General (Multiple Content Areas)

A to Z Teacher Stuff  Teacher-created lesson plans, thematic units, and teacher tips.

Awesome Library  Thousands of links to content area resources.

Best of WebQuests  Structured Internet research leads students to create an educational product. Covers all content areas.

Discoveryschool.com: Lesson Plan Library  Offers lesson plans and resources in most content areas

EDSITEment  Lesson plans and resources in topics of art & culture, literature & language arts, foreign languages, history & social studies. (Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the MarcoPolo Education Project.)

Education with Student News (CNN)  Provides instructional materials for integrating current events across the curriculum. Includes lesson plans, background material, profiles and links to useful Internet sites.

Educational Clip Art  Copyright-free educational clip art, including thousands of images.

Educational Web Adventures  Online learning activities in art, history, and science.

Educator's Reference Desk  (formerly Ask ERIC) 2,000-plus lesson plans covering most areas, and 3,000 links to online resources. (Information Institute of Syracuse)

Eduhound  Links to numerous resources in many content areas.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence  Hundreds of teaching resources and lesson plans in all topic areas from federal agencies, including National Science Foundation, National Gallery of Art, National Security Agency, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Park Service, National Archives, Library of Congress and others.

Gateway to Educational Materials  Lesson plans, curriculum units and other resources. (US Dept. of Education)

Historic Tale Construction Kit  Create an historic tale modeled after The Tapestry of Bayeux, a masterpiece of the Middle Ages, by designing frames using ornate script and illustrations. (Academy of Media Arts, Cologne)

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators  Lesson plans by grade level for all content areas. Resources, clip art, puzzles.

KY Dept. of Education  News in Kentucky education, instructional resources, and links to websites.

KY Virtual Library: Resources for Educators  Resources from the Ky Dept. of Education plus links to websites. (Ask librarian for passwords if needed.)

Lesson Planz.com  Lesson plans from all content areas.

Marco Polo / KY  Lesson plans and other resources aligned to Kentucky's Program of Studies and Core Content assessment.

New York Times Learning Network  Lesson plans in all content areas on current/recent news topics.

NewsHour Extra  Teacher and student web site for PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Lesson plans based on current events in the US. and the world, including social and political issues, the arts, media (literature), health and science. (Public Broadcasting System)

PBS TeacherSource  Thousands of lesson plans, activities and games in the arts, literature, social studies, math, health and science tied to PBS programming and correlated to local and national standards. (Public Broadcasting System)

Puzzlemaker  Create crosswords and other puzzles using vocabulary words.

Read the Words  Creates an audiofile of any written document from entered text or a website. It is then read back by an avatar, who can be customized. Allows users an alternate means to process written information.

Say How? A Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures  From Frank Abagnale (inspiration for film, "Catch Me If You Can") to Galina Zmievskaya (Olympic Games figure skating coach), plus 9,000 names in between. (Library of Congress)

Smithsonian Education  Search by grade level and subject area for inquiry-based lessons using primary sources. (Print-outs provide all needed materials.)

Teachers' Domain  Multimedia library for the classroom. Contains video, audio, interactive images and documents. Collections on science and social studies topics include high quality multimedia from PBS productions. Media-rich lesson plans.

Teachers First  Resources and lesson plans.

Teachers' Hub  Lesson plans for English, foreign languages, math, science and social studies.

TeAchology: The Online Teaching Resource  Lesson plans, printable activity sheets and other resources organized by subject areas and grade level.

The Hat: Drawing Names  Allows one to pick individual names, one at a time, using cool animation showing the names coming out of a hat, complete with optional drum roll sound effect. Can also pick random pairs of names.

Thinkfinity  Lesson plans, primary sources and references in a searchable database. (Verizon Foundation)

Tramline Virtual Field Trips  Annotated "trips" use links to multiple web sites related to topic.

U.S. Library of Congress: Teachers  Database of over 10 million digitized artifacts and primary sources. Lesson plans provide ways to integrate them into the curriculum.

WebMax  Borrow videos (DVD and VHS) from the JCPS Audiovisual Center with on-line reservations. (Ask librarian for UserID and password.)

WebQuest Page  A WebQuest is a form of project-based learning in which the resources are located on the Web. These lessons have been created by teachers for various content areas.

(Other WebQuests)
........- The Gilded Age Explores aspects of the Gilded Age in American history (1876-1900)
...........showing that the issues dealt with then still come up today.

........- "Their Eyes Were Watching God"  Background for and critical interpretation of the novel
............by Zora Neale Hurston.

