This site outlines two well-organized lesson plans for teaching about German culture in the United States. Also includes extra credit ideas.

Learn what is involved in using the SIOP Model. The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) will help teachers in making content material comprehensible to English Language Learners.Ideal for staff in-service.

Here, you can read an interview with Dr. Ichiro Kawachi, of the Harvard School of Public Health, who published a study concerning the effects of second-hand smoke on non-smokers. Included is a RealAudio version of this interview.

Interesting article follows the return of "hard" news to the 3 evening newscasts from June to October 2001. Includes infographics and source material.

An in-depth analysis of Justice Alito's decisions as an appeals court judge. An excellent source for researching Justice Alito, his rulings, and his views.

Students often use their free summer months to take on reliable jobs such as office temp, ice cream store worker or grocery bagger. But your summer job, or full-time career for that matter, doesn't have to be mainstream at all. Job...

Biographical details on Run-D.M.C., the American rap group that brought hip-hop into the musical and cultural mainstream, introducing what became known as "new-school" rap.

This Radiance Magazine article details one approach to dealing with diabetes and reviews the process by which the treatment team came to this approach. Not the mainstream view.

The National Humanities Center offers this essay, "Roman Catholics and the American Mainstream in the Twentieth Century."

William Harvey, doctor during the Age of Enlightment, challenged mainstream understanding of the heart and the circulation of blood. Read about his early education and his scientific inquiry.