Resource Links for Educators


Discovery Channel School
Designs lesson plans, classroom activities, and online expeditions related to science and history. Search by grade level and subject.
Professional Cartoonists' Index
Large collection of editorial cartoons to spark discussion and learning in English, art, and social studies. Includes a helpful teachers' guide.
Teachers First
Classroom materials and hot topics, reviewed by teachers, sorted by subject area and grade level. Register for email updates.
A Teacher's Home Page
Extensive resource for educators, with a listing of forums, access to organizations, and lesson planning ideas.
Armadillo's K-12 Resources
Resource materials for direct use in lesson plans, or as additional resources for students.
Department of Education
Official government education website
Awesome Library
Follow the floorplan to discover comprehensive educational resources, projects, discussions, collaborations, and standards for K-12.
Busy Teachers' WebSite
Directory of source materials, lesson plans, and classroom activities, with teachers' reference section.
Cedar Lane Center - Lesson Plans
Links to classroom activity sources in a range of curriculum areas, including languages, environment and sciences.
Classics in the Classroom
Introduces notable composers and their works to elementary school children. Syllabus, quotes, trivia, price list, and ordering.
EDSITEment!
Program aiding in the creation of lesson plans for the humanities that integrate Internet resources. With top sites and lesson plans online.
EduZone
Professional resources, including a help wanted section, and scholarship links. Suggestions for activities in the tips and handouts section.
Education Place Activity Search
A searchable database of 400+ original K-8 classroom activities and lesson plans for teachers and parents.
Education World
Educators can find lesson plans, the largest education-specific search engine, employment listings, and classroom ideas.
Hyperstudio Lessons, Ideas, Project
Project ideas and lesson plans for Hyperstudio in grades 3 to 9. Lessons in language arts, science, socials & enrichment.
Josiah Project
Teach the sciences, literature, and social studies using a bible based curriculum. Daily lesson plans available for all subjects offered.
K-12 Sources - Curriculum
Extensive index of lesson plans, online classrooms, general resources and information for education professionals.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Detailed list of sites across the curriculum, with activity ideas and professional development.
Lesson Plans Across the Curriculum
Compiles free lesson plans by many authors organized by subject with special emphasis on ecology, environment, and landform.
Lesson Plans and Projects
Extensive links to lesson plans and classroom ideas covering all study areas, including interactive WWW activities.
Lesson Plans
Large collection of 200 lesson plans in math, science, social studies, music, art, language arts, and PE. Includes a lesson plan submission form.
Lesson Stop
Access to thousands of lesson plans, guides, Teacher Previews Newsletter, articles by education experts, and online store for PBS videos.
Literacy and Technology
Annotated directory of education, media, computer ,and virtual field trip links for teachers, students, and parents.
Living Curriculum Archive
Lesson plans and unit descriptions, with examples of student work in areas such as ecology, writing, math and social science.
Online Educator
Online and print magazine providing links and lesson ideas for teachers with feature articles, and subscription details.
Outta Ray's Head
Collection of writing, literature, and library lesson plans by, and for. teachers. The site is maintained by Ray Saitz, a teacher in Canada.
Quality Curriculum
Interactive teaching units which place students at the center of their learning. Product descriptions, sample units, and author biographies.
Rhona's Teacher Tips
Monthly advice for classroom projects that teachers can implement using computer clip art. Utilizes seasonal themes and addresses all grades.
Small Planet - Links for Teachers
Resources geared specifically for teachers, including lesson plans, and links to professional and youth organizations.
Teacher Talk Forum
Learning resources for educators, including education news, and lesson plans on an extensive range of curriculum areas.
Teacher Timesavers
Teaching Units in the areas of literature and the novel, music, language arts, science, and miscellaneous. With email mailing list registration.
Teachers.Net
Exhaustive hub of features includes chatboards, expert columns, news, bookshelf, catalog, and curriculum development materials.
Teaching Online
Cross curriculum units of work for the busy classroom teacher from Starters & Strategies teachers magazine.
The Traveling Classroom
Integrated simulation of nationwide student-directed vacation tours. Teaches math and motivation to grades 4-12.
United Nations CyberSchool Bus
Educational project launched by UN Publications. With lesson plans and activities on world issues, photos, competitions, and education resources.
Web Sites for Teachers
Lesson plans, creative classroom projects, interactive activities, and field trips around museums, galleries and the globe.
Whitney's Education Place
Contains links to professional development and employment info, , safety programs, parent resources, and activities and lessons for children.
Windmill House Publishing House
Offers teachers K-12 materials to teach media literacy using books and resource guides. Publish novels for middle school.
Wright Flyer Online
A NASA educational project involving the wind tunnel test of the 1903 Wright Flyer model. Learn about the early days of aviation.


