Science Struck
Science Struck: Schools That Offer Graduate Programs in Bioarchaeology
Bioarchaeologists study human remains found at archaeological sites in order to understand how humans lived in the past. This resource provides a list of universities, and links to their websites, that offer graduate courses in this...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Engineering Is...collection
This is a diverse collection of media resources that focuses on the intersection of engineering and science. Middle and high school students can learn how scientists and engineers work together across disciplines to investigate issues,...
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Parent Guide to Functional Assessment and Support [Pdf]
This 21-page guide describes what a functional assessment is and what it can do to help your child. You can use this information to help your child at home, and also work with school staff to put a plan into place at school.
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South Dakota Department of Education
Links take the viewer to data and information about all aspects of education within the state (e.g., accreditation, school finance, alternative education, transportation, legislation affecting education, and various services for teachers...
Colorado State University
Colorado State University: The Wac Clearinghouse
Although this site is primarily designed for instructors at the post-secondary level, the information and suggestions given can also be used, with only minor changes, at the high school or middle school levels as well. Learn ways for...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: The Interdisciplinary Nature of Environmental Science
This interactive module gives students the opportunity to study how environmental science integrates several different disciplines of science as well as economics and political science.
Other
Wizzlewolf's Webpage for Beginning Teachers
Is this your first year teaching? Here are tricks of the trade that are helpful to know. Includes tips on management, discipline, lesson plans for all grades and subjects and more! This is your complete survival guide!
Stanford University
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Confucius
This Stanford University encyclopedia entry discusses Confucius (551-479 BCE), who, according to Chinese tradition, was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought.
Other
Statement on Effective Parenting: Positive Support [Pdf]
The National Association of School Psychologists has compiled a list of techniques meant to help parents prevent misbehaviors, deal with them when they occur, and how to support discipline at school. This article is brief, yet contains...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Summer Bridge Programs
More students fail ninth grade than any other grade and many of these students ultimately drop out. Can pre-emptive interventions lead to increased graduation rates? Emerging evidence suggests that eight-grade transition programs...
Rice University
Galileo Project: Galileo Galilei
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University contains information about Galileo's lifespan, father, nationality, education, religion, scientific disciplines, means of patronage, patronage, technological involvement, and...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Creating Class Rules a Beginning to Creating Community
Contains plans for two lessons that teach about proper classroom behavior and creating community by discussing why they are in school and what they need in order to accomplish their goals while there. In addition to objectives and...
Arizona State University
Epaa: Critical Evaluation for Education Reform
Gisele Waters of Auburn University here discusses her view of how academic evaluation has only in the last four decades developed as a government function and academic discipline. She also examines the role that Lyndon Johnson's Great...
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen [Pdf]
Helping a child become responsible isn't always an easy process. This comprehensive site is directed towards parents (and can be easily adapted for educators) who would like to teach their children to become responsible citizens.
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Brains.org: Classroom Management
Discipline is widely regarded by most educators and the public alike as the number one concern in schools. Even though administrators and teachers alike view discipline as their number one issue, newly graduated teachers still feel...
Other
Fisher Science Education: Headline Discoveries Archive
What's new in the world of science? Find the latest articles about the newest discoveries and research in all the science disciplines: anatomy, astronomy, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, consumer science, environmental, forensics,...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Connecting With the Arts: What Are Connecting Concepts?
A video workshop designed for middle school teachers. This program focuses on planning for arts integration by identifying common themes and concepts across disciplines and creating activities that bridge these disciplines. Includes...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Content Area Literacy: Mathematics
Of all the academic disciplines taught in middle and high school, the one we least expect to entail reading extended texts is in mathematics, but math texts present special literacy problems and challenges for young readers.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Content Area Literacy: History
The ability to read historical documents including contemporary explications about societal, economic and political issues provides a direct link to literacy as preparation for citizenship. As in the other disciplines, schools are unique...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel
To Dance is a graphical memoir of Siena Cherson Siegel, a young girl growing up in Puerto Rico who eventually came to New York to study with the School of American Ballet. It captures the passion of the artist, as well as the discipline...
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National Gallery, London: Take One Picture
Teachers of all disciplines are invited to take this one day course that inspires ways to incorporate art into every subject in the school. You can follow the process that the participants take and see some of the ideas that have been...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Aristotle
A detailed biography of Aristotle (384-322 BC). Discusses his early life, his education, his relationship with Alexander the Great as tutor, the breadth of his work in various science disciplines, the school he established in Athens, and...