This web page is dedicated to keeping teachers informed of important information and events pertaining to the North Schuylkill School District and our students.

 

School Resources

Staff E-Mail

eSchoolBook

IEPWriter

NetTrekker d.i.

PVASS

Accelerated Reader

Performance Tracker

Building Use Application

 

Classrooms for the Future Resources

Teaching in the 21st Century-Act 48 version

Teaching in the 21st Century– Graduate version

Casenex

CFF Evaluation Tool

Classrooms for the Future Home Page

Mr. Shumski’s CFF Wiki

Student Laptop Use Guidelines

 

Current Events/Distance Learning

United Streaming

Newslink– Online source for Pennsylvania’s newspapers.

Partners in Distance Learning- As a non-profit association, the PDL is a committed to helping schools  maximize their investment in distance learning technologies.  NS is a PDL member.

E-Missions- - eMissions are simulated, problem-based, learning adventures delivered right into the classroom via distance learning technology. These “live” scenarios are conducted in your classroom by a Flight Director at Mission Control from the Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standards-Based Resources

PSSA Scoring Samplers For Grades 3-11- The 2007 PSSA Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Item and Scoring Samplers are tools to assist you with your instructional program and the reading, mathematics, and writing assessments. The samplers include test items written to focus on the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for writing and the Pennsylvania Assessment Anchor Content Standards (Assessment Anchors) for reading and mathematics.

PA Writing Project– Database of  lesson plans aligned to grade-level standards.

Learning Nexus– part of PDE’s Education Hub. The Nexus allows teachers to access academic standards, assessment anchors and content to guide lesson plans.

 

Local, State, and Federal Education Links
Schuylkill IU 29

Carbon-Lehigh IU 21

Berks Intermediate Unit

Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit

Pennsylvania Education Hub
Pennsylvania Department of Education
United States Department of Education

 

Local Government Links
Pennsylvania Local Governments' Websites

 

State Government Links
Find Your Pennsylvania Legislator
Pennsylvania PowerPort
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania Senate
Pennsylvania Governor

 

Federal Government Links
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
The Office of the President of the United States

 

Court Systems
Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System
Supreme Court of the United States
The Federal Judiciary System

 

Teacher Reference Pages
Education World
Education Week
Education Index
National Center for Educational Statistics
Education.com

 

Evaluating Web Pages

Being able to correctly identify Web and Internet Resources is an important skill when conducting research. The Internet is an open resources that allows anyone to post information about a topic. Listed below are web sites that will help you evaluate web site content for research.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html

http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/evaluating_web.htm

http://library.lakeforest.edu/help/evalweb.html

 

 

 

North Schuylkill School District

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Staff Resources

 

 

 

Classrooms for the Future Teacher Survey

Classrooms for the Future Student Survey

 

Surveys must be completed by May 30th!

Classrooms for the Future Surveys

 Mrs. Rakowsky’s Mission M.A.R.S. Links

 

Mission Mars Log-In

 

Navigation Center

 

Science/Operations Center

Technology Downloads

Macromedia Flash Player

Macromedia Shockwave Player

Real Player

Apple QuickTime for Video

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Windows Media Player

Windows Movie Maker 2 for XP

Windows Updates

Open Office