Homework Central
Contains over 9,000 lesson plans by subject and grade. Includes professional resources categorized by educational editors.
AskERIC
National information system providing services and products on a range of education issues. With an archive of lesson plans.
Basic Skills Improvement
Use this software to program your PC to build basic skills using your own materials. Study results and author biography.
Basic Skills Software
Provides info about this program that helps students learn basic skills needed for reading, writing, math, and spelling. Request info by email.
Basic Skills Tutoring
Get info by email on how to download a demo version of this software designed to help students with keyboarding, math, and memorization skills.
Blues 4 Kids
Specializing in blues music education for teachers and students. Lesson plans, traveling museum, and newsletter.
Cargill Consulting
ACT prep and faculty training workshops designed to improve standardized test scores.
Chalkboard
Information on corporate services for teachers, including free materials, plant tours, mentor programs, workshops, and grants.
Classics in the Classroom
Introduces notable composers and their works to elementary school children. Syllabus, quotes, trivia, price list, and ordering.
Classroom Connect
Searchable archive of links, Net software, and forums for discussing topical educational issues.
Classroom Jeopardy
Educational game patterned on the TV game show for use with MS-DOS. Requires plug-in.
Dandy Lion Publications
Over 100 innovative resources for teachers and parents of students in grades K-8. Conference listing, catalog, and book previews.
Discover Learning
Search for a lesson on by, subject, grade, or keyword. With interactive quizzes, resource library, poll, and discussion forum.
E-Tutor Online Curriculum
Free trial preview lessons in five curriculum areas for students of all levels. Lesson problems, study guide, and activities.
Educational Showcase
Educational material and products suitable for a range of curriculum areas. Links under product, subject or grade headings.
Elementary Education Software
Track student progress and prepare individualized lessons and worksheets. Instructions on how to download a demo version available by email.
Giraffe Project
Information about the Standing Tall program designed to develop caring and responsibility in six to 18 year old students.
Global Campus
Resources for teaching and learning, including images, sounds, text, and video. Covers subjects such as business, science, and liberal arts.
Greg's Place
Includes a categorized list of education related links, a discussion forum, and a collection of humorous classroom stories.
Iberprofe
Provides lesson plans, news, links to educational publications, and info about educational organizations. In Spanish only.
Internet for Learning
News and issues in technology and education, including project ideas, web page design, and professional support for teachers.
Kid Games Ltd.
Educational games designed to keep kids entertained while teaching essential life skills. Place an order via email.
Literacy Education
Software designed to help students with typing, writing, memorization, reading, and spelling. Request a demo version by email.
Live and Learn
Contains links to education resources, free software, and online games, plus info on age appropriate toys and child safety.
MESTRACT
Mideast Suffolk Teacher Center in Long Island, NY provides professional development courses and links to educational resources.
Montessori Solutions
View the catalog of preschool educational material packages. Contact and order information included.
Multicultural Pavilion
Sites, archives, bulletin boards, and other resources for teachers interested in multicultural education. From the Univ. of Virginia.
Olympics of the Imagination
Visa sponsors this site with Olympic fun and facts for kids and teachers. With a trivia game, contest, and screensaver for the 1998 winter games.
PedagoNet
Learning resources search engine. Categorized databases, a list of databases required by others, and message board.
Polaroid Education Program
Offers teacher workshops, starter kits, publications, and and other resources to educators committed to visual learning.
Preschool Teacher
Colorful monthly curriculums and lesson plan ideas for preschool teachers. Nursery rhyme and sensorial activities.
Puzzles Of The Earth
Covers the latest theories in geography, including plate tectonics. Guided tour, interactive questions, and discussions.
Quia! Educational Games
Create and play educational games in a variety of academic subjects. Includes FAQs and a list of the most popular activities.
SchoolSite
Server providing hompages for schools. With resources for teachers, and tools and utilities for classroom use.
Strategic Learning Technologies
Easy-to-use software for creating rubrics and other curriculum, assessment and instructional design. News, products, services, and support.
Students Can Learn On Their Own
A collection of workbooks, lesson plans, software, and strategies to help teachers implement an independent learning program.
Teachers.Net
Exhaustive hub of features includes chatboards, expert columns, news, bookshelf, catalog, and curriculum development materials.
Teachin' Tunes
Educational program uses music to help teach reading, writing, math, and science skills. Listen to audio clips via the Real Player plug-in.
The Global Gazette
International newspaper specializes on issues related to the cultures of China, Norway, and the US. Includes stories, photos, recipes, and maps.
