Classroom Organization

1. Class Management - from Innovative Classroom
2. Classroom Management - Discipline and Organization - Seating plans, Bulletin board ideas, class pledges and more.
3. Classroom Management Archive - from Education World
4. Classroom Management Directory - from the Education Theory and Methods division of Yahoo
5. Classroom Management Tools - Teachers who demonstrate effective classroom control are skilled five key areas. They area able to coordinate, communicate, check, coach, and demonstrate consistency. Technology can provide teachers resources in each key area.
6. Classroom Management and Organization: A Game Plan for Success - from Prince George's County Public Schools
7. Classroom Organization - How to arrange your physical environment. Warm, well-run classrooms begin with the room's physical layout — the arrangement of desks and working space, the attractiveness and appeal of bulletin boards, the storage of materials and supplies. Get some ideas here.
8. Setting up your Classroom - Organizational tips on using your classroom environment.
9. Classroom Management Tips - If you can get by all the ads and flashing lights, this page may provide you with a few organizational tips to help the structuring of your day with your students. Reward Ideas, Management Profile and more.
10. Classroom Organization - From TeacherVision
11. Effective Classroom Management - Strategies of Teaching Class Rules and Procedures Effectively - read about the 90% - 10% rule
12. Learning Centers-The first week - from Scholastic
13. Managing Classroom Space and Materials - from a unit on Organization and management of the Classroom
14. Managing Computer Use - from Intel; making the most of your students’ computer time
15. Navigating The Bumpy Road To Student-centered Instruction - great article on student resistance to change in classroom organization
16. Ms. Nelson's Classroom Management Ideas - photos included
17. Ms. Powell's Management Ideas for Teachers - Many tips and ideas.
18. Tip of the Week - Classroom Organization Tips from Glencoe
19. The Ultimate Organized Classroom - A well organized classroom that can practically run itself is easy to achieve. . Just follow our easy steps to creating the ultimate organized classroom.
20. Works4Me - Tips on Classroom Management

Workstation Organization

1. Literacy Centers for 2nd Semester Kindergarten - Ideas for Literacy Centers.
2. The Basics of Centers - Although centers take a lot of organization and preparation on your part, in the end the work can really pay off.
3. Literacy Center Ideas - lesson plans for center stations. PDF format; Kindergarten and First Grade
4. Literacy Center Forum - Organize your literacy centers. Ideas to help you better plan and organize your centers. (Caution: Irritating Pop-ups here!)
5. Literacy Stations - Ideas for stations with photos of each station; Kindergarten and First Grade
6. Organizing a One Computer Classroom - Bottlenecks are sure to occur in a one-computer classroom, but teachers can keep them to a minimum with careful management strategies.
7. Play is children's work! - What exactly do we do during center time, and more importantly, why do we do it? [occasionally you will find that this site has exceeded its data transfer limit and will be unavailable for a time]
8. SIMPLIFY Your Centers - learn how to organize your centers.
9. Transition Techniques - Great ideas!

Workstation Ideas and Lessons

Primary

1. Alphabet Ideas - Learning center activities with alphabet theme.
2. Center Activies- ideas and created materials for use in kindergarten and first grade classrooms.
3. Center Activities - Activities for second and third grades
4. File Folder Games to Create
5. Mrs. Perdue's Kindergarten - Literacy ideas
6. Helpful things for Primary Teachers
7. How to Begin Using Literacy Stations in Your Classroom - includes cards to download in Word or Acrobat format
8. Launching Literacy Workstations in the K-2 Classroom - posted by the Kyrene School District in Tempe, AZ
9. Literacy Centers - Kindergarten and first grade ideas
10. Literacy Center Ideas - Pre-K and Kindergarten
11. Literacy Center Stations - [K-3] large list of links to station ideas
12. Literacy Stations - Kindergarten and first grade
13. Literacy Work Stations Handbook - a 36 page document full of good ideas
14. Math and Science Careers - second through fifth grades - students explore the types of careers available using science and math
15. Number Stations - Kindergarten [scroll past the list of books for sale]
16. Teaching is a Work of Heart - Learning center ideas and pictures.
17. Teacher Literacy Centers - PDF or Word documents to download and create for Literacy centers.
18. What is a Literacy Work Station - many good ideas from Debbie Diller
19. Work Stations at the Virtual Vine - Many ideas
20. Word Games - Use this bingo card sheet for many activities in your language arts centers!

Intermediate 3-5

1. Center Activities - Activities for grades four and five
2. Learning Center Ideas - Kindergarten through sixth grades
3. Math Ideas - Ideas for math activities
4. Math Stations - fifth grade
5. Miss Campioni's 3rd Grade Literacy Centers - includes a list of printables to download
6. Teaching Resources - The File Cabinet - Laura Candler

Middle School 6-8/ High School

1. Creating Learner-Centered Middle School Classrooms - from Glencoe
2. Foreign Language Instruction - Creating Student Centered Learning
3. Performance Stations in Math - sixth through eighth grades
4. A Walk Through the Gut - This simulation helps students understand what happens to food as it passes through the digestive system.
5. WWI Learning Stations - tenth grade

  Time Management

1. How to Manage Your Time - from the Elementary Education section of the About network
2. Time Management - Effective use of school time begins with efficient classroom organization and management.Here are some ways beginners and veterans alike can substantially increase teaching time.
3. Time Management - clever tips and tricks to get through these administrative tasks quickly and easily

Discussion Forums

1. Teachers.net - Learning Centers
2. Proteacher.com - Learning Centers
3. AtoZ Teacher Stuff Forum - General Education Information

Articles

1. Literacy Centers in the Elementary Classroom - Betsy Van Deusen-MacLeod
2. Learning Centers - Making them Work
3. What is a Literacy Work Station? - by Debbie Diller
4. Hands-on Learning - (Apple Learning Interchange) You need quick time to see the videos.

