Tools for School Leaders
Technology Tools
21 Things for Administrators Website
Educational Leadership: Best of Educational Leadership-2010-2011
INFOGRAPHIC: Cheating in School: How the Digital Age Affects Cheating and Plagiarism
Other Good Technology Tools
SoapBox - Transform your lecture in real-time
The What Matters Most System Survey-from McREL
Listen to our experts-McREL experts discuss the latest research and best practices on issues that matter in education in a series of monthly audio journals
Educational Leadership: Best of Educational Leadership-2010-2011
INFOGRAPHIC: Cheating in School: How the Digital Age Affects Cheating and Plagiarism
Other Good Technology Tools
SoapBox - Transform your lecture in real-time
The What Matters Most System Survey-from McREL
Listen to our experts-McREL experts discuss the latest research and best practices on issues that matter in education in a series of monthly audio journals
Data, Data, Data
Data 4 Student Success-Source for MEAP, MME, and MI-Access. Requires district login
Data Director Login for the St. Louis Public Schools
Annual Education Report Information from Data 4 Student Success
Zoomerang-Online survey creator
Survey Monkey-Online survey creator
Digital Research Tools- Wiki with some good research tools
The Best Places To Find Research On Technology & Language Teaching/Learning
Best Evidence Encyclopedia-Great resource to find research based practices
Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works" series
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being-Annual updates on the well-being of children and families in the United States
Condition of Education-2011-Summarizes important developments and trends in education
MI School Data-Data on Michigan schools
The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Free Technology for Teachers: Seven Tools for Creating Data Visualizations
Stats about all US cities - real estate, relocation info, house prices, home value estimator, recent sales, cost of living, crime, race, income, photos, education, maps, weather, houses, schools, neighborhoods, and more
Education | Data.gov Communities
Data First
Mini Digest of Education Statistics-Compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school
Data Director Login for the St. Louis Public Schools
Annual Education Report Information from Data 4 Student Success
Zoomerang-Online survey creator
Survey Monkey-Online survey creator
Digital Research Tools- Wiki with some good research tools
The Best Places To Find Research On Technology & Language Teaching/Learning
Best Evidence Encyclopedia-Great resource to find research based practices
Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works" series
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being-Annual updates on the well-being of children and families in the United States
Condition of Education-2011-Summarizes important developments and trends in education
MI School Data-Data on Michigan schools
The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Free Technology for Teachers: Seven Tools for Creating Data Visualizations
Stats about all US cities - real estate, relocation info, house prices, home value estimator, recent sales, cost of living, crime, race, income, photos, education, maps, weather, houses, schools, neighborhoods, and more
Education | Data.gov Communities
Data First
Mini Digest of Education Statistics-Compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school
Survey Legend-Create a picture based
The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Social Media
Sources to help you tell your story to the public. Click here to learn more.
Communication Tools
Doodle-Meeting Scheduling Web Site
Tutorial Video-YouTube
Scheduling a Bunch of People? Try Doodle. | Technology for Educators
Quick Communication Tips for Teachers and Administrators
Presentation Skills-Good website with tips on better presentations
5 Steps for Tackling Tough Conversations - Center for Creative Leadership
EasyPrompter-Online teleprompter
Reqall-Have you ever been driving down the road and think of something that you need to remember? Or have a great idea and a pen is nowhere in sight? reQall will solve these problems in a snap.
Reqall for Blackberry Tutorial Video-YouTube
Reqall for IPhone Tutorial Video-YouTube
Reqall for Android Phone-YouTube
MeBeam -An online video conferencing site. It allows you to just use microphones for audio if you don’t have a webcam. MeBeam lets up to eighteen people participate
Free Technology for Teachers: Five Tools to Help You Schedule MeetingsWhat Parents Want in School Communication
Score Feeder-A free service that coaches and or athletic directors can use to submit scores to multiple news outlets at once
Remind101-A Text Messaging service that allows teachers to easily setup classrooms to text message students and parents and remind them of events, homework, and/or to study for an important test.
