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Ontario's Provincial Government Education website:
Ontario Ministry of Education
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/
The main portal for elementary and secondary school information for teachers, students, parents and administrators. Includes lists of schools and school boards throughout Ontario, curriculum descriptions, codes of conduct, exemplars, updates and policy documents, statistics, teaching tools, professional resources for development as well as information on safety and special education.
General Information
http://edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/generalinfo.html
Background information on the Education Act, education funding, school boards, policy, and administration.
Standards for Education:
Ontario College of Teachers
http://www.oct.ca/
The standards of professional practice for the teaching profession & the ethical standards for the teaching profession.
Assessment and Reporting Standards
http://edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/success.html
A guide to the standards and policies for reporting student achievement.
Report Cards:
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. Guide to the Provincial Report Card.
http://www.eqao.com/en/Our_Data_in_Action/articles/communication-docs/repgde.pdf
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. Elementary Report Card.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/forms/report/1998/report98.html#elem
Statistics:
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. Education Facts.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/educationFacts.html
Curriculum / Policy / Program Planning:
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. Curriculum.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. Policy and Reference.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/policy.html
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. Program Planning and Assessment Grades 9-12.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/
Education Resources:
Teacher’s Resources from Ontario’s Ministry of Education
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/index.html
Resources sorted by subject, compiled by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Discovery Channel - discoveryschool.com
http://school.discovery.com/
Treasure trove of K-12 lesson plans which can be sorted by subject or grade, teaching tools, homework helpers, study starters, as well as puzzles and games. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators link offers an expansive directory of additional teacher resources. Sponsored by cable television's Discovery Channel.
Safe and Accepting Schools Resources
http://edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/safeschools.html
This resource page from the Ontario Ministry of Education provides information about the Accepting Schools Act, which requires schools to take preventative action against bullying and enact tougher consequences for bullying. The site includes resources to support teachers as they enforce this act.
Special Education Resources
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/speced.html
Compilation of special education resources from the Ministry of Education.
English Language Learners Resources:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/manyroots/
Resources for teachers of English language learners, compiled by the Ministry of Education.
Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/
Directory of 3,000+ resources available on a variety of educational issues from Internet sites, educational organizations, and electronic discussion groups. The Lesson Plan Collection contains more than 2,000 lesson plans contributed by teachers from all over the United States. The collection can be searched according to subject or grade level. There is also a question and answer archive of over 200 responses to popular questions on the practice, theory, and research of education.
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
A corporate-sponsored Web site focused on professional development for teachers and administrators packed with free resources, lesson plans, games, strategies, and articles. Daily features, columns, and blogs authored by educators can be found here. Topics include diversity, motivating students, classroom management, and information technology integration. This site has a search engine that limits results to educational Web sites only.
GEM: The Gateway to Education Materials
http://www.thegateway.org/
Since 1996, The Gateway to Educational Materials(GEM), a nonprofit consortium, has provided access to 49,000+ Internet-based lesson plans, activities, instructional units and other educational materials from collections made available through various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial outlets. These collections have been evaluated for authoritativeness and quality based on criteria developed by the consortium.
MERLOT
http://www.merlot.org/
A searchable, collection of peer reviewed, free online learning materials (simulations, tutorials, quizzes, drills, presentations, and case studies) created by faculty, staff, librarians, administrators and students. The collection can be browsed by subject area, grade level, language, technical format, material type, author, organization, and other limiters. (Note: you need to create a free account to begin using resources.)
Ontario Curriculum Planner
http://www.curriculum.org
Curriculum Services Canada (CSC) is a not-for-profit agency providing services related to the evaluation, development, implementation and accreditation of learning resources from Ontario EDU Initiatives (including Ontario Course Profiles). They evaluate textbooks for the Ontario Ministry of Education and provide free resources for educators.
Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner
Ministry of Education resource library assists teachers in designing, adapting, and managing lesson plans, course units, and profiles for the Ontario Curriculum. Special software permits sharing of resources. Download training slide shows, help kits, and guides.