AATE Online

http://www.aate.com/

The American Alliance for Theatre and Education provides this web source. Most interesting is their Creative Drama Crisis Control (click on CDCC) - a series of dramatic exercises which are quite usable in a variety of settings, including drama clubs and self-expression lessons. [editor's note: CDCC does not seem to be available any longer. The site still provides many hyperlinks under "Resources."]

Selected Arts Workshops at KTLC:

• Graphic Design in the Classroom - Adam Brewer
• Free Spirit Drumming and Creative Arts - Phyllis Free
• Clay Animation - Diana Siler

Math Central

http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/

A service of University of Regina, Canada, and the Canadian Mathematical Society, this website is a source of lesson plans grouped by grade. Go to The Resource Room and select "Browse our database" to see what they have. The database is also searchable.

Selected Reading and Writing Workshops at KTLC: none are middle-school appropriate - resolve now to present next year!

Media Awareness Network

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/

There are a wide range of literacies. As language arts teachers, our first responsibility is towards teaching the written word. But what can (and will) students learn from the large number of other media to which they're exposed? What sort of "literacy" is associated with this use? This Canadian website represents the not-for-profit organization of the same name, with ties to public education and the National Film Board of Canada, among others. There are thoughtful observations, lesson plans, and "teachable moments" useful with major media events.

Selected Reading and Writing Workshops at KTLC:

• Interactive Literacy - Mike Johnson
• iMovie: Moviemaking Made Easy - Christine McIntosh
• Classroom Video Projects with PC-Based Pinnacle Studio 8 - Jeffrey L. Jones (Come join me!)

NASA Quest

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/

This, the educational web presence of NASA, offers on-line multimedia and videos, information about the space program, and a searchable database of lesson plans and ideas (see the "Educators and Parents" link near the bottom.

Selected Science Workshops at KTLC:

• Gathering Data in Middle School Science with the Vernier Lab Pro - Jim Hicks
• Use of the Compound Microscope - Glenda Marker

Freedom - A History of US

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/

Right in line with the middle school core curriculum, this website is intended to complement the 16-part PBS/WNET television series of the same name. Each episode is represented by a "Webisode" on line, and the Teacher's section includes lesson guides for each, developed by Johns Hopkins University's Talent Development Middle Schools program. There are also online activities and games.

Selected Social Studies Workshops at KTLC:

• Best Practices in Integrating Technology in the Social Studies Classroom - Michael Hutchison