Professional Resources - Websites 

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

 http://www.nctm.org/ 

Investigations (NCTM) Ideas for reinforcing mathematical thinking

http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=9310

Figure This (NCTM) Math challenges

http://figurethis.org/index.html

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

http://www.ncte.org/

Elementary Ideas and Resources for Language Arts (NCTE)

http://www.ncte.org/elem/ideas

International Reading Association (IRA)

http://www.reading.org/General/Default.aspx

2008 Teacher Choice Books (IRA)

http://www.reading.org/Publish.aspx?page=RT-62-3-

National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

http://www.naeyc.org/

Response to Intervention - RtI Action Network

http://www.rtinetwork.org/GetStarted/Develop

Student Interventions - Intervention Central

http://www.interventioncentral.org/

Oklahoma State Department of Education

http://sde.state.ok.us/

Professional Learning Communities (All Things PLC)

http://www.allthingsplc.org/

Oklahoma Technology Association (OTA)

http://www.oktech.org/ota/site/default.asp

Smartboard Lessons - Smart Technologies

http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Classroom+resources/Elementary/

Professional Resources - Books

Teaching Pedagogy

Best Practice; Today's Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools
Author: Arthur Hyde, Steven Zemelman, Harvey Daniels

Teach Like your Hair's on Fire
Author: Rafe Esquith

Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by their Brains
Author: LouAnn Johnson

The Basic School
Author: Ernest Boyer

Classroom/School Community

Building Classroom Communities: Strategies for Developing a Culture of Caring
Author: David Levine

Getting Started, Reculturing Schools to Become Professional Learning Communities
Author: Robert Eaker, Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour

In Our School
Author: Karen L. Casto and Jennifer Audley

The Collaborative Teacher
Author: Cassandra Erkens, Chris Jakicic, Lillie Jessie, Dennis King, Sharon Kramer, Tom Many, Mary Ann Ranells, Ainsley Rose, Susan Sparks, Eric Twadell

The First 6 Weeks of School
Author: Paula Denton and Roxann Kriete

The Morning Meeting Book
Author: Roxann Kriete

 Reading Instruction

Building a Foundation for Pre-School Literacy: Effective Instruction for Children's Reading & Writing Development
Author: Carol Vukelich and James Christie

Developing Essential Literacy Skills
Author: Robin Cohen

Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction
Author: Sharon Vaughn, Sylvia Linan-Thompson

Small Group Reading Instruction
Author: Beverly Tyner

Math Instruction

Children are Mathematical Problem Solvers
Author: Lynae Sakeshaug, Melfried Olson, Judith Olson

Mathematics Teaching Today: Improving Practice, Improving Student Learning. Second Edition
Author: NCTM

Navigating through Algebra in Grades 3-5
Author: Gilbert Culvas and Karol Yeatts

Number in Preschool and Kindergarten: Educational Implications of Piaget's Theory
Author: Constance Kamii