TEACHERS & EDUCATION

Updated May 2008 

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SPECIFIC TEACHING AREAS.....
EARLY CHILDHOOD & PRIMARY GRADES, ART, ENGLISH & DRAMA, HISTORY & SOCIAL STUDIES, MATH, MIDDLE SCHOOL, MUSIC, SCIENCE & HEALTH, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND GIFTED & TALENTED (AP, IB, HONORS), VARIOUS SUBJECTS & TOPICS

STUDENT TEACHING & NEW TEACHERS
OUTLOOK FOR TEACHING - BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
  Survival Guide for New Teachers 
  Working With Parents--Survival Guide for New Teachers 
  Ten Tips for Student Teachers 
Teaching Tips Articles
Review of The First Days of School  
Great Ideas - "First Day of School" 
  How To Start School Successfully 
  Smart Starts for the Best School Year Ever 
  Ginny's Back to School List of 10
Here's What You Thought... 
Building Rapport with Students
Building Rapport with Your Cooperating Teacher
Student Letter
Student Teacher Letter
Common Concerns of Student Teachers
Preparing for Effective Student Teaching 
Great Ideas - "Introducing Yourself"
Great Ideas - "Icebreakers"
Teacher Legal Responsibilities
Creating a Peaceful Classroom
Winning Ways: Teachers Talk about Building Rapport with Students 
Getting Respect from your Students! 
  Recruiting New Teachers, Inc. 
  TeachNet -- New Teachers On-Line 
  Beginning Teacher's Tool Box 
  FirstYears: A web site for the new teacher. 
  Education Information for New Teachers and Education Students 
  Ideas for New Teachers and Education Students 
  Teacher mentoring resources 
  Teacher Tip Swap!
TeachOne: New and Substitute Teachers
  101 Things for the First 3 Weeks
  Instruction Models 
  The Socratic Method: Teaching by Asking Instead of by Telling 
  Beginning Teacher Book Recommendations 
   New Teacher Center at UCSC: Dedicated to teacher development 
  NCATE: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 
  Portfolios for Teachers and Students 
  Portfolio Suggestions 
  Critical Thinking for College/University Educators 

21ST CENTURY ISSUES RELATING TO EDUCATION
Education Week - Independent K-12 education insight! 
  CNN.com - Education 
  Official Web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics 
  Social Statistics Briefing Room: Education 
  National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 
  K-12 Practitioners' Education Statistics Info 
  The NCES Fast Facts Tool provides quick answers to many education questions 
  NCES: Encyclopedia of Education Stats
  NCES: Quick Tables and Figures
  The Condition of Education 
  EducationNews.org World's Leading Source of Education News 
  National Educational News and States Statistics 
  OUTLOOK FOR TEACHING - BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS 
  LII: Law about...Education 
  Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy 
  FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
Legal Agenda - ...student's First Amendment rights 
   Teacher Legal Responsibilities
Cultural Diversity in the Classrooms
Depression in School: A Student's Trial
Eating Disorders: A Teacher's Perspective
Getting America's Students Ready for the 21st Century
Literacy Online
  Year Round Schools
  The Problem With Block Scheduling 
    Education World ® Block Scheduling: A Solution or a Problem? 
  Education World® : School Administrators Center: Grouping / Scheduling 
    The Benefits of Schools as Community Learning Centers
Extending Learning Time: Creating Safe Havens for Learning
Debating Teenage Rights - more resources on Adolescence can be found here.
  Center for Education Reform 
     National School Safety Center
  Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2001 
  Indicators/Tables about "Violence in schools"  
   APA HelpCenter: Warning Signs of Teen Violence
OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIES TO REDUCE SCHOOL VIOLENCE
  PACT to Stop Violence
  Columbine Memorial Site 
Wired for Learning - West Virginia Reinventing Education
Center for Adolescent Studies Home Page
ADOL: Adolescence Directory On-Line 
ABCNEWS.com : Schools Search for Secret to Safety
Independent Headlines: Hastings High to ban backpacks from hallways
Educational & Professional Issues of the BCTF
   FairTest: ending the abuses, misuses & flaws of standardized testing
  Testing, International Comparisons and Curriculum  
  Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program 
  Drug and Alcohol Prevention Education 
  Drug Testing 
    Family Research Council: Drug Facts
  School Choice and Charter Schools 
  Homeschooling - For Homeschooling sites, please check out my PARENTS & FAMILIES page.
  Clothing in the Self-System of Adolescents
  Manual on School Uniforms 
   Student Dress Policies 
  Uniforms 
  Online NewsHour: School Uniforms 
NCPA - Are School Uniforms Useful?
UNIFORMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
   Project NoSpank
School Prayer: A Community at War
American Atheists // FAQ's About Prayer In Schools
  2003 college rankings: USNews 
  KIDS COUNT
  KIDS COUNT 1999 
  New York Times Teacher Connections Home Page 
  Mindspring School Information and School Reports, School Comparisons 
  School Information and School Reports, School Comparisons for Moving Families! 
  Awesome Library - School Improvement
Cyberangels Org
  MSU Extension Children, Youth and Family Programs 
  National Center for Policy Analysis - Education Issues  
  History of child abuse, child labor 
  HORACE MANN ON EDUCATION AND NATIONAL WELFARE 1848 
  frontline: a class divided | PBS 
  The Eyes of Jane Elliott - Blue Eyes Brown Eyes Exercise 
  The American Textbook Council 
  The American Textbook Council - Current & Forthcoming 
  Text Book Publishing Lecture Notes 
  NASP Fact Sheet - Large Scale Assessments & High Stakes Decisions 
  The Impact of High Stakes Testing Policies 
  Teaching To State Standards and Testing 
  GreatSchools.net K-12 School Profiles and Information 

