Lesson+Resources

Below you will find a rather long list of web-based resources for your classroom. Don't forget to look at our District's site for additional resources.

Rubrics for your lessons and/or projects: The University of Wisconsin has [|rubrics] for just about every academic area.

Taken from [|Springfield Township High School Virtual Library]


 * GEM The Gateway [|http://thegateway.org]
 * [|OER Commons]
 * Education Atlas http://www.educationatlas.com/
 * American Memory Lesson Page http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html
 * BBC Schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
 * Blue Web'n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
 * CyberSmart Curriculum http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/home/
 * New York Times Teacher Connections http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/index.html
 * New York Times Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
 * About.com Secondary http://7-12educators.about.com/
 * About.com Elementary Educators http://k-6educators.about.com/
 * Education World Teacher Resources http://www.educationworld.com/
 * Discovery School Lesson Plan Library http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
 * Discovery School Teacher Tools http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html
 * edHelper.com (lessons, webquests, worksheets) [|http://www.edhelper.com]
 * FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free
 * Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/
 * Marco Polo http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
 * Math Forum http://mathforum.org/
 * NARA Digital Classroom http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
 * National Science Digital Library [|http://nsdl.org]
 * National Geographic Education http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
 * NOVA Online Activities (science) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hslibrary.html
 * PBS TeacherSource http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
 * Professional Cartoonist (Editorial Cartoons with lesson plans) http://www.cagle.com/teacher/
 * Read Write Think (NCTE) http://wwww.readwritethink.org/
 * S.C.O.R.E. Cyberguides http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
 * Social Studies School Service Online Activities http://socialstudies.com/c/@9crDOmMTkGTpA/Pages/activities.html
 * Teach With Movies: A New Tool for Parents and Teachers http://teachwithmovies.org/
 * Teaching History Online (lots of simulations) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/history.htm
 * Teaching With Documents http://www.edteck.com/dbq/
 * Tom March's New Best WebQuests http://bestwebquests.com/
 * WebQuest http://webquest.org/
 * WebEnglish Teacher.com http://www.webenglishteacher.com/


 * More Sites for Lessons!**
 * About.com Secondary Lesson Plans http://7-12educators.about.com/bllessonplans.htm
 * ArtsEdge http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/les.cfm
 * Educator's Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org/
 * Cornell Gateways http://www.tc.cornell.edu/CTC-Main/Services/Education/Gateways/
 * CNN SF Learning Resources http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/
 * Educational Cyberplayground http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/TOC.asp
 * EconEdLink http://www.economicsamerica.org/econedlink/
 * Edsitement http://edsitement.neh.gov/
 * Education Index http://www.educationindex.com/
 * Explorasource [|http://www.explorasource.com]
 * Federal Resources for Academic Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free/
 * Free Online Unit Studies [|http://www.alaska.net/~cccandc/free.htm]
 * Greece Athena: English Language Arts http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/
 * High School Hub http://schmidel.com/hub.htm
 * Holocaust Teacher Resource Center Lesson Plans http://www.holocaust-trc.org/lesson.htm
 * Internet Learning Network [|http://www.getsmarter.org]
 * MCREL http://www.mcrel.org/connect/lesson.html
 * Education @National Geographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
 * NARA Digital Classroom http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
 * NCREL http://www.ncrel.org/
 * New Teacher Page [|http://www.new-teacher.com]
 * New York Times Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
 * Newspapers in Education http://nieonline.com/
 * Newsweek Education Program [|http://school.newsweek.com/]
 * Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer at http://www.kn.pacbell.com/
 * PBS TeacherSource http://pbs.org/teachersource
 * Professional Cartoonist (Editorial Cartoons with lesson plans) http://www.cagle.com/teacher/
 * Project Based Learning Checklists http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/
 * Reading Group Choices http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/
 * Science Bytes http://ur.utenn.edu/ut2kids/
 * SCORE Virtual Fieldtrips http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/virtproj.html
 * Sites for Teachers http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
 * Smithsonian Education: Teaching Resources http://educate.si.edu/resources/resourcedir.html
 * Smithsonian Lesson Plans http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/lessons.html
 * Teacher Net [|http://www.teachnet.com]
 * Teacher Resources http://www.sonoma.edu/CThink/K12/k12class/trc.nclk
 * Teacher Tidbytes http://www.teachertidbytes.com/WebResources.html
 * Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/default.htm
 * Teacher's Guide to the Professional Cartoonist's Index http://www.cagle.com/teacher/
 * Teachers Connect http://www.ofps.dpi.state.nc.us/OFPS/tc/index.html
 * TeachersFirst Professional Resources Matrix http://www.teachersfirst.com/prof.htm
 * Teachers Helping Teachers [|http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/]
 * Teaching with Historic Places http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/
 * Teachnet.Com http://www.teachnet.com/
 * Virtual Field Trips [|http://www.field-guides.com]
 * World Lecture Hall http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/
 * Zoom School http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/
 * Zoom School http://www.enchantedlearning.com/school/