ALEX is an acronym for Alabama Learning Exchange. The ALEX website is really a database for teachers in the state of Alabama that allows them to share useful tips with each other. The ALEX website has links that allow teachers to view the courses of study and lesson plans, search the web for helpful websites and websites that can aid professional development, and provides links to ACCESS learning as well as other helpful tools for teachers.
Everything on the ALEX website is broken down very well and makes it easy to search for exactly what is needed. The courses of study and the lesson plans are divided by grade level and by subject. There is also an ALEX search engine to search the ALEX site and it also allows you to set limits on what is needed to make searches more efficient. The ALEX website is a great resource for any teacher to have since it puts all necessary information right at the push of a button.
I see ALEX to be very useful in a classroom since it has the potential to answer any question that may arise in the teaching field. Everyone needs an example at some point in time and I think that the sample lesson plans are a wonderful item. I tend to do most work later in the evening and if I were to have a question, I would not be able to contact an individual because of the late hour. With ALEX, I can look up the answer to my question and continue working without having to bother anyone.
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GREAT job Keller! I am glad to hear you liked the website. Hopefully you will use in your future classes. You make a very valid statement that "Everyone needs an example at some point in time..." Oh how very true.
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