STOP BULLYING
NEA: National Bullying Awareness Campaign
Bullying Prevention Resources
Committee for Children: Links to Information on Bullying
What Should Parents and Teachers Know About Bullying?
ABCNEWS.com : Tragic Consequences of Bullying in School
Project Against Bullying
BBC - So Agony - Bullying
BBC - Bullying (advice for adults)
Awesome Library - Bullying
Conflict Prevention and Mediation
Awesome Library - Counselor

TEACHING SELF ESTEEM, VALUES & ETHICS
Helping Your Child Learn Responsible Behavior
  Educators for Social Responsibility Home Page 
  K-12 Sociology and Psychology
  Self-Esteem Theme Page
  Character Education Resources
  CHARACTER COUNTS! - The Six Pillars of Character 
   Academic Success and Character Development in Education: Character-Centered Teaching 
   Character Education Programs
  SVUSD Character Education 
  Activities: Character Building 
Lesson Plan: Cultural Values Through Hero Mythology
  Adventures from The Book of Virtues: Storytime: Menu of Stories by Virtue
NEA: National Bullying Awareness Campaign - more info available in the above section on Bullying. 
  Awesome Library - Counselor 

LEARNING STYLES
Instruction Models
Funderstanding - Engaging Kids
Funderstanding - About Learning
Brain-based Learning
Right Brain vs. Left Brain
Right Brain/Left Brain
Piaget
Psychosocial Development - Erik Erikson
Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
Vygotsky and Social Cognition
Learning Theory
Personal Learning Style Inventory
Learning on the Internet - Learning Styles
Personality Types - Learning Styles
Learning Styles Network
Learning Styles
Looking for My Learning Style
Left and Right Brain Learning Concepts

BLOOM'S TAXONOMY
Major Categories in the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Bloom's Taxonomy

CROSSWORDS - PUZZLES - QUIZZES - WORKSHEETS - GRADING PROGRAMS - GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS - RUBRICS - MAKE AWARDS - CLIP ART - ETC.
 These puzzles, quizzes, etc. are general. For specific topics, please check that particular teaching area (History, English, etc.).
***** Puzzlemaker - Discovery Channel School - my ABSOLUTE FAVE!!!!
  Puzzlemaker - Mazed Things - Discovery Channel School
Puzzlemaker - Word Search - Discovery Channel School
Puzzlemaker - Criss-Cross Puzzle - Discovery Channel School 
Quia Corporation 
  Quia Web - Quia - Top Fifty Activities - utilize already created activities or register so you can create your own! 
  Grade Machine-Main Page
  Welcome to Misty City Sofware's Website - Grade Machine Software Product Information
  www4teachers | Tools 
  RubiStar Home 
  Project Based Learning Checklists - Main 
   Web Worksheet Wizard v3.0 Home 
  QuizStar - Welcome to QuizStar 
  Notestar - A Project Based Learning Research Tool 
  E. L. Easton - English - Exercises, Quizzes, Tests
  Make Award Certificates 
  www.Freeworksheets.com | Home 
PUZZLES PAGE
  Reference Resources: Puzzles and Games 
  Vocabulary, Free Word Puzzles and Activities 
  Free Worksheets For Teachers- printable worksheets, worksheets 
  TeAch-nology.com's Crossword Puzzle Maker 
  Weekly Multi-Subject Assignment Generator 
  Weekly Assignment Sheet Generator 
  TeAch-nology.com's Word Scramble Generator 
  Word Search Maker 
  Chart Jungle Free Printable Charts Lesson Plans and Kids Activities 
  Easy Test Maker 
  Free Printable Posters from Print-A-Poster.com - featuring Educational Posters 
  Flashcards - The Flashcard Exchange Home 
  SchoolExpress.com | Home
  Aboard Puzzle Depot: Trivia, Puzzles and Games For Education or Recreation
Crossword Construction Kit, Windows Crossword Creator, Home Page
   Crossword Express
John's Word Search Puzzles
Online Wordsearch Puzzles 
  Word Search Puzzle - Holiday/Xmas 
St. Patricks Fun at Kid's Domain 
St Patrick's Crosswords
St Patrick's Mazes 
Halloween Word Find Puzzles
Baby Boomer Headquarters: Who Said That?
The Official Baby Boomer Qualifying Exam
    Internet Quizzes - Kingwood College Library 
Raphael's Games Page
  The Amazing Picture Machine 
  AAA Free Clip Art - Find thousands of free clip art images for your webs 
  Awesome Clipart for Kids: Kid, Teacher & Family-Friendly Free Clipart 
  SmileMakers - stickers, candy, goodies for students 
  Academic Crossword Puzzles For The Classroom 
  Funschool - Games 
   Collaboration Rubric 
  Printables 
  Graphical Organizers as Thinking Technology - S.C.O.R.E. Language Arts Graphic Organizers - Super Printable Graphic Organizers - Graphic Organizer Index - Graphic Organizer graphic organizers concept maps visual tools - Graphic Organizers - More Graphic Organizers - Graphic Organizer Makers - WriteDesign On-Line - Graphic Organizers - ABC's of the Writing Process - Specific Graphic Organizers Links - Learning Resources: Graphic Organizers - Graphic Organizer Worksheets - Examples of Student Graphic Organizers - Graphic Organizers Links - Graphic Organizers to Print - Library of Graphic Organizers - Graphic Organizer Printables - K-W-L-H Technique - Online Activities- Seeing Ideas: Using Graphic Organizers - Anticipation/Reaction Guide 
More available above in the "General/Comprehensive" and "Lesson Plan" sections and the subject specific areas below.

