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Delaware Center for Educational Technology
Learn about the agency and its services and conferences. The "Instructional" link provides a "Computer Skills Growth Chart," information on its Traveling Lab, teachers' academy, and other classroom resources.
Other
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
ACTFL is one of the premier organizations for Foreign Language teachers. Sample articles from the organization's journals, and information about conferences and webinars are available, as well as a wealth of other materials useful to...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Writing Fix Homepage
Have you ever needed someone to help you out with your writing? This site offers help to students and teachers. The lessons and resources are organized based on the 6 Writing Traits model. An especially interesting feature of the site is...
Other
Rhode Island Department of Education
The state provides information on all facets of its educational system: e.g., newsletters and press releases, curriculum concerns, teacher certification, charter schools, conference schedules and highlights, data on indiviudal school...
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Ontario Association for Mathematics Education
The Ontario Association for Mathematics Education supports math teachers in Ontario. It offers a variety of conferences around the province through its chapters. A number of resources can be downloaded or ordered from its site.
Other
Escort: Educating Migrant Children
With links and resources, this organization uses federal funding (among other sources) to run a hotline for migrant farm workers and their families (National Migrant Education Hotline), to publish teaching kits (for teachers at all...
Other
Michigan Association of School Boards: Home Page
The state school board provides information on its services, conferences, events, membership, publications, and state statistics. It also includes a variety of educational resources.
Other
National Rural Education Association (Nrea)
The National Rural Education Association (NREA) is the oldest established national organization of rural school administrators, teachers, and others interested in maintaining the vitality of rural school systems across the country. The...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Hompage
ChemCenter, available from the American Chemical Society, provides chemistry news, reference sources and other public services.
Northern Illinois University
Se Asite: Teaching Learning: Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Inspired by a meeting at a Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference, this article is a summary of the main points made by presenter Professor H. Douglas Brown. Teaching students to be respectful citizens can...
Northern Illinois University
Se Asite: Teaching Learning: Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Inspired by a meeting at a Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference, this article is a summary of the main points made by presenter Professor H. Douglas Brown. Teaching students to be respectful citizens can...
Read Works
Read Works: A Monument for Peace
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passages discusses the Battle of Nashville and the the peace monument that was built to commemorate those who fought in that war, along with others who have fought in other wars. This...
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Assoc. For the Advancement of Computing in Education
The Association is an educational and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality of learning and teaching with information technology. Content includes conference information, various...
US Department of Education
Reaching All Families Creating Family Friendly Schools
Reaching All Families, Creating Family-Friendly Schools, is the online version of the booklet published in 1996 by the U.S. Department of Education. The site presents accumulated knowledge and fresh ideas on school outreach strategies --...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Helping Your Child Succeed in School
How can you help your child succeed in school? This article offers some important tips to making success a reality for every student. This is a terrific resource to pass along to parents.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Helping Your Child Succeed in School
How can you help your child succeed in school? This article offers some important tips to making success a reality for every student. This is a terrific resource to pass along to parents.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Giving Feedback on Student Writing
Learn how to conduct effective peer and teacher writing conferences to improve student writing.
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Lesson Plans: World War I
At this site, which is a personal site from the teachers Don and Lin Donn, find instructional activity ideas regarding World War I. There are a variety of lessons that should peak students' curiosity.
iCivics
I Civics: Mini Lesson: Congressional Committees
Students discover the different types of congressional committees and their responsibilities in this lesson.
Library of Congress
Loc: Classroom Materials: Who's That Lady?
This site was designed as a video conference with the national First Ladies Library. It is an entire lesson that culminates in a competition where students try to identify recent first ladies based on their research.
iCivics
I Civics: Appellate Courts: You Be the Judge (Simulation)
For this judicial conference simulation, young scholars learn the path of a Supreme Court case from writ of certiorari to majority opinion and what justices do along the way.
Other
Suny Albany: Talking History
SUNY Albany presents archives of the weekly broadcast/internet radio program, Talking History, begun in 1996 and focusing on all aspects of history. The goal is "to provide teachers, students, researchers and the general public with as...
Digital History
Digital History: From Wartime Allies to Cold War Enemies [Pdf]
This timeline traces the devolution of the relationship between the United States and Soviet Union from the end of World War II, where these two countries were allies, albeit suspicious of each other, and almost a year after the end of...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Constitution: Counter Revolution or National Salvation
Using primary texts and prior study of Colonial America and the Revolution, students examine "what type of government would best represent the ideals of the American Revolution." Worksheets, discussions, and role-playing within this...