Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: January 21, 2012
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Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide
“APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, second printing.”
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Tame the Beast: Tips for Designing and Using Rubrics | Edutopia
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Text Structure | Reading Worksheets
Simple definitions of common text structures.
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Slideshare by Emily Kissner gives good explanations of various text structures, and why they are important to teach to students. Also included are examples of books which can be used to teach the structure.
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ACT WorkKeys Prep Materials – Home
Resources to help students prepare for WorkKeys.
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Effects of Daily Read-Alouds on Students’ Sustained Silent Reading
“This action research project investigated the effects of daily teacher read-alouds on first graders’ ability to sustain silent reading for an extended length of time.” Current Issues in Education published by Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. 2011
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“This website, provided by the International Reading Association, offers hundreds of articles on a range of topics in reading education.”
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WritingFix: prompts, lessons, and resources for writing classrooms
“WritingFix is a teacher resource website that contains lessons and ideas for any educator to freely use in their K-12 classrooms….The site is sponsored by the Northern Nevada Writing Project, a not-for-profit professional development organization that is located on the University of Nevada-Reno Campus.”
An absolutely amazing goldmine collection of writing ideas: mentor texts, 6 traits, revision, genres, and MORE!
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