City Max

Learning Focus Lesson Plans (once you sign up, you will have your own toolbox)

Learning Focused Resources

Scaffolds & Organizers

Lesson Resources

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/

About change

Center for Innovative Instructional Resources http://ghost.rider.edu/cii/
LiveText: Teachers' College Columbia University http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/livetext
Active Learning Practices for Schools http://learnweb.harvard.edu/alps/
Coalition of Essential Schools http://www.essentialschools.org/
Filamentality http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/guides.html
From Now On http://fno.org
Annenberg Institute for School Reform http://www.annenberginstitute.org/
Mission Critical (Critical thinking) http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/
Pathways to School Improvement http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/

GEM The Gateway http://thegateway.org
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/

Scaffolds & Organizers

Recipes for Success http://www.myt4l.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools&tool=graphicorganizers

Read*Write*Think Interactive Organizers http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lit-elements/index.html
Tools for Reading, Writing, and Thinking http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Tools/Index.htm
Learning Network Printables http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6293.html
Assignment Organizers (Barbara Jansen) http://www.standrews.austin.tx.us/library/
Concept Mapping Homepage http://users.edte.utwente.nl/lanzing/cm_home.htm
Graphic Organizer Index http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
Graphic Organizer Generator http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/
Graphic Organizers http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm
Graphic Organizers http://www.smcps.k12.md.us/mbms/writing/graphorg.html
K-W-L-H Technigue http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1kwlh.htm
Laura Candler's File Cabinet http://home.att.net/~teaching/filecab.htm
Library of Congress: Learning Page http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/index.html
NARA Digital Classroom http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
SCORE Graphic Organizers http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm
Reception Scaffolds http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/patterns2000/reception.html
Teaching with Documents Worksheets http://www.edteck.com/dbq/basic/worksheet.htm
Transformation Scaffolds http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/patterns2000/transformation.html
Venn Diagram.com http://www.venndiagram.com/
WriteDesign Online Graphic Organizers http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/
GaleNet Tools http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC?vrsn=3.0&locID=erde79591&helppg=toolbox_main.htm&ste=134