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General Sources
The U.S. Department of Education

The Virtual Schoolhouse--A Meta-Library of K-12 Internet Links

The American Association of School Administrators

The American Association of School Librarians

The Massachusetts Department of Education

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -- A fantastic list of links to resources for classroom activities and enrichment; excellent tutorials on internet searching, evaluating web sites, and creating web pages.

Ask ERIC --Access to abstracts from the ERIC database and its 2-day, professional question and answer service.

Annenberg Institute for School Reform

Busy Teachers' WebSite K-12--Web sites identified by major subject areas.

Classroom Connect --We subscribe to the monthly edition of Classroom Connect which, like its online version, gives many suggestions for classroom activities, online exchanges, and electronic discussions.

Copyright Resources on the Internet -- Media Technology Services comprehensive policies and procedures guidelines

CyberLibrarian's Reststop -- great tutorials and helpful tools for all Web searchers including how to evaluate what you find and tips for selecting resources

Education World -- an education search engine dedicated to educators and students; includes education news, chat forums, education site reviews, and links to commercial sites.

The Electronic Emissary --A service based at the University of Texas at Austin which tries to match teachers, students and subject matter experts for facilitated telementoring conferences.

Gateway to Educational Materials--A clearinghouse of educational materials, sponsored by the National Library of Education; it contains over 1550 Internet resources from educational organizations including AskERIC and the U.S.Department of Education.  Search (or browse) by subject, keyword, title, and grade level; all results include a content summary and a direct link to the Internet.

Global SchoolNet Foundation -- links to international partners or programs

IECC-Projects --electronic mailing list for finding classrooms for shared e-mail exchanges.  The "related resources" section contains links to other groups doing international e-mail projects, several language sources, and related mailing lists and newsgroups

Infomine -- developed by the librarians at University of California, et al.,  this comprehensive we resource includes databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulleting boards, listservs, articles and directories of researchers

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks

Mentoring Leadership & Resources Network -- suggestions for establishing and maintaining an effective mentoring program

Module Maker --guides teachers through the process of creating online research modules for their students.  The research model presented here is intended to "challenge your students to make up their own minds while supplying them with rich information to support critical thinking" and the guidance includes advice on asking good questions, scaffolding the assignment to direct student efforts, and setting up the online module in stages.

New York Times Learning Network --Includes daily lesson plans, interactive news quizzes, and opportunities to interact with the Times reporters.

Pacific Bell Blue Ribbon websites-- more links to lesson plans, activities, resources and tutorials; sites are searchable by grade level, content area, and type

Rethinking Schools -- a great site for up-to-date, informative articles on education; topics include class size,  school vouchers, standardized tests.

Rubrics and Authentic Assessment --- Chicago Public Schools provides a megasite with everything you could ever want to know about rubrics and authentic assessment.

Math
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Science
National Science Teachers Association

Access Excellence

Boston's Museum of Science: Online Exhibits

Cornell's Math and Science Gateway

The Catalyst:  A Resource Site for Chemistry Teachers

Educational Resources in Science from the Community Learning Network

IMSEnet of Science Links

Journey North -- tracks migration and other natural signs of spring

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

K-12 Science Education Resources

National Science Education Standards

Science NetLink

The Science Page

The Virtual Library: Science

Science World of Discovery


English Language
The National Council of Teachers of English

English Companion -- Created by teacher/author Jim Burke, this site is designed to help English Teachers find materials and ideas they can use in the classroom.  Included are links to daily poems, words, history; literary and grant resources; links to English conversation sites; and tools for teachers.

World Language
Massachusetts Foreign Language Association

  • Latin
  • Spanish
  • French

World History
African Studies Center -- located at Boston University, the Outreach Director is Barbara Brown

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies -- located at Harvard University, the Outreach Director is Hillary Burger

Five College Center for East Asian Studies  -- located at Smith College, the Outreach Director is Kathleen Woods Masalski

National Council on Economic Education

Primary Source Network --links to a number of primary resource sites, tips on how to use primary resources in class and six units that use primary resources

Arts/Music
International Association of Jazz Educators

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

K-12 Resources for Music Educators

MENC: The National Association for Music Education

Music Ed Webquarters

Musicians and Injuries

Association for the Advancement of Art Education

International Association of Jazz Educators

Technology
Web66-- Created by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development. Office of Information Technology. Gives links to k12 web servers and resources.

AT&T Learning Network Virtual Academy  -- excellent resource for educators seeking to learn more about integrating interactive technologies into their classroom.

California Instructional Technology > Clearinghouse -- A searchable online database of 3,000+ recommended links for educators including the Top Ten lists for language arts, social sciences, physical education, science, arts, and world languages.

Catalyst -- an integrated collection of resources, training, tools, templates, and support was created by the University of Washington to help faculty use educational technology.  Along with suggestions and advice for integrating technology, this site offers lessons and resources that support history, social studies, geography, and civics

Engines of Inquiry: Teaching, Technology, and Learner-Centered Approaches to Culture and History

From Now On, the Education Technology Journal -- subscribe now to this free journal of great articles dealing with infusing technology into the curriculum

Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE) --serves as a model for the rest of the K12 world on how to create a quality curriculum site online; SCORE is arranged by grade level and content and is grouped into teaching units providing a useful format to integrate these sites into our classrooms.

Texas Information Literacy Tutorial -- designed to teach undergraduates fundamental research skills.

An Educator's Guide to Evaluating the Use of Technology in Schools and ClassroomsDeveloped for the U.S.Department of Education by the American Institutes for Research, this 100-page online handbook is designed for individuals who have little or no formal training in research or evaluation.

Physical Education
Sports Media -- physical education lesson plans and links to resources for coaching

Special Education
Tutor2000 -- facilitates one-on-one mentoring relationships in a global forum for educators and students; geared to a student's individual learning style, the goal is to provide help with academics and skill development.

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Last Updated: 
 09/06/2007