Resources are better organized. By Joyce Kasman Valenza Tech.k12 S ome of us feel a particular sense of urgency around this time of year, so forgive me, parents and students, if I talk directly to teachers this week. Rookie teachers, as well as veterans, dream of raiding the file cabinets of colleagues whose lessons make learning exciting and inspire children to think. But even veteran teachers need fresh ideas that incorporate new strategies and trends in education as well as the thousands of new resources available on the Web. But few of us want to wait 20 years to develop a rich repertoire.
Inspiration is out there, on the Internet, free for the taking.
New sites are popping up regularly. New formats for lessons are developing. Virtual file cabinets are opening wide for all teachers, maintained by educational organizations all over the world. Since we toured this area last August, great effort has gone into organizing them and making them more accessible. So while there's still some time to plan, let's tour the virtual file cabinets of lesson plans, the major curricular resources of the Web.