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Arts & Humanities

Cultural Heritage Initiative  Art, music, theatre, ancient history, culture. Some links with lesson plans/resources. (U. of Michigan)

Arts Edge  Standards-based lesson plans in dance, music, theater and visual arts, plus guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. Program of John f. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts & Marco Polo.

Leaves of Gold  Introduction to medieval illustrated manuscripts. (Philadelphia Museum of Art)

National Gallery of Art Links to artists, paintings, sculpture, photos, decorative arts. Lesson and teaching resources related to many different content areas.

Smithsonian Education  Search by grade level and subject area for inquiry-based lessons using primary sources. (Print-outs provide all needed materials.)

Web Gallery of Art  Searchable database of over 15,000 European paintings and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1100-1850). Includes commentary and biographies.

Consumerism

Consumer Action  Consumer tips on steps to take when shopping for goods and services, plus warnings on what to watch out for.

Consumer Jungle  Lesson plans, interactive educational games and quizzes, other resources.



Economics

Business Week  Online version of the magazine offers business news and analysis.

EconEdLink  Internet-based economic lesson materials for teachers and their students. (National Council on Economic Education)

Economics Education Web  Lessons and resources for all grade levels. (U of Nebraska)

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco  Teacher resources, including a link to the International Economic Summit website, a world trade simulation that teaches students fundamental economic concepts with the context of international trade.

International Monetary Fund  Information and online learning activities about the IMF, money and macroeconomics.



Exceptional Childhood Education

LD Online  Helps parents, teachers and other professionals work with those who are dealing with learning disorders. Includes teaching resources and practical advice for parents. (PBS WETA-TV, Washington, DC)

Windows to the Universe  Lesson plans and activities for study of astronomy, meteorology, geology, geography, life science, physics, and chemistry. Tailored to intermediate or advanced reading level with click of a button. (U. of Michigan)


Health/PE

PE Central  Links to lesson plans and other resources relating to health and physical education.

Your Genes Your Health  Resources for exploring the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of genetic disorders. (Dolan DNA Learning Center)

History

American Memory  Primary documents, manuscripts, photos, films, sound recordings of numerous events. (Library of Congress)

American Presidents  Biographical facts, inaugural address, plus key events of each president's term in office. Reference materials. (C-SPAN)

Best History Websites  Links to over 1200 history-related websites, including art history and maps. Includes lesson plans, teachers' guides, activities and games. (Recommended by Natl. Council for Social Studies)

Digital Classroom  Lesson plans linked to primary documents from Revolutionary War to present. (National Archives & Records Admin.)

History Channel Lessons  Study guides, plus video and audio clips of speeches and other significant events.

Holocaust Survivors  Read and listen to stories of survivors. Includes many photos and an encyclopedia of sites and events.

Leaves of Gold  Introduction to medieval illustrated manuscripts. (Philadelphia Museum of Art)

Mythweb  Learn about the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology. Lesson plans and resources.

New Deal Network  Lesson plans covering government programs of the 1930s (Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute)

New Perspectives on the West  People, places and events interpreted by today's scholars. Lesson plans. (PBS - WETA, Washington)

Our Documents  100 milestone documents that shaped U.S. policy and culture during 1776 - 1965. Downloadable teacher sourcebook includes guidelines to primary documents and detailed lesson plans. (National Archives)

Smithsonian Education  Search by grade level and subject area for inquiry-based lessons using primary sources. (Print-outs provide all needed materials.)

Teaching History with Technology  Resources, lesson plans, acivities, projects, games and quizzes that use technology.

The Gilded Age: A WebQuest  Will help students explore aspects of the Gilded Age in American history (1876-1900) and show them that the issues dealt with then still come up today.

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization  Lesson plans include culture, politics, warfare, architecture, people and places in images, text, and Internet links. (Based on PBS series)

The Learning Page  Lesson plans using original documents, photos, and recordings. (Library of Congress - American Memory Collection)

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Teaching resources relating to the background, events and consequences of the Holocaust.

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Math

Algebra Help  Review of concepts, practice problems, interactive worksheets.

Calculus-Help.com  Tutorials and review activities with a touch of humor, including "The Quadratic Formula Song."

Create a Graph  Guides students through constructing a bar, line, area, circle or xy graph. (National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Ed.)

Illuminations  Links to 700-plus math resources in numbers & operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis & probability. (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)

Math Forum  Math problems and other resources for students and teachers from elementary to grad school. (Drexel University)

Math in Daily Life  Practical applications for math, plus links to related web sites.

Math in the Workplace  Features problems that demonstrate how students can use algebra, geometry and probability in the workplace. Answers question, "How am I ever going to use this stuff?"

