The following links will connect you to educational resources. Resources include sites for research, exemplary practices, materials, skill builders and of course, a link directly to the PT3 staff. If you have a favorite site you want to recommend to add to any of these categories, please submit your choice, here.

Please tell the PT3 community how you have used the site to benefit your learning or your students'. We want this Resource "place" at the PT3 Portal to be educator peer reviewed. Through our PT3 collaborative we will share the best resources along with understanding how to use the resources with students. Want to contact us directly? E-mail support@wcupt3org

Exemplar Teachers and Their Ideas

• Susan Kovalik Integrated Thematic Instruction
  http://www.kovalik.com/
  
  
  
• Kathy Schrock K-12 Educators Guide
  http://school.discovery.com/schoolhome.html
  
  
  
• State of Pennsylvania Link to Learn Project
  http://www.l2l.org/
  
  
  
• Spanish Cultures
  http://sapphire.wcupa.edu:6502/avarricchio/
  This is a great website full of presentations done by students in Dr. Andrea Varricchio's WCU Spanish class. After they were created, the presentations were then used by eighth grade Spanish students at Patton Middle School in the Unionville - Chaddsford S.D. Dr. Varricchio is the recipient of a PT3 minigrant this year.
  
  
• Michael Rudnac Mindtools High School Teacher
  http://westy.jtwn.k12.pa.us/users/mjr/menu3.html
  
  
  

Journal Articles

• FNO
  http://www.fno.org/
  Leading and Learning with Technology
  
  
• GLEF
  http://www.glef.org/edutopia.html
  
  
  

Lesson Plans

• GEMS
  http://www.thegateway.org/
  GEMS searchable database of GREAT lesson plans Lesson Plans from Intel
  
  
• NCREL
  http://www.ncrel.org/
  
  
  
• GLEF
  http://www.glef.org/
  
  
  

Project and Problem Based Learning

• Activity Structures
  http://www.2learn.ca/Projects/Together/structures.html
  
  
  

Projects for Science and Mathematics

• Kenai Peninsula School District
  http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/
  
  
  
• Dinosaurs in Hawaii
  http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/dinos/dinos.1.html
  
  
  

Research

• CSCL
  http://www.uib.no/People/sinia/CSCL/web_struktur-836.htm
  
  
  
• Constructivist Theory
  http://tip.psychology.org/bruner.html
  
  
  

Resources for All

• ERIC: Educational Research through AskERIC
  http://ericir.syr.edu/
  
  
  
• United States Department of Education
  http://www.ed.gov
  The Department of Education, under the leadership of Secretary Richard W. Riley, has challenged every school in the U.S. to meet the Challenge of Technology Literacy. Always focused on equity and need for good resources To Leave No Child Behind. This Webster can be the place for every school member to learn how to participate in the information age, K-16. The purpose is to help all Americans become lifelong learners.
  
  
• ICONNECT
  http://www.ala.org/ICONN/
  An on-line course of Internet basics in six lessons, plus more, from school library media specialists.
  
  
• Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education
  http://www.nsba.org/itte/
  Sponsored by the National School Boards Association. This site advances the wise use of technology.
  
  
• New Horizons for Learning
  http://www.newhorizons.org/
  A trove of wisdom found in the "building". Take the elevator to reach new professional heights.
  
  
• The American Federation of Teachers Website
  http://www.aft.org
  
  
  
• The National Education Association Website
  http://www.nea.org
  
  
  
• NASA
  http://quest.arc.nasa.gov
  NASA's Website explains how teachers across the United States use Internet to help students learn more. On this Website you'll find information to order the $20 video that shows how teachers integrate technology into their curriculum of Language Arts, Science, Mathematics and History, Social Studies and Foreign Language.
  
  
• Web66
  http://web66.coled.umn.edu/
  Information about schools on the Internet and a "cookbook" approach of how to network your school with easy, understandable information.
  
  
• Classroom Connect
  http://www.classroom.com/
  Brimming with curriculum ideas and materials, discussion groups, projects and up to date information.
  
  
• Cyberseed Annie
  http://www.cyberseedannie.org
  Cyberseed Annie is a guide for educators to learn about the power of using technology in the classroom.
  
  
• West Chester University ePortfolios
  http://144.26.60.229/~3f3Asay/
  A collection of outstanding ePortfolios that have been developed by West Chester University pre-service students and faculty.
  
  
• Eduational Technology: WCU EDM 300 courses
  http://144.26.60.229/
  The West Chester University School of Education provides aspiring teachers candidates a number of opportunities to apply current modern learning technologies into the practice of teaching and learning. Technologies such as Eportfolios, webpage design, concept mapping, and nano technologies, such as handhelds and micro drives, are applied in authentic field-experiences.
  
  

Skill Builders

• Apple Learning Interchange
  http://ali.apple.com/
  
  
  
• Microsoft in Education
  http://www.microsoft.com/education/schools/default.asp