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To find educational Internet resources (databases, reference resources, Internet sites) visit "Find Resources by Subject" and select "Education" from the drop-down menu.

Curriculum Guidelines

http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Curriculum/index_1.htm

Additional Web Sites:

McREL (National Standards)

http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp

 Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning

National standards in all subjects.

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/

The site provides information about the National Education Goals and a teacher’s guide and researcher’s guide to the U.S. Department of Education’s resources. It leads users to programs, initiatives, newsletters, press releases, funding opportunities, speeches, and publications.  A few of the more popular pages include NCES (Education Statistics), Disabilities Education, Safe Schools, Evaluating Technology in Schools, and Preparing Teachers to Use Technology.

 Mississippi Department of Education

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/

The State Board of Education’s priorities for advancing student achievement are linked to the following categories: reading, early literacy, student achievement, teachers/teaching, leadership/principals, safe schools and technology. The site provides information on the various departments within the MDE, legislative information, educational resources, publications, school safety, and a teacher Center.

Educational Testing Service

http://www.ets.org/

ETS is the organization that conducts the Praxis Test Series, AP, GMAT, GRE, SAT, and TOEFL tests.  The site has information on the tests, sample questions, testing dates, and other information.

Standards for the English Language Arts 

http://www.ncte.org/

Written by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, the standards were designed to prepare all K-12 students for the increasing literacy demands of the 21st century.  These standards address six interrelated English language arts: reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing

Education Journals 

Language Arts is a professional journal for elementary and middle school teachers and teacher educators. It provides a forum for discussions on all aspects of language arts learning and teaching, primarily as they relate to children in pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade.

The Reading Teacher

http://www.reading.org/publications/journals/rt/index.html

The professional reading teacher’s journal.

Teaching Pre K-8  is a journal for professional teachers. Journal articles to keep the teacher informed and help her with new techniques for teaching.

http://www.teachingk-8.com/

Awesome Library

http://www.awesomelibrary.com

Over 12,000 selected web-sites are organized by topics for teachers, parents and students.  Some sites have been recognized with a star, indicating an outstanding site.  The home page also lists broad divisions called Subjects, Supports, and Resources.  Sub-topic areas offer lesson plans, articles, projects, periodical lists, and recommended books to tie into the subject.

Edsitement

http://edsitement.neh.gov/

A user-friendly web site with links to the top humanities sites and in-school activities in the areas of literature, history, foreign languages and art history.  The online lesson plans are detailed, digital and downloadable.

Mr & Mrs. Donn’s Special Section

http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/SiteIndex.html

Mrs. Donn’s covers the humanities and sciences, physical education, vo-tech/business, and many other areas across the curriculum.  The search engine will find resources located on both Mr. and Mrs. Donn’s web pages.  Mr. Donn’s award winning site includes thousands of lesson plans and activities for K-12 teachers and students. 

Multicultural Pavilion: /Teacher’s Corner

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/teachers.html

Multicultural Pavilion was created and maintained by Dr. Paul Gorski, a professor at the University of Virginia.  This site has lots of teachers’ resources with activities, lesson plans and a multicultural supersite. There is a suggested Reading list for multicultural books along with a photo gallery, multicultural song index and links to individual cultures such as Native American, African American, etc.  Historical documents and historical speeches also have links.  This is a great resource for teachers.

Edby Design

http://www.edbydesign.com/reading.html

This site has reading activity worksheets and activities.  It also explains how children learn and how teachers, tutors and parents can help them learn to read.  This is a very good site.

Learning Page

http://learningpage.com

Teacher resources galore!  You will need to become a member but it is free.  After signing up as a member you can print all kinds of basic fact sheets (ABC’s, numbers, senses, time, coins, etc.)  Theme sheets such as oceans, zoo animals or insects are also available.  This is a very useful classroom tool.

http://www.yahooligans.com/

This is a fun site for kids with games and other cool features.

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/

Discover America’s stories; meet amazing Americans, explore the states, jump back in time.

Math

http://www.mathforum.com/dr.math/Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for math students and their teachers.   K-12 students can send in math questions and get personal answers. It also has a searchable database of Q & A’s

Dictionaries
http://www.dictionary.com/

Search a dictionary, thesaurus and an encyclopedia with the click of your mouse.  Play crossword solver and solve daily puzzles. This site provides “Word for a Day” and even has a translator.

Education Helper
http://www.edhelper.com/

This is truly an education helper.  There are lesson plans and related activities such as word searches, classroom helpers, math puzzles and critical thinking such as logic with grids and graphics.  The site has high school test prep and a special section on Special Education.

