Research Resources

Find interesting links and follow these people to get some good ideas

Lots of articles and links to why games work in the classroom and which games are most effective

Excellent list of video resources for teachers in K12

Updated July 2012---Up to date resources for the classroom

The NCTE of adopted a resolution that supports the use of 21st Century Literacies in the English classroom. http://www.ncte.org/governance/literacies

The is from Livebinders, a very useful site.  You need to click on one of the links at the very top of the page to access their resources.

Graphic organizers help students understand concepts.

Here are a group of resources to help all teachers understand and teach about Creative Commons

Well resourced list that is helpful for all teachers

Extensive list of many of the open education resources

Resources on digital literacy and cyberbullying are available here for teachers and parents who are dealing with these issues.

Joan G. Cooney Center from Sesame Workshop report on the positive impact of gaming on learning

EdX is a joint partnership between The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University to offer online learning to millions of people around the world. EdX will offer Harvard and MIT classes online for free. 

This is a website with hundreds of resources all Creative Commons licensed

The Top 200 Education Resources are listed here.

The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). The standards were developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts, to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce. Whenever possible, we have identified which standards are referenced in our individual lessons.
Grades 9-10 Writing Standards
Grades 11-12 Writing Standards

This is a statement from the National Council of Teachers of English on the importance of journalism in the English curricula. Some of the units in this website directly impact English classrooms and we thought it would be nice for teachers to see the policy statement from NCTE.

Howard Rheingold is a researcher who has focused extensively on 21st century skills and teaching them to students. This site is an excellent repository of work that investigates why students need these skills and methods for teaching them.