Professional Resources

Quick Links:

• Copyright Guidelines
  • RRISD Policy (EFE)
  • Copyright Ready Reference (educators)
• eCampus
• Graphic Arts Lab
• Instructional Media Collection
• Request Form for Professional Resources

Acceptable Use Policy Resources

Assessment tools:

• Assessing Electronic Portfolios
• Authentic Assessment

• Learning Domains or Bloom's Taxonomy
• Learning Skills
• Bloom's Taxonomy, revised
• Using Bloom's Taxonomy to develop lessons
• History of Bloom's Taxonomy

Engaged Learning

• NCREL's Indicators of Engaged Learning - Profile tool to measure your visions of learning
• NCREL Literacy Site
• Indicators of Engaged Learning - What are the criteria for student and teacher roles in the learning process?
• Engaged Learning Home Page - Create a project proposal and develop a student task and assessment.

Engaged Learning (more...)

• Using Technology to Enhance Engaged Learning for At-Risk Students - Critical issues showing that engaging students and technology in the learning process will help students function more effectively in the world.
• Engaging the Learner - Complete a module using engaged learning strategies.

Professional Development Online

• Teacherline - KLRU online professional development
• Testing & Education Reference Center - contact campus librarian for password

Problem-Based Learning

• Augusta State University PBL
• PBL Bibliography
• Project, Problem, and Inquiry-Based Learning
• San Diego State Learning Tree

TeachingBooks - a teaching resource for RRISD staff, students and parents provided by RRISD Library Services

• First time users enter here *contact campus librarian for code
• Subscribers, enter here

Technology Resources - best sites for the technology leader

• techLearning
• Consortium for School Networking
• Edutopia
• Podcasting (how-to)
  • Education Podcast Network
• Rice University eLearning
• Technology and Teaching (PBS)
• Things You Should Know About...Technology

Texas Education Agency

• STaR Chart - technology readiness
• Texas State Library School Library Standards

• FREE--Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
• No Child Left Behind Intervention Guide
• Survival Guide for New Teachers