1.Big Idea Graphic Organizer
Added value through focused material
www.ccbd.net/documents/bb/BB16(3)%20Sundeen.pdf
www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/toolbigidea.pdf
Chris Rodkey

2. Student Service Learning
Engaging students in meaningful learning
Montgomery County Public Schools SSL Guide:
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/ssl/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/05/AR2010100502816.html
Chris Rodkey
3. Metacognition / Reflection
METACOGNITION: Study Strategies, Monitoring, and Motivation:
http://academic.pgcc.edu/~wpeirce/MCCCTR/metacognition.htm
An essay on metacognition:
http://gse.buffalo.edu/fas/shuell/cep564/metacog.htm
Wikipedia
http://ayjfblduzs.ru/people/?ZmxvcmlkYWNhcmRlYWxlcnMub3Jn
Marc Pirner
4. Field Trips
School Field Trips: Assessing Their Long-Term Impact:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2151-6952.1997.tb01304.x/abstract
List of field trips by subject, age, and park:
http://www.metroparks.org/GetOutside/EducationalFieldTrips.aspx
http://www2.counton2.com/news/2010/nov/12/4/living-history-field-trip-day-charleston-ar-1081828/
Marc Pirner
5. Debates and Role Plays
Role Playing in Education:
http://www.blatner.com/adam/pdntbk/rlplayedu.htm
National model United Nations:
http://www.nmun.org/
http://globalsolutions.org/blog/2010/05/all-cool-kids-do-model-un
Marc Pirner
6. Songs and Video Clips
tv.gawker.com/
Youtube.com
The Dailey Show
The Colbert Report
The Simpsons
South Park
Educational Video Clip Forum: http://forums.eslcafe.com/teacher/viewtopic.php?t=6666
www.vilarpac.org/vpac/calendar.aspx?mode=detail&eventId=vpac_w_0910_62/sem-map.htm
Chris Rodkey
7. Power Point Presentations
Notes with easy differentiation potential
www.teach-nology.com
http://www.archimuse.com/mw2007/papers/arbach/arbach.html
Chris Rodkey
8. Reading Road Maps
Scaffold student reading assignments
http://student.wartburg.edu/becker/ReadingRoadMap%2010-15-06.ppt
gse.gmu.edu/assets/docs/lmtip/vol2/K.McGee.doc
Chris Rodkey
9. KWHLS Chart

Accesses prior knowledge

10. Prompts HOTS 11. Stimulates anticipationwww.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1kwlh.htm
Brennan Davis
12. Discussion Web

Provides structure that enables student to meaningful interact with materials

13. Students analyzes different perspectives on an issue 14. Students use reasoning skills to draw conclusionshttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
Brennan Davis
15. Cause & Effect
Cause & Effect: Establishing a relationship between an action/event and its results the ripple affect
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cause-and-effect
http://www.bts-foundation.org
How to Use Cause & Effect- http://urbanext.illinois.edu/ce/strat130.html
http://www.personalbrandingblog.com/personal-branding-interview-jennifer-aaker-and-andy-smith/
Louis Sheppard
16. Venn Diagram
Venn Diagram: Logically comparing and contrasting themes and vocabulary
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=venn%20diagram
Simple & Advanced:
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/venndiag.htm
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/3history.htmtp://ayjfblduzs.ru/people/?ZmxvcmlkYWNhcmRlYWxlcnMub3Jn
Louis Sheppard
17. Semantic Mapping
FREE SEMATIC MAP TEMPLATES:
http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/teacher_resources/inspiration_templates/
http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/sem-map.htm
Marc Pirner
18. Different Perspectives
Social Studies Perspectives:
http://www.hisd.k12.mi.us/gened/ssperspect.html
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/inform5.html
Marc Pirner
19. Word Bank
Word Bank: Categorized vocabulary to aid and stimulate the student
Possibilities:
http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/lists/a/words.php?f=bank_1
http://www.toolsforeducators.com/wordbank/
Louis Sheppard
20. Browsealoud.com
Designed to Assist with Reading Online-
(This Website Highlights, Reads Aloud, & Offers Additional Links)
http://www.browsealoud.com/page.asp?pg_id=80094&tile=USA
Sites that Browsealoud.com offers include
http://americanhistory.si.edu/
http://nmaahc.si.edu/
http://americanart.si.edu/
http://www.smithsonian.org/
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/accessibility.htm
http://www.cua.edu/speech-enabled.cfm
Louis Sheppard
21. Highlighter and Sticky Notes
Taggingand/or marking certain selections of text as important
The Importance of these Strategies: http://www.readingquest.org/strat/underline.html
http://www.lexdis.org.uk/strategy/91
http://www.clipartof.com/details/clipart/13242.html
Louis Sheppard
22. Kidspiration Graphic Organizer

Students build conceptual and thinking skills through visual aids

23. Intended for elementary students 24. Has applicability for older students with cognitive disabilities http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/inspirationprojects.cfm
Brennan Davis
25. Page Turner

Designed for people hand disabilities

26. Allows equal access to text-based materials.http://www.pageflip.com/
Brennan Davis
27. Scribe/Alpha Smart

Excellent resource for students suffering from dysgraphia or other LDs associated with writing.

28. Use of scribe can benefit both note taker and the person for whom notes are takenhttp://www.neo-direct.com/intro.aspx
Brennan Davis