- Think Quest
Online library of web sites and resources for students and educators,
created by students around the world.
www.thinkquest.org
- SchoolMatters
Public source of information and analysis about public elementary, middle,
and high schools in the United States.
www.schoolmatters.com
- EduHound
Directory specifically for K-12 educators, students, and their families.
www.eduhound.com
- AOL@SCHOOL
Provides educator-reviewed lessons plans, curricular materials, reference
resources, and classroom activities for K-12 students and teachers.
www.aolatschool.com
- Education.com
Offering expert advice, resource directory, and articles for parents of
preschool through grade 12 children.
www.education.com
- Blue Web'N
Online library of education sites categorized by subject, grade level, and
format featuring lessons, activities, projects, and resources.
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
- Educational CyberPlayGround
Education reference directory of resources and schools, content for music,
teachers, Internet, technology, literacy, arts, and linguistics.
www.edu-cyberpg.com
- Letter Lane
Links to sites containing educational and recreational activities.
www.letterlane.com
- K-12 WWW
Resources
chico.rice.edu/armadillo/Rice/K12resources.html
- SchoolShows.com
Offers a nationwide directory of school assembly programs, residencies,
and workshops. Performers are listed by category, topic, and region.
www.schoolshows.com
- Exworthy Educational Links
For parents, teachers, and students.
www.exworthy.com
- K12 Academics
Education resource and disability resource center for teachers, students,
parents, college education majors, and district officials involved in the
K-12 education system.
www.k12academics.com
- Kindergarten
Class Directory
Offers information and lists home pages for kindergarten classes.
www.jsd.k12.ak.us/hbv/classrooms/Fontanella/fontanejKworld.html
- Free School Guide
Provides custom reports on potential schools and districts to help
relocating families choose the right schools before they move.
www.freeschoolguide.com
- Phil's
Place
Teaching and technology links and tips.
phil.mav.net
- BellSouth Education Gateway
Guide to educational information, communication, and training activities
as well as ideas for instructional projects.
k12.bellsouth.com
- RockLake School
For students, educators and parents; links to educational resources,
lesson plans and educational institutions around the world.
www.rocklakeschool.com
- schoolsubjects.com
Offers simple, subject divided directory, for students to use for
research.
www.schoolsubjects.com
- BRHS Information Retrievers
www.biddeford.com/brhs
- Education Library
Offers a directory of education resources for children, parents, and
teachers.
www.educationlibrary.ca
- McREL: Content Knowledge
Compilation of content standards for K-12 curriculum.
www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks
- Content Standards
Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of
every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that
students should acquire at each grade level. Includes standards for
English, math, history, social science, science, and visual and performing
arts.
www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss
- District
of Columbia Public Schools Curriculum
Includes content standards and testing information.
www.k12.dc.us/dcps/curriculum/dccurriculumhome.html
- Arizona Academic Standards
and Accountability
Includes content standards, testing information, and more.
www.ade.state.az.us/standards
- Colorado K-12 Academic
Standards
www.cde.state.co.us/index_stnd.htm
- Alaska Content
Standards
K-12 content standards and curriculum from the Alaska Department of
Education and Early Development.
www.eed.state.ak.us/contentstandards
- Connecticut
Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction
Includes links to K-12 content standards.
www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/index.htm
- Georgia Standards
Find K-12 content standards and support materials for educators from the
Georgia Department of Education.
www.georgiastandards.org
- Illinois Learning Standards
www.isbe.state.il.us/ils
- Michigan
Curriculum Framework (PDF)
cdp.mde.state.mi.us/MCF/MichiganCurriculumFramework.pdf
- Utah Core
Curriculum/Course Descriptions
www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/utahlink/CoreHome.hts
- Vermont
Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities
www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/pubs/framework.html
- Virginia
Standards of Learning: Instruction, Training,and Assessment Resources
www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/sol.html
- Washington
Essential Academic Learning Requirements
Washington state standards for K-12 education in reading, mathematics,
science, writing, communication, social studies, arts, and health and
fitness.