LiveMinutes -Create your own webinar
Guide to Parent-Teacher Communication: From Open Houses to Conferences-Great resources for teachers
Communication Through The Ages - Neat Infographic
Tutorial Video-YouTube
Scheduling a Bunch of People? Try Doodle. | Technology for Educators
Quick Communication Tips for Teachers and Administrators
Presentation Skills-Good website with tips on better presentations
5 Steps for Tackling Tough Conversations - Center for Creative Leadership
EasyPrompter-Online teleprompter
Reqall-Have you ever been driving down the road and think of something that you need to remember? Or have a great idea and a pen is nowhere in sight? reQall will solve these problems in a snap.
Reqall for Blackberry Tutorial Video-YouTube
Reqall for IPhone Tutorial Video-YouTube
Reqall for Android Phone-YouTube
MeBeam -An online video conferencing site. It allows you to just use microphones for audio if you don’t have a webcam. MeBeam lets up to eighteen people participate
Free Technology for Teachers: Five Tools to Help You Schedule MeetingsWhat Parents Want in School Communication
Score Feeder-A free service that coaches and or athletic directors can use to submit scores to multiple news outlets at once
Remind101-A Text Messaging service that allows teachers to easily setup classrooms to text message students and parents and remind them of events, homework, and/or to study for an important test.
LiveMinutes -Create your own webinar
Guide to Parent-Teacher Communication: From Open Houses to Conferences-Great resources for teachers
Communication Through The Ages - Neat Infographic
Time Management and Productivity Tools
Computer Hope-Good site. Has keyboard shortcuts for PCs and Macs.
Organizing Computer Files
Team Maker-Need to create random working teams? Check this out.
Priority Management for Principals
How Principals Manage Their Time
Perpetual Calendar
MI-Map
Ed Leaders Network
Colin Powell's Leadership Primer
Road to Teaching: Blog, Resources, and Teacher Interview Questions
Middle School Teacher Interview Questions
School Administrator Interview Questions
NextUp-Easy agenda maker
Doodle-Great for setting up meetings that will have many attendees.
Meetzi-Tool to help meetings become more productive
Sendoid-Makes transferring any size file between two people as simple as clicking a link
See the Technology Tools for Teachers Page for more scheduling resources
Conducting a Classroom Walkthrough Using Google Docs Forms Five Ways School Leaders Can Avoid Scheduling Nightmares
Organizing Computer Files
Team Maker-Need to create random working teams? Check this out.
Priority Management for Principals
How Principals Manage Their Time
Perpetual Calendar
MI-Map
Ed Leaders Network
Colin Powell's Leadership Primer
Road to Teaching: Blog, Resources, and Teacher Interview Questions
Middle School Teacher Interview Questions
School Administrator Interview Questions
NextUp-Easy agenda maker
Doodle-Great for setting up meetings that will have many attendees.
Meetzi-Tool to help meetings become more productive
Sendoid-Makes transferring any size file between two people as simple as clicking a link
See the Technology Tools for Teachers Page for more scheduling resources
Conducting a Classroom Walkthrough Using Google Docs Forms Five Ways School Leaders Can Avoid Scheduling Nightmares
Purposeful Community and Professional Learning Community Resources
McREL's Balanced Leadership Framework
Balanced Leadership PowerPoint
Leading Second Order Change
The Leadership We Need-From McREL
Purposeful Community in Practice
What is the Difference Between Purposeful Learning communities and Professional Learning Communities?
All Things PLC
Using Google Docs to Support Your PLC
Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works" series
The What Matters Most System Survey-From McREL. Are we focusing on the right things?
My synthesis of how a PLC could work... on Twitpic
Balanced Leadership PowerPoint
Leading Second Order Change
The Leadership We Need-From McREL
Purposeful Community in Practice
What is the Difference Between Purposeful Learning communities and Professional Learning Communities?
All Things PLC
Using Google Docs to Support Your PLC
Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works" series
The What Matters Most System Survey-From McREL. Are we focusing on the right things?
My synthesis of how a PLC could work... on Twitpic
Staff Meeting Resources
Running an Effective Staff Meeting
The Six Golden Rules of Meeting Management
How to Write An Effective Meeting Agenda
World Cafe-Great process for promoting conversation
The World Cafe Community
Open Space Technology-Effective format for professional development with large groups.
