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Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction http://www.k12.wa.us/ This website provides news, bulletins,
and reports concerning WASL grades, current events, legal precedents,
and resource tools for teachers, students, and parents.
Conference/presentation dates, teacher certification
requirements, and various school programs are also outlined in detail.
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The English Teacher http://teacher2b.com/ This website is especially useful in
terms of literature, reading, media, and writing lesson plans and
strategies. Great site for teachers in search of instructional planning
materials and discussion forums.
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No Child Left Behind http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml No Child Left Behind is a government
program concerning students' welfare in American schools. The
program is outlined in this website along with other resources and
precedents related to education and funding.
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International and Cross-Cultural Education http://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/list/ Pioneered by teachers at Stanford
University, this website provides lesson plans concerning the important
use of multicultural instructional material. The site also contains message
boards, workshops, and professional development material for use by
teachers.
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EALRs and GLEs for Washington State http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/EALR_GLE.aspx This site provides all the requirements
and expectations that teachers are meant to be teaching towards.
Easily navigable by grade level and subject matter, this site is
especially helpful for parents to monitor teacher/student progress
towards a common goal.
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Read, Write, Think http://www.readwritethink.org/ A website providing the highest quality
practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction for
students and teachers. Lesson plans for teachers and student help
materials can be found here.
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Sparknotes http://www.sparknotes.com/ Sparknotes.com is a website that
provides synopses, discussion material, study guides, and test help for
students. Although this resource is free and easy to navigate, it
should not be used in the place of a text by students.
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National Association of School Psychologists http://www.nasponline.org/ Mental health and
wellness is a major topic in today's day and age. This website is
a wonderful resource for professional standards, discussion forums, and
conferences around the country regarding the psychology of our
country's students.
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National Council of Teachers of English http://www.ncte.org/ Information on this website includes
literacy standards, resources, and professional development material
for teachers of elementary through college level English. The
website provides teaching resource collections, individual text
supplements, and various other publications.
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High School ACE http://highschoolace.com/ace/english.cfm High School ACE is a fantastic resource
for students concerning poetry, vocabulary, spelling, and reading.
Citation resources and middle and secondary level literary works
are also outlined in depth.
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