Integration & Classroom Management Tips for a Computer Classroom

1. Behavior Management Forms - from Teacher Vision
2. Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan - The lesson plans that you will find here have been written by practicing teachers and have been "kid tested" to work in the classroom.
3. But I Don't Have a Computer Lab! - Using One Computer in the Classroom - Donna Ashmus lists 7 Categories of Classroom Computer Use
4. Classroom Forms - from Teacher Vision
5. Classroom Management - This site is an unorganized hodgepodge of ideas. However, spend some time on this page you might find some really helpful ideas for your classroom.
6. Classroom Management Techniques - scheduling, record keeping and more ideas
7. Cooperative Learning
   1. Cooperative Learning - from A to Z Teacher Stuff
   2. Cooperative Learning Activities for the Foreign Language Classroom - from Language Learning and Technology
   3. Cooperative Learning Ideas - excellent overview
   4. Cooperative Learning Saves the Day - an article from Education World
   5. Cooperative Learning Structures - from the Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment at the University of Texas at Austin
   6. Cooperative Learning Structures and Techniques - from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Instructional Excellence Retreat, May 1996.
   7. Engaging Students Through Cooperative Learning: Ideas for Success - a 51 slide PowerPoint show
   8. Ideas on Cooperative Learning and the Use of Small Groups - from Howard Community College
8. How to Thrive -- Not Just Survive -- in a One-Computer Classroom - an article published by Education World
9. Ideas for the One Computer Classroom - classroom management tips.
10. Intel Education: New to Technology - managing computer use
11. Managing Students With Computers - an online workshop from WNET in New York
12. Many students...a few computers...What's a teacher to do? - using a limited number of computers to foster higher-level learning outcomes
13. The One-Computer Classroom - Frustrated teachers ask, "What can I do with just one computer?" Let's explore the options.
14. One Computer Classroom - ideas from Serena Roberts, a Professor of education at St. Mary College, Leavenworth, Kansas.
15. One Computer Classroom Issues - PDF file; questions to consider
16. 101 Activities for the One-Computer Classroom - lots of links to suggested activities or sites
17. Practical Ideas for the One Computer Classroom - scheduling, management and classroom teaching ideas.
18. Suggestions from classroom teachers - how teachers use their one computer
19. Strategies and Applications for the One Computer Classroom
20. Strategies for Managing School Computer Labs and Classroom Computers
21. Strategies to Enable More Independent Work at the Computer - eight ideas from Jane Scaplen
22. Teaching and Learning in a One Computer Classroom - ideas on using digital cameras in your one computer classroom
23. That's Not a Drinking Fountain or How to Survive in a One Computer Classroom - Suggestions for Classroom management.
24. The One Computer Classroom - powerpoint show layout with many suggestions.
25. The One Computer Classroom - lots of good ideas and links
26. The One Computer Classroom - posted by the Berrien County Intermediate School District
27. The One-Computer Classroom - A Review of the Internet Literature compiled by Kathy Schrock (kathy@kathyschrock.net)
28. Tip Sheet: Strategies for Managing Students on One Computer or a Limited Number of Computers
29. Twenty Classical Teaching Mistakes - mistake twenty-one would be not reading this article
30. Using Technology Effectively in the 1 Computer Classroom - ideas and suggestions
31. What is your classroom management profile? - Answer these 12 questions and learn more about your classroom management profile. The steps are simple
32. Writing in the One Computer Classroom - teaching and managing ideas.
33. The Really Best List of Classroom Management Resources - These links were selected and described by the members of the Fall 2001 online course, ED554 Modern Educational Practices, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ. If you are still looking for classroom management ideas check out their Really Big List of Classroom Management Resources. [Caution! These two pages were last updated in 2002, you will find dead links]

Classroom Management at the high school level

1. 25 Activities for the One Computer Classroom - prepared by Karen Cole
2. Best Practices in Technology Education - nine lessons which represent the work of Mt. Juliet High School faculty members whose technology-rich
3. Exhibits of High School Projects - at the Apple Learning Interchange
4. High School Integration Ideas
5. Intel Education: New to Technology - Managing Computer Use
6. Managing Students With Computers - an online workshop from WNET in New York
7. Meaningful, Engaged Learning - from North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
8. New Roles for Teachers - New Roles for Learners - by Dr. Alice Christie
9. The One Computer Classroom - High School Department Link Resources- This is not really about the one computer classroom. It is actually a list of resources for the subjects taught in high school.
10. Classroom Management ideas from Education World Magazine
1. Classroom Management: Ten Teacher-Tested Tips! - from Education World Magazine
2. Creating a Climate for Learning: Effective Classroom Management Techniques - from Education World Magazine
3. Let's Cooperate!- Teachers Share Tips for Cooperative Learning - from Education World Magazine
4. Make Time to Teach: Ten Tools for Reducing Paperwork - from Education World Magazine
5. Reaching the Hard-to-Reach Student - from Education World Magazine
6. School "Rules"! Ten Activities for Establishing Classroom Rules - from Education World Magazine
7. Student-Led Conferences Hold Kids Accountable - from Education World Magazine
8. Weighted Grading Can Work - from Education World Magazine
9. When Molding Minds Gets Messy or Moving Student Thinking from the Predictable to the Profound - from Education World Magazine
10. An index including many more articles from Education World

Laptop Computing

1. The Impact of Portable Technologies on Teaching and Learning: Year One Report - Administrators and teachers at Athens Academy, an independent co-ed day school located in northeast Georgia, analyze their long-term initiative to integrate media into the lives of their students

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