Education Resources: Internet Resources

Helpful Links:

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Education Week on the Web -- Online version of "Teacher Magazine.

New York Times Education Section -- Free but requires registration on first visit.  National coverage of education issues.

US Department of Education "News and Events" -- Speeches, press releases, updates on department initiatives, etc.

• National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education -- offers modules, detailed lesson plans, assessments, videos, and more
• Discovery Education -- free classroom resources
• PBS Kids -- educational science games
• National Geographic -- well designed website for kids

• Smithsonian's History Explorer -- compiles standards-based lessons and activities that young people can do at school or home.
• Smithsonian's Guide for primary sources -- how to guide for using primary sources.
• History Channel Classroom -- study guides on historical topics.
• American Folklife Center -- provides comprehensive research and helps teacher creating oral history projects with their classes.

Dixie State University Library staff has compiled a number of Internet Resources pertaining to Education.

 
The internet sources include: General Educational sources; Lesson Plan websites; Reading Material Websites; E-Journals; Government sites; English as a Second Language Sites (ESL); and Educational News sites.

• Blue Web'n -- Lessons, activities, projects, resources, references and tools for K-12 teachers. 
• CRLT (Center for Research on Teaching and Learning) -- University of Michigan directory of Web sites.
• Education World -- News, curriculum, lesson plans, technology & school issues for K-12 teachers.
• Librarians Index to the Internet - Education -- Links to information ranging from Basic Education to Tests.
• K-12 School Pioneer -- log on to Utah's Online Library for K-12. Must have login password for this site.
• EduHound -- Everything from clipart to news. Administration to Lesson Plans and conferences.
• PBS Teachers -- Videos, lesson plans, materials for various subjects.
• Enchanted Learning -- An excellent site for teachers, parents, and students. It has many pictures and activities and resources. This site is either a free site or a paid subscription site.
• The Classroom -- Various links to online references at all levels, primary as well as secondary.
• Thinkfinity -- Offers a diverse range of K-12 teaching and learning resources, including lesson plans.

• Educator's Reference Desk -- More than 1100 unique lesson plans submitted by teachers; tutorial on lesson plan construction.
• Curricular Resources -- Access to curriculum units from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.
• Education World Lesson Plans -- Geared to K-12 teachers; lesson plans and links.
• Gateway to Educational Materials -- Access to high-quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources.
• UtahLINK Lessons -- Lesson plans correlated to State of Utah core curriculum.

• IRA (International Reading Association)
• NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)
• Read Write Think.org -- From the IRA (International Reading Association)
• Scholastic.com -- Research based best-practices.
• Literacy Connections -- Reading and teaching literacy to all students
• Reading Rockets -- For parents and educators
• Reading Obstacles -- For parents and educators some helpful hints on how to help struggling readers
• Read.Write.Think -- For parents, educators and after-school caretakers some tools and tip sheets

• Electronic Journals in the Field of Education -- Links to electronic scholarly, peer-reviewed , full-text journals; accessible without cost.
• Internet Public Library: Online Serials in Education -- Scholarly, professional and popular journals.

• NCLB (No Child Left Behind) -- From the Department of Education.
• NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) -- The Nation's Report Card.
• NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) -- Collection and analysis of data relating to education.
• UNESCO -- (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) -- Access to full-text documents and publications.
• U.S. Department of Education -- Research, statistics, publications, services, etc.
• Utah State Office of Education -- Programs, resources, licensing, etc.
• UEN (Utah Education Network) -- Connecting Utah educators and students with the best resources technology can offer.
• NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) -- Educational resources for teachers and students
• Free resources for educational excellence -- 1500 resources for K-12 in all content areas.

• Online Directory of ESL Resources -- Database of ESL-related educational resources from various U. S. government agencies.
• TESOL Connects! -- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages professional association.
• Six Steps to ELL Lesson Design -- "Classroom teachers across the country are struggling to find ways to meet the needs of non-English, limited English, and proficient English speakers within a single curriculum. This often calls for adaptation of existing lessons or the creation of new materials, tasks that are often challenging and time consuming."
  

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Colorful and easy to use site contains an abundance of resources for mathematics educators at all levels. Lesson plans, job postings, grant notices, conferences, and many more.
• Education World: Math: Has Lesson plans, resources, teaching ideas for student of all levels.
• Math for America: "We are a private nonprofit organization with a mission to improve math education in secondary public schools in the United States by recruiting, training, and retaining outstanding mathematics teachers." Also provides resources and information for middle school and high school teachers.
• The Math Forum at Drexel: Resource for math students in grades 3-12. Offers lessons, problems and puzzles, video, instructional tools and more.