Sites whose content relates to teacher and teaching resources are the focus of this category.
Recommended Resources
ABCmouse Early Learning Academy
Offering more than eight hundred and fifty lessons across ten levels, the program is intended for children from preschool (age 3) to the 2nd grade (age 7), and may be used on computers, tablets, and smartphones. Subjects include reading and language arts, math, science, social studies, art, and colors, and includes animations, games, books, songs, puzzles, art, and printables. Included is progress tracking, tickets and rewards, an avatar, and interactive zoo.
https://www.abcmouse.com/
Activities Integrating Math & Science Education Foundation
The AIMS Education Foundation is a non-profit organization designed to promote a conceptual understanding of mathematics and science, as a result of research into the best practices of teaching and through brain-based learning. Available from its online store are books and activities, as well as state-specific science materials, and other resources, some free, others offered for a fee.
http://www.aimsedu.org/
The online home of the Adjunct Advocate magazine hosts temporary faculty from around the world, with weekly quizzes, a textbook catalogue, games, a syllabus vault, discussion forums, polls, resources for obtaining a grant, listss of professional development books, and the text to its magazine.
http://www.adjunctnation.com/
This ad-supported site offers a variety of educational resources for teachers and children, from pre-kindergarten through grade six, including interactive learning games, quizzes, worksheet generator tools, and other materials.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/
Maintained by the Asia Society, a global organization working to strengthen relationships between the Asian nations and the United States, this is an educational site, covering some thirty Asian countries, featuring materials that cover early civilizations to current events, including teacher lesson plans, essays, maps, images and a resource directory.
http://www.askasia.org/
Edline focuses on providing technology for K-12 programs, including web hosting, content management, information portals and resources for the management of a classroom, such as notification, analytics, virtual storage and related technologies. Its products and training programs are described.
http://www.edline.com/
EDSITEment: The Best of the Humanities on the Web
A project of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an independent federal agency of the United States government, EDSITEment includes lesson plans and curricula for the humanities, teacher's guides, and student activities, arranged by topic and grade range. EDSITEment also provides access to NEH-funded media resources, including videos, podcasts, lectures, interactive for the classroom, and film projects, each including questions to prompt analysis.
https://edsitement.neh.gov/
Education Place is an educational service provided by publisher Houghton Mifflin. The site offers a range of textbook support materials for textbooks used in all fifty US states. The site also has bilingual resources for teachers interested in taking on this challenging teaching opportunity.
http://www.eduplace.com/
Gaggle provides safe email accounts to students, where teachers control what can be written and who can correspond with students, and messages with inappropriate words are re-routed to the teacher's account, as well as other online tools. The company's products and services are described, including a product tour, quotes and reviews.
http://www.gaggle.net/
The Glacier Society is an educational organization that promotes the American exploration of the world's polar regions. The society also provides training programs for students interested in polar regions. You can also find out about the society's latest missions, including photos of their ships.
http://www.glaciersociety.org/
As an online course management system, intended to keep teachers, students and parents connected, its features include a secure gradebook, announcement and assignment postings, and an email system. While the basic system is free, premium accounts are offered for those who have additional needs.
http://www.gradeconnect.com/
Featuring more than two hundred lesson plans, the Keith Haring Lesson Plans program are made available for teachers, parents, and students. Gathered from education departments at museums, from staff members and affiliates of the Keith Haring Foundation, and from site visitors, the lesson plan database may be searched by curriculum, subject, age, grade level, materials, title, contributors, or locations. Each search will yield a description and a link to the full version.
http://www.haringkids.com/
Developed by Kyle Yamnitz, and continued by the students and faculty of the University of Missouri and users of the site, Hot Chalk's consists of a large number of free lesson plans for elementary school teachers and homeschooling parents. Also included are ideas and plans for science projects, math worksheets, and other tools.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Provides resources and tools for teachers, parents/home schoolers, and special educators. Includes lesson plans, worksheets, tools and various lessons. Registration opens additional resources.
http://www.instructorweb.com/
Learning Disabilities Information
Offers practical information about all types of learning disabilities, learning styles and learning disorders, as well as sections on emotional and behavioral concerns for teachers, including online learning disability and emotional/behavioral rating scales, software downloads, and other resources.
http://www.ldinfo.com/
Provides a collection of teacher reviewed lesson plans. Includes arts and music, health and nutrition, geography, research resources, social studies, education, language arts, math, science and technology.
http://www.lessonplanet.com/
The educational products offered by this company include online diagnostic testing, data reporting, and instruction designed to boost student performance in reading and mathematics, available for the classroom and home school. Its products are described, along with virtual product tour, sample reports, testimonials, and an online academy.
http://www.letsgolearn.com/
Guide for teachers interested in advanced education for various programs covering topics such as review requirements, accreditation, jobs and career points.
http://mastersinteaching.org/
Mentoring Leadership & Resource Network
The MLRN is a grassroots effort, begun by educators, and supported as part of the network of the ASCD, charged with enhancing the availability and effectiveness of mentoring programs. Its site includes articles on a variety of related topics, member discussions, and a calendar of upcoming events.
http://www.mentors.net/
Offers a subscription-based bibliography composer. Includes product trial, subscriptions information, testimonials and reviews, user's guide, account administration, free software tools and teacher resources. An overview of the company and its products is featured here, as well as a blog.
http://www.noodletools.com/
Pearson provides learning management systems for colleges, universities, K-12 schools and other educational institutions, offering integrated education technology, content, academic services and support, in a fully online or blended learning program. The company and its products are discussed.
http://www.ecollege.com/
Provides educational materials and curriculum on a variety of platforms for students on a wide range of academic orientation. Includes product information for secondary classrooms and also offers various course content to accompany every textbook.
http://www.phschool.com/
This site includes a variety of educational resources, of use to teachers, homeschooling families, parents and children, including worksheets, online math tutorials, spelling help, workbooks, and teacher resources.
http://www.schoolexpress.com/
Developed in response to challenges encountered in 21st century learners, Teachnology presents free online programs supporting classroom instruction, combined with professional developmental consultations for K-12 schools in integrating technology in teaching, original content and software products, and fee-based membership programs offering additional material.
http://www.teach-nology.com/
Provides free teacher resources and lesson plans. Includes thematic units, printable worksheets, teaching job boards, message and bulletin boards, pen pals and key pals, teacher tips, related news, a book nook and a teacher's lounge.
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/
Maintained by Oracle Education Foundation, this educational resource includes a variety of projects, competitions, an online library of sites created by students from around the world, and other features, some of which can only be fully utilized after a teacher or school administrator has completed an online application, expressing an interest in integrating its content with classroom participation.
http://www.thinkquest.org/
Information, suggestions, books, recordings, and other products relating to problem children, and intended for teachers, counselors and parents, are featured here, which includes some free samples, an online magazine, and other articles, but also supports itself through the sale of books and other products.
http://www.youthchg.com/