SPECIAL EDUCATION - LD - ADHD - ESL - ALTERNATIVE
1973 Rehabilitation Act
Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504
Overview of ADA, IDEA, and Section 504
Reasonable Accommodations: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
RESOURCES ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, IEPS, IDEA, INCLUSION, AND SECTION 504
Glossary of Special Ed Terms
Awesome Library - Special Education
A School Zone - Special Education Page tons of links.
LD OnLine: Learning Disabilities Resources
The Instant Access Treasure Chest
History of special education
Special Educator's Web Pages
All Kinds of Minds
Self-Esteem Theme Page
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
What Causes ADD?
For Kids Like Me...with ADD
The Advantages of Being Dyslexic and ADD
ADD - A Teacher's Story
Jamie - Trying to Fit In - A Former Student's Perspective
ADHD: The Good, the Bad, & the Hidden - A student's thoughts
Great Ideas - ADD Activities and Strategies
Teaching Tips: ADHD
The Explorer Webstar: The Positive Side of ADD
Kids Living with ADD and ADHD: Coping - Support
61 Coping Stratigies for ADD
Disorders Which May Accompany ADD and ADHD
A School Zone's Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Page. Good informative
The Dyslexia Archive - Specific Learning Difficulties
LD OnLine: Strategies for Dealing with Dysgraphia
LD OnLine: Dysgraphia Accommodations and Modifications
SPECIAL EDUCATION LINKS
The New York Institute for Special Education
Focus Dissemination Project
poetry for “special” Students, by Victoria Mallison
Using Poetry in Teaching Reading to Special Education Students 
   10 ADD/ADHD Myths 
  Things That Cause ADHD-Like Symptoms 
  Misunderstood Minds | PBS 
  Misunderstood Minds . Attention Difficulties | PBS 

ESL - ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Dave's ESL Cafe
  National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) Web site 
DAVE'S ESL GUIDE
TESL-EJ Main Page
English language practice
Ideas for Working with ESL Students
  EnglishGateway :: talk the talk
  Learning ESL - English as a Second Language
  Learn ESL with our Movies Scavenger Hunt - In-Class ESL Assignment - Rating a Film - Film Survey for ESL Students

GIFTED & TALENTED - AP - IB - REGENTS - HONORS
The Top High Schools by the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccaalureate Programs 
Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) 
AP - Students & Parents
AP Students & Parents - Exam Review
AP - Subjects
AP Teachers - Subscribing to an AP Mailing List
International Baccalaureate Organisation
What is IB?
Gifted Resources ERIC Page
Gifted and Talented (TAG) Resources Home Page
Gifted Resources Talent Search Page
Who's Who Among American High School Students, The National Dean's List, Who's Who Among America's Teachers
Since I am a History teacher, you can find tons of AP Social Studies links in the Social Studies section below or by visiting my General U.S.A. History and Western Civilization pages.
For many, many more links on AP/IB/Regents/SAT/ACT, etc., please check out my College, SAT, Study Skills page.

SPECIFIC TEACHING AREAS
EARLY CHILDHOOD & PRIMARY GRADES
Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner
A Parent, Teacher And Daycare Educational Resource!
Helping Your Child Get Ready for School
Dept. of Education Publications - Early Childhood Education
Lifestage Directory
The Perpetual Preschool
Idea Box - Early Childhood Education and Activity Resources
Welcome to Earlychildhood.com
Primary Education
Light Up Your Brain! - Music, Games, Stories and Links for Kids
ProTeacher! The Web's Little Secret For Elementary School Teachers
virtualteacher - Great Websites, Lesson Plans, and Information - Primary
Educate the Children - Dedicated Exclusively to Primary Education
Remember, many links with info relating to early childhood & primary education can be found in the other sections on this page.

ART
NAEA - National Art Education Association
NFIE | NEA Fine Arts Grant Program
WHAT IS ART?
WHY STUDY VISUAL CULTURE?
THE ELEMENTS OF ART
ART HISTORY FOR KIDS
ARTSEDGE: The National Arts and Education Information Network
ARTSEDGE: Teaching Materials Main Page
Eyes on Art
Art Studio Chalkboard
welcome to the "new" @rtroom!
Learning to Draw
Learn to Draw
Color
Color Theory
Painting: Art Studio Chalkboard
Color Wheel and Color Complements
Color Theory Basics: Color Wheel
Understanding Color
Tantalizing Tesselations!!
Free Art Ideas For Kids, Parents, and Teachers
Learning About Leonardo
c o l o r . m a t t e r s ... w e l c o m e !
Crayola Creativity Central
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Educational Resources - Explore & Learn (Index) - Timeline of Art History - Art in the Classroom - Themes & Cultures - A Closer Look - Online Resources for Teachers
Teachers' Guide for the Professional Cartoonists' Index
ExploreArt - Elementary Art Class
A. Pintura: Art Detective: An Adventure in Art History
Middle Level Mathematics: M.C.Escher: The Poet of the Impossible
Virtual Art Education
America Quilts: Quilts in the Classroom
The language of children's art
Image Analysis -- perspective and pictures
analysis of images - introduction by Ross Woodrow, Art Theory
Exploring Linear Perspective
The Incredible Art Department
Welcome to the art history paper writing pages!
The 5 ? Art History Quiz by Carol Sutton
Art Kids Rule !
Implementing a Lesson
BASIC ART LESSONS
Awesome Library - Arts
Inside Art: An Art History Game
Exploratorium: Ten Cool Sites: Arts
Internet Resources for Art and Music Classes
For much more on art, drop by my Art & Galleries page.
For some super coloring book pages, please visit my Parents and Families page.

