Recommended Links
The following are links to recommended organizations and web sites that provide information on learning disabilities, ADHD, and other issues.
You can also see this list organized by type of organization, by focus, or by audience.
Ten Tricks for a Successful Fieldtrip
This article by Karen Moser offers suggestions on how to arrange and manage a fieldtrip to reduce teacher stress and increase learning.
Tennessee Education Association
Tennessee Education Association is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.
Tennessee State Parent Information Resource Centers
Tennessee Voices for Children, Inc. speaks out as active advocates for the emotional and behavioral well-being of children and their families.
TNTESOL&s mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals& language rights.
TESOL: ESL Standards for PreK-12
The ESL Standards for PreK-12 Students is the result of many years' effort on the part of TESOL members and others who have sought to improve the education of students who are learning English as a second or additional language in the United States.
TESOL: Pre-K-12 English Language Proficiency Standards
The new PreK-12 English Language Proficiency Standards, an augmentation of the WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards, provides extensive matrices elucidating sample performance indicators, organized by the five standards (targeting language in social/intercultural interactions, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies) and grade-level cluster. This publication is available for purchase from TESOL.
The Texas Federation of Teachers is the Texas State Affiliate of the 1.3 million-member American Federation of Teachers and represents more than 57,000 members statewide.
Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE)
Through a balanced program of research, professional development, and public education, TABE pursues the implementation of educational policies and effective bilingual-bicultural programs that promote equal educational opportunity and academic excellence for bilingual/ESL students.
Texas Education Agency: Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum Guidelines
This website, created by the Texas Education Agency, outlines the state's Prekindergarten Curriculum Guidelines.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: The Roadmap to a College-Going Culture
This report offers a strategic plan for creating a college-going culture as laid out by the Texas Education Agency.
Texas Middle School Program for AP* Spanish
The Texas Middle School Program for AP Spanish engages native Spanish-speaking students in early preparation for college success. Its Web site shares program wisdom and resources so that other educators can design their own programs.
Texas State Parent Information Resource Centers
IDRA is an independent, non-profit organization that advocates for the right of every child to a quality education.
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas State Teachers Association is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.
TexTESOL is an affiliate of TESOL with five regional affiliates. TESOL&s mission is to develop and maintain professional expertise in English language teaching and learning for speakers of other languages worldwide.
Text Features: Non-Fiction Printed Page vs. Website Format
This chart from ReadWriteThink.org gives students a reference for comparing non-fiction textbook or printed material to website content features.
Step-by-step lesson plan on how to map text with students.
The "I Hate to Write" Guide to Writing a Report
This little report from Steve Kessell at the Curtin University of Technology is written in a folksy style and highlights some of the barriers to good writing and offers simple guidelines to good writing, such as the essay advice to "1. Tell what you’re going to tell them, 2. Tell them what you have to tell them, and 3. Tell them what you told them."
The Access Center is a national technical assistance (TA) center funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs. Their mission is to improve educational outcomes for elementary and middle school students with disabilities. The Access Center is also dedicated to building the capacity of TA systems, States, districts, and schools, to help students with disabilities learn from the general education curriculum.
The ALLIANCE National Parent Technical Assistance Center
The NPTAC provides Parent Centers with technical assistance and up-to-date information and resources and materials to improve results for children with disabilities living in rural, urban, and suburban areas and from underrepresented and underserved populations.
The Balance of Informational and Literary Texts in K-5
Standards author Susan Pimentel discusses the ways in which the standards balance informational and literary text for elementary grades.
