Resources for Teachers

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English

Health and P. E.

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Technology

Useful Tools

 

 

 

The Research Paper: A How-to Guide

 

21st Century Literacy Skills

Learning for the 21st Century - http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/downloads/P21_Report.pdf

21st Century Literacies: Information, Media, Multicultural, Visual - http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/21stcent/index.html

21st Century Information Fluency Project Portal: Lesson plans & more - http://21cif.imsa.edu/

Texas Information Literacy Tutorial - http://tilt.lib.utsystem.edu/

What's So Different About the 21st Century? - http://www.metiri.com/features.html

George Lucas Educational Foundation - http://edutopia.org/

 

 

Test Taking Strategies

 

TUSD page - http://instech.tusd.k12.az.us/Resource/resourcestts.htm

Test Prep Preview - http://www.testprepreview.com

 

The Arts

Artcyclopedia - http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

ArtsEdge - http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org

National Endowment for the Humanities - http://edsitement.neh.gov

Visual and Performing Art Resources - http://www.aaas.org/ehr/slic/internet.html#arts

 

 

 

English

General Resources

A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students - http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/

Bibliodata.com - http://bibliodata.com/

Building a Better Vocabulary - http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/vocabulary.htm

MLA Bibliographic Style-A Brief Guide - http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/mla.html

Literacy Web - http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/index.htm

ESL resources - http://bogglesworld.com/

How to do Research - http://www.kyvl.org/html/tutorial/research/

Imaginary Lands - http://www.imaginarylands.org

Landmark Citation Machine: online resource that will put your citation in the correct format - http://citationmachine.net/

Page by Page Books (online full text classics) - http://pagebypagebooks.com/

Primary Sources: how to use them - http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/treasure/index.html

Project Gutenberg - http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Read * Write * Think (NCTE) - http://www.readwritethink.org/

Research101 - http://www.lib.washington.edu/uwill/research101/

Web English Teacher - http://webenglishteacher.com/

 

          ESL

Activities for ESL - http://a4esl.org/

ESL Independent Study Lab - http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html

 

          Literature

Literature Cyberguides  - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/cy912.html

Literacy Web page 9-12 - http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/912home.htm

Doucette K12 Literature Based Teaching Ideas - http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/

Eric Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication - http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/

TeacherVision: Teacher Guides to Secondary Literature

      http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5827.html

 

Literary Criticism

IPL: Literary Criticism - http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/

Teachervision, extensive literature guides -  

      http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-5827.html

 

Poetry

Poetic License - matches classes to share poetry - http://www.itvs.org/poeticlicense/teachers.html

 

 

Writing 

Guide to Grammar and Writing, a great supplement to the grammar textbook-

      http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

NoodleTools: Interactive tools aiding online research - http://www.noodletools.com/ 

ElectraGuide: Online Support for Controversial Issues Guide - 

     http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/

Substantial Writing Component Resources - http://www.swc.utexas.edu/highschool/index.shtml

 

Six Traits of Writing

Using Picture Books... http://geocities.com/oberry1790/narrativebibliography.htm

 

Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html

Internet Plagiarism: Strategies to Deter Academic Misconduct -

      http://www.mtsu.edu./~itconf/proceed98/mhricko.html

Issues in Plagiarism, Copyright and Intellectual Freedom - http://web-miner.com/plagiarism

Is it plagiarism? A Discussion - http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/isitplag.html

Virtual Salt Anti-plagiarism strategies  - http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm

 

Health and Physical Education

Health Teacher - http://www.healthteacher.com

 

 

Math

Bringing Literature into the High School Math Class - http://www.enc.org/features/focus/archive/mathlit/document.shtm?input=FOC-003237-index

California SCORE Mathematics - http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/

Math Forum @ Drexel - k-12 resources by subject - http://mathforum.org/math.topics.html

World of Math Online - http://www.math.com/

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics - http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

 

 

 

Science

 

National Science Digital Library - http://nsdl.org/

California SCORE Science - http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/

Center for Improved Engineering & Science Education - http://k12science.org/

EurekAlert: up to date scientific findings - http://www.eurekalert.org/

Exploratorium - http://www.exploratorium.com/

Internet Geography (physical, human, environmental, economic) - http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/

National Science Teachers - http://www.nsta.org/91

Passport to Knowledge - Interactive Science Modules -

      http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/main.html

Science NetLinks - http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/

USGS: Science for a Changing World - http://www.usgs.gov/education/index.html

 

Social Studies

American Memory Project - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/

Best of History Web - http://besthistorysites.net/

Community Service - http://www.kidsconsortium.org/index.html

Constitution Day resources - http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/special_events/constitution_day/

ECHO - Exploring and Collecting History Online - http://echo.gmu.edu/

Eric Documents Search - http://searcheric.org/

Eyewitness to History - http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/

Historical Atlas of Europe - http://home.zonnet.nl/gerardvonhebel/

History Matters - http://historymatters.gmu.edu/all.html

Library of Congress Online - http://www.loc.gov/index.html

National Geographic's teacher resources - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/

National Archives and Records Administration - The Digital Classroom -  

       http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html

New York Times Learning Network - Includes daily articles and activities -

      http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html

Primary sources: how to use them - http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/treasure/index.html

Teach with Historic Places - http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/

United States Historical documents- http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/

World History Matters - http://chnm.gmu.edu/whm/whmfinding.php

 

 

Technology

The Design Museum - http://www.designmuseum.org/

From Now On - Jamie McKenzie's technology articles - http://www.fno.org/fnoindex.html

Information Quest - design of an online student research project -

  http://magnet.sandi.net/workshops/informationquest/infoquestwkshop.html#two

Information Today - http://infotoday.com/

Plugging In to the Web - http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/edtalk/toc.htm

Web Inquiry Projects - using web resources to promote inquiry

     http://edweb.sdsu.edu/wip/

4 Teachers(helps you integrate technology into your classroom) - http://4teachers.org/

 

Useful Tools

Awesome Library, directory of curriculum related sites - http://www.awesomelibrary.org/

Berkeley Sunsite Digital Library - http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/

Big 6, Information Problem Solving - http://www.big6.com/kids/7-12.htm

BigChalk Education Network - http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/db/Teachers.html

ClassWeb Tools: Rubric Builder - http://landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3

Crash Course in Copyright - http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm#top

Discovery Schools - puzzlemaker, quiz center and more -

       http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html

Education World - helpful resources k-12 - http://educationworld.com/

E.L. Easton's Rubric Page - http://eleaston.com/classmgmt.html#gr

CESL ESL Links - http://www.cesl.arizona.edu/resourcesforstudents.html

Federal Resources For Educational Development - http://www.ed.gov/free/

Filamentality, an organization tool for web based lessons - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/

Graphic Organizers from the Education Place - http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html

High School Hub - http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html

Managing Bookmarks and Favorites - http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/bkmks/man.bkmks.html

MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom - http://www.marcopolo-education.org/index.aspx

New York Times Navigator: a Selective Guide to the Internet -

      http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/navigator/index.html

NoodleTools - citations, research, and 21st century literacy - http://www.noodletools.com/

NoteStar, interactive notetaking online - http://notestar.4teachers.org/

RubiStar, rubric creator - http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Teachers Network - http://www.teachersnetwork.org/

Teaching With Documents - http://www.edteck.com/dbq/

Track Star, helps educators  organize and annotate web sites for use in lessons -

     http://trackstar.hprtec.org/

Valenza's Links for Teachers - http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/tealinks.html

Virtual Reference Center - Selected Web Resources from the Library of Congres - 

     http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.html

WebTeacher - an internet tutorial - http://www.webteacher.org/windows.html