HISTORY & SOCIAL STUDIES
What is History? 
  Why Study History? and more Why Study History?  
  The History Guide 
A Student's Guide to the Study of History 
Helping Your Child Learn History
  Helping Your Child Learn Geography
But What Can I Do With A History Major? - History as a Career 
Welcome to the National Endowment for the Humanities  
  National Center for History in the Schools
   National Standards for United States History
  Criteria for Standards in History/Social Studies/Social Sciences 
    The National Council for History Education 
  Secrets of Great History Teachers 
  Toward Becoming a Good Social Studies Teacher
  socialstudies.org | National Council for the Social Studies - mirror site  
  The American Historical Association (AHA) and Teaching 
   Organization of American Historians 
  OAH | Teaching History
  PBS - History 
  The Society for History Education 
  History Teachers' Education Ring 
  Guidelines for the Preparation, Evaluation and Selection of History Text Books 
  Making Sense of Oral History - Making Sense of Maps - Making Sense of Films
  TEACHING 20th CENTURY U.S. HISTORY USING VIDEOCASSETTES 
  Teach With Movies: Review and Lesson Guides
   Social Studies School Service Home 
  Social Studies School Service Professional Development 
  Studying and Teaching History 
  Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Studying History 
    Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students
   How to Write a History Essay  
  Why Study History Through Primary Sources 
  Preparing to Write a Research Paper 
"Want History to Come Alive? Take Students to the Source" 
  How To Read A 200-Year-Old Document and Other FAQs 
  Tips for History Students 
  Images from History: An image archive to support the teaching and study
  Network of Educators on the Americas/Teaching for Change 
Teaching History -- A Journal of Methods 
   Teaching the Journal of American History 
  U.S. History Teacher 
  Historylinks Online History Journal & Resource Center 
  Perspectives Online 
  History Matters: The U.S. Survey on the Web 
   Teaching History Online 
  Ideas from Choices about teaching high school students about Sept. 11th 
  NARA | Digital Classroom | Main Page 
  NARA | Digital Classroom | Teaching With Documents - Document Analysis Worksheets 
  Teaching with Historic Places Home Page
   Teaching with Historic Places: Lesson Plans--Topic Index - from the National Park Service. 
Curriculum Materials 
   The Learning Page from the Library of Congress... especially for teachers 
  Library of Congress Learning Page: The Historian's Sources Lesson Overview 
  Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Using Primary Sources 
  Collecting, Preserving and Researching History from the LOC 
  State Department: The Geographic Learning Site (geography info, maps)
  Welcome to USGS Learning Web 
  Activities Index - Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com 
  National Geographic Online: Site Index for Educational Sources 
National Geographic Education Guide--teachers, lesson plans 
  Geography Education: Grades 5-8 @ nationalgeographic.com 
  National Geographic Bee @ nationalgeographic.com
  Sitemap - DiscoverySchool.com 
   Social Studies School Service Online Activities 
  AskERIC Lesson Plans: Social Studies 
  Ancient History lesson plans - American History lesson plans - World History lesson plans - from the Discovery Channel. 
   Parthenon Graphics.....Timelines, Histories, etc. - Timeline Posters - Design your own Timeline 
   U.S. History Outlines & Charts 
  Maps101®--Educational Maps 
  Outline Maps 
  USA State Map/Quiz Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com 
  Print Large Maps Free - Walk through the Continents 
    Overmap Educational Resources - high quality, low cost maps 
  History Alive! Teachers' Curriculum Institute - mirror site 
  TheHistoryNet - Where History Lives on the Web  
   C-SPAN in the Classroom 
  C-SPAN: Watch C-SPAN LIVE 
  U.S. News Classroom 
  Current Events Lesson Plans By The New York Times 
  AMERICAN HISTORY Lessons by The New York Times 
  CongressLink: Lesson Plans and Student Activities 
  About Government - Congress for Kids 
   The Inaugural Classroom: Lesson Plans 
  United States Government Lesson Plans by George Cassutto 
  The Checks and Balances System: A Worksheet - Answers to a Worksheet 
Constitutional Rights Foundation--WebLessons 
  NARA: CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES - Lesson Plans  
  Constitution Day
   Constitutional Rights Foundation--Catalog  
  The Bill of Rights Institute 
   Current Events in the Social Studies Classroom
Newspapers in Education
   About kidLAW®’s Mock Trial Program 
  Teaching the Role of Religion in American History 
    VISUAL ESSAYS & IMAGES FOR TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY, 1500s-1865 
  EXPLORE THE AMAZING WORLD OF EARLY AMERICA 
  The Settlement of Jamestown - An AskERIC Lesson Plan 
  Colonial Days Web Adventure - K12 - TeacherVision.com 
   ProTeacher! Colonial times lesson plans for elementary school teachers 
Lesson Plans: Social Studies and Geography - The Americas
  Intro Activity for the 13 Colonies - An AskERIC Lesson Plan 
  A Journey Towards Freedom - American Revolution Activity Center 
  Lesson Plans -- The American Revolution: Causes -- (6-8, U.S. History) 
  Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness - Curriculum Unit on the American Revoltion 
  "A Practical Experiment In Colonization" - An AskERIC Lesson Plan 
  Civil War Lesson Plan Ideas 
   Lesson Plan: The Civil War 
  Lesson Plan: Economics of the African Slave Trade 
  THE TRIANGLE TRADE GAME 
   Little House in the Census: Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder 
  PBS - Frontier House - PBS - Frontier House: Resources: Lesson Plans 
  A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers. 
  Early 20th Century American Magazines: the Virtual Museum of Education I 
  Teacher's Corner - Women and Social Movements in the United States 
  PBS Kids: Learning Adventures in Citizenship 
  HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF INDIVIDUAL STATES IN UNITED STATES 
  K-12 Lesson Plans: Western Hemisphere Countries & Cultures 
  The American Experience | Wayback
    "Doing the Decades" - Books to use 
  The Use of Music and Dance in Teaching U.S. History - mirror site 
    American History Online - Home Page for History Texts
   The American Promise - Teaching Democracy
  United States History Can Be Fun!
    SOLutions: Archive of Cartoons to Teach History 
  Teachers' Guide for the Professional Cartoonists' Index 
