Information
Technology
Curriculum
Matters 
Multiple
Intelligences
Information
Literacy
Quality
School Education
Higher
Order Thinking Skills
Bloom's
Taxonomy
General
Resources and Articles(suggestions for inclusion are encouraged)
New
South Wales
Country
Areas Program
Teachers
Pages - Professional Development Links
Information
Technology
Curriculum
Matters
Multiple
Intelligences
Information
Literacy
Quality
School Education
Higher
Order Thinking Skills
Bloom's
Taxonomy
General
Resources and Articles
From
Now On
The Educational
Technology Journal
From Now On is an
electronic magazine published and mostly written by
Jamie
McKenzie.
It concentrates on Integrating Technology into the
Classroom.
Bellingham
School District
Bellingham Is situated in
Washington State, USA. Contains resources, research modules,
tutorials, professional development articles.
A very useful site with some excellent links.
The George
Lucas Foundation
The George Lucas Educational Foundation
(GLEF) is a nonprofit operating foundation that gathers and
disseminates the most innovative models of K-12 teaching and learning
in the Digital Age. We use digital technology to act as a Web-based
multimedia resource center, providing hundreds of powerful examples
of learning and teaching already successful in our nation's schools.
This information is provided on demand to a worldwide audience in an
effort to stimulate active involvement and guide choices in school
reform. Our audience includes teachers, administrators, school board
members, other elected officials, parents, researchers, and business
and community leaders.
Apple
Technology Planning Guide
The Planning Guide is a tool designed
to assist you in creating and implementing a technology integration
plan for your school or district.
Plugging
In - choosing and
using educational technology 
How can we make sure that technology
supports engaged learning? Download a copy of this document
(Acrobat Reader) and start planning now!
The
Impact of Technology on Education
Surveys, Bibliographies, Literature Reviews,Articles, Reports,
Case Studies, Additional Resources
Technology
Integration - Focus on
Curriculum, Learning and Instruction
Some of the best online resources available to help educators,
administrators, and parents answer common questions and solve
problems related to the implementation and use of technology in
education.
CyberBee
This is a great site for teachers looking for more ways to
integrate technology into their classroom. Look to the Curriculum
Ideas, How Tos, Treasure Hunts, and the fine articles to give you
fresh ideas.
Grade Level: Elementary, Middle School, High School
Improving
Student Learning Through Technology - Part of the
Community Learning Network, the Information Technology Professional
Development (ITPD) web site was produced to address needs for
professional development in the area of Information Technologies.
Teachers, support staff, administrators and parents will find useful
information relevant to assisting student learning through
technology.
The site is divided into two, intersecting areas - Teachers and
Students. The Teacher area is directed toward improving skills and
understanding amongst adults with responsibilities in K-12 education.
The Student area is directed toward pedagogical understandings about
how informatio technologies can assist learning for K-12 student.
Learning in
the Real World
Computers' Role in Education .... Linked to many articles
on a variety of sites.
The Chalk Face - thechalkface@nh.com.au is an educational computing e-mail magazine (e-mag) designed to complement the current New Horizons Educational Computing printed magazine.
M.I. Smart!
MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES - Refresh your knowledge of multiple
intelligences, then get to the good stuff. Units of study in the
sciences are available online so that you can recognize and highlight
all the intelligences into your classroom.
Teachers in grades 1-8 will be especially interested in this
site.
Tapping
into Multiple Intelligences -
Concept to Classroom
Welcome to Tapping Into multiple intelligences. Hopefully, you'll tap
into a few of your own intelligences to learn about this important
theory. Start here in the Explanation section, which is all about the
CONCEPT. Then go on to Demonstration, where we move from CONCEPT to
CLASSROOM!
Teacher
Net
This site is a starting point for Australian teachers who want to use
the Internet for professional development and curriculum
purposes.
Board
of Studies NSW
Essential Educational Resources for Australian Teachers and
Students
The
Literacy Web is designed to promote
the use of the Internet as a tool to assist classroom teachers in
their search for best practices in literacy instruction, including
the new literacies of Internet technologies.
I would start with browsing the resources in your particular grade
level, then move down to the newsletters and theory resources on
literacy.
