Instructional Materials

Whether you're addressing specific curriculum standards for a health unit or designing informal learning activities for a Saturday crafts club, electronic materials are available to faciliate learning.

Go to Writing With Writers. This Scholastic project provides an opportunity for young people to work with authors, editors, and illustrators to learn the writing process and create polished projects.

As you seek out instructional materials, look for electronic materials that bring learning alive. For instance as students read The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett, they often have questions about Frank Lloyd Wright, mystery writing, and mathematics that naturally connect to the K-12 curriculum. Use web-based resources to make these connections more concrete.

Go to The Wright 3 page by Nancy Bosch to see how books and electronic materials can be connected meaning learning experiences.

Read Flightplans for Learning: Differentiation & Deep Thinking through Technology by Annette Lamb. This web project provides examples of online practice, tools, and real-world experiences in reading, writing, math, and other subject areas.

Skim STAR Ideas: Simple Technology Application Resource Ideas by Annette Lamb.

View Transforming Classrooms: Technology across the Curriculum (9:41)
View Transforming Classrooms: Meaningful Projects (11:58)
View Transforming Classrooms: Student Reaction (7:25)

Led by nationally recognized technology integration expert, Dr. Annette Lamb, Norfolk Public School teachers learn to develop meaningful projects using technology and have seen test scores increase. From the scientific method to classification to persuasive writing to the freedom documents see how these teachers are using technology to expand learning opportunities for their students. = - Available through WHRO website.

Proceed to Learning Resources on CD and DVD.