  How to Draw an Editorial Cartoon (Gas Masks) 
  Propaganda Techniques & Lesson Plans K-12 
  Media and Public Opinion: Propaganda Lesson Plans 
    Bayou Bend - Education - Lesson Plans 
  Retanet: Resources for Teaching about the Americas
  Making History on the Web: Creating On-Line Materials for Teaching U.S.
America Dreams...through the Decades   
  You Be the Historian and You Be the Historian: For Teachers are great sites on life in Delaware 200 years ago.
   LE's Schoolhouse Rock Site - America Rock  
   Social Studies Lesson Plans 
  Education World ® - Lesson Planning: A Black History Treasure Hunt! 
    Lesson Plan: History or Mis-story?
   American History Lesson Plan Links 
  History/Govt. Lesson Plans 
  American Social History Project -- Home Page 
    Cyberlearning World by George Cassutto 
   The Food Timeline--teacher resources for food history lessons 
  Macmillan/McGraw-Hill: Adventures in Time and Place 
  Social Studies School Service Women's History Index 
  Women In World History Curriculum 
   Maxie the Magnificent History Fun Stuff: Games/Graphics 
  historyforkids! 
   Walk Through Time - BBC Education History 
    Neferchichi's Tomb: LESSON PLANS 
  Ancient Egypt Kid Connection
   Can You Save the Roman Republic?
   Castles for Kids
Ghosts in the Castle - For Kids - from nationalgeographic.com
   The Mariners' Museum - Age of Exploration educational curriculum
  A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
Education...A Legacy Forum for Teaching the Holocaust
  Anne Frank - The Attic - Teacher Workbook
  The Beast Within: An Interdisciplinary Unit  
    Titanic TeacherNet 
  World Surfari @ supersurf.com - Award-winning education site for student 
  Mr Donn's Pages Site Index 
  Free Stuff for History Teachers, Students, and Buffs!
   Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
  Social Studies Lesson Plans & Strategies 
  K-12 History Internet Guide
  Social Studies Sources for Educators
  Essays in History -- University of Virginia
  Historians and the Web: A Beginner's Guide
   History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers
Social Studies Center
    Historical Fiction Page for Children and Young Adults 
  Johnny Tremain Links 
  US History and Children's Literature
World History from Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Colonial America and Children's Literature
   Mr. Social Studies: Teaching using Thematic Units  
  History Teaching Ideas 
  History Departments Around the World 
   Cultural Online Learning Organization and Resource After School Program
   TeacherServe from the National Humanities Center 
  America Quilts: Quilts in the Classroom
   Poster/Collage Rubric & Museum Exhibition Rubric 
  Harvest WebQuest: Celebrate Harvest Time Around the World
  Thanksgiving Mazes 
  The CHATBACK Trust
  HISTORY BINGO 
  Students as Historians 
  A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO FOLKLIFE RESOURCES FOR K-12 CLASSROOMS 
  Teaching and Learning--Presentations Home Page 
  Teaching History Online 
  Teacher Resources - History and Social Studies 
  World History 
  World History Lesson Plans 
  Bring History Alive 
  DoHistory Home 
  K-12 History Internet Guide 
  Facing History and Ourselves 
  History Home 
  The Inflation Calculator 
  Social Studies Worksheets 
  Mrs. Ruland's Social Studies Page - References for Teachers 
  Marcella Ruland's Social Studies Page 
Textbook sites: Political Science Products - Online Course Companion: America Past and Present 5th Edition Online - America Past and Present 5th Edition Online - Allyn & Bacon/Longman: Catalog: Courses 
  The Sins of Stephen E. Ambrose - Forbes.com: Old Soldiers Never Lie 
   LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME - The Homepage of James Loewen: Author of Lies My Teacher Told Me - Ideas for Dealing with Textbooks 
    Best History Websites 
  From the Mouths of Babes - Funny responses on History Exams 
  Teaching 9-11 - socialstudies.org | Teachable Moments: Iraq - teachers and iraq 
  Lesson Plans to Analyze World Events, Wars, Conflict, Discrimination, and Crise 
  Teacher Resources - The Historian's Sources Lesson Overview 
  WideHorizon Education Resources (WER) - A World History Program 
  Ancient Civilizations Activities 
  Lesson Plan (World History) for teaching about the Indus Valley Civilization 
  United States Government Lesson Plans by George Cassutto 
  Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies for Social Studies Teachers 
  How to Plan a Social Studies Unit (for beginning teachers) 
  LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS 
  Five Themes of Geography and Current Events - An AskERIC Lesson Plan 
  OAH Magazine of History
  History Channel International - History Channel Classroom 
  A&E Classroom - A&E Classroom: The Idea Book™ - A&E Classroom: Teaching Materials 
  Dim Sum: A Connection to Chinese-American Culture - Index of Lessons 
  The American Textbook Council - World History: An Appraisal 
  French Revolution - Integrative Model Lesson Plan - An AskERIC Lesson Plan 
  Philosophical Ideas and French Revolution (Lesson Plan) 
  French Revolution Lesson Plan 
  Napoleon--World History lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com 
  Social Studies Lesson Plans & Ideas 
  Social Studies Teacher Resources: What's Cool 
  EDSITEment - Lesson Plans 
  Socialstudies World History - Lesson Plans Webquests 
  Beyond Books Teacher Door: Lesson Plans for European History 
  history lesson plans 
  SRDS HISTORY LINKS 
  Worth a Thousand Words: Depression-Era Photographs 
  Document Analysis Workheets - Interpreting Political Cartoons 
  Classroom Handouts: Imperialism and the Spainish American War 
  Classroom-tested Lesson Plans and Handouts Created by Master Teachers 
  Teachers' Virtual School History Department 
  Holt Researcher 
  GO.HRW.COM- RUBRICS 
  PBS TeacherSource - Social Studies 
  R.J. Tarr's FREE Online History Resources for Students and Teachers! 
  Earl Babbie -- Plagiarism 
  LESSON PLAN: Parents & Teachers, Presidential Children 
  EDSITEment - Lesson Plan - Dust Bowl 
  Digital History 
  Interactive-Learning 
  TeacherSource . Social Studies 
  New Tools of the Trade: Using Multimedia in the History Classroom 
  Teacher Resources - Collection - Civil War Maps 
  Teachers' Stuff from the MI Historical Museum 
  Kids' Stuff from the Michigan Historical Museum - MIKIDS 
  Hands-on Geography Activity Books 
  Learning Modules
  Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Ancient History in the Movies - Medieval History in the Movies - Modern History in the Movies 

NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
National History Day
2003 National History Day Theme: Theme Narrative: Rights and Responsibilities in History
National History Day 2002 Theme: Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History
National History Day: 2002 Final Results
National History Day: Future Themes
National History Day: Student Contest Guide
National History Day: State Coordinators
National History Day: Contest Theme Information
National History Day: Educator's Lounge
National History Day: Student FAQs
National History Day: National Contest Results - 1996-2001
H-History Day Discussion Network
General and National History Day Research

AP U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) 
  AP - Students & Parents 
AP U.S. History, European History, and Geography
AP U.S. History Quiz Page
Advanced Placement U. S. History 
Advanced Placement U. S. History Site
My AP US Time Line!
  AP Mentor - Advanced Placement US History 
  DBQs: Do's and Don'ts 
  DBQ Hints and Helps
  APUS DBQ Index Page 
AP History Page
AP U.S. History - The Document-Based Question (DBQ)
  DBQ Project Page
  Document-Based Questions (DBQs) 
  Oswego High School Online Writing Guide: DBQ Essays
AP U.S. History - Study Skills: Strategies for Taking the Exam 
  AP U.S. History - Sample Standard Essay Question 
  How to Write a History Essay  
  AP U.S. History - Sample Multiple-Choice Questions 
  AP US Quiz Main Page 
Mrs. Ruland's APUS History 
  MHS AP U. S. History Home Page 
  American High School's Advanced Placement United States History Class Web Page 
  AP Mentor - Advanced Placement Government and Politics 
  AP Government Links 
History(US and European) Reports, Essays, and Papers of Jonathan - these reports are ONLY for hints and ideas. Be careful about plagiarism!
How to Write a History Essay
History Writing Guides
For more info on AP courses, check out the "Honors" section above or visit my STUDY SKILLS - RESEARCH - WRITING - AP/SAT/REGENTS - COLLEGE INFO page. Also, check out specific time periods/events on my Table of Contents page.

AP EUROPEAN AND WORLD HISTORY
AP European History HomePage 
  AP European History Review 
  DBQ Hints and Helps 
  AP European History - New DBQ Scoring Method 
  Document-Based Questions (DBQs) 
  Oswego High School Online Writing Guide: DBQ Essays 
  How to Write a History Essay
  AP EURO S.P.R.I.T.E. FORM 
  PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS WORKSHEET 
  AP Mentor - Advanced Placement European History 
  AP Euro Midterm Review 
  AP EURO RESEARCH LINKS 
  AP EURO STRESS RELIEF
  Advanced Placement World History 
  AP World History Sample DBQs 
  Social Studies School Service A.P. World History Notes 
How to Write a History Essay 
  History Writing Guides 
  Generic Core-Scoring Guide for DBQs 
  Marcella Ruland's Social Studies Page 
  ADVANCED PLACEMENT U 
For more A.P. links & links to sites on research, etc., check out my STUDY SKILLS - RESEARCH - WRITING - AP/SAT/REGENTS - COLLEGE INFO page. Info on specific topics can be found on my Western Civilization page.

INTERACTIVE SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZZES
Quia - History - top 20 activities
Quia - Geography - top 20 activities
Quia - Economics - all activities by title
Quia - Java Games - Original Colony Founders
Quia Quiz - US History - Colonial Challenge!
Quia - Java Games - Nicknames of US Presidents
Quia - Flashcards - US Presidents
Quia - Hangman - United States Presidents
Quia - Java Games - U.S. State Capitals
Quia - Learn the capitals of the U.S. states
Quia - Java Games - US cities
QUIZ: Causes of Civil War, Civil War and Reconstruction Vocabulary
QUIZ: Civil War to Industrial Giant
Quia Quiz - Islamic Terms
Do You Know Your State Capitals?
See if you can guess the names of the 50 states & Canada’s provinces by...
Could You Pass the 1999 High School History Test?
And You Call Yourself an AMERICAN? -- Prove it or you just might get deported
The Quiz: Did Your High School History Prepare You To Take This Test?
American History Test
United Stated Quiz Game.
History: United States History - Trivia
Practice Quizzes and Crosswords in U.S. History
CNN - Current Events News Quiz
Great American Speeches: American History Challenge
Internet Quizzes - Kingwood College Library
Who Wants to be an American History Guru - American History Quizzes
The American Experience | WayBack: Stand Up For Your Rights | GameSpace
Early American History Interactive Crossword Puzzle - you can download the puzzle to use in class!
Civil War Quizzes
Civil War Generals Wordsearch
1960s Word Find
GeoNet Game Introduction
Historia's Castle - online history quizzes
Abraham Lincoln Word Search
Oceans, Seas, and Lakes Word Search
World's Highest Mountains Word Search
Geobop's Civil War Quiz - Including Alaska & Hawaii!
Humanities-Interactive Games

FOR HUNDREDS OF SITES ON HISTORY, VISIT MY TABLE OF CONTENTS!

