NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS
http://nces.ed.gov/
The NCES web site is the spot to locate educational statistics. There is no need to guess about "who, what, where and how many." If it pertains to education, this site has the stats on it.
THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/
The Carnegie Foundation is dedicated to improving teaching and learning through grant possibilities, books and other publications, as well as conferences.
TEACHING METHODS WEB RESOURCES
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/methods/resources.html
This conduit will connect teachers with hundreds of web sites on education. There are a variety of subject areas and topics to choose from. Teachers will come away with dozens of planning and delivery strategies on any educational topic.
WEBQUESTS
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/taskonomy.html
This site helps teachers design learning processes via the Internet. Teachers can design individual lessons or units in which students utilize technology.
VALE DATABASE
http://www.valenj.org/index.html
The Vale system is a virtual library for educators.
Brainchild: www.brainchild.com
Standards Based Assessment and Instruction. For over 10 years, Brainchild has
provided schools with supplemental, standards-based products. Research has shown
substantial higher student achievement in schools using Brainchild products in
class or after school programs.
THe Active Learning SiTE: www.active-learning-site.com
This site supports the scholarship of teaching by providing research-based
resources designed to help faculty use active learning successfully in college
and university classrooms.
Kathy Scrock:
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for
enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the
best sites for teaching and learning.
KidsClick!:
www.kidsclick.org
Web search for kids by librarians!
Governor's
Education News Service
http://www.state.nj.us/njded/gens/educators2.htm
Subscribe to this news service to receive information from the New Jersey Department of Education via e-mail as it is publicly released to the media.
FREE http://www.free.ed.gov
FREE organizes more than 1,500 lesson plans, primary
documents, science
animations, math challenges, and works of art, literature, and music
from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, National
Archives, National Science Foundation, NASA, National Institutes of
Health, National Gallery of Art, National Endowment for the Humanities,
National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and other federal agencies.
Government Earth Day Site
www.earthday.gov
Portal for U.S. Government Events & Information Contains
lesson ideas, games, puzzles, etc…
Earth Day
www.earthday.net
Coordinating worldwide events for Earth Day 2000 and
beyond. Provides calendar, environmental tips, clean energy campaign, organizing
materials, ...
Wilderness Earth Day Site
http://earthday.wilderness.org
Teachers, researchers and students will find The Wilderness
Society's Earth Day website the best source of info about Earth Day, with photos
and a history ...
Earth Day Grocery Bag Project
http://www.earthdaybags.org/
Describes environmental awareness project in which students
decorate paper grocery bags with environmental messages for Earth Day.
Lesson Plan Page
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/EarthDay.htm
Lesson Plans for Earth Day. Earth Day lesson plans, ideas,
and activities.
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson260.shtml
More than two dozen lesson ideas for celebrating Earth!
The Teachers Guide
http://www.theteachersguide.com/arbordaylessonplans.htm
Arbor Day themes. Find Arbor Day lesson plans, Arbor Day
thematic units, Free Arbor Day Printouts, Arbor Day clip art, Arbor Day crafts,
and Arbor Day book ...
A to Z Teacher's Stuff
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Trees/
A to Z Teacher Stuff ~ Teacher Resources, Lesson Plans,
Themes, Tips, Printables, ... Resources and information about Arbor Day.
Squigly's Playhouse:
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/Holidays/EarthDay.html
Games, crafts, and more...
A+ Math: www.aplusmath.com
This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills
interactively.
All Math: www.allmath.com
Contains tools, games, references, etc...
Math Homework Help:
www.hotmath.org
We show step-by-step explanations for the actual math homework problems in
your math textbook. Doing math homework can now be quicker, easier, and more
effective than ever before.
All Words: http://www.allwords.com/
Contains links for word lovers! Creative writing, crosswords, dictionaries,
lesson plans, etc...
Rhyme Zone:
http://www.rhymezone.com/
Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more
The Children's Literature Web
Guide:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html
A guide to children's book awards.
CELEBRATE NEW JERSEY:
http://celebratenewjersey.org/
Interesting site with all kinds of ideas and info on teaching about NJ!
Handwriting:
DEnelian Letter WORKSHEET MAKER:
http://jackandjillpreschool.tripod.com/Denelian.htm
A printable chart of the denelian letters and numbers - good resource!
denelian handwriting worksheet
maker:
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/denelian-1/make-d.htm
Type the sentence and it creates a printable worksh
DEnelian Cursive Handwriting
Worksheet Maker:
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/cursive-1/make-c.htm
Type the sentence and it creates a printable worksheet!
Historywiz: www.historywiz.com
A site for students, teachers, and lovers of history.
Awesome Library:
www.awesomelibrary.com
Awesome Library organizes the web with 27,000 carefully reviewed resources,
including the top 5 percent in education.
Country Reports:
http://www.countryreports.org
CountryReports.org provides in depth reports on the countries of the world.
With over 26,000 pages and growing, CountryReports.org maintains its position as
the best source of country information available online.
The Learning Planet:
http://www.learningplanet.com/index.asp
Includes learning activities and tools.
The Nine Ten
Planets:
www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/
This website is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific
knowledge of each planet and the major moons in our solar system.
Electrical Safety World:
www.pplesw.com
A
new, interactive PPL web site that's all about electrical safety. Check out the
new "Electrical Safety World" on the PPL Electric Utility web site at
www.pplesw.com
RubiStar:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use
rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.
Word Processing Skills
Spreadsheets Skills
Database Skills
Electronic Presentation Skills
World Wide Web Navigation Skills
Web Site Design Skills
E-Mail Skills
Digital Cameras
- Digital Photography Review
www.dpreview.com
Digital Photography Review is an independent resource dedicated to the
provision of news, reviews and information about Digital Photography and
Digital Imaging published at the Internet address www.dpreview.com.
- How Digital Cameras Work
www.howstuffworks.com/digital-camera.htm
How Digital Cameras Work by How Stuff Works.
- The Casio Classroom: 1001 Uses for a Digital Camera
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/qvuses.htm
This site is designed as a reference tool putting educators in touch with
creative educational applications for digital cameras in educational settings.
- Digital Cameras in Education
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cumulus/digcam.htm
Web site by Keith Lightbody - ICT Consultant Digital cameras are one of the
single most successful Information and Communications Technology purchases you
can make in a school. Promote visual literacy - encourage students to use
digital cameras!
- Technology for Teachers: Digital Cameras
www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/Technology_for_Teachers.htm
A listing of Web sites about Digital Cameras and related information
Network Skills
General Computer Skills
Downloading Skills (e-books)
e-Books
WebCT or Blackboard Teaching Skills
Video Conferencing skills
PDAs Knowledge
Deep Web Knowledge
Educational Copyright Knowledge
Computer Security Knowledge
Clipart
http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/
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