Dr. Risner's Links


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DISCLAIMER: This is a list of Dr. Greg Risner's favorite education related sites on the World Wide Web. Inclusion here is based solely on merit or personal preference, and has NOTHING to do with financial alliances or agreements, of which there are none.

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Reading/Language Arts


Description
cw.prenhall.com/leu/ This site accompanies the textbook I use in EED 377 Teaching of Reading in the Middle/Upper Elementary Grades (3-6). It has chapter notes, chapter quizzes, and suggested sites that correlate with course material. To explore these links, select a chapter and hit "begin." After the chapter information loads, click "WEB LINKS". Each chapter has a different set of links!
www.trelease-on-reading.com/ Complete guide to Jim Trelease's work for parents, teachers, librarians, and college students— for anyone interested in children's reading and education.

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Lesson Plans and Teacher Resources


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http://sitesforteachers.com/ The most exhaustive list of lesson plan supplements I have ever seen! More than you could ever use.
www2.una.edu/library/kilby/home.htm Kilby School's Library page. Great sites for teachers.
www.learningpage.com Literally thousands of lesson plans.
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Children's Literature Search Engines

Description
www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html Need help finding a children's book? This site is for you.
childrenslit.com Need a children's book for a particular theme or unit? Register for free access and receive an excellent children's literature search engine. After registering, click on "Children's Literature Database" and complete an advanced search. You can even specify age of the students, genre, theme, etc. to receive a list of great sites and books for your unit or theme. A must for all teachers!
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Teacher Effectiveness

Description
www.harrywong.com Inside every great teacher, there is an even greater one waiting to come out. Be sure to take the "What's Your Teaching Effectivness?" Quiz.
www.new-teacher.com The place for new and aspiring educators. This site is one of the few solely devoted to "First-Year Teachers." Practical suggestions for new teachers.
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Edcational TV Resources

Description
historychannel.com/classroom/index.html Terrific lesson plan ideas to supplement the teaching of Social Studies. Also, you can link to a list of upcoming programs.
www.biography.com/class/index.html Classroom ideas to use with A & E Biography. Also, great list of related links such as A & E Classroom.
school.discovery.com/ Exciting ideas to enhance learning, especially science and health. Simply the best!
www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/ Great images/multimedia to supplement science teaching. Be sure to check out "Science TV."
Web sites that are...
Just for fun !

Description
www.girltech.com A hip site for young girls. Lots of activities, information, etc. (Hey, my daughter loves it!). Check out the word games!
abc.go.com/primetime/millionaire/millionaire_home.html Just for fun....you can now download a free version of Millionnaire from ABC News. When the page loads, click "Play Millionaire." Great fun and interesting trivia.
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