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Dr. Ronald Lehrer Email: RonaldL@touro.edu
General and Organization - Multi-Subject Sites - Math - Social Studies - Science - Technology - Teacher Sites - Special Education - Miscellaneous

Organization and General Websites

General/Organization Links	Description
NYS Education Department	NYS Education Department
NYS Learning Standards	New York State Learning Standards (look up)
NYS Learning Standards	New York State Learning Standards for Teachers
NYS Office of Assessment	Seek out information on tests per grade, per subject
NYS Teacher Certification Forms	Applications, mentor verification and more! Of Particular Importance: NYS Experience Verification Form
ERIC	Educational Information Resource Center
CEC	Council for Exceptional Children
View a recent newsletter	Designed specifically for special education professionals, CEC SmartBrief is a FREE 3x/weekly e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest education news and information you need to stay on top of issues that are important to you. Sign up today to receive CEC SmartBrief.
CEC Professional Standards	10 Content Standards for Beginning Special Education Teachers. (view or print)
NIFL - www.nifl.gov	National Institute for Literacy
AAMR - www.aamr.org	American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Formerly AAMR)
AECF - www.aecf.org	Annie E. Casey Foundation
NCELA - www.ncela.gwu.edu	National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
www.cldinternational.org	Council for Learning Disabilities
NICHCY	National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
NYS Teacher Certification Examination	Examination Schedules
NCATE	NCATE: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NSTTP	National Standards for Technology in Teacher Preparation
APA - Style Sheets	American Psychological Association
NYSED Math Science and Technology	NYS Education Department; Math, Science and Technology
ISTE	International Society for Technology in Education
Resume Links	Microsoft offers FREE resume templates
The Workshop Model	Typically the workshop model is for reading and writing. Here we will apply it to mathematics.
NICHY	National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
NCTM	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NCTM- Middle School	Lessons, Activities, NCTM Standards
NCTM - Internet Based Lessons	See mathematics lessons enhanced via technology
NYCDOE Mathematics Performance Standards	See the Performance Standards
Improving Mathematics in Middle School	Journal Article: University of Pittsburgh, School of Education
Lesson Plans For Teachers	View actual lesson plans - Choose a lesson plan template
Parents, Let's Unite for Kids	Family Guide to Assistive Technology available here
Intervention Central	A GREAT resource for strategies to teach content as well as strategies to deal with everyday classroom issues (behavior, ADHD and more..

Multi-Subject Curriculum Web Sites Top of page

Multi-subject Sites	Description
Marco Polo	Thank you to Tom Mawhinney, Associate Professor, Touro College thomas.mawhinney@touro.edu Here you will find over three thousand lessons and student interactives matched to New York State Learning Standards performance indicators and competencies where applicable. Alignments reflect the latest revisions of the New York State Learning Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics. New resources are added weekly, so please visit often. Our content partners frequently update existing resources and as a result, you may find inactive links for some titles. We thank you for your patience during these upgrades and will link to the new and improved versions as soon as available
Math By Grade	Examples from MarcoPolo Math is at the left- Below is the site with links to standards. MarcoPolo Math
Science	Tom Mawhinney, Associate Professor, Touro College thomas.mawhinney@touro.edu Science is at the left- Below is the site with links to standards. MarcoPolo science

Mathematics Websites
NYCDOE MATH STANDARDS Applied Learning (all subjects) Top of page

Math Site	Description
NYC Math Standards	By grade and topic
NYC Math Assessment	Test information
Visual Math Learning*	A very good site for learning about math topics for yourself, or children, K - 12 . Offers children to adults opportunities to learn and practice a wide range of topics in a visual way. Go to the Introduction first and take the time to learn how to operate the pages. Contact the author if you find any errors.
Aplusmath: Flashcard	online flashcards, games, worksheets
Huntington Learning Center: Math Flash	You can download a math game children can play on your computer.
SuperKids Math Worksheet Creator	large variety of subjects for the primary grades
Welcome to SBGMath	K to gr.6, for homeschooling and teachers. Offers lessons with activity sheets to print.
dansmath - lessons page - basic skills	Here's a reference page for adults. Contains definitions and examples for a lot of simple arithmetic topics. Help with intermediate math too.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)	Advice for parents on developing thought and skill in math. Teachers might benefit too.
Math Activities	A multi award winning site with something for everyone. K to gr.8 at least.
Elementary - High School Math Resources: Activities, Games, Worksheets, Online Activities, etc.	charts and pdf files. Mostly links.
Math Games	As it says, a site with many online games for children.
NLVM Pre-K - 2 Manipulatives	From the Utah State University. Offers a great many online teaching activities for young children. Choose one and click on the parent/teacher button on the top. I'm sure there's much more on this site that I didn't have time to look at.
Interactive Mathematics Activities	Many online activities.
Teachers First Resource Listings	Advice for teachers and parents on teaching many math topics.
Applets for Teachers	Many online activities. From UK. Wait a bit for the first to start.
Interactive maths - Flash Cards	Timed online drills and activities from the UK.
Mental Arithmetic Drills	Simple timed online drills. (Mac users, Open Apple + r to reload.)
Free Math Worksheets from the Kid's Page Archive	99 Free printable math worksheets for preschool through 5th grade, and much more.
Skill in Arithmetic, Table of contents - -- A complete course in arithmetic	Teaches parents and teachers as well as provides a unique way of practicing for children.
PrimaryPaths	Opens to a set of links to activities on other sites, but you may want to explore the other pages.
FUNFORMS	Challenging use of tally marks in a unique way. ** Requires Power Point for "Windows" users. Mac users: save to disk as .pps file and then it should open if you have Power Point for Mac (it was made for OS 9).
Room 108 - Math Games	Many, many games and activities for Primary Children. Part of an extensive and helpful primary website created by a Grade One teacher, Room 108 .
SMILE PROGRAM	Hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology - An extensive site for Science and Mathematics (Arithmetic) for elementary and high school.
100 math sites	best math sites from 2003

