. Even if you don't have language buddies in your classroom, you'll surely find a new site or two to bookmark for your students. Read Article

• Laura's Teaching Links

  Laura's Teaching Links Read Article

• Linking up the Fun

  What's the opposite of fun? Boring! Or worse: Dreadful. No one wants that. Not you. Not your students. So this quarter, Liz links you up with links all revolving around the theme of fun. Read Article

• Literacy on the Web

  Here are some alarming statistics from recent national research: 2 out of 3 fourth graders couldn't read proficiently. 7 out of 10 inner-city and rural fourth graders couldn't read at the most basic level. Reading, writing, speaking, and listening are essential building blocks in school, yet we are not succeeding as a nation in creating a completely literate citizenry. Liz links us up with some helpful literacy sites on the Web. Read Article

• Management & Discipline Ideas

  Management and discipline are critical to effective teaching. Liz links you up with web articles, ideas and more; all concentrating on helping your days become just a little easier. Read Article

• Math Lessons, Activities, and Fun

  Here are some top sites for teaching students math. You'll find great games, activities, ideas, and more! Read Article

• MI Internet Links

  MI Internet Links Read Article

• Museums of the World

  Take a field trip to the best museums in the world without even leaving your classroom. Here are the top 10 sites for you and your class. Improve your students' art smarts and encourage the development of their cultural and historical perspective. Read Article

• My Favorite Music Links

  Whether you're looking for an Ecuadorian piece for your unit on Ecuador or the theme song from Mission Impossible for a team project, Liz will help you find it on the World Wide Web. Read Article

• Online Lesson Plans

  Liz searches the Internet from top to bottom for lesson plans that will give you great ideas, save you time, and bring a smile to you and your students' faces! Read Article

• Parents & Teachers

  How do you know if Web sites, movies, CDs, and video games are appropriate for your kids and/or students. Liz Warner will point you to some sites that will clue you in. Plus, you'll find other helpful sites from safety tips, to PTA resources, to a list of search engines. Read Article

• PowerPoint in the Classroom

  Make the most of PowerPoint in your class. Includes templates for fun learning games including Jeopardy and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, pre-made presentations that you can use or modify, and tutorials to learn all you need to know. Read Article

• Presidential Elections

  Presidential elections are here. There's no better time for students to learn about the presidency, the elections, and democracy. You'll find plenty of information and activities to help promote an informed citizenry. And don't forget to VOTE! Read Article

• Response to Intervention

  Response to Intervention (RTI) is a systematic approach to prevent school failure by identifying students with learning disabilities and providing them additional support. Here is a collection of informative links for teachers and parents. Read Article

• Songs, Songs, and more Songs!!!

  Songs, ahh glorious songs. How they enliven the classroom. How they make learning more fun. How they make the content so memorable. Liz prospects the Internet for musical golden nuggets you can use with your students. Liz shares her claim of Nursery rhymes, alphabet songs, content-specific songs, songs in Spanish, and more. Read Article

• Special Education in the Contemporary Classroom

  There are some terrific resources out there for teachers who have students with special needs in their classroom. Here's a helpful, hand-picked, annotated collection of links to connect you to some of the best special needs sites available. Read Article

• Students' Favorite Authors

  Liz scores another bull's-eye in this issue with ten websites that feature biographical inspirations for students and ideas and timesavers for teachers. Read Article

• Summer Fun For Teachers

  Liz searches the Internet for summer fun for teachers. She includes courses (online and offline), travel opportunities, and some other surprises. Read Article

• Summer Tips

  Don't let the summer sun bake those brains. Keep kids' minds learning over the summer break. Use these cool tips and activities as sunscreen for the brain. Read Article

• Super Social Studies Links

  Liz combs the halls of the National Council for the Social Studies booths for some super social studies links. If you teach social studies, civics, economics, or American government, I'll bet you'll find some useful link. Read Article

• Teacher Forums and Discussion Boards

  Get connected with the world of educators using online discussion boards and teacher forums. Here, we'll link you up with some of the most active message boards on the Web. Read Article

• Teaching Tips

  A simple tip can be worth its weight in gold. We've drawn up a little map to make your digging easier. Read Article

• The Presidential Election

  Liz Warner helps you take advantage of a great "teachable moment" — the upcoming Presidential election. She links you up with such great sites it's no wonder why they call them "hot links." These links are the next best thing to loading a large yellow bus and taking a field trip to Washington, D.C. Read Article

• Time-Saving Sites for Teachers

  Time-Saving Sites for Teachers Read Article

• Virtual Field Trips

  Take your students on a Virtual Field trip. Liz Warner helps you plan your trip through great virtual museum and zoo sites. Permission slips not included. Read Article