Math is Fun  Presents basic math concepts and skills in creative ways.

Math.Com  Links to lesson plans on all topics for all grade levels. Review of terms and concepts, including practice and games on topics from basic math to calculus. Check out the "cool Xtools" (calculators, "graphers," converters, online solvers).

Platonic Realms  Math encyclopedia, quotations, daily math challenge, review problems.

Science & Math Games & Puzzles  Review of math, science and chemical elements. (Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA)

Music

Cultural Heritage Initiative  Art, music, theatre, ancient history, culture. Some links with lesson plans/resources. (U. of Michigan)

Freeplay Music  Thousands of sound tracks may be downloaded for educational use or school projects used on school grounds. Other uses require a license/fee.

Kennedy Center Arts Edge  Lesson plans for incorporating the arts into other content areas.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame  Lesson plans connecting music to other areas.



Political Science

Bill of Rights  History, landmark court cases. Teaching resources

Congress.org  Find local, state and federal elected officials, voting records, candidates, key bills in congress. By signing up for a newletter update, one can follow the progress of various bills.

Constitutional Rights Foundation  Lessons on the U.S. Constitution, plus other online resources. Includes ideas for observing Constitution Day on Sept. 17.

National First Ladies Library  Links to biographical and other information covering aspects of their daily lives and the world in which they lived. Many include lesson plans.

Politico.com  Presents top political news, an electoral map and politically themed animated games. (Capital News Co.)

RealClearPolitics  Includes political news and analysis, transcripts of speeches, electoral map.

Select a Candidate  See which candidates are most closely aligned with your views by taking a survey. Learn more about candidates and their positions on the issues.

Smithsonian Education  Search by grade level and subject area for inquiry-based lessons using primary sources. (Print-outs provide all needed materials.)

U.S. Constitution  Primary documents, biographies of delegates who met in 1787 to rewrite the Articles of Confederation and essays urging ratification of their proposal. Interactive database for searching the Constitution to find relevant passages and explanations.

U.S. Electoral College  25 frequently asked questions, including, "Why do we still have the Electoral College?" Includes interactive electoral map and Electoral College calculator.

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Writing

Feature Article Leads: How to Write a Catchy Lead  A variety of introductions to hook the reader.
(e-Writer's Place.com)

Guidelines for Writing Assignments Strategies for reading, composition, revision, and citations with concise examples. (Syracuse U.)

How to Write a Thesis Statement  Reviews steps for creating a strong thesis statement. (Indiana U.)

Paragraphs & Topic Sentences  Describes and gives examples of the elements of a well-written paragraph, including coherence and transitions. (Indiana U.)

The Writing Process  Explains the steps in writing a research paper, including preparation, thesis statements, revisions and proofreading. (Cleveland State U.)

Writing Handouts for Students & Teachers  Instructional handouts with lessons and activities for teaching writing skills. Please observe Fair Use Policy guidelines for making multiple copies; See "Copyright/Fair Use Guidelines" in following section. (Purdue U. Online Writing Lab [OWL])

Writing Research Papers  Step-by-step guide in hand-out format for writing research papers. Please observe Fair Use Policy guidelines for making multiple copies; See "Copyright/Fair Use Guidelines" in following section. (Purdue U. Online Writing Lab [OWL]).

-Copyright and Plagiarism

Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers  Educate students about plagiarism and benefits of citing sources. Includes strategies for prevention and for detection.

Avoiding Plagiarism  Guidelines, tutorials for teaching about plagiarism. (Purdue Online Writing Lab [OWL])

Citation Strategies: Avoiding Plagiarism  Concise examples compare plagiarism, paraphrase and summary. (Syracuse U.)

Copyright/Fair Use Guidelines: Key Points Contained in JCPS's "A Guide to the Use of Copyrighted Materials"  A handout that covers text, music, audio and video recordings, software, Internet, e-mail and multimedia use. (Ballard HS, 2003)
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Plagiarism Theme Page  Resources for learning about plagiarism and helping students to avoid it. (Community Learning Network, British Columbia)

Plagiarism: What it Is and How to Avoid It  Basis for a lesson. Gives examples of correct and incorrect ways to deal with sources of information. Shows how to recognize plagiarism and strategies for avoiding it. (Indiana U.)

Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism: How to Write an Effective Research Paper  Concise information with many examples of what to do or what not do. (California State U., Fullerton)

You Quote It, You Note It  Clever PowerPoint on difference between paraphrasing and quoting, and how to do both properly. Explains how to cite sources in either MLA or APA styles. (Acadia U., Nova Scotia)

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