The URL: http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/index.ht
The Big
Six
Often referred to as a scope and sequence, the Big6
Skills™ offers a systematic alternative to traditional K-12
frameworks that focus on location and access skills.
Information
Literacy
What is Information Literacy? How do you implement it in your
school?
Another American site but an excellent introduction to I.L. for
teachers and parents.
SPRINGBOARD:
Innovative Assessment of Electronic and Information literacy
first steps: short, simple activities to familiarize educators and
students with alternative assessment options to evaluate information
literacy and electronic literacy.
Capra Ryan
and Associates
Information Literacy is a key issue within educational
communities. Workshops are available exploring various issues
relating to: information literacy, the integration of information
technology into curriculum planning, critical thinking and problem
solving, "unpacking" and implementing ILPO - the Information Literacy
Planning Overview co-authored by Jenny Ryan and Steph Capra.
Excellent links and information about workshops run by CRA.
The William
Glasser Institute Australia
The William Glasser Institute Australia is a non-profit
organisation that seeks to teach the ideas of Dr William Glasser.
Our purpose is to deepen human understanding and enhance the quality
of life through teaching Choice Theory and its applications.
Idaho
Quality Schools Consortium
The purpose of this site is to serve you with high quality
and, hopefully, even a bit of WOW! We invite you to help yourself and
Idaho educators think BIG, out of the box, and into the future - to
join in the effort to continuously improve student learning in
Idaho
David
Langford
Quality Learning originated in 1987 as a process to improve
student learning. Langford used the Quality Learning tools,
techniques and philosophies in his Sitka, Alaska classrooms.
Continuous
Improvement @ Mt. Edgecumbe High School
Australian
Quality Council
The Australian Quality Council's role is to assist
organisations in achieving world class performance using the
Australian Business Excellence Framework.
SCHOOLS RENEWAL WEB
CENTER
Schools, like the rest of society, struggle to match the rapid
pace of change.This Web Center is designed to give teachers,
principals, parents or community members a place to communicate and
explore. For schools looking to reform or renew, this resource looks
at individual and organizational change and the balance of teaching
intellectual, workplace and social-emotional skills in your school's
organization.
TEACHERS
TALKING ABOUT LEARNING
Teachers Talking About Learning, a Web site sponsored by UNICEF to
support the professional development of Majority World teachers.
A complete learning experience may include access to relevant
information, an opportunity to question and digest the information
through intelligent discussion, and pursuit of hands-on activities to
support use and retention of the new knowledge.
What
is Higher Order Thinking? -
http://www.selu.edu/Academics/Education/TEC/think.htm
Sit for the Griney Grollers Thinking Skills test and discover the
need for including HOTS in your classroom. Excellent resource from
Louisiana, USA.
HOTS Information
Index - http://www.HOTS.org/
Home of the Title I and LD Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
program.....and the latest scholarly research on how to improve
schools with low-income students
Critical
Thinking Across the Curriculum -
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/index.htm
The resources on this site are managed and/or created by the
faculty of Longview Community College for use in integrating Critical
Thinking into all areas of the college curriculum.
Critical
Thinking Consortium -
http://www.criticalthinking.org/
An American site providing a wealth of information in the
Library section plus numerous books which are available for
purchase.
Higher
Order thinking Skills -
http://shttp://www.criticalthinking.org/chools.cps.k12.il.us/suder/higher_order_thinking_skills.htm
site contains three articles: Assessing Thinking Skills in Your
Classroom ,Quellmalz Framework of Thinking Skills and Higher Order
Thinking Skills Question Templates which must be downloaded and
opened with Acrobat Reader.
Higher
Order Thinking Strategies for the
Classroom -
http://members.aol.com/MattT10574/HigherOrderLiteracy.htm
Classroom-Ready Teaching Strategies that Promote Higher-Order
Thinking
Critical
Thinking in an Online World -
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/untangle/jones.html
A professional article challenging librarians to focus on the
teaching of critical thinking skills. Applicable to all primary
school teachers.
Critical
Thinking Skills - Definitions and
Assessment -
http://www.ericae.net/faqs/crit_tnk.htm
Example queries: How do I incorporate the development of critical
thinking skills into the curriculum?
What assessments are available for measuring students' critical
thinking skills?
