Teaching Resources
50 "Needs Improvement" Report Card Comments for Social, Emotional, Learning: www.educationworld.com/teachers/50-needs-improvement-report-card-comments-social-emotional-learning
A Lesson Template That Works for All Students: www.middleweb.com/48626/a-lesson-template-that-works-for-all-students/
Algebra Buster!: http://www.algebra-online.com/
"...a variety of completely free step-by-step math calculators. They cover the material form basic to college level algebra."
All Kids Network: http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
A Passion for Jazz!: https://www.apassion4jazz.net/
Association for Middle Level Education: http://www.amle.org/Home/tabid/401/Default.aspx
"The Association for Middle Level Education is committed to helping middle grades educators reach every student, grow professionally, and create great schools."
Aunt Annie's Crafts: http://www.auntannie.com/index.html
Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
"The home of learning and revision resources"
Blendspace: https://www.tes.com/lessons?redirect-bs=1
"Teachers can make lessons, or use lessons from others, that student then engage in through a link"
Brain Museum: http://medicine.buffalo.edu/about/community_outreach/neuroanatomymuseum.html
Also known as the Museum of Neuroanatomy. "Taken as a whole, the Brain Museum’s collection demonstrates how the components of our nervous systems work together. Visitors can see the brain’s layers and internal structures firsthand and view them from different angles."
STEM Careers Coalition: stemcareerscoalition.org/
from Discovery Education
Classroom Activities: stemcareerscoalition.org/educators/classroom-activities
"Access the no-cost, standards-aligned classroom activities to support future career success for all students."
CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/
Certificate Builder for Teachers: http://www.certificates4teachers.com/
Chateau Meddybemps: http://www.meddybemps.com/index.html
"A unique collection of learning activities and original stories for young children (Pre-K, K, and Grades 1, 2, and 3, plus a handful of delights for people of all ages."
Childfun: http://www.childfun.com/
The Children's Partnership: http://www.childrenspartnership.org/index.php
"Innovation at Work: Research, Community Projects, Advocacy"
The City of Kingston, NY: https://kingston-ny.gov/
CNN 10: www.cnn.com/cnn10
"CNN 10 serves an audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts - either on the go or in the classroom."
Common Sense Education: www.commonsense.org/education/
On this site, there are sections for parents, educators, and advocates.
"Ready-to-teach lessons to address your changing needs in the classroom." The digital citizenship lessons are free and were designed and developed in partnership with Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. "...each digital citizenship lesson takes on real challenges and digital dilemmas that students face today, giving them the skills they need to succeed as digital learners, leaders, and citizens tomorrow."
Copyright.gov: http://copyright.gov/
"United States Copyright Office - a department of the Library of Congress"
Copyright & Fair Use: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Stanford University Libraries
C-Span: http://www.c-span.org/
Crash Course: thecrashcourse.com/
"From courses like Astronomy to US History and Anatomy & physiology it's got you covered with an awesome variety of AP high school curriculum topics." The links on this page lead to YouTube courses.
Digital Collections: http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/
"This site features materials such as photographs, maps, newspapers, posters, reports and other media from the University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington Faculty and Departments, and organizations that have participated in partner projects with the UW Libraries. The collections emphasize rare and unique materials." from the University of Washington
Disney Junior: http://disneyjunior.com/
District Administration: http://www.districtadministration.com/
Division Family
To help students remember the steps in solving division problems, introduce them to the Division Family:
Daddy = 1. Divide.
Mommy= 2. Multiply
Sister= 3. Subtract
Brother= 4. Bring down
DLK's Crafts for Kids: http://www.dltk-kids.com/
EDSITEment!: http://edsitement.neh.gov/
"The Best of Humanities on the Web"
Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/
"What works in Education - George Lucas Educational Foundation"
Global Voices: https://globalvoices.org/
Goshen, New York: http://www.townofgoshen.org/index.html
Homework anxiety: Why it happens and how to help: www.understood.org/en/articles/homework-anxiety-what-you-need-to-know
The Horn Book: http://www.hbook.com/
"Publications about books for children and young adults"
Infoplease: https://www.infoplease.com/
"Infoplease is a reference and learning site, combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records."
iKeepBookmarks.com: http://ww2.ikeepbookmarks.com/home.asp
"A Web-Based Bookmark Manager"
International Literacy Association: http://literacyworldwide.org/
The Learning Network: https://www.nytimes.com/section/learning
"Teach and Learn With The Times: Resources for Bringing the World Into Your Classroom"
Library of Congress - Teachers: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
Free Teaching Resources from the Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/Library
Library of Congress -Digital Collections: https://www.loc.gov/collections/
Manhattan Project National Historical Park: http://www.nps.gov/mapr/index.htm
"This site tells the story about the people, events, science, and engineering that led to the creation of the atomic bomb, which helped end World War II."
Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum: http://www.safarimuseum.com/
Middle Web: All About the Middle Grades: http://www.middleweb.com/
NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/index.html
National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/
National Archives - Teacher's Resources: http://www.archives.gov/education/index.html
National Center for Education Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/
National Council for the Social Studies: http://www.socialstudies.org/
National Council of Teachers of English: http://www.ncte.org/
National Council of Teacher of Mathematics: http://www.nctm.org/
National Education Association (NEA): http://www.nea.org/
"Great Public Schools for Every Student"
National Geographic Education: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1
National Science Teachers Association: www.nsta.org/
News Now: http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/
Oklahoma State Department of Education: http://www.ok.gov/sde/
Parents and Guardians: stemcareerscoalition.org/parents-and-guardians
from Discovery Education: STEM Careers Coalition
PBS LearningMedia: https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/
Preventing and Recognizing Plagiarism and Cheating: A Guide for College Teachers and Students: www.educationdegree.com/resources/preventing-plagiarism-cheating
Although the article is written for college teachers and students, I think that the information in the article can be used by middle school and high school students and teachers as well.
Random House: Teachers & Librarians: http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/
refdesk.com: http://www.refdesk.com/index.html
The Salt Lake Tribune: http://www.sltrib.com/
Savannah (GA) Morning News: http://savannahnow.com/
SeatUp: https://seatup.com/blog/
This blog has the history of many areas such as "The Theater Art of Miming Through the Ages," "K-12 Resources for Music Educators," and "Sit Down and Write: Poetry Resources."
Sharemylesson.com: https://sharemylesson.com/
"All the lessons you love - all for free. Supported by the American Federation of Teachers"
Social and emotional skills at different ages: www.understood.org/articles/en/social-and-emotional-skills-what-to-expect-at-different-ages
Surfnetkids: http://www.surfnetkids.com/
"Surfing the net with kids"
SurveyMonkey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
The Teachers Corner: http://www.theteacherscorner.net/
Teachers' Essential Guide to Formative Assessment: www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teachers-essential-guide-to-formative-assessment
"How can I use formative assessment to plan instruction and help students drive their own learning?
The Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/international-home
Time For Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com/
The Times: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/
Town of Wallkill (New York): http://www.townofwallkill.com/
"Where Happy Babies Are Born"
The Tribune: http://www.tribuneindia.com/
UpToTen.com: http://www.uptoten.com/?cl=en
Age-appropriate kids' games (ages zero to ten), cartoons, songs, coloring and galleries that are ideal for early learning.
Utah Education Network: http://www.uen.org/?tour_id=14287
How to Plan Effective, engaging and Appropriate Centers for your ECE Classroom: www.educationworld.com/blog/how-plan-effective-engaging-and-appropriate-centers-your-ece-classroom
Wikipedia: http://www.wikipedia.org/
WNET/Education: http://www.wnet.org/education/
PBS Learning Media: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
"...FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for New York teachers like you."
Understanding & Preventing Plagiarism: https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/preventing-plagiarism/
"Strategies & Resources For Students and Teachers"
UPI: https://www.upi.com/
Latest news
U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/
Web English Teacher: www.varsitytutors.com/englishteacher
What Research Tells Us about Classroom Decor: www.middleweb.com/47987/what-research-tells-us-about-classroom-decor/
Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/
"Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine or answer engine developed by Wolfram Research. It is an online service that answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from externally sourced "curated data", rather than providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer as a search engine might."
Worldpress.org: http://www.worldpress.org/
"Our goal is to foster a globally engaged citizenry, which acts not only in its own country's interest, but also in the interests of the world community."