MUSIC EDUCATION
Music Teachers National Association Homepage
Music Educators National Conference Website
American String Teachers Association
AskERIC Lesson Plans: Music
Music Education Online.html
Music K-4 schools public and private
Internet Resources for Art and Music Classes
Welcome to Kids Music Web!
Intelli-Tunes
Welcome to MozartEffect.com
Music Education Articles
Music Fun Teaching Resources Home Page
Internet Resources For Music Teachers
Society for Ethnomusicology
Maxine's Music Plus, Suzuki violin,music catalogue
String Pedagogy Notebook
Classical Net -Classical Music Links - Music Education
Drumline Forum:Main Page
Music Schools and Institutes
Musicians and Injuries
Children's Music Web Guide
Library Spot Music Libraries
Music Staff: Music Teacher, Music Lesson Search
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum : Programs : For Teachers
The Chuckleberries: Welcome!
Exploratorium: Ten Cool Sites: Arts 
  Connie's Violin Page  
  Rock & Roll Library 
  VH1 Music Studio 
KIDiddles (TM) - Mojo'sMusical Mouseum: Subject Index
Music Puzzles
Word Search Puzzle -classical composers
Come Play with Us! - GREAT SITE FOR THE STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE INSTRUMENTS IN THE ORCHESTRA!
For info on the benefits of a music education, check out the section above on the Benefits of an Arts Education.
For hundreds more music links, visit my Music page.

SCIENCE & HEALTH
Helping Your Child Learn Science
  National Science Teachers Association 
  See Learning In A Whole New Light: NASA Teacher Astronaut Program
  NASA Teacher Astronaut Program - Nominate a Teacher!
     AskERIC Lesson Plans: Science 
  The Learning Studio@The Exploratorium
  Newton's Apple: Teacher's Guides
  The Biology Project 
NatureNet: The National Park Service's natural resource website
A description of fossil hominids and their origins
Welcome to Discovery.com
Weather Education from the National Weather Service
Earth and Sky Homepage
Weather Education Sources Page
PBS - Scientific American Frontiers
Educators' and Students' Guide to Johnson Space Center
The JASON Project
Techies Day | home
The Catalyst: Chemistry Resources for Teachers
Genetic Science Learning Center
Exploring the Environment
Human Anatomy On-line - InnerBody.com
Challenger Center for Space Science Education
Einstein's Theory of Relativity Class
Science Magazine
Access Excellence @ The National Health Museum
BrainPOP: Questions on Science to Blow YourMind!
Health Lessons & Information
Environmental DatabaseGLOSSARY
Environmental Database foruse in Schools
National Engineers Week: February 17-23, 2002
Entomology for Beginners
Glossary of entomology, crop protection and integrated pest management
ARACHNOLOGY - KIDS
Earth Day at Kid's Domain
Earth Day at Kid's Domain - Word Search
The Tech Museum |Discover | Online Exhibits
The Tech Museum of Innovation
The Tech Museum of Innovation | Learning Center
The Earth Life Web
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Ecology and Biodiversity
Astronomy Picture of the Day's Educational Links
Astronomy - Homework Help Net Links
Astronomy - Space and Astronomy for Kids Net Links
Eric's Treasure Troves of Science
Stars and Constellations
Moon Info
Build a Solar System
Your Weight On Other Worlds
Solar System Simulator
Geologic Time Chart
Exhibits Collection -- Amusement Park Physics
IPL Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Science Fair Central from Discovery.com
National Geographic Online: Site Index for Educational Sources
National Geographic Education Guide--teachers, lesson plans
Geography Education: Grades 5-8 @ nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic Bee @ nationalgeographic.com
Sitemap - DiscoverySchool.com
Explore the Fantastic Forest @ nationalgeographic.com
LE's Schoolhouse Rock Site - Science Rock
More info on weather can be found in the Geography section on my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.
For many more sites, visit the Science Section on my Other Subjects page.

VARIOUS OTHER TOPICS RELATED TO EDUCATION

TEACHING KIDS ABOUT MONEY $$$
Merrill Lynch's Teacher's Page
The Mint Home Page
Economic History
Understanding Economics
Consumer Education for Teens
The Inflation Calculator
FXCheatSheet - Currency Converter for Travelers
Currency Conversion - OANDA Customizable Currency Converter
For more on money, check out my U.S. Government page. For sources for Economics teachers, check out my Other Subjects page.

USING FILM AND VIDEO IN THE CLASSROOM
Teach With Movies: Reviews and Lesson Guides on 100s of movies by subject 
  Online Guide to Educational Films 
  Making Sense of Films 
  TEACHING 20th CENTURY U.S. HISTORY USING VIDEOCASSETTES 
  DocuSeek Film & Video Finder 
  Zenger Media Home 
  Education Planet DVD Rental Store 
  Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Ancient History in the Movies - Medieval History in the Movies - Modern History in the Movies 
More info available on my Motion Pictures, Movies, Film page.

THE BIG 6
  Welcome to Big6.com
Big Six Information Skills

FOREIGN LANGUAGES & FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
AskERIC Lesson Plans: Foreign Language
The Say Hello to the World Project - learn to say hello in dozens of different languages!
AltaVista - Translator
yourDictionary.com • Language Dictionaries
Online English to Japanese to English Dictionary (converts many other languages as well)!
Online English to Latin to English Dictionary
Internet Links for AP Latin - Latin Phrases - Latin Language Resources
Glossary of Scholarly Terms, Latin, and Greek Words
E. L. Easton - Languages
Global Friendship: Foreign exchange student travel and hosting plans
Student Ambassador Programs - Home Page
  Vocabulario Plus - Spanish vocabulary game 
More on Foreign Languages on my Country Information page.

