Resources for Teachers

Planning, Teaching & Assessment


Professional Association Websites
Art and Music
Comprehensive General Education Sites
Essential Questions Guide
Foreign Language
Geography
Learning Disabilities
Literature
Math and Science
Media Literacy Page
Physical Education
Social Studies
Technology
Writing



Professional Association Websites

National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/

American Mathematical Society
http://www.ams.org/

The National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
http://www.nctm.org/

National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.ncss.org/

International Society for Technology in Education
http://iste.org/

The National Council Teachers of English (NCTE)
http://www.ncte.org/

International Reading Organization
http://www.reading.org/



Comprehensive General Education Sites

LEARN  North Carolina
Curriculum resources and a lesson plan database
developed by teachers in North Carolina.
http://www.learnnc.org

North Carolina Curriculum Site
Look up NC goals and objectives by discipline and grade level.
http://learnnc.org/learnnc/scos.nsf/homepage

G.E.M: The Gateway to Educational Materials
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, this site offers
lesson plans, activities, and curriculum information.
http://www.thegateway.org

Teachers Connect:
Technology Resources for North Carolina Educators
Find out about online projects, state resources, and
lesson plans based on the NC Standard Course of Study.
http://www.teachers-connect.net

ProTeacher:
Online Curricular Resources for K-5
http://www.proteacher.com/



Geography

World Wise Schools: Lesson Plans
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessons.html

Geography Education
Resources for students and teachers sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education

Flag Tag!
A United National site about flags of the world.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/flagtag/index.html


Literature

Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University
http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/

Children's Book Council Online
http://www.cbcbooks.org/

Vandergrift's YA (Young Adult) Literature Page
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/

Vandergrift's Children's Literature Web Page
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/

ALAN Review (Young Adult Literature)
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/alan-review.html

American Literature on the Web
http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/

YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association)
See lists of award-winning books.
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/

Young Adult Literature Links
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/yalit.htm

Teaching Ideas for Novels
(multi-grade)
http://www.mcdougallittell.com/disciplines/_lang_arts/novelguide.cfm
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/guides/grade/

Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
http://tln.lib.mi.us/~amutch/jen/



Writing & Research

Strunk's Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html



Science and Math

Create Math Worksheets & Puzzles
http://www.aplusmath.com/Worksheets/
http://www.scottbryce.com/mathwork/
http://superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
http://www.mathgoodies.com/worksheets/mgmg.html
http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/math/

Annotated List of Links by Education Index:
http://www.educationindex.com/math/

AAA Math
http://www.aaamath.com/index.html

Math Forum Internet Mathematics Library
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/library/

Awesome Library Math Lesson Plans
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Library/Materials_Search/Lesson_Plans/Math.html

The Ultimate Science Fair Resource
http://www.scifair.org/articles/reports.shtml

Earth Science Lesson Plans & Resources
(multi-age)
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/lesson.html
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/earthsci.html
http://www.mii.org/teacherhelpers.html
http://www.usgs.gov/education/

K-12 Science Lesson Plans
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/CTS/
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/teaching.htm

Center for Excellence for Science and Mathematics Education
http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/cesme/math.shtml
 



Technology

NC Wise Owl:
Featured Web Site Archive
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/feature/archive.htm

National Education Computing Association
http://www.neccsite.org/

Teaching with the Web
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/teaching.htm


Social Studies

Links for Research about Countries
(can be linked to your homepage)
http://24.199.160.51/classrooms/efrost/country_info.html

History/Social Studies Website for K-12 Teachers
http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html

History Online
http://www.jacksonesd.k12.or.us/k12projects/jimperry/history.html

The History Place (American History)
http://www.historyplace.com/

History Resources (World History)
http://www.liv.ac.uk/~evansjon/humanities/history/history.html

University of Pennsylvania Digital Library (Online Books)
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/

Social Studies Links from Education Index
(a good annotated list)
http://www.educationindex.com/history/
 



Art and Music

KinderArt: Art Education for Kids of All Ages
http://www.kinderart.com/index.html

Worldwide Music Internet Resources
http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/

Classical Music Net
http://www.classical.net/

Art on the Web
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/Artweb_frames.html



Foreign Language

Teaching with the Web
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/teach.html#spec

Languages on the Web
http://www.languages-on-the-web.com/


Learning Disabilities

LD Online
http://ldonline.com/



Physical Education

Web Links by Education Index
http://www.educationindex.com/physed/