Miscellaneous Resources
Middle Level Resources
Focus on the Wonder Years: Challenges Facing the American Middle School:
http://www.rand.org/research_areas/education
Assignment: The World: Free news program for middle school plus the program includes games and quizzes.
http://www.atwonline.org
PBS Resources
VITAL New York (video in teaching and learning for NYS educators): Free service with multimedia for all grade levels, all curriculum levels offers a dramatically expanded-and growing collection of media-based resources supporting the New York State standards and core curriculum.
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/edvideo/index.html
PBS Teachers: Thousands of teachers who use digital media to engage students have joined PBS Teachers Connect to share ideas, experiences and innovations on using digital resources, including content from PBS, to teach.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers
BizKids: Shows are about kids making and managing money, produced in cooperation with Junior Achievement.
http://www.bizkids.com
PBS Teacher Line: Paid on-line courses for Teachers offer strategies and tools that can be used immediately in the classroom.
http://www.pbs.org/teacherline
Making the Most of It - TeacherLine Peer Connection: Great tools and techniques for mentor teachers and instructional coaches.
http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/peerconnection
Intervention Resources
National Center on Response to Intervention
www.rti4success.org
The website supports capacity-building efforts of NYS schools to implement the Response to Intervention model that integrates proven and promising assessment and intervention practices within a multi-level prevention system.
Intervention Central website offers free tools and resources that help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth.
www.interventioncentral.org
Other Resources
Annenberg Media: Free, self-directed learning site that has wonderful videos of master teachers working with students.
http://www.learner.org