A series of professional discussion papers - well worth a
read!
H.O.T.S.
and Bloom's Taxonmony -
http://www.covington.k12.tn.us/resources/word/hots1.htm
an excellent resource to simply demonstrate Bloom's Taxonomy and
how to incorporate it into the KLAs.
Higher
Order Thinking Websites -
http://www.qhta.com.au/higher_order_thinking_websites.htm
a site prepared by the Queensland History Teachers Association. A
short list of excellent HOT sites on the web.
Habits
of Mind -
http://www.habits-of-mind.net/
This Web site will provide the resources to support your
understanding of what are the Habits of Mind and who are the people
behind the Habits of Mind series. This site also provides information
about the development resources available to educators and community
leaders seeking assistance in implementing Habits of Mind in schools
and classrooms. Sample lesson plans, units, and learning activities
are available as well as names of schools, school districts and
business organizations that have implemented the Habits of Mind.
Links to other supportive people and organizations also are provided.
Higher
Order Thinking workshop -
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/teachers/global_warming/global_warming_workshop.htm
a simple exercise to get you thinking about HOTS
Bloom's Taxonomy of Thinking Skills
MCQs
and Bloom's Taxonomy.
Bloom and his co-workers established a
hierarchy of educational objectives, which is generally referred to
as Bloom's Taxonomy, and which attempts to divide cognitive
objectives into subdivisions ranging from the simplest behaviour to
the most complex. A simple outline of Bloom's Taxonomy.
H.O.T.S.
and Bloom's Taxonmony -
http://www.covington.k12.tn.us/resources/word/hots1.htm
an excellent resource to simply demonstrate Bloom's Taxonomy and
how to incorporate it into the KLAs.
Learning
Skills Program
A simple chart ready to use.
QUESTION
TYPES BASED ON BLOOM'S TAXONOMY
As teachers we tend to ask questions in the "knowledge" catagory
80% to 90% of the time. These questions are not bad, but using them
all the time is. Try to utilize higher order level of questions.
These questions require much more "brain power" and a more extensive
and elaborate answer. Below are the six question catagories as
defined by Bloom.
Learning
Domains or Bloom's Taxonomy
There is more than one type of learning. A
committee of colleges, led by Benjamin Bloom, identified three
domains of educational activities. The three domains are cognitive,
affective, and psychomotor.
This compilation divides the three domains into subdivisions,
starting from the simplest behavior to the most complex. The
divisions outlined are not absolutes and there are other systems or
hierarchies that have been devised in the educational and training
world. However, Bloom's taxonomy is easily understood and is probably
the most widely applied one in use today.
Bloom's
Taxonomy and Critical Thinking
Bloom's Taxonomy divides the way people
learn into three domains. One of these is the cognitive domain which
emphasizes intellectual outcomes. This domain is further divided into
categories or levels. The key words used and the type of questions
asked may aid in the establishment and encouragement of critical
thinking, especially in the higher levels.
Teaching
Using Bloom's Taxonomy
General Resources and Articles
Apple
Learning Interchange
A dynamic on line community where educators share, learn and
communicate. Set up by Apple Computers but a great resource for all
educators.
McRell
Education Resources
A list of US Articles relating to education resources -
professional development
Educational
Network of Australia (EdNA)
EdNA (Education Network Australia) is a network of and for the
Australian education community (government and non-government
schooling systems, vocational education and training, adult community
education and higher education).
This website, EdNA Online, supports and promotes the benefits of the
Internet for education. It is organised around Australian curriculum,
its tools are free to Australian educators and it is funded by the
bodies responsible for education provision in Australia - all
Australian governments.
THE
TEACHER LIST
A huge list of educational resources indexed by Divisions or age
groups. Sites are submitted by teachers and you are invited to
subscribe and receive a site a day via email - worth a look.
MODEL LEARNING - Ian Harris and Oliver Caviglioli, UK's leading experts in visual tools. Helping students organise their thinking.
Designing
and Managing Multiple Choice Questions
This handbook is aimed chiefly at the staff of
the the University of Cape Town, South Africa. As a result, some of
the information is relevant only to lecturers at the University.
A large amount of the information, however, will be useful for
anybody who wishes to implement MCQs, or simply to find out a little
more about them.