SIGN LANGUAGE AND BRAILLE
History of Sign Language - Deafness Hard of Hearing
Sign Language
Interactive Finger Spelling & Braille Guide
Braille System

USING THE INTERNET IN THE CLASSROOM
Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) 
  Internet Pocket Guide for Teachers - On-line Version 
  FBI Publications - A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety 
  Online Projects for Beginners 
  Criteria for evaluation of Internet Information Resources 
  Website Evaluation: A Hands-On Inquiry 
  The Chicago Handbook for Teachers, Using Electronic Resources for Teachi 
  NoodleTools - Smart Tools, Smart Research 
  EasyBib.com - Free, Automatic Bibliography Formatting, Alphabetizing, and Printing 
  Computer Bowl Fun & Brains 
  Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers 
  Gradewizard 
  The Ultimate Portal for Educators 
  Authentic Assessment Toolbox Home Page 
  Catalogue of Selected Internet Resources 
  Educational Pictures Photos & Illustrations of Science, U.S. History, Biology, etc. 
  KIDS.NET.AU - Search Engine Just for kids & children - Searching safe & clean sites 
  eduScapes: A Site for Life-long Learners 
  Best Practices: A Guide to Educational Uses of the Web 
  Planning Lessons that Integrate Technology 
  Tools for the TEKS: Integrating Technology in the Classroom 
  CyberSmart! : Lesson Plans : Understand Your Acceptable Use Policy 
  Internet Scout Project 
  Teaching with Electronic Technology 
  TeacherWeb - Free Websites for Educators 
  Web for Teachers Home - Create rubrics, quizzes, notes, etc.
  Hot Potatoes Homepage - similar to Web for Teachers above.
  MarcoPolo: Internet Content for Students and Teachers 
  THE UT SYSTEM CRASH COURSE IN COPYRIGHT
  www.4teachers.org | Class Collections 
  ozline.com - WebQuests & more - integrating the Web into classrooms 
  ONLINE! A Reference Guide for Using Internet Resources 
  Educational Search Engines 
   SearchEdu.com 
  IPL Web Searching 
  LETSNet: Learning Exchange for Teachers & Students through the Internet
Internet Keypal Exchanges
  Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections
  Integrating the Internet
EDUCAUSE Home Page
  The Mindtool Resource Page
Learn More About the Internet
   Educational Technology for Schools
   Integrate the Internet into the Classroom
Web66 Home Page
Web66: International School Web Site Registry
Teaching & Learning on the WWW
Ring of K-12 School Homepages
    Finding and Evaluating Internet Information
Surfing the Net with Kids: Guide to the BEST KID SITES for kids of all ages
School Internet Manager Over Networks
NASA Johnson Learning Technologies Project
  Clever Software Online 
  ILTweb - ILTweb - Teaching and Learning 
  Teacher_TidBytes 
  Teacher_Student_Tutorials  
  Yahooligans! - Ask Jeeves Kids
    Webmonkey For Kids 
The WebQuest Page - A WebQuest about WebQuests - WebQuest Resources
More WebQuest Units - WebQuest Index (MISD) - Matrix of Example WebQuests 
  The Amazing Picture Machine 
  Awesome Clipart for Kids: Kid, Teacher & Family-Friendly Free Clipart 
  AAA Free Clip Art - Find thousands of free clip art images for your webs 
  ScreamDesign-Free animated gifs, images, web design, flash animation, photoshop tips 
A r t T o d a y . c o m - Clip Art 
   teacher clip art - educational clip art 
  Teachers Education School Toolbox! GradeBook, Create Tests, Reports, Lessons, etc. 

THE HISTORY OF SCHOOLING & CHILDHOOD
SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education 
  History of American Education 
   Education in Colonial America 
  What is a hornbook? - Hornbook Collection - Hornbooks come in different forms 
  EXAMPLES OF SLATES 
  Battledores - Early Reading Books 
  Sodalis Familiaris - The Roman Family 
  Jean-Jaques Rousseau and informal education 
  HORACE MANN ON EDUCATION AND NATIONAL WELFARE 1848, hosted by TnCrimLaw 
  John Dewey - John Dewey and informal education 
  History of Education Links 
     One Room School House Web Photo Album 
  One-Room School Links 
"DEAR TEACHER": Correspondence about education, parenting, and growing up in 1840s Virginia
Education - Then and Now - 1895 Eighth-Grade Final Exam - Completed Exam
John Taylor Gatto - Challenging the Myths of Modern Schooling (right-wing, paranoid site. But, it is important to know what sort of rhetoric is floating around out there on the web.)
For more info on schooling in history (such Ancient Greece, Colonial America, etc.), check out specific time periods on my Table of Contents page.

MISC. TOPICS
Patron Saints Index: Gregory the Great - the patron saint of educators. 
  wishlists for schools and non-profits 
LE's Schoolhouse Rock Site
Unofficial Schoolhouse Rock WWW Page
Schoolhouse Rock Sound Clips
The Virtual Museum of Education Iconics Home Page
SmileMakers - stickers, candy, goodies for students
Free Printable Posters from Print-A-Poster.com - featuring Educational Posters,
So Cool Free Things for Kids & Teachers

TAKE A BREAK - HAVE SOME FUN!
Education Cartoons for Teachers
Teachers.Net - CLASSROOM HUMOR CHATBOARD
Are you a REAL Teacher?
  Melissa's Myriad: Education Trivia Page
  VirtualRatings.com - Grade your Professor! 
  Jarusa - Fun Sites for Sore Eyes 
  The Life of a Teacher 
From the Mouths of Babes - real responses on History exams.

FOR MORE, CHECK OUT:
Parents - Families - Homeschooling
College, SAT, Study Skills