Social Studies Websites Top of page

Social Studies Site	Description
NYSCSS.org	New York State Council for Social Studies
50 States.com	Extensive collection of factual information about each of the United States and their capitals.
EnchantedLearning.com:	US States -Facts, map and state symbols for the 50 states, with links to related quizzes and printouts.
USA Geography:	Online Games - Learn the locations, capitals, abbreviations, and over 500 important facts about the 50 states of the USA.
TheUS50.com	Listing history, events, outdoors, attractions, and general information for each of the 50 states.
Netstate.com	Features state symbols, flags, capitals, outline maps, songs, facts, history, and geography.

Science Websites Top of page

Science Sites	Description
Science for Kids	Science experiments
Science Stuff and Experiments	Nice write up of the Scientific Method
Reeko Science	Science sites for kids
Zoom Science	PBS - Science for Kids
Exploratorium - Experiments	Simply... The best science site....
NYC Science Standards	Standards by grade
NYS Office of Assessment Elem./Int. Science	Recent NYS exams and preparation guides
NYS Science Intermediate Core Curriculum	NYS Standards
NYS Grade 8 Science Intermediate Test	NYS Intermediate Science Test- Grade 8
NYS Grade 4 Science Test	NYS Elementary Science Test- Grade 4

Technology Top of page

Technology Sites	Description
NYSED CI&IT	http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/ NYSED Curriculum, Instruction & Instructional Technology
NYSED Tech Links to Standards	English Language Arts - Social Studies - Math, Science and Technology - Health, Physical Education, Family and Consumer Sciences - Languages Other than English - Art - Career Development
KnightCite	Create MLA, APA and Chicago Format citations electronically for references, research papers and bibliographies
Touro Virtual Library	Find articles, books and conduct research from anywhere. Contact the librarian for access username and password.

Teacher Websites Top of page

Teacher Sites	Description
Rubric Maker	FREE Use the Rubric Maker to make customized assessments for student work. You can create rubrics for primary, elementary, middle, and high school.
Microsoft Templates	FREE templates from Microsoft! GREAT
Teacher Tube	Search teacher videos and post your own! Please list your video with Keywords: (Professor Stein, Stein. Touro or other college and course number 601, 603, etc.)

Special Education Top of page

Special Education Sites	Description
autismspeaks.org	Autism Speaks
irsc.org	Internet Resources for Special Children -Activities and support for many types of special education
nysed.gov/nysatl	NYS Academy for Teaching and Learning
eservices.nysed.gov/vls	NYS Virtual Learning System
cec.org	Council for Exceptional Children

Miscellaneous Top of page

Miscellaneous	Description
Regents Prep	Regents Prep. Oswego School District
Resume Links	Microsoft offers FREE resume templates
NYC - Impact Math	NYCDOE uses Impact Math and Hot Words
The Workshop Model	Typically the workshop model is for reading and writing. Here we will apply it to mathematics.
Purple Math	A resource of links to Algebra Math sites....COOL
Barron' Regents Review - Math A	See the math curriculum from the assessment (test) perspective
NICHY	National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
NCTM	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NCTM- Middle School	Lessons, Activities, NCTM Standards
NCTM - Internet Based Lessons	See mathematics lessons enhanced via technology
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School	Journal Articles with a flair
NYCDOE- What Did You Learn in School Today? Math Grade 5	What Every Student Should Know... And Be Able To Do
NYCDOE- What Did You Learn in School Today? Math Grade 6	What Every Student Should Know... And Be Able To Do
NYCDOE- What Did You Learn in School Today? Math Grade 7	What Every Student Should Know... And Be Able To Do
NYCDOE- What Did You Learn in School Today? Math Grade 8	What Every Student Should Know... And Be Able To Do
NYCDOE Mathematics Performance Standards	See the Performance Standards
Improving Mathematics in Middle School	Journal Article: University of Pittsburgh, School of Education
NCATE	NCATE: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NSTTP	National Standards for Technology in Teacher Preparation
NYSED Math Science and Technology	NYS Education Department; Math, Science and Technology
ISTE	International Society for Technology in Education
NYCDOE Mathematics	NYCDOE Scope and Sequence Mathematics; Grades 4-8
NYCDOE Science	NYCDOE Scope and Sequence Science; Grades 6-8
Lesson Plans For Teachers	View actual lesson plans - Choose a lesson plan template
Statemaster	Research facts comparing each state. GREAT for asking students to create an excel spreadsheet of data with a graph. 601 assignment