Resources:

a. Assessment Rubrics:

• MindSPACE III: Rubric Creation Process
• Transformation of Learning: Rubric Development
• TeAch-nology.com's Teacher Rubric Makers
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators:Assessment Rubrics
• NorthCentral Regional Educational lab
• National Center on Educational Outcomes

• Deafed.net - a great sourse for teachers who have students with hearing impairments
• The Texas Educational Network - List of links for dealing with Special Populations
• The Special Education Homepage - Many links for sites dealing with Special Education
• Autism: Interventions and Strageties - Nice site for information relating to Autism
• Special Education Resources on the Internet- SERI - information relating to dealing with many types of disabilities

• Technological Horizons in Education
• Technology and Learning

• Inquiry in the Classroom
• Books on Inquiry
• Project 2061 - National Science Benchmarks - AAAS Site with lots of information in addition to the benchmarks - includes information on the "Five E's" Inquiry Method (last chapter of Benchmarks).
• NSTA Newsletters (electronic, no-cost, highly recommended)
• Science.gov - Fourteen scientific and technical information organizations from ten major science agencies connects more than 1,000 government sources of science information
• Exemplars - Exemplars is a community of users dedicated to helping schools become successful in standards-based performance assessment and instruction.
• Highly Qualified - Do you meet the expectations as outlined in "No Child Left Behind"?
• MyClass.net - set up your own class web site (for P-12) (highly recommended) *[$6/month or $66/year]
• Blackboard.Com - has a 'free' offering tor web components of your classes (highly recommended)

• SEARCH Dr. Brown's web site (suggested topics - lesson plans, dilemmas, etc)
• Elementary Science Methods - Note: taught in 1999 - some links may be obsolete
• Science Special Topics - Note: taught in 1999 - some links may be obsolete
• 9th Grade Physical Science web site - from 1997-98, but a good overview of science classroom teaching five years ago in GA
• Dilemmas - produced by classes from summer 2003
• Assessments- good assessment sites as determined by my students.
• Safety in Your Science Classroom - sites recommended by students in classes of Summer 03.
• Classroom Management Tips - "Activities" science requires effective classroom management skills!
• No Child Left Behind/Highly Qualified - Links to keep one up to date on the federal legislation affecting the profession.