The Habit Shop
Specialists in error and habit correction and conceptual exchange in core subjects. Courses for teachers, students, and parents.
k12.news


A+ GRADES
Search engine, and subject specific directory of educational links for students, teachers and administrators.
ADHD Resources
Get info about Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. Includes resources for parents, educators, articles, and links to ADHD publications.
Aberdeen Service-Learning Center
Offers project examples, activities, and assessment strategies for teachers using this method of teaching. Includes contact information.
Activities for Young Children
A collection of art, music, science, cooking, and math activities and games for children in grades, K-3.
Area Education Agency 7
Offers educational services, such as, staff development workshops, curriculum development, and educational technology courses.
Ask Dr. Brainstorm
Responds to harried teachers on matters of classroom management, lesson plans, teacher-to-teacher, and organization.
Awesome Library
Follow the floorplan to discover comprehensive educational resources, projects, discussions, collaborations, and standards for K-12.
Canada's SchoolNet
Explore a wealth of resources, consult with staff online or develop a collaborative project with Canadian schools.
Cisco Educational Archives
Search resources of interest to educational organizations, with additional information on global networking projects.
Comcast OnlineSchoolyard
Stop by this site for links to education-related materials on the Net, organized by subject. Sponsored by Comcast Online Communications.
Cornell Theory Center
Resources and activities for K-12 students and educators, including online lesson outlines, and campus workshops.
Digital Education Network
Four areas of learning, math, graphics, news and the Internet. With stimulating lessons and online activities in each.
Doc's Education Resources
Gateway to resources for teachers includes curriculum, lesson plans, libraries, and education news.
Dr. D's Potpourri
Listing of education sites, search engines and general resources for teachers, created by the Illinois State Board of Education.
E-PALS Classroom Exchange
Teachers and students can use the network to find other classes working on similar projects throughout the world. In English and Spanish.
EdLinks
Index of educational Web pages, organized into commercial, general, government, library, and newsgroup categories.
Education Index
Guide to some of the more useful education sites on the Web organized by subject and education level.
Education World
Detailed index of sites related to a wide range of education and curriculum issues, including subject specific and general topics.
Education on Line
Comprehensive index of educational links and resources for K-12 educators. Also includes links to universities, libraries, and newsgroups.
Educational Hotlists
Resource lists divided into three main groups - general topics, science and teacher resources. Includes lesson ideas and projects.
Educational Online Sources
Clearinghouse of resources offers a central reference for teachers and students new to the Web.
Internet Public Library
List of links to resources for librarians and teachers. With online exhibition halls.
Janice's K-12 Outpost
Resources for educators including programs and project ideas, links to libraries, and schools online.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Detailed list of sites across the curriculum, with activity ideas, and professional development.
Kid Info
Houses a collection of curriculum resources, ideas for student activities, reference materials, fun sites for kids, and more.
Learner Online
Joint Annenberg/Corp. for Public Broadcasting project using media to bring quality programs on math, science, and other subjects to all kids.
Learning@Web.Sites
Library of online resources for high school teachers of every subject. Includes home economics, computing, and vocational education.
Megalinks for Students and Teachers
Comprehensive database of links includes homework help sites, dictionaries, glossaries, search engines, games, and parent resource sites.
Mining Co. - Elementary Educators
Provides elementary educators with informative articles, lesson plans, subject guides, and a school directory.
Mining Co. - Secondary School Educators
Articles and updates on school-to-work programs, integrating technology into curriculum, and classroom management.
PBS Online
Program guides, lesson plans, factsheets, nature puzzles, history and technology shows, from the Public Broadcasting Service.
Reading Ages
Guide to interpreting children's reading test scores. Includes a glossary of terms.
Sandi Goldman's Classroom Corners
List of links with search engine for curriculum resources in a wide range of areas, including careers and special needs.
School Librarian Links
Directory of librarian resources on the Net, topics include, online texts, censorship. With a list of newsgroups.
SchoolNotes.com
Free community service for parents and teachers placing homework and class information on the web. Teaching resources are also featured.
Schroeder's School Room
Links to sites providing project material for students, and lesson ideas for teachers in a range of areas.
Sites for Middle School Teachers
Links to resources in English, math, science, social studies, and teaching skills. Created by Eastchester Middle School.
StFXU Teacher Resources
Annotated directory to sites on various subjects, including science, math, and languages, with projects and curricula.
Study Web
Index for anyone doing research on the Net. Includes a search option and a list of categories sorted for appropriate grade levels.
Sunspace
Range of data including profiles of school districts, K-12 resources, and collaborative activities.
Teacher & Student Resources
Variety of educational materials for teachers and students, covering social studies, math, science, language, and art. Option to add a link.
k12.library
News and information about libraries and literature for students, educators and parents. Includes product guide and announcements of new sites.