Education
That Quote
This site has tons of quotes that can be used in any academic classroom. This is especially useful for character education. - B.L.http://www.thatquote.com
AskEric
Provides many sample lesson plans for ideas on teaching different topics. Lesson plans are listed by subject. This site also has many pedagogical tips such as classroom management, organization, planning, etc. - N.P.http://www.askeric.org
TeachersFirst Inventor's Workshop
"TeachersFirst” developed this unit to provide upper elementary and middle school teachers with a set of resources for exploring inventors and inventions. Invention is a great topic to include as part of the study of the industrial revolution, in a unit on creativity, or as part of an exercise in problem-solving. - M.S.http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/inventor/inde...
Educational Units and Lesson Plans
This link is a treasure chest for teachers. It will save many hours of your time by providing lesson plans and units to modify for your own use. - M.S.http://www.coollessons.org/
Ed Helper Now
This site is a great tool in creating informational games on certain subject areas, which could be used in the classroom or as a homework assignment. This site allows for teachers to create such activities much faster than it would take otherwise. The authors of Ed-Helper are teachers who designed a website with many creative ideas for teaching various topics. - M.P.http://www.edhelper.com/crossword.htm
Student Worksheets
This site is excellent for history teachers, as it allows them to access an array of worksheets that can be used in a variety of ways. The worksheets are generic so they can be adapted to a variety of topics. It is easy to copy the document into a Word file and modify it to fit the exact lesson or activity that a teacher wishes. The website is very limited in that regard, but it is a time saver and a site that should not be discarded. The author is the National Archives of Records and Administration. - M.P.http://www.edteck.com/dbq/basic/worksheet.htm
NOVA Online Teachers Site
This website is great for both current events and historical information. It allows teachers to watch current programming and tie that into class lectures by using This Week's Teacher's Guide. Teachers are also able to find historical information and lesson planning ideas. For technology ready classroom, the site allows for some videos to be viewed online. The site also provides a Weekly E-Mail Bulletin, which allows teachers to receive updates. The site is organized, user-friendly and provides great resources for teachers and students. - J.C.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/
Oswego City School District
This site is a good source for looking at New York State standards and curriculum for grade K-12. The site also offers standardized test prep and Regents test preps. Very easy headings for teachers and students to use. Despite the fact that it is a district website, it provides great educational resources and links to other websites. - J.S.http://www.oswego.org
Napa County Office of Education, Video on Demand for History
This website contains a list of all videos that would be helpful to show in the classroom from grades four to twelve. There is a brief description about each movie and the runtime is given so a teacher can plan his/her lesson. - J.B.http://www.ncoe.k12.ca.us/vod/vodstudent2.htm
The Educators Reference Desk
This is a good source of education information for all ages. It provides links to issues such as family life, subjects, and teaching. Furthermore, the site has tabs for access to lesson plans, a question archive and the ERIC database. The site is founded by the Information Institution of Syracuse and seems very reliable. - A.P.http://www.eduref.org/
The New York Times Learning Network
This site provides information for teachers including the latest news in the field of education. This site also contains ideas for lesson plans, a lesson plan archive and other classroom activities. The website includes a site guide, ideas for discussing current events in the classroom and links to other online resources. - M.W.http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html
Education World: The Educator’s Best Friend
This site offers a wide array of resources useful to teachers. There are lesson plans, ideas for teaching holiday topics, and a lesson plan of the day. The site goes on with technology tips, current events ideas, subject content as well as classroom management issues. - S.T.http://www.educationworld.com
TeAchnology: A Web Portal for Educators
Teach-nology.com is a great time-saver for teachers of all grade levels. The site contains lesson plans and teacher resources as well as a rubric, worksheet and classroom management generator. Just input your data and the website will automatically format these documents for you. Crafts, worksheets, lesson plans, teaching tools and curriculum materials are only a fraction of what this site offers. - D.W.http://www.teach-nology.com/
Using Primary Sources on the Web
The source is a great way for teachers to educate their students on what primary sources are and how to find them on the Internet. Furthermore, it offers useful tips on how to evaluate the credibility of a primary source website. The site also shows how to properly cite primary sources. - R.J.http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/RUSA...
Anti-Plagiarism Website
This website is dedicated to combating plagiarism. It explains what constitutes plagiarism, how to spot it, how to properly cite sources and the importance of copyright laws. There is also a nine-question quiz where you are given examples of writing and students can determine whether plagiarism has occurred or not. - M.G.http://library.umf.maine.edu/plagiarism/index.html
EduSolution: Educational Resources
This site features Regents exam preparation and lesson plan resources. There are lesson plans and classroom techniques for teachers of every subject. The author of the website is a New York City public high school teacher Levi Anthony. - A.T.http://edusolution.com/default.htm
Scholastic.com
This is an award-winning portal for school-based professionals including teachers, administrators, librarians, families and kids. Scholastic.com offers lesson plans and lesson ideas for all grades and all subjects. There are also online activities and teaching strategies for educators. - A.T.www.scholastic.com
Smithsonian Education
This site is an excellent source on lesson plans (all grades), field trip information, websites, and helpful publications. The lesson plans that are available cover just about every topic in history, which makes this a great resource for any social studies teacher. It also provides links for parents and students that were designed to keep students interested in the topics they learn in school. - D.L.http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
