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National Writing Project
http://www.writingproject.org/
The National Writing Project (NWP), based at
the U. of California-Berkeley, is a network of 150 sites, each
representing a school/university partnership. The site has a wealth
of professional development resources for teachers of writing at all
levels, primary through college, including online discussion lists
(Urban and Rural, also Teacher Inquiry), author-led seminars, and a
regularly updated "NWP Interactive."
Professional Development
PBS TeacherSource: Arts and Literature
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/arts_lit.htm
PBS TeacherSource provides searchable access
to the various lesson plans, teaching resources, and student
activities on the PBS website. The collection can by sorted by grade
level and curricular areas (books, reading skills, and so forth).
Instructional Resources, Reference Library,
Student Resources
PoetryTeachers.com
http://www.poetryteachers.com/
The site provides ideas for poetry lessons,
contests, and activities. It also links to Giggle Poetry (http://www.gigglepoetry.com/),
a fun site for students reading, rating, and writing poems.
Instructional Resources, Student Resources
Publishing with Students
http://www.publishingstudents.com/
This website gives practical advice to
teachers interested in helping students publish their writing. The
site includes links to websites that focus on student writing and
publishing, a page for teachers to exchange ideas, and a list of
award programs and writing competitions for students.
Instructional Resources
SmartWriters.com
http://www.SmartWriters.com/
Educators and students can make use of several
SmartWriters.com features, including interviews with children’s
writers, writing contest links for young writers, classroom
resources for teachers and librarians, and a directory of children’s
authors and illustrators who are available for school visits.
Instructional Resources, Student Resources
Textmapping Project
http://www.textmapping.org/
Textmapping is a graphic organizer technique
used to teach reading comprehension and writing skills, study
skills, and course content.
Instructional Resources, Professional
Development
The Poetry Forge
http://www.poetryforge.org/
The Poetry Forge offers teacher tools such as
poetry generators, lesson plans, and discussion groups for teachers
attempting to implement these activities. Students have access to
many of the same tools, and they have their own forum to discuss and
publish their work.
Instructional Resources, Professional
Development, Student Resources
The Write Site
http://writesite.org/
The Write Site provides resources on
journalism, from generating leads, gathering facts, and writing
stories.
Instructional Resources, Student Resources
Treasures@Sea: Exploring the Ocean
through Literature
http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow8/dec98/main.html
Treasures@Sea has ocean-themed activities for
students, including word searches, crosswords, and quizzes. For
teachers, there are mini-lessons centered around art, writing, and
book activities, all bringing into the classroom a lively
understanding of our treasures at sea.
Instructional Resources, Student Resources |
