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Education Week Online
...weekly
newspapers with news, stories, and information relevant to education.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
...categorized
list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is
updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning (lessons
plans, websites pertinent to teacher's discipline(s) taught, curriculum center,
research and professional development, teaching tools, homework helper, science
fair central, brain boosters, puzzlemaker, study starters, teacher's store of
Discovery Channel's award-winning teaching tools, etc.).
New York Times Online
...wonderful,
timely daily fully developed lesson plans plus lesson archives located under
Learning Network (under Features)-- search under your subject content area.
Professional Learning Library
...a set of
useful links in the areas of learning theory, evaluation, instructional design,
technology in education, and multicultural education.
Teachnet Lesson Ideas
...from the main Teachnet Lesson Ideas site, teachers can access a good series
of good lessons plans on most disciplines, plus online teaching tools, how-tos
(sic), and brainteasers.
Vocabulary University
...has a collection of puzzles that enhance vocabulary development. There
are three levels to educate and entertain. Students must be registered (at
no charge) and then can start working through the puzzles. The puzzles are
changed regularly and are often centered on events, special occasions, or themes
in the news.
WebExhibits
...covers such topics as creative arts, the ancient world, discovery and
expedition, society and culture, health and medicine, environment, science and
technology, and academic subjects. Click on "More Exhibits" to see even more.
English
Critical Reading in Writing
...to non-critical readers, many texts offer the truth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth. To the critical reader, any single text provides
but one portrayal of the facts or one individual's "take" on the subject.
Teaching students to think critically about information that they read is one of
the most important skills for the 21st century.
Literature Lesson Plans, Teacher's Guides
and Study Guides
...has lesson plans by author's last name for middle school and high school
English teachers.
Writers'
Window
...you can get your students' work published online here. Check out the
rules, and then choose to have students write poetry, stories, research,
articles, or film, television, or book reviews. This site affords an
opportunity for teachers to showcase student work and also for students to see
what their peers are writing about.
Mathematics
Dr. Math
...has math topics at all levels, lesson plans, teaching issues/strategies,
styles/practices, math ed research/reform, professional ed/career development,
math FAQs, math activities, resources, career exploration, game
theory/probability, online calculators for practically anything involving
mathematics, math applied to technology, technology in math ed, plus so much
more.
Egyptian Mathematics
...excellent site for math teachers to use in showing powers of ten.
Students love variety and different approaches, and this is certainly different.
Graphing
Vector Calculator: An Interactive Java Applet
...is an excellent Java applet that allows you to create vectors using the
computer mouse. You can demonstrate simple vector addition, vector
subtraction, and the concept of what vectors are in a dynamic environment.
Great teaching tool.
Interactive mathematics
Miscellany and Puzzles
...huge resource for mathematics teachers with nearly thirty headings and many
subdirectories. This site covers such topics as math quotes, algebra,
geometry, probability, and mathematical proofs. There are more than 100
geometry contributions alone, including many Java demonstrations of concepts
such as drawing circles to cycloids, movies of the Moebius strip, the Pythagoras
theorem, and much more.
Math in
Daily Life
...until
students leave school, they often do not appreciate how necessary basic
mathematical skills are in daily life. Here they can learn about
probability from a unit on playing to win, percentages demonstrated on banking,
area and perimeter in home decorating, and in population growth and cooking.
Science
Winter Wren AP Biology
...study
guides, handouts, selected biology links, information for teachers concerning
the 12 famous AP labs preparing for the AP exam, and AP Biology outlines.
Social
Studies
Best of History Websites
...award-winning portal created for students, history educators, etc. Here you
will find sites, rated for usefulness and accuracy that will help you with a
wide variety of topics and periods in history, such as Prehistory,
Ancient/Biblical, Medieval, U.S. History, Early Modern European, 20th
Century, WWII, Art History, General Resources, Lesson Plans, Multimedia, and
Research.
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