Storybooks Online

http://www.magickeys.com/books/

This site has books on line and activities.   Some lesson plan links are also here.

Dr. Schimmel's Pages

http://home.millsaps.edu/~schimcs/

This is Dr. Connie Schimmel’s home page.  She has a variety of links from her college syllibus to Dolch site word links.  It also has a deaf education link.  This is an excellent site that is very user friendly. 

Education Resources

http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/lesson.asp

One of the largest collections of links to lesson plans, lesson plan collections, and topical and thematic units.   Lesson plans are categorized by subject area. 

Education Gate 

http://www.edgate.com

School districts may use this site to publish their homework assignments and other school activities.  You may click on SchoolNotes.com and enter your Zip Code and you will see a table of all the schools and teachers in that zip code.  Choose the one you need and see their weekly schedule or other notes the teacher  might wish to share.   This is an excellent site.

Learning Page 

http://learningpage.com

Teacher resources galore!  You will need to become a member but it is free.  After signing up as a member you can print all kinds of basic fact sheets (ABC’s, numbers, senses, time, coins, etc.)  Theme sheets such as oceans, zoo animals or insects are also available.  This is a very useful classroom tool.

For Teachers 

http://www.teachers.net/

A chat center, a mail ring, lesson plans, curricula, reference desk and classroom supplies are offered on this site.

History Social Studies Web Site for K-12 teachers

http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html

By providing links to selected history and social studies resources on the Internet, this site encourages use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching.

The History Channel 

http://www.historychannel.com

A gold mine of information for social studies teachers.

National Board Professional Teachers Standards

http://www.nbpts.org/

U.S. Department of Education’s No Child Left Behind site

http://www.nclb.org/

Children’s  Book Illustrators

http://www.ortakales.com/illustrators/

The Neverending Tale

http://www.coder.com/creations/tale/

Public Broadcasting System

http://pbskids.org/jayjay/

How the Leopard Got His Spots

http://www.sff.net/people/karawynn/justso/leopard.htp

K-12 WEBSITES

 http://www.uwm.edu/Library/Info/eduweb.html

A library of lesson plan web sites.

Best Web Sites for Elementary Teachers

 http://www.wmtps.org/techini/bestsite/bestsite.html

Dr. Seuss

http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/

Eric Carle

http://www.eric-carle.com/index.html

Teach a Child to Read

 http://www.succeedtoread.com/resources.html

The Math Standards

http://standards.nctm.org/index.htm

The Enchanted Learning Site

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

This site has lots of themes, pictures, lesson plans, interactive pages, “label me” printouts, and much, much more.  Very nice.

Mrs. Perkins First Grade Class

http://www.mrsperkins.com/index.htm

This site has the Dolch Sight Word lists and stories containing all the sight words.  Be sure to check out the classroom forms and testing section.  This has every thing for first grade.

 Inspiring Teachers site

http://www.inspiringteachers.com/home/studentteachers.html

This site has monthly features, mentoring, teacher preparation, professional resources, classroom resources and much more.

 The Chicago Museum of Natural History

http://www.chias.org/www/edu/mitc/wkshp/pumpkin/pumpkin.html

This is a great Halloween site. Lots of activities and lesson plans with objectives for all subjects.

Time for Teachers

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/KingsParkES/technology/t4t/index.htm

Time For Teachers is a unique program at Kings Park School that encourages teachers to develop 3-6 week multi-disciplinary units of study, incorporating technology.

National Geographic Lessons and Activities

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/

Multicultural Calendar

http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC

Multicultural Pavilion, University of Virginia

http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/multicultural

Resources for Teaching about the Americas 

http://retanet.unm.edu/index.pl?section=1996LPs

Where on the Globe is Roger?  http://www.gsn.org/gsh/roger/index.html Women in Careers

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/POW.html

Yahooligans Directory: Around the World

http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/

The African-American Mosaic

http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

African Missouri

http://www.umsl.edu/services/abroad/universities/ghana.html

Black History: Exploring African-American Issues on the Web             

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html

The Martin Luther King Jr. Directory

http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

A Tribute to Martin Luther King

http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk

NativeNet

http://www.nativeweb.org

The Cherokee Nation

http://www.cherokee.org 

Trail of Tears

http://ngeorgia.com/history/nghisttt.shtml

The Seminole Trines of Florida

http://seminoletribe.com

The Sioux Nation, South Dakota

http://www.nativeamericans.com/Sioux.htm

Ask Asia lesson Plans      

http://askasia.org/for_educators/fe_frame.htm

Chinese Wedding Traditions

http://www.worldweddingtraditions.com/locations/asian_traditions/chinese_traditions.html

Mountain City Schools units and themes

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/history/historypages.htm

First Year Teacher Resource

http://www.teachingheart.net/backtoschool2.html

This is for first year teachers and student teachers as well as seasoned teachers.

