STATION FOUR LESSON PLANS and RUBRICS

Lesson Plans

With literally hundreds (if not thousands) of websites offering lesson plans, we offer you our favorites:

http://www.marcopolo-education.org/

World Com is struggling, but not their academic site!

http://www.emtech.net

HUGE collection of wonders for teachers!

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/index.html

Includes a searchable database of lesson plans plus the “Lesson Plan of the Day”—always relevant, always very good with all supporting materials at your fingertip.

http://www.edhelper.com/

One of the best lesson plan sites!

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

Absolutely my favorites—the lessons themselves are always solid.

http://educate.si.edu/lp/lp_fs.html

Smithsonian educational materials emphasize inquiry-based learning with primary sources and museum collections. Providing photographs and reproductions, guidelines for working with them, and links to other online resources. Many lesson plans are interdisciplinary and may be listed in more than one area.

http://www.score.k12.ca.us/

If you only see one, this is it!

Rubrics

But finding great lesson plans is only part of teaching—how about designing rubrics?

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.

http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/trubrics.htm

Excellent collection of rubrics—tried and tested.

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

The generators on this site allow you to make grading rubrics by filling out a simple form. The materials are made instantly and can be printed directly from your computer. Your creations are exclusive to you.  If you would like to keep your creations, save them when you make them.

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Education/Rubrics/

Comprehensive list of information about rubrics!