SciMaTech Resource Binder

Science Curriculum and Instructional

Resources
http://storybookscience.com/
This site has a list of childrens storybooks and picture books with connections to
science content.
http://inquiryproject.terc.edu/
This site has some great support on getting students taking about science. It
includes a full professional development series including video clips and discussion
questions. While it has a grades 3-5 focus its easily applicable in grades 2-8.
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
PBS learning Medias Science Resources is a collection of thousands of video clips
and resources from PBS on a variety of science topics for Grades 4-12. You can
search by topic, grade level, standards, or collections and it includes clips from
popular TV shows. It also has wonderful engineering clips! Some examples include:
Cyberchase (K-5), Squad (6-12), Zoom (3-5) and NOVA (6-12)
http://tools4teachingscience.org/
This is a fabulous site for engaging students in thinking about science and talking
about science in more meaningful ways. Teaching BIG Ideas of science along with
case studies.

Engineering Resources
http://www.egfi-k12.org/
Engineering Go for It is a great K-12 program sponsored by the American Society of
Engineering. It has excellent K-12 lessons plans and activities that are very student
friendly.

http://www.eie.org/
Engineering is Elementary (EiE) is a state-of-the-art elementary school supplemental
curriculum that provides hands-on, minds-on work with real engineering practices
in promoting the invaluable 21st century skills of critical thinking, collaboration,
communication and creativity for your students.
CESA #11 can provide EiE professional development with Museum of BostonScience endorsed trainers. Check our CESA #11 SciMaTech website for professional
development opportunities and check-out procedures for bringing these kits directly
to your local district.
http://www.pltw.org/
This link will take you to the Wisconsin PLTW home page. This model connects your
students with engineering concepts and has curriculum for middle and high school
programs, professional development for teachers and grant opportunities for PLTW.
http://www.stem101.org/
This organization provides Grades 6-12 STEM curriculum materials along with
development on how to use them to create a STEM system within your school.
http://www.teachengineering.org/
The TEACHENGINEERING library is a digital experience that provides teacher-tested,
standards-driven engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math
classrooms.
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/
This is a great resource for teachers for bringing engineering topics for students
ages 8-12. Check out the student level site.

Mathematics Curriculum and

Instructional Resources
http://www.illustrativemathematics.org/
This site is a great resource for CCSSM standards and CCSS Math Practices. This K12 resource has wonderful tasks, progressions, visuals, etc. to support CCSSM in
your classroom.
http://www.insidemathematics.org/
This site is supports high quality tasks compacted for progression work. Many
videos, lessons, rubrics, etc. are developed with potential for Math PLC work and
Vertical Teaming.
http://www.youcubed.org/

YouCubed is a nonprofit providing free and affordable K-12 mathematics resources

and professional development for educators and parents. Jo Boaler, Standford
University does amazing work with this site. It is full of webinar opportunities and
the video tutorials are exceptional.

https://mathreasoninginventory.com/
This is a free source for assessment developed by Marilyn Burns Math Solutions. It
is designed for students 3-5, but could be used up to at least grade 8 for your
struggling students. It is developed to help students with conceptual
understanding. Check out her Math Solutions Lessons, http://mathsolutions.com/.
http://map.mathshell.org/materials/index.php
This is an amazing site for instructional support in the math classroom. It has
fabulous tasks, lessons and assessments, many BETA tested.
http://ccsstoolbox.agilemind.com/resources_samples.html
This is a great site to aligning targets within your instruction. Select the standards
for content or math practices and them the Key Visualizations for some great
resources and formative assessments.
http://www.mattimath.com/
This site has great manipulatives for all grade levels.
http://www.wested.org/project/math-pathways-pitfalls/
This series of books and professional development from WestEd provides solid K-8
math intervention for students, emphasizing principles such as justifying responses
as found in the CCSSM. SciMaTech houses this collection, dont forget to check this
out for preview!

WISCONSIN Mathematics Resources

www.dpi.wi.gov, main page is full of information about the CCSSM and other
resources. Dont forget to view their livebinders.
http://www.wismath.org/00277
WMC provides professional development in math for teachers in WI. You can find
the ppts and handouts archived on their site from all the 2012 and 2013 May
sessions.

Mathematics Organizations
http://www.nctm.org/

This is the national organization math site for math teachers grades K-16. It also
offers great professional development opportunities and support. Their
ILLUMINATIONS resource page is especially useful for lesson plans, internet links,
activities and engaging supports for your students.
http://www.nctm.org/standards/mathcommoncore/
National organizations such as NCTM, NCSM, ASTE, and ASSM have joined together
to provide CCSSM resources.