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Best Teaching Practices
(Compiled by Celia Einhorn)


Graphic Organizers
Examples of visual mapping in all areas
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm


Commercial Software, Inspiration
Ideas on visual learning
http://inspiration.com


Good Questioning Tips 
Powerful questioning techniques in a toolkit
http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html


Curricular Finds on the web
Lesson Plans in all areas
Teacher Resources
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/


Blue Web’N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/


Definition of Rubrics
Rubric Basics(pdf)


RubiStar
Tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not 
have the time to develop them from scratch
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/


Conflict Resolution
A lesson on what is your territory and how will you defend it
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/13/gk2/territory.html 


Research Skills
Activities to teach the Big Six Research Skills: task definition, information seeking strategies,
location and access, use of information, synthesis and evaluation
http://www.surfline.ne.jp/janetm/big6info.htm


Geographical Skills
Project of Electronic Postcards Worldwide
http://www.genevaschools.org/austinbg/class/gray/internet/electronic/index.htm