Resources
Career Awareness - RED Talks
General:
Pennsylvania Standards Aligned System (SAS) http://www.pdesas.org/standard/views/
--Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics (including Common Core Appendices and points of emphasis).
Common Core State Standards Initiative http://www.corestandards.org/
Pennsylvania Department of Education http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_department_of_education/7237
PDE Learning Progressions in Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science -http://www.pdesas.org/module/content/search/learningprogressions.aspx
CDTs (Classroom Diagnostic Tools) - http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/pages/diagnostic/
Pennsylvania System of School Assessment portal - links to all PDE relased assessment information
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_assessment_system/20965/pennsylvania_system_of_school_assessment_%28pssa%29/1190526
Literacy:
PA Comprehensive Literacy Plan (October 2011) - Pennsylvania Department of Education's literacy plan for the implementation of a comprehensive, coherent, and well-articulated instruction for successful literacy instruction for 21st century learners. Look to our curriculum website (here) in the future to view Bellefonte Area SD's comprehensive literacy plan.
http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/PA%20Comprehensive%20Literacy%20Plan.pdf
PSSA Reading Assessment Anchors - PSSA Reading Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content for Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_assessment_system/20965/p/1329672
Keystone Literature Eligible Content - Keystone Exam Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content for English Composition and Literature. http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/pages/keystone/
PBS Common Core Video Series on ELA/Literacy - link directs you to an overview, however, other videos may be accessed from this link. https://www.engageny.org/resource/common-core-in-ela-literacy-an-overview/
Components of a Comprehensive Reading Program - The National Reading Panel (2000) identified core components necessary for a comprehensive reading program. A description of these components can be found at this link. http://www.pattan.net/category/Educational%20Initiatives/Reading/page/core_components_necessary_for_a_comprehensive_reading_program.html
Common Core Standards for Language and Literacy and the Continuum of Literacy Learning - (A crosswalk between the Common Core Standards for Language and Literacy and Fountas and Pinnell’s Continuum of Literacy Learning. The curriculum goals specifically detailed in the Continuum reach for a high level of skill acquisition by all students by the end of eighth grade). http://www.heinemann.com/fountasandpinnell/ccssAndStateSpecificResources.aspx
Art:
Free art books, videos, and workshops - http://www.openculture.com/2015/03/download-422-free-art-books-from-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art.html
Mathematics:
Bellefonte Area School District Mathematics Site - https://sites.google.com/a/basd.net/bellefonte-area-school-district-mathematics/
Music:
Connections between music, literacy, and mathematics -https://docs.google.com/a/basd.net/file/d/0B8iOHvI_WaT8dl9oU0xsNHhTd2hKSTNsZGw3dlZwbmpiY2VF/edit
Connections between instrumental music, literacy, and mathematics -https://docs.google.com/a/basd.net/file/d/0B8iOHvI_WaT8UVFjS1BNYXlHa204MGZsR3UwOHNScEtpTWI0/edit
Science:
Elementary -
STEM activities especially for young girls: http://scigirlsconnect.org/page/activities
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) online search tool for recommended science trade
books: http://www.nsta.org/recommends/
NASA site for Student Cloud Observation Online ("SCOOL"); includes printables and lesson plans:
http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/
NOAA site for resources for teachers and students: http://www.education.noaa.gov/sweather.html
This site has multiple resources along with the printable "Owlie Skywarn's Weather Book" - an informational coloring book for kids. I've attached the file below, too.
NOAA resources on the Water Cycle. Very informative with tons of activities for students and
teachers: http://www.education.noaa.gov/Freshwater/Water_Cycle.html
Link to lesson plan on the water cycle using the foldable below. Additional information and resources are available on the website: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/atmos/ll_watercycle_craft.htm
American Museum of Natural History interactive games/quizzes site for kids: http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology
Online "Build a Prairie" game for upper elementary students (use when teaching habitats, biomes, or adaptations): http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/games/prairie/build/
Secondary -
Sample science test items based on NGSS: http://www.nextgenscience.org/classroom-sample-assessment-tasks
Engineering:
Online environmental design activities & challenges; appropriate for all grades: http://www.next.cc/
NEXT.cc is an eco web that develops ethical imagination and environmental stewardship. NEXT.cc introduces what design is, what design does, and why design is important. It offers activities across nine scales – nano, pattern, object, space, architecture, neighborhood, urban, region, and world. NEXT.cc's journeys introduce activities online, in the classroom, in the community and globally. NEXT.cc journeys and activities are supported with links to museums, institutions and contemporary practices. The eco web network of journeys provides a solid foundation for newly established NAAEE North American Association of Environmental Education standards with place based design activities that address the five goals of environmental education: Awareness, Knowledge, Attitudes and Environmental Ethic, Citizen Action Skills, and Citizen Action Experiences. NEXT.cc is based on Wisconsin Art and Design Standards and Common Core State Standards. NEXT.cc plans to reach young people, their teachers and their families with meaningful learning experiences that create positive influence on lives and outcomes. http://www.next.cc/
Free 3-D printing curriculum for technical education - HS and vocational education level: http://www.stratasys.com/industries/education/educators/curriculum
Elementary engineering & STEM-based lesson plans from a member of the Ohio Technology and Engineering Educators Association (click on the link to "all lessons absolutely free" -- a free Dropbox account is required to access these): http://www.stemiselementary.com/free-integrated-lessons-grades-prek-6.html
Elementary engineering activities grades 1 - 6; free lesson plans: https://dandtfordandt.wordpress.com/resources/nuffield-primary-dt-resources/
Website that discusses and links to several engineering videos: http://start-engineering.com/start-engineering-now/2014/10/21/16-engineering-videos-to-help-make-your-outreach-case
http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/technology_education/14635
Lesson plans and other resources about engineering http://www.teachengineering.org/
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_k-3_aquiferinacup.pdf
Video from an engineer about engineering developed for Boys and Girls Clubs of America http://www.myclubmylife.com/Arts_Tech/Pages/stem-careers-engineering.aspx
Resources about teaching wind energy and building wind power items http://www.kidwind.org/
City of Materials: Online interactive inquiry-based CSI game on materials science:
http://www.cityofmaterials.net/MyAccountLogin.aspx
Children's Engineering Educators. Simple engineering designs for pop-up cards for different occasions: http://www.childrensengineering.com/freeresources.htm
Girls Who Code: a recent non-profit program to teach middle and high school girls computer engineering. There are resources to start an after-school club along with other information: http://girlswhocode.com/clubs/
Nanotechnology programs and teacher workshops:
Kristin A. Dreyer MRSEC Program Director for Education & Outreach
Summer engineering program at Penn State for girls entering grades 9 - 12: http://www.engr.psu.edu/wep/MTM.html
Technology:
BASD Technology Services http://www.basd.net/domain/35
21st Century Teaching and Learning http://www.basd.net/Page/11480