www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/EALR_GLE.aspx
- Wisconsin Model Academic
Standards
www.dpi.state.wi.us/standards
- Arkansas
Curriculum Frameworks
K-12 content standards and curriculum models from the Arkansas Department
of Education.
arkedu.state.ar.us/curriculum/curriculum_framework.html
- Indiana K-12 Academic Standards
doe.state.in.us/standards
- Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks
www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks
- Missouri
Frameworks for Curriculum Development
www.dese.state.mo.us/divinstr/curriculum/frameworks
- Rhode Island Standards,
Instruction, and Assessment
www.ridoe.net/standards
- ReadWriteThink
Offers lesson plans, practices, and resources in reading and language arts
instruction.
www.readwritethink.org
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English,
and Communication
Providing educational materials, services, and coursework for reading and
writing.
reading.indiana.edu
- Creative Communications
Promotes the language arts in schools, through publications, a children's
poetry writing contest, and lesson plans.
www.poeticpower.com
- TeacherServe
Interactive curriculum enrichment service for high school English and
history teachers offering teachers practical help in planning courses and
presenting rigorous subject matter to students. Program of the National
Humanities Center.
www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/tserve.htm
- Secondary English
For language arts teachers. Includes young adult novel reviews, articles,
and opportunities for publication.
www.secondaryenglish.com
- Literary Calendar
Online portal to literature.
english.yasuda-u.ac.jp/lc
- Metaphor Project
Project aiming to build a collection of metaphors and analogies that
English teachers can use to explain processes and abstract ideas to their
students.
www.metaphorproject.org
- Outta Ray's Head
English and library lesson plans with handouts.
home.cogeco.ca/~rayser3
- Reading &
Language Arts Resources
Annotated directory of web sites on reading, whole language, phonics, and
suggested books.
www.georgesuttle.com/presentations/MSRC
- So Many
Colors
Shares multimedia teaching methods for language arts teachers.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/9502/index.html
- AskAsia
Resources on Asian politics and culture for students and teachers complete
with lesson plans and images. From the Asia Society.
www.askasia.org
- Flat
Stanley Project (1)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Social_Studies/Flat_Stanley_Project
- Asian Educational Media Service
Includes K-12 teaching resources and a searchable database of audio-visual
material on China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
www.aems.uiuc.edu
- National Lewis and
Clark Education Center
Supports education programs around the U.S. through aggregation of geographical,
historical, and ecological information about the expedition and the trail.
www.lewisandclarkeducationcenter.com
- U.S. News Classroom
Lesson plan library and teacher's guide archive promote ways to use U.S.
News and World Report to teach current events and issues in the news.
www.usnewsclassroom.com
- Social Studies Help Center
Social studies help with an emphasis on American history, government, and
economics. Also included are Supreme Court case summaries and complete
class notes for American history.
www.SocialStudiesHelp.com
- National Student/Parent Mock
Election
Makes students and parents aware of the power of their ballot by actively
involving them in a full-fledged campaign and national election.
www.nationalmockelection.com
- TeacherServe
Interactive curriculum enrichment service for high school English and
history teachers offering teachers practical help in planning courses and
presenting rigorous subject matter to students. Program of the National
Humanities Center.
www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/tserve.htm
- Odyssey Online
Exploration of ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures.
www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY
- Social
Studies Sources
Links for teachers and students.
www.education.indiana.edu/~socialst/socialst.1.html
- Teaching Econ
Advice and lesson plans for teaching K-12 economics.
www.teachingecon.com
- Hans Jensen v. The White Star
Line (Mock Trial)
Providing a lesson in the U.S. legal system through the process of a mock
trial based on actual events from the Titanic disaster.
www.andersonkill.com/titanic
- K-12
Resources on East Asia
Includes links to university resources and other organizations.
lark.cc.ukans.edu/~eastasia/k-12resources.html
- Peace Corps World Wise
Schools: Water in Africa
Features photos, essays, and lessons for use in K-12 classrooms.
www.peacecorps.gov/wws/water/africa
- Seeds of Change Garden
An educational resource looking at the Columbian Exchange through
agriculture.
