Websites for Teachers
BPS Libraries Website for Teachers - includes links to resources for teachers relating to libraries, literacy, media, and technology
Follett Professional E-books – Hundreds of professional e-books to support teaching and school administration. Username: boston Password: boston
To open an e-book, click on “read online” and allow pop-ups on your web browser. Use e-books for up to 4 hours at a time.
All My Faves - includes a variety of Web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom
Free Technology for Teachers - Free resources and lesson plans for teaching with technology
PBS Teachers Resources - Multimedia resources and professional development for PreK-12 educators
Thinkfinity - Free lesson plans, homework help, and professional development
Edutopia - Lesson planning and other free resources for K-12 educators
Read Write Think - Resources for teaching and lesson planning
Authors Who Skype for Free
Partnership for 21st Century Learning - for educators to teach students for the future
Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - Lots of classroom resources and using technology for K-12
National Archive Digital Classroom - Primary source documents for teaching history
Print Resources Available in the Library
Adamson, David R. Classroom Management: 24 Strategies Every Teacher Needs to Know. Scholastic Teaching Resources: New York, 2010.
Beane, Allan. L. The Bully Free Classroom: Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8. Free Spirit Publishing: Minneapolis, MN, 2005.
Caduto, Michael J. and Joseph Bruchac. Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children. Fulcrum: Golden, Colorado, 1997.
Common Core Coach English Language Arts 4. First Edition. Trimphlearning: New York, 2010.
Froschl, Merle; Barbara Sprung, and Nancy Mullin-Rindler. Quit It! A Teacher's Guide on Teasing and Bullying for Use with Students in Grades K-3. NEA Professional Library: Washington D.C., 2009. (2 copies)
Gollub, Matthew. Give the Gift! 10 Fulfilling Ways to Raise a Lifetime Reader. Tortuga Press: Santa Rosa, California, 2007.
Hodkinson, Kenneth and Adams, Sandra. Wordly Wise 3000 Book 4. 2nd Edition. Educators Publishing Service. Cambridge, 2007.
Hodkinson, Kenneth and Adams, Sandra. Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5. 2nd Edition. Educators Publishing Service. Cambridge, 2007.
Invernizzi, Marcia; Francine Johnston, Donal R. Bear, and Shane Templeton. Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers. 2nd Edition. Pearson Press: Boston, 2009.
Johnson, Eli R. Academic Language! Academic Literacy!: A Guide for K-12 Educators. Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA, 2009.
Klingner, Janette K.; John J. Hoover, and Leonard M. Baca. Why Do English Language Learners Struggle with Reading?: Distinguishing Language Acquisition from Learning Disabilities. Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA, 2008.
Levin, Diane E. Teaching Young Children in Violent Times: Building a Peaceful Classroom. 2nd edition. Educators for Social Responsibility: Washington, D.C., 2003.
Lobosco, Michael. Mental Math Challenges. Sterling Publishing: New York, 1999.
McIntyre, Ellen; Diane W. Kyle, Cheng-Ting Chen, Jayne Kraemer, and Johanna Parr. 6 Principles for Teaching English Language Learners in All Classrooms. Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA, 2009.
Perfect, Kathy A. Poetry Lessons: A Mentor Teacher's Lessons and Select Poems That Help You Meet the Standards Across the Curriculum - and Teach Poetry with Confidence and Joy. Scholastic: New York, 2005.
Pinnell, Gay Su and Patricia L. Scharer. Teaching for Comprehension in Reading Grades K-2: Strategies for Heling Children Read with Ease, Confidence, and Understanding. Scholastic Professional Books: New York, 2003.
Rodriguez, Eleanor Renee and Bellanca, James. What is is About Me you Can't Teach?: An Instructional Guide for the Urban Educator. 2nd Edition. Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA, 2007.
Sutton, Roger and Martha Parravano. A Family of Readers: The Book Lover's Guide to Children's and Young Adult Literature. Candlewick Press: Somerville, MA, 2010.
Wilhelm, Jeffrey. Improving Comprehension with Think-Aloud Strategies: Modeling What Good Readers Do. Scholastic Professional Books: New York, 2001.