Grant Writing

http://www.schoolgrants.org/

Tips for writing school grants and sources to apply for grants.

English as a Second Language
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/indices/specialEducation.shtml

This link has a long list of lesson plans from art to photography. It also has links to digital learning centers. This site can be used with students who use English as a second language.

Check the Grade Level of Books

http://teachers.usd259.org/mhunsberger/lexiles.htm

This site lets you look up books and tells you the grade level of that book.

Master Science with ScienceMaster
http://www.sciencemaster.com/
ScienceMaster provides Internet-based science resources for teachers and parents. The ScienceMaster web pages include links to research sites, lesson plans, activities, and project ideas from groups like NASA, the USGS, the EPA, and NOAA. Topics include Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science, Space, and Technology. The site also includes a section entitled “Free Stuff,” that has images, sound files and software for educators.

Free Resouces 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/

This site has outline maps of every state, as well as other great activities.   Some parts of this site are for subscribed members only but there is lots of good free material.

Jerrie's Curriculum Hotlists
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/curriculum.htm
Cheek is an instructional technology specialist for the ETTC at Kennesaw State University, which serves the 31,000 educators in the Atlanta metropolitan region. Recommended by Education World!

Ten Cool Sites
http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/sciencesites.html
The Exploratorium, San Francisco's interactive science museum, offers a monthly hotlist of exciting online resources. Be sure to check out the archived lists using the menu at the left.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/gizahistory.html

Look at cross sections of a pyramid and navigate your way through the pyramid.  Great for Egyptian social studies activities.

Classroom Management

http://www.theteachersguide.com/ClassManagement.htm

This site is sponsored by Teacher Created Resources and has lesson plans, thematic units, children’s songs, free clipart and printouts.  It has information on school violence, education reform and much more.  

The Franklin Institute Online: Educational Hotlists
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html
This collection of links leads to a wide variety of interesting and useful Web sites gathered from all over the Internet. Many are helpful for homework assignments and research for course-work projects.

Maps and Globes

http://www.georgefcram.com/education/l5.html

Lots of activities and lesson plans.

Great First Grade Site

http://www.msrossbec.com/index.shtml

Excellent site for first grade.  Lesson plans, curriculum, centers, site words, reading strategies , even a Power Point Slide show for Sight Words for children to study on the computer. Also has assessment test and lesson plan guides.

http://www.fastq.com/%7Ejbpratt/education/education.html

Find FREE resources which include: themes, crafts, activities, online activities, recipes, music, Spanish, links, etc.  

Esme Codell

http://www.planetesme.com/

This is Esme Codell’s web site.  She has some excellent resources including sites and advice to beginning teachers and student teachers. Check it out-it is great.

Teacher's Files 

http://www.teacherfiles.com/

The following pages are full of resources, ideas, activities, lesson plans and educational clip art for teachers.   Educators are encouraged to use this site and contribute to it as well.

Just 4 Teachers 

http://expage.com/just4teachers

This is a website created teachers of all grade levels. These sites were collected by a teacher of elementary ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages).

Adam Logan's Site 

http://www.adams.logan.k12.ut.us/

Has list of accelerated reading and also gives the grade level of a huge selection of  JUV books

Science Resources 

http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_models/models.html

Excellent site with directions to make volcanoes from easy to advanced.

Quizzes and More 

http://school.discovery.com/

This site has lesson plans, homework help, quizzes, puzzles, along with links to the standards. 

Teacher's Stuff 

http://www.AtoZTeacherStuff.com/

Theme Resource pages, with Word Walls, primary lesson plans, cut and paste patterns. Sight word mini books and word games.  Excellent.

The Puzzle Center 

http://www.puzzlecenter.com/

Just like the name of the site, this is a puzzle center.  You can play or create puzzles.

Discovery

http://school.discovery.com/

This site has lesson plans, homework help, quizzes, puzzles, along with links to the standards. 

Video's 

www.learner.org

This site has Video’s on Demand in lots of subject areas.  This site is great for  teacher professional development with lots  of lesson plans and activities in every subject.  Great site!