www.mnh.si.edu/archives/garden
- Culture Matters
Downloadable text of Peace Corps cross-cultural training workbook. Suitable
for teachers and students from 8th grade through college.
www.peacecorps.gov/wws/culturematters
- LinkAge
2000
Provides students from around the world the opportunity to interactively
learn about aging and older adults.
library.thinkquest.org/10120/main.html?tqskip1=1
- Social Science Resources
A collecting place for resources that will help educators present material
using the Internet.
www.nde.state.ne.us/SS
- Social Studies Links
Links for history, government and geography.
members.aol.com/HoseyHT/index.html
- Teacher's Guide to Folklife
Resources for K-12 Classrooms
Provides information on many useful print and electronic publications for
folklife educators, including contact and ordering information.
www.loc.gov/folklife/teachers
- Around the World With Miss
Columbia
Online exhibit exploring the many journeys of the 19-inch doll that first
circumnavigated the globe from 1900-1902. Site offers Miss Columbia's
current itinerary, journal entries from her original and modern voyages,
suggested lesson plans, and a message board.
www.wenhammuseum.org/columbia
- Seminar on United Nations and
International Affairs
SUNIA is an exciting program about United Nations and International
affairs offered every year in August for over 140 High School students.
www.ucalgary.ca/~sunia
- Culture Scope
Examines world aboriginal cultures, with special attention paid to
Taiwan's Rukai people.
library.thinkquest.org/C0125783
- National
Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Professional development, teaching resources, news, meetings, and
publications.
www.ncss.org
- Center for Civic Education
Nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation which provides K-12 programs and
curriculum which foster the development of informed, responsible
participation in civic life.
www.civiced.org
- Close Up Foundation
Non-partisan citizenship organization providing weeklong civic education
programs in Washington, D.C.
www.closeup.org
- Facing History and Ourselves
Teacher training organization engaging students in an examination of
racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism to promote a more informed citizenry.
www.facinghistory.org
- Cultural Arts Resources for
Teachers and Students (CARTS)
Support for educators, students, and community members in their efforts to
incorporate folk arts, folklore, oral history, and community culture into
K-12 education across the disciplines.
www.carts.org/index.html
- Teaching for Change
Not-for-profit organization that promotes peace and human rights through
critical, anti-racist, multicultural education.
www.teachingforchange.org
- Ohio
Council for the Social Studies
www.ocss.org
- New York State Council for the Social
Studies
A forum for new materials, teaching methods, strategies, and programs.
www.nyscss.org
- Florida
Council for the Social Studies
www.fcss.org
- History For Kids!
Covers Ancient Egypt, Western Asia, Greece, Rome, and Islam, and the
Middle Ages, for middle school students and their teachers.
www.historyforkids.org
- Concord
Review, The
Exemplary essays by high school students of history from twenty countries.
www.tcr.org
- Suite 101:
History For Children
Articles on a variety of subjects in American and World History.
www.Suite101.com/welcome.cfm/history_for_children
- National Trust Education Center
Features materials for students and teachers, and anyone interested in learning
more about buildings and sites of historic interest in the U.K.
www.nt-education.org
- Devine Time
Interactive journey through history focusing on inventions and technology.
www.devinetime.com
- National Geographic:
History & Culture
Find a variety of resources including lesson plans, cultural and
historical photos, news headlines, peoples and cultures index, history
index, and more.
www.nationalgeographic.com/history
- China:
Dim Sum
Features cross-curricular lesson ideas on Chinese-American culture.
www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/chinadimsumaconnection.html
- Economics
and Geography Lessons
Features ideas and activities based on books for children.
www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Econ_Geog.html
- Academy
Curricular Exchange: Social Studies - Elementary
Lessons for grades k-5.
ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/elem.html
- Academy
Curricular Exchange: Social Studies - High School
Lessons for grades 9-12.
ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/high.html
- Ethics in Education
Promotes a free exchange of ideas among secondary school teachers on
embedding ethics into a typical world history program.
www.ethicsineducation.com
- Academy
Curricular Exchange: Social Studies - Intermediate
Lessons for grades 6-8.
ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/inter.html
- Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the
United States
Bestows the Raoul Wallenberg Award and perpetuates his ideals through his
'A Study of Heroes' interdisciplinary curriculum for use in elementary and
high schools.
www.raoulwallenberg.org
- Totem
Poles of the North American Northwest Coast Indians
Teaching curriculum and bibliography by Maryanne Kathleen Basti.
www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1985/6/85.06.01.x.html
- Smithsonian
Education: Hispanic Heritage Teaching Resources
Information for educators to use when teaching about Hispanic Heritage
Month.
www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/hispanic_resources....
- Cesar Chavez
Day and Model Curriculum
Information on the holiday honoring labor leader César Chávez, as well as
links to curriculum for K-12 teachers from the California Department of
Education.
chavez.cde.ca.gov/ModelCurriculum/Intro.aspx
- Scholatic.com:
Iditarod
Offers a variety of Iditarod race information, as well as lesson plans and
study guides for teachers and students.
teacher.scholastic.com/activities/iditarod
- TASSI:
Children's Day
Lesson plan for teachers to celebrate this holiday in their classrooms.
www.intranet.csupomona.edu/~tassi/children.htm
- Beyond the Fire
Introduces the real-life stories of 15 teenagers, now living in the U.S.,
who have survived war in seven war zones. Includes a section for educators
with lesson plans, conflict timelines, country facts, and an interactive
world map.
www.itvs.org/beyondthefire
- Lesson
Plan Unit: Human Rights
From The New York Times Learning Network.
www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/humanrts.html
- Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms
Resource for teaching the geographic dimensions of American history.
www3.newberry.org/k12maps
- Decisions,
Decisions: Free Trade
Teaching material for grades 5-10 that includes video of 4 "advisors"
espousing 4 different points of view on the issue. Students print out
advisor memos and vote in an online web poll.
ddonline.tomsnyder.com/issues/freetrade/intro.cfm
- Decisions,
Decisions: Gun Control
Teaching material for grades 5-10 that includes video of 4
"advisors" espousing 4 different points of view on the issue.
Students print out advisor memos and vote in an online web poll.
ddonline.tomsnyder.com/issues/guncontrol/intro.cfm
- Hispanic
Heritage Month
Browse a variety of resources for use in teaching about Hispanic Heritage
Month including printables, quizzes, and related lesson plans in social
studies, language arts, foreign language, and music.
www.teachervision.fen.com/hispanic-heritage-month/south-america/6629.html
- Lesson Plans: Felon
Disenfranchisement Laws
Allows students to learn to formulate their own opinions on restrictive
provisions on the voting rights of ex-offenders. From the ACLU of Florida.
www.aclufl.org/body_lessonsmar2001.html
- The
New York Times Learning Network: Attack on America
Interdisciplinary lesson plans developed for teachers and students to
discuss the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/terrorism/index.html
- Crayola.com:
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Find a variety of activities to use in the classroom for National Hispanic
Heritage Month, including printables, craft ideas, cards, and lesson
plans.
www.crayola.com/calendar/detail.cfm?event_id=161&year=2005&extended=true
- National
Geographic TV Special: Air Force One
Includes fast facts, classroom ideas, and video clips of past presidents
talking about the plane.
www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/specials/airforceone
- Spirit of
the Season
Lesson plans and online resources about the winter holidays, including
Christmas, Hannukah, New Year's, and Kwanzaa. With games and activities
for both elementary and upper school students. From the New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/season
- CNNfyi.com:
Taleban to mark Afghan Hindus
May 2001 report on the Taleban's action, as well as a related lesson plan
for further examining the news.
www.cnn.com/2001/fyi/news/05/22/taleban.hindus/index.html
- Social and
Environmental Education Australia
Providing teaching and lesson suggestions for Year 2 social education
teachers.
www.angelfire.com/sc/soced/index.html
- Ancient Egypt
Webquest
Features Ancient Egyptian daily life, mummies, hieroglyphics, games, and
more for elementary and middle students.
www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
- Look Who's
Footing the Bill!
