Promote Language

I was meeting with a middle school French teacher today and she shared this site with me: http://www.promotelanguage.com

It looks like an excellent resource for ELA and World Language teachers.  There are ideas to help you plan lessons using a wide variety of strategies.  Their goal is to "... share tried-and-true activities that are also rooted in research...".  They want  you to look at the techniques and associated the activities, change them to meet your needs, and share them with colleagues.

Check it out and let me know what you think!

Common Core Checklists and Rubrics

Have you seen these Common Core resources for teachers?

I found these Common Core Checklists on a blog called The Curriculum Corner.  These checklists are an excellent tool to help you track the standards you've worked on with students during the school year.

Kathy Schrock also has a list of Common Core assessments and rubrics on her website.

Here is a Common Core Standards Writing Rubric for Grades 9-10 and 11-12.

Check out the Smarter Balanced Writing Rubrics posted on the Saluda County Schools Website. 

Do you have any Common Core resources you'd like to share?  Please leave a comment!  :-)

Wibki.com as an iGoogle Substitute

I just saw this site on Twitter and thought I would share.  It looks like a nice alternative to iGoogle and is available on the web and has a mobile app.  Keep track of your bookmarks in a nice organized way!   http://www.wibki.com/

Do you have a favorite site you use to keep your bookmarks organized?

I use Symbaloo and Diigo, but I think I am going to give Wibki a try!  Let me know what you think if you decide to try it!