Thursday, August 21, 2008

ALEX-Alabama Learning Exchange

ALEX( Alabama Learning Exchange) is a website on which teachers form all over can post their lesson plans. Because the site is sponsored by the Alabama Department of Education each lesson plan is presented with the State of Alabama Quality Teaching Standards the lesson fullfils. The site is organized by subject then behavioral objectives. All Lesson plans include the time the lesson takes, the teacher's name and other useful information. As well as lesson plans the site also includes information about professional studies, web links, and a "Thinkfinity" search engine to help you explore the site.
As a new teacher the site would be a god sent. Even if the lesson plan does not suit your needs the lesson can aways be adjusted for time, group size, and difficulty level. It also shows how many state standards can be reached with just one lesson, and how other teachers have negotiated the standards using fun activities.

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