Education – Links

• Education Links
  • US Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/
    • Statistics, articles, and trends on US education.
  • Teaching Music Through Performance: http://www.teachingmusic.org/
    • Excellent resources for all ensemble teachers, I highly recommend it!
  • Wiki Link on Music Education: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_education
  • ClassDojo: http://www.classdojo.com — Allows you to track student progress and keep parents updated on their child’s classroom activities etc.
  • Global School Net: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/index.cfm
  • Education Resources Information Center: http://www.eric.ed.gov/
  • Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Directory: http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/
  • USF Library Resources: http://www.lib.usf.edu/
  • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: http://www.nbpts.org/
  • http://interventioncentral.com/:
    • A very helpful website for any teacher or any age. Has information on how to deal with bullying, positive reinforcement, teacher self-assessment, and other topics.
  • Discovery Education: http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=11434704&CFTOKEN=40526526
    • Includes a puzzle maker and other teaching resources.
  • My Education Lab: http://www.myeducationlab.com/

  Making Music Magazine: http://www.makingmusicmag.com/

Literature

• The First Days of School by Harry K. Wong and Rosemary T. Wong
• Discipline Survival Kit for the Secondary Teacher
• What Helps Students Learn by Margaret Wang
• Making the Grade by Thomas Guskey
• The First Day of School by Douglas Brooks
• Finding Mrs. Warneke (I cannot recall the author at the moment.)

Printables

• TeAchnology: http://www.teachnology.com/web_tools/crossword/
  • Worksheets, lesson plans, rubrics, teacher resources, etc.
• Rubistar Rubric Creation: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
• Printable Paper: http://www.printablepaper.net/
  • Somewhat generic website for printable items like graph paper, grade books, lesson planner, etc.
• Super Teacher Worksheets: http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
  • Worksheets, logs, awards, discipline ideas, charts, etc.
• Classroom Freebies: http://www.classroomfreebies.com/
  • Cute and nicely designed blog with materials for use in younger classrooms. It has templates, calendars, goal sheets, and much more.
• Teachers Printables: http://www.teachersprintables.net/
  • Not sure if there’s supposed to be an apostrophe in that, but this website has attendance charts, grade books, lesson plans, emergency contact sheets, rubrics, permission slips, and more!

Other:

• Music Teachers’ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/musicpln/
  • A great place to find ideas and get help!