Shelby Cox
Here are a list of resources that I have useful in my short eight years of teaching and in the past year researching.
This is the link to the standards that I will be teaching next year. It is imperative to know and understand the standards that you are teaching.
These standards have just been updated and revised as of January 2013.
Pinterest is a visual discovery tool that you can use to find ideas for all your projects and interests.
I use Pinterest daily to gather lesson plans, ideas, and decorations. Pinterest is a must.
PreKinders is a resource site for teachers of Pre-K and Preschool with teacher-created activities, lesson ideas, printables, and themes for your classroom.
I used this website weekly when I taught Pre-K. Now that I am teaching high school ECE, I will be able to reference this site for the students to use. They will be able to reference the site as well.
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-playing-an-instrument-benefits-your-brain-anita-collins When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But...
I love YouTube. I especially love Ted Talks and Educational Ted Talks are amazing. I plan on using them in my classroom next year to compliment my lessons.
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Everyone needs some help every now in then.
FCCLA is a club that is part of the standards that I will be teaching next year. It is something that I have learned a great deal about this summer.
This website is a great source to have.
2014 State STAR Events Competitors Advancing to Nationals 2014 Online STAR Events Competitors Advancing to Nationals 2014 State Event Winners 2014 Statesman Award Winners 2014 Online Proficiency Winners 2014 State STAR Events Scholarship Recipients 2014 DISCOVER Training, August 16
DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy to help students in need through school donations
This website is great resources and it very user friendly. I was able to get a lizard for my classroom last fall. I am a be advocate for donorschoose.org.
Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. Our goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner
I want to intergrate this into my classroom next year. Many teachers throughout the state that I know use emodo and are very pleased.
This is our county's SLDS website. You need a user name and password to have access, but it contains a wealth of resources for data tracking and lesson plans.
