Assessment

• Chicago Public Schools: The Rubric Bank
  This site provides a selection of scoring rubrics that may be used in a variety of different subject areas, including mathematics and science.
• DiscoverySchool: Kathy Schrocks Guide for Educators
  This site contains example scoring rubrics and articles on how to develop scoring rubrics.
• How People Learn
  How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (1999). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education - online publication of book.
• Performance Assessment Links in Science
  A Standards Based resource of performance assessments in science.
• Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation
  This site provides an on-line peer reviewed journal on assessment. Many of the articles are appropriate for classroom teachers.
• Rubistar
  An on-line tool to assist teachers in locating and using scoring rubrics.

Technical Careers

• U.S. Department of Labor
  Has statistics and other information concerning careers in engineering.
• We Do Math!
  Sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America, this on-line brochure highlights careers in mathematics.

Organizations

• American Society of Civil Engineers
  A national organization for Civil Engineers.
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  One of the largest societies for chemical engineers.
• Colorado Association of Science Teachers
  An organization that supports science teachers in the state of Colorado at the k-12 level.
• Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  An organization that supports mathematics teachers at the k-12 level.
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  A national organization for teachers of mathematics. This website also contains links to the standards documents.
• National Science Teachers Association
  An organization that supports science teaching at all levels.

Other

• Bamko Surplus
  Examples of equipment that is used by engineers in manufacturing.
• Eclipse Crosswords
  Make your own crosswords for free - you provide the wordlist, size, clues. Generates rtf files and html files.
• Geothermal Energy Program
  Provides explanations and examples of geothermal energy.
• On-line Applications for Engineering Design
  Programs to assist chemical engineers in sizing equipment.
• Quia Web
  Make your own games, activities, quizzes. Or use ones that were already made by other teachers.
• Teaching Engineering
  An online book that covers how to teach and manage engineering classes.
• What is a Chemical Engineer?
  Describes the responsibilities of a chemical engineer.