Simple Truths-Good inspirational videos
Make A Difference-Another good motivational movie site
Minutes.io– A simple way to take and share minutes of a meeting
The Six Golden Rules of Meeting Management
How to Write An Effective Meeting Agenda
World Cafe-Great process for promoting conversation
The World Cafe Community
Open Space Technology-Effective format for professional development with large groups.
Simple Truths-Good inspirational videos
Make A Difference-Another good motivational movie site
Minutes.io– A simple way to take and share minutes of a meeting
School Improvement
Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works" series
Structuring Out Of School Time to Improve Academic Achievement-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works" series
Dropout Prevention-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works"
series
Turning Around Chronically Low Achieving Schools-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works" series
National High School Center
Repacking the Standards Chart
12 Videos to Spark Educator's Thinking
Structuring Out Of School Time to Improve Academic Achievement-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works" series
Dropout Prevention-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works"
series
Turning Around Chronically Low Achieving Schools-From the U.S. Department of Education "What Works" series
National High School Center
Repacking the Standards Chart
12 Videos to Spark Educator's Thinking
Presentation Tools
Slidestaxx-enables you to gather various social media into a beautiful slideshow for your blog, website or directly on Slidestaxx.
Presentation Skills-Website with some helpful hints on presentations
Knovio-i\Free tool for turning PowerPoint slides into video presentations right from your web browser. Need a webcam and microphone
Prezi-Great presentation tool
Presentation Skills-Website with some helpful hints on presentations
Knovio-i\Free tool for turning PowerPoint slides into video presentations right from your web browser. Need a webcam and microphone
Prezi-Great presentation tool
Evaluating Teaching and Learning
Education Alliance of Michigan Evaluation Toolkit
Justin Tarte - Life of an Educator...: What Great Teachers do Differently...
Justin Tarte - Life of an Educator...: What Great Teachers do Differently...
School Safety
Ready Classroom-Emergency preparedness lesson plans from FEMA
Peanut and Tree Nut Free Snack List for Schools
Bullying Prevention Tips
Bullying Resources & Lesson Plans - TES Resources
Bullying and Cyberbullying: 6 Things I Can Do > Eye On Education
Food Allergy.org
Welcome, Educators! — iKeepSafe
The Largest List of Text Message Shorthand (IM, SMS) and Internet Acronyms Found of the Web - kept current and up-to-date by NetLingo
Reduce Bullying by Improving Classroom Climate | Edutopia
Google+ Safety Center – Google+
11 Resources for Teaching Web Safety
Everyone Says That Being a Good Digital Citizen Is Important...But Do We Believe It? Five Lessons Learned On Digital Citizenship
Warning Signs of Bullying | Dr. Michele Borba's Reality Check
LMK Life Online A website created for the purpose of educating girls about online safety Whole School: Every Child Matters: Bullying teaching resources - TES
Peanut and Tree Nut Free Snack List for Schools
Bullying Prevention Tips
Bullying Resources & Lesson Plans - TES Resources
Bullying and Cyberbullying: 6 Things I Can Do > Eye On Education
Food Allergy.org
Welcome, Educators! — iKeepSafe
The Largest List of Text Message Shorthand (IM, SMS) and Internet Acronyms Found of the Web - kept current and up-to-date by NetLingo
Reduce Bullying by Improving Classroom Climate | Edutopia
Google+ Safety Center – Google+
11 Resources for Teaching Web Safety
Everyone Says That Being a Good Digital Citizen Is Important...But Do We Believe It? Five Lessons Learned On Digital Citizenship
Warning Signs of Bullying | Dr. Michele Borba's Reality Check
LMK Life Online A website created for the purpose of educating girls about online safety Whole School: Every Child Matters: Bullying teaching resources - TES
School Counselor Tools
My EDU-Find out where AP, SAT, & CLEP credits go the farthest
College Bird-Great tool for helping students locate colleges.
Navigating the Land of Online Learning
College 2.0: Online Tools for Students
Resources and Strategies for the School Counselor: Helping Students in Crisis
College Bird-Great tool for helping students locate colleges.
Navigating the Land of Online Learning
College 2.0: Online Tools for Students
Resources and Strategies for the School Counselor: Helping Students in Crisis