Woodstock, N.Y.: http://woodstockny.org/content
"Colony of Arts"
Yahoo! News: http://news.yahoo.com/
A Lesson Template That Works for All Students: www.middleweb.com/48626/a-lesson-template-that-works-for-all-students/
Algebra Buster!: http://www.algebra-online.com/
"...a variety of completely free step-by-step math calculators. They cover the material form basic to college level algebra."
All Kids Network: http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
A Passion for Jazz!: https://www.apassion4jazz.net/
Association for Middle Level Education: http://www.amle.org/Home/tabid/401/Default.aspx
"The Association for Middle Level Education is committed to helping middle grades educators reach every student, grow professionally, and create great schools."
Aunt Annie's Crafts: http://www.auntannie.com/index.html
Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
"The home of learning and revision resources"
Blendspace: https://www.tes.com/lessons?redirect-bs=1
"Teachers can make lessons, or use lessons from others, that student then engage in through a link"
Brain Museum: http://medicine.buffalo.edu/about/community_outreach/neuroanatomymuseum.html
Also known as the Museum of Neuroanatomy. "Taken as a whole, the Brain Museum’s collection demonstrates how the components of our nervous systems work together. Visitors can see the brain’s layers and internal structures firsthand and view them from different angles."
STEM Careers Coalition: stemcareerscoalition.org/
from Discovery Education
Classroom Activities: stemcareerscoalition.org/educators/classroom-activities
"Access the no-cost, standards-aligned classroom activities to support future career success for all students."
CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/
Certificate Builder for Teachers: http://www.certificates4teachers.com/
Chateau Meddybemps: http://www.meddybemps.com/index.html
"A unique collection of learning activities and original stories for young children (Pre-K, K, and Grades 1, 2, and 3, plus a handful of delights for people of all ages."
Childfun: http://www.childfun.com/
The Children's Partnership: http://www.childrenspartnership.org/index.php
"Innovation at Work: Research, Community Projects, Advocacy"
The City of Kingston, NY: https://kingston-ny.gov/
CNN 10: www.cnn.com/cnn10
"CNN 10 serves an audience interested in compact on-demand news broadcasts - either on the go or in the classroom."
Common Sense Education: www.commonsense.org/education/
On this site, there are sections for parents, educators, and advocates.
"Ready-to-teach lessons to address your changing needs in the classroom." The digital citizenship lessons are free and were designed and developed in partnership with Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. "...each digital citizenship lesson takes on real challenges and digital dilemmas that students face today, giving them the skills they need to succeed as digital learners, leaders, and citizens tomorrow."
Copyright.gov: http://copyright.gov/
"United States Copyright Office - a department of the Library of Congress"
Copyright & Fair Use: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Stanford University Libraries
C-Span: http://www.c-span.org/
Crash Course: thecrashcourse.com/
"From courses like Astronomy to US History and Anatomy & physiology it's got you covered with an awesome variety of AP high school curriculum topics." The links on this page lead to YouTube courses.
Digital Collections: http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/
"This site features materials such as photographs, maps, newspapers, posters, reports and other media from the University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington Faculty and Departments, and organizations that have participated in partner projects with the UW Libraries. The collections emphasize rare and unique materials." from the University of Washington
Disney Junior: http://disneyjunior.com/
District Administration: http://www.districtadministration.com/
Division Family
To help students remember the steps in solving division problems, introduce them to the Division Family:
Daddy = 1. Divide.
Mommy= 2. Multiply
Sister= 3. Subtract
Brother= 4. Bring down
DLK's Crafts for Kids: http://www.dltk-kids.com/
EDSITEment!: http://edsitement.neh.gov/
"The Best of Humanities on the Web"
Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/
"What works in Education - George Lucas Educational Foundation"
Global Voices: https://globalvoices.org/
Goshen, New York: http://www.townofgoshen.org/index.html
Homework anxiety: Why it happens and how to help: www.understood.org/en/articles/homework-anxiety-what-you-need-to-know
The Horn Book: http://www.hbook.com/
"Publications about books for children and young adults"
Infoplease: https://www.infoplease.com/
"Infoplease is a reference and learning site, combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records."
iKeepBookmarks.com: http://ww2.ikeepbookmarks.com/home.asp
"A Web-Based Bookmark Manager"
International Literacy Association: http://literacyworldwide.org/
The Learning Network: https://www.nytimes.com/section/learning
"Teach and Learn With The Times: Resources for Bringing the World Into Your Classroom"
Library of Congress - Teachers: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
Free Teaching Resources from the Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/Library
Library of Congress -Digital Collections: https://www.loc.gov/collections/
Manhattan Project National Historical Park: http://www.nps.gov/mapr/index.htm
"This site tells the story about the people, events, science, and engineering that led to the creation of the atomic bomb, which helped end World War II."
Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum: http://www.safarimuseum.com/
Middle Web: All About the Middle Grades: http://www.middleweb.com/
NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/index.html
National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/
National Archives - Teacher's Resources: http://www.archives.gov/education/index.html
National Center for Education Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/
National Council for the Social Studies: http://www.socialstudies.org/
National Council of Teachers of English: http://www.ncte.org/
National Council of Teacher of Mathematics: http://www.nctm.org/
National Education Association (NEA): http://www.nea.org/
"Great Public Schools for Every Student"
National Geographic Education: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1
National Science Teachers Association: www.nsta.org/
News Now: http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/
Oklahoma State Department of Education: http://www.ok.gov/sde/
Parents and Guardians: stemcareerscoalition.org/parents-and-guardians
from Discovery Education: STEM Careers Coalition
PBS LearningMedia: https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/
Preventing and Recognizing Plagiarism and Cheating: A Guide for College Teachers and Students: www.educationdegree.com/resources/preventing-plagiarism-cheating
Although the article is written for college teachers and students, I think that the information in the article can be used by middle school and high school students and teachers as well.
Random House: Teachers & Librarians: http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/
refdesk.com: http://www.refdesk.com/index.html
The Salt Lake Tribune: http://www.sltrib.com/
Savannah (GA) Morning News: http://savannahnow.com/
SeatUp: https://seatup.com/blog/
This blog has the history of many areas such as "The Theater Art of Miming Through the Ages," "K-12 Resources for Music Educators," and "Sit Down and Write: Poetry Resources."
Sharemylesson.com: https://sharemylesson.com/
"All the lessons you love - all for free. Supported by the American Federation of Teachers"
Social and emotional skills at different ages: www.understood.org/articles/en/social-and-emotional-skills-what-to-expect-at-different-ages
Surfnetkids: http://www.surfnetkids.com/
"Surfing the net with kids"
SurveyMonkey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
The Teachers Corner: http://www.theteacherscorner.net/
Teachers' Essential Guide to Formative Assessment: www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teachers-essential-guide-to-formative-assessment
"How can I use formative assessment to plan instruction and help students drive their own learning?
The Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/international-home
Time For Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com/
The Times: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/
Town of Wallkill (New York): http://www.townofwallkill.com/
"Where Happy Babies Are Born"
The Tribune: http://www.tribuneindia.com/
UpToTen.com: http://www.uptoten.com/?cl=en
Age-appropriate kids' games (ages zero to ten), cartoons, songs, coloring and galleries that are ideal for early learning.
Utah Education Network: http://www.uen.org/?tour_id=14287
How to Plan Effective, engaging and Appropriate Centers for your ECE Classroom: www.educationworld.com/blog/how-plan-effective-engaging-and-appropriate-centers-your-ece-classroom
Wikipedia: http://www.wikipedia.org/
WNET/Education: http://www.wnet.org/education/
PBS Learning Media: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
"...FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for New York teachers like you."
Understanding & Preventing Plagiarism: https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/preventing-plagiarism/
"Strategies & Resources For Students and Teachers"
UPI: https://www.upi.com/
Latest news
U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/
Web English Teacher: www.varsitytutors.com/englishteacher
What Research Tells Us about Classroom Decor: www.middleweb.com/47987/what-research-tells-us-about-classroom-decor/
Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/
"Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine or answer engine developed by Wolfram Research. It is an online service that answers factual queries directly by computing the answer from externally sourced "curated data", rather than providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer as a search engine might."
Worldpress.org: http://www.worldpress.org/
"Our goal is to foster a globally engaged citizenry, which acts not only in its own country's interest, but also in the interests of the world community."
Woodstock, N.Y.: http://woodstockny.org/content
"Colony of Arts"
Yahoo! News: http://news.yahoo.com/