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Plagiarism and the Web
Includes a list of things teachers can do in giving assignments and monitoring written work that can lessen the practicality and attraction of term paper mills for students.
Useful Links Arranged by Discipline:
General Educational Tools (All disciplines, K-12)
The Arts - Art, Music, Drama/Theater, Film, Photography:
Early Childhood Education (Pre-K)
Ethics and Religion:
History and Geography; Related Social Studies:
Language Arts: (English, French, German, Sign Languages, and Literature)
Physical Education and Sports:
Professional Development:
Science and Mathematics:
WEBSITES:
Early Childhood Education (Pre K)
Early Childhood Education Online (U. of Maine)
Early Childhood Educators and Family Web Corner Family Sites
General Educational Tools (All Disciplines, K-12):
The ABCs of LD/ADD (Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder)
Blue Web'n
A Library of Blue Ribbon Learning Sites on the Web
Columbia Center for New Media Teaching & Learning (CCNMTL)
Multi-disciplinary site
EPals.com Classroom Exchange
English, French, Spanish, and German Webmart for teachers and students
Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
U.S. Dept. of Education meta-search engine for lesson plans, curriculum units, etc. Over 25,000 items.
Infomine
Over 14,000 thousand scholarly sites sorted by discipline; lesson plans searchable by subject matter and class range. Geographers: don't miss the Maps and GIS section.
K-12 Practitioner's Home Page
Produced by the National Center for Educational Statistics, this site offers the latest in educational research findings and links.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
A classified list for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth.
McRel: Hot Links by Subject
Internet resources, lesson plans, activities, etc. are coordinated and linked with all known subject-area content standards. An important resource.
Middle Web: Exploring Middle School Reform
For educators and parents
ThinkQuest - the best place to view student creative use of the Web
Video Learning Library - a commercial guide to how-to videos, including educational; see also the next entry
School Psychology Resources Online - For psychologists, parents, and educators
Technology CyberTimes--Education
Articles on technology in education from the New York Times
What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching
The Arts - Art, Music, Drama/Theater, Film, Photography:
Amazing Picture Machine
Pictures, photos for use in teaching - North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
ArtsEdge: the National Arts and Information Network
For artists, teachers, and students; sponsored by the Kennedy Center and the National Endowment for the Arts.
ArtsEdNet
Sponsored by the Getty Education Institute for the Arts. Lesson plans and much more.
CEC Lesson Plans (Columbia Education Center)
EDSITEment (Sponsored by NEH, MCI, and other non-profits)
Extensive lesson plans on a variety of subjects in the humanities.
Learning network: New York Times
Connections for students, teachers, and parents; includes lesson plans. Grades 3-12; focused strongly on current events.
National Gallery of Art Education Programs
For all levels from elementary to high school; see also Literature / Language Arts Lesson Plans above
Divining America: Religion and the National Culture
The first of a continuing group of guides that provide balanced perspectives on humanities topics; site developed by the National Humanities Council.
History and Geography; Related Social Studies:
CEC Lesson Plans (Columbia Education Center)
Digital History
Collection edited by Steve Mintz and produced by Univ. of Houston, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. and National Park Service. "Developed to support the teaching of American history in k-12 schools and colleges". Includes a text, a working encyclopedia, over 400 annotated documents, various multimedia sources, 1500 annotated links, an audio archive and image gallery.
EDSITEment (Sponsored by NEH, MCI, and other non-profits)
Extensive lesson plans on a variety of subjects in the humanities.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
A wonderful site leading to free materials and ideas mostly from government agencies. Particularly helpful to the sciences and social sciences.
History Matters
For high and college teachers of history; websites, lectures, lesson plans and more.
National Center for History in the Schools
Has lesson plans, web sites, and AP aids for history teachers.
SCORE--History-Social Sciences
California plan for curriculum k-12; includes wonderful lesson plans and great internet sites. Adaptable to Maryland mandated curricula in many areas.
Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
A substantial site which examines the Holocaust from many viewpoints, and even goes into the art of the period--both approved Nazi art and art of its victims. Contains ideas and lesson plans for elementary, middle and high-school students.
World Bank Teachers and Students Home Page
Educational material on issues such as poverty, AIDS, climate changes, gender, and particular regions and countries.
Language Arts: (English, French, German, Sign Languages, and Literature)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
CEC Lesson Plans (Columbia Education Center)
EDSITEment (Sponsored by NEH, MCI, and other non-profits)
Extensive lesson plans on a variety of subjects in the humanities.
Electronic Archives for Teaching the American Literatures
Lingua@Web
Language learning and teaching materials for Spanish, French, Italian, and German from Scotland.
Literature/Language Arts Lesson Plans and Resources
See also Theatre Arts Lesson Plans below
Perspectives in American Literature: a Research and Reference Guide, by Paul P. Reuben.
An excellent guide to American literature; includes bibliographies and succinct outlines of history and literary movements; can be searched thematically.
Project Crow - American Literature - Course resources on the web.
SCORE - Language Arts
SCORE: Schools of California Online Resources for Education; detailed lesson plans for many of the books taught here at Bryn Mawr. Includes plans for Spanish language classes.
Theatre Arts Lesson Plans -
For all levels from elementary to high school
Virtual Seminars for Teaching Literature [RealPlayer, QuickTime] An award winning site from Oxford University that uses scans of original manuscripts and other contemporary documents to teach critical reading skills. Seminars are An Introduction toWorld War I Poetry, Isaac Rosenberg's "Break of Day in the Trenches," Manuscript Studies, and An Introduction to Text Analysis. Site contains many primary sources.
Physical Education and Sports:
AAHPERD - American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
ASCD - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Bonnie's Fitware
Software, instructional materials, consulting and professional development services
Games Kids Play
A Canadian site for phys ed teachers
NAGWS (National Association for Girls and Women in Sports)
Omnikin
A commercial site selling sports equipment to encourage regular participation in recreational activity
PE Central
A portal site leading to many links; well organized
PE/Health (Sponsored by EMI)
Gives substantive help for teachers from elementary through high school levels for health, substance control, conditioning, sports, medical problems associated with sports, etc.
PELINKS4U (Physical Education Links for You)
A commercially sponsored site produced at Central Washington University with coverage for elementary and secondary physical education as well as health and fitness.
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Current Issues in Education
Peer-reviewed electronic journal published by the College of Education at Arizona State University.
National Education Association (NEA)
Teaching Opportunities for Undergraduates and Recent Graduates (Rice U. Website with universal information)
American Museum of Natural History
Has lesson plans for Anthropology, Biology, Astronomy, Earth Science and Paleontology
Benchmarks for Science Literacy (AAAS)
Case Studies in Science (SUNY Buffalo)
Contains a large collection of case studies utilizing problem-based learning with high school students.
CEC Lesson Plans (Columbia Education Center)
goEnc for Math and Science Education
Electronic Journal of Science Education
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
A wonderful site leading to free materials and ideas mostly from government agencies. Particularly helpful to the sciences and social sciences.
GirlTECH, a Teacher Training Program
Seminar proceedings and suggestions on how to interest girls in computers and technology.
The JASON Project -
Visit the Everglades, the rainforest, or the Galapagos Islands
Journey North
Annenberg/CPB "Learner Online" science education program that uses the Internet to track spring and migration. Activities from K to 12.
NOAA Education Resources (Fine resource mostly for middle school teachers)
Science NetLinks.com (sponsored by MCI and and the AAAS; a one-stop shop with ideas for teachers and students k-12)
April, 2009
