Websites for Session 1 of LIGHT

Chapter 2 of Classroom Instruction That Works

Strategy
 Content
Analogy Science-Teaching Science Concepts to Children:The Role of Analogies
Analogy All-How is a Hot dog Like a Shoe?: Thinking by Analogy
Analogy All-Analogies Card Game
Analogy All-Personal Analogy
Analogy All-Direct Analogy
Analogy Science—Analogy of Cell Parts
Classifying Science
Classifying Sport Science (deer) – Steve
Classifying Social Studies/History
Classifying Timeline Tool (online tool like Timeliner software)
Comparison All - Be a Reading Detective Identifying Similarities and Differences
Comparison Math—Venn Diagrams
Comparison All—Venn Diagram Assessment
Comparison Social Studies—Comparing the Continents
Comparison Lang. Arts—Hero Venn Diagram
Comparison Math- Competing Coasters
Comparison Science-Skull Diversity
Comparison Social Studies—Where in the World Would You Like to Live?
Metaphors English (All -  for introducing/reviewing metaphors or idioms)
Metaphors English - Online Interactive Poetry Introduction to Metaphors
Metaphors All - Teaching through Riddles
Metaphors All - Writing Riddles
Metaphors All - Metaphor Tutorial
Metaphors Math, Art – Mathematical Metaphors in Art (lesson plan)
Metaphors Math, Art – Mathematical Metaphors in Art (article)

Professional Organizations for Content Areas

Art
National Art Education Association
http://www.naea-reston.org/index.html

Economics
National Council on Economic Education
http://www.ncee.net/

Family and Consumer Sciences
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
http://www.aafcs.org/fcs/index.html

Foreign Language
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
http://www.actfl.org/

History
National Center for History in the Schools
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/

Math
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/

Music
The National Association for Music Education
http://www.menc.org/

Language Arts
National Council of Teachers of English
http://www.ncte.org/
International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/

Science
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/

Social Studies
National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.ncss.org/

Special Education
Special Education Association
http://specialed.freeyellow.com/
Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
LD Online
http://www.ldonline.com


Instructional Strategies

What are Instructional Strategies?
Instructional strategies are methods that educators use to help students engage in learning. Best Practice Strategies provide for optimal engagement that develops enduring learning.

Admit/Exit Strategy
http://www.wku.edu/3kinds/dmaesmain.html

Jigsaw Strategy
http://www.jigsaw.org/

Strategies for All Content Areas (We used Carousel.)
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/

Instructional Strategies for Engaging Learners
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/act/strategies/index.htm

Journey North Instructional Strategies
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/InstrucStrats_40Best.html

Journey North Reading Strategies (all content areas)
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrats_20Best.html