Focused on democracy and the national debt.
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html
- School Violence
and the Second Amendment
Explores gun control issues.
www.biopoint.com/WebQuests/BA1/Welcome.html
- Show me the
Money
Students create an investment strategy.
www.biopoint.com/WebQuests/DGN2/Welcome.html
- CultureQuest
Project ideas for exploring Hispanic cultures.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/6676
- Vietnam WebQuest
Explores the viewpoints of a historian, a Vietnamese immigrant, a Vietnam
veteran, and a protestor who are deciding whether or not to create a
memorial mural. Designed for grades 10-12.
students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815/mcmullin
- Crool Zone
A WebQuest series on creating non-violent schools.
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/nonviolence
- Debate Over the Atomic Bomb
Webquest for grades 9-12 about the U.S. decision to drop the atomic bomb
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
thudson2001.tripod.com
- Bosnia WebQuest
Students research Bosnia using the themes of location, place, region,
movement, and interaction with the environment.
www.geocities.com/bosniaquest
- Reading Online
A peer-reviewed journal for literacy educators published by the
International Reading Association. Includes articles and reviews on reading
educaiton.
www.readingonline.org
- Book Adventures
Offers a reading incentive program dedicated to encouraging kids in grades
K-8 to read.
www.bookadventure.org
- Center for the Improvement of Early Reading
Achievement (CIERA)
Collaborative center dedicated to improving children's reading achievement
through research-based, practical solutions to persistent problems in the
learning and teaching of beginning reading.
www.ciera.org
- Book IT!
National reading incentive programs sponsored by Pizza Hut.
www.bookitprogram.com
- Learning to Read
Clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research to promote the
reading process and teaching techniques.
www.toread.com
- KidBibs
Resource to support children's reading, writing, and learning development.
Includes a section on learning tips.
www.kidbibs.com
- How to Help Your Children Become
Good Readers
Offers strategies parents can use to help improve their children's reading
ability.
www.child-reading-tips.com
- IPL Kidspace Reading
Zone
Find links to online stories and learn more about your favorite books and
authors.
www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/rzn0000
- ReadbyGrade3.com
Discussions on reading and reading disabilities. Includes research, tips
for parents, and assistance for teachers.
www.readbygrade3.com
- Compact for Reading &
School-Home Links
Provides reading goals, lessons, and activities for parents and teachers
of students in grades K-3.
www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading
- Balanced Reading
Includes resources for developing reading instruction as well as criticism
of current methods and research.
www.balancedreading.com
- AdvanceAbility
Information from a speech and language pathologist about some of the most
common problems. Includes reference and learning materials.
www.aability.com
- Literature Circles Resource Center
Provides in-depth information and resources on literature circles for
elementary and middle school teachers. Includes overview, structure,
discussion formats, and extension projects.
www.litcircles.org
- Spider-Man in Amazing
Adventures
Supplemental language activities to engage more young children and
families in reading activities.
www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/spidey
- University of Maryland, College Park -
Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI)
Collaborative project between the University of Maryland and the Frederick
County Public Schools focuses on integrating reading instruction across
the elementary school curriculum.
www.cori.umd.edu
- International
Reading Association: High Stakes Testing in Reading
Position paper on the practice of relying on single test scores to make
important decisions about students.
www.reading.org/resources/issues/positions_high_stakes.html
- Planet Book Club
Virtual book club for kids.
www.planetbookclub.com/kids
- Reading/Diversity in
1st Grade
Teacher's guide for teaching reading and comprehension in a diverse first
grade classroom.
cathyep.home.mindspring.com/reading
- Book Whisperer
Donalyn Miller, a 6th grade teacher, writes about how to inspire and
motivate student readers, and responds to issues facing teachers and other
leaders in the literacy field.
blogs.edweek.org/teachers/book_whisperer
- Reading Rainbow
Information on Reading Rainbow, the educational TV series designed to
encourage and motivate young children to read good books and visit their
local libraries.
shopgpn.com/stores/1/RR_Index.cfm