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Librarians' Index to the Internet
WWW Virtual Library --
-- subject guides mostly academic, on many subjects, not annotated or evaluated but many excellent
BUBL --
Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas
CIA-World Fact Book up-to-date political maps and info about countries, societies, and economies throughout the world
Citizendium -- expert driven, wiki-based on-line encyclopedic source
Google Scholar -- broad
search for scholarly literature - an invisible Web resource
Internet Search Engines -- annotated PDF doc listing current engines and what they do
Inter Press Service News -- stories and analyses explaining how events and global processes affect individuals and communities
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graphic source for maps and geographical information
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Intute --
access to the very best Web resources for education and research created by a network of UK universities and partners
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

Lexile Framework for Reading -- measuring reader ability to material difficulty
Literacy Web -- best practices in literacy instruction
LOC Wise Guide - Library of Congress  Portal.

Media Web -- booking with the IMC at OESD114
Noodle Tools -- suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research and teaching
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Sample Math WASL Questions WASL Reading Stems WASL Writing Frameworks
Math WASL Questions
 Work from Port Angeles School District posted by Donna Buck
OSPI 10th Grade Released Items-- Reading
PDF Format

OSPI Reading Assessment--Main Page
OSPI Assessment Instructional Support
This four-week model (20 instructional days) will address the needs of students who scored at level two of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL).
OPSI 10th Grade Released Items -- Math
PDF Format
OSPI Released Items
 Reading scoring sets
OSPI Writing Check List

OSPI Grade 10 Anchor papers

THAT QUIZ (GR. 1-12)
A math practice web site for grades 1-12. It’s easy to use and covers integers, fractions, concepts and geometry.

 

  Recipes for Prompted Writing

Sample Prompts and Student Writing  Samples
These are  PDF documents
from 

Teaching that Makes Sense
Online Grade Level Resources Meeting Standard:
Passing WASL and moving on with the rest of your life.

WebQuest from Wenatchee High School

 

 

WASL Science Assessment

Social Studies

 
WASL Science Assessment Main Page

OSPI Sample 10th grade Science WASL -- PDF Document

Student Response Booklet -- PDF Document

Social Studies does not yet have WASL Assessments posted.

Click here to see OSPI's main Social Studies' page

Click below to see the
 Social Studies Framework Document-grade 9-12

Word Document
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PAHS SS CBA Help page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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