I have had the privilege of working with several of these site creators and have used the ideas and materials personally in my classrooms and product development. I hope you will find them helpful in planning stronger differentiated lessons and activities. As I find additional places to visit, the list will be updated.
Learning Links
Valuable Student and Teacher Resources
Teacher Resources
Carol Hurst
A collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professsiona
http://www.carolhurst.com/Curriculum Project
"...provides elementary, middle school and high school educators with training, materials, and software designed to bring about increased levels of student success. We emphasize the implementation of state standards in ways that provide differentiated experiences for learners of all types. Our results are evident in a wide range of demographic environments, from low SES, urban schools to high SES suburban environments."
http://curriculumproject.comGifted Education
Cleveland State University Gifted Program
"...offers an endorsement program for licensure as a gifted intervention specialist as well as a Curriculum and Foundations Master's Degree with an emphasis on gifted education that includes the license." Since gifted students often spend the majority of their time away from gifted classroom settings, regular classroom teachers, administrators and counselors will find the introductory courses helpful.
http://www.csuohio.edu/cehs/departments/candf/gifted/OAGC
"OAGC advances understanding of the needs of the gifted, promotes establishment of programs and services for gifted students, and encourages the exchange of information on the national, state and local level. OAGC is an affiliate organization of the National Association for Gifted Children."
http://www.oagc.comEducational Software
Class One Software
Provides educational software for school, home, and business. Quiz administration, math, and spelling solutions. High quality software since 1994.
http://www.classonesoftware.com