Master Links & Educational Searchers (that cover all educational subject/areas)

• Academic Info: Your Gateway to Quality Internet Resources ("a directory of Internet resources tailored to a college or advanced high school audience.  Each subject guide is an annotated listing of the best general Internet sites in the field, as well as a gateway to more advanced research tools. On each page you may find links to online publications, language and study aids, reference materials, databases, archives, virtual libraries, tutorials, as well as other educational materials.")
• AFT (American Federation of Teachers) ("Academic Standards, Class Size, Communicating with School Staff, Homework, Hot topics, Reading, School Discipline, Your School Building:  Is It In Good Shape?, Web Resources for Parents")
• AACTE - American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education ("AACTE is a national, voluntary association of colleges and universities with undergraduate or graduate programs that prepare professional educators" ... includes links for research)
• Apple Learning Interchange (searchable db of educational resources)
• Ask Jeeves for Kids ("unlike other search engines, users type in a question in plain English and then Ask Jeeves for Kids presents a list of matched questions (usually just a few). After the user selects the closest match, Ask Jeeves for Kids takes them directly to a site that was selected by the Ask Jeeves for Kids research staff as being an appropriate answer to the question.")
• Awesome Library - Teacher Links
• Blue Web'n ("a searchable database of outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog all educational sites, but only the most useful sites -- especially online activities targeted at learners.")
• Britannica ("Encyclopaedia Britannica's Internet guide is a World Wide Web navigation service that classifies, rates, and reviews thousands of websites. Britannica editors search the Web to identify the highest-quality Web resources, which are then clearly and concisely described, rated according to consistent standards, and indexed for superior retrieval.")
• Classroom Connect (Classroom Connect has been the leader in helping teachers use technology to improve learning. The company's high quality professional development programs and online instructional materials meet the changing needs of K-12 school districts nationwide. )
• Education Index ("an annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web ... sorted by subject and lifestage, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily")
• Education World - where educators go to learn (search or browse guide of 110,000+ sites)
• EducatorsNet - Your #1 Education Search Engine ("The World's #1 Education Search Engine .. Over 8000 Reviewed Listings and Growing!")
• eiNET Directories (the original searchable Internet directory whose mission is to provide contextually relevant information by integrating state-of-the-art technology with the human touch)
  
• GO.com (evaluated links ... don't miss the searcher at the bottom of the page)
• High Point Public Library
• iEARN ("The International Education and Resource Network enables young people to undertake projects designed to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet and its people" ... curriculum applications)
• K-12 World ("offers hundreds of peer-approved links to quality educational sites and resources which may be useful to K-12 educators and students")
• KidsClick! ("web search for kids by librarians")
• KidsClick - Worlds of Web Searching ("site for lessons and activities to help you learn searching skills!")
• Kids Web - The Digital Library for K-12 Students ("list of links to information that is understandable and interesting to schoolkids. There are also links to external lists of material on each subject which more advanced students can browse for further information ... [Arts] [Sciences] [Social Studies] [Miscellaneous]")
• McREL - Educator Resources (excellent site ... "links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all")
• Martindale's Reference Desk (30,000+ links to "you name it")
• NetGuide (Making today's world easy)
• Parent Resources (links that might be helpful to parents/guardians)
• Search Beat - Web Directory and Internet Resources (College Resources, Education Resources, Purchasing Resources, Study Guide)
• SearchERIC Home Page ("database of 850,000+ conference papers, reports, instructional materials, research articles, and other materials")
• Teachnet.Com (teaching ideas, brain teasers, links, etc.)
• Teachers Net (curricular resources and lesson plans)
• Teacher Tools - by Teachers for Teachers (lesson plans, games, tips, forms, etc.)
• WebCrawler: Education (links for most educational areas)
• WWW Virtual Library (alphabetical-subject links)
• Yahoo: Education
• Yahooligans ("the web guide for kids")

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Block Scheduling

• Block Scheduling: Structuring Time To Achieve National Standards in Mathematics and Science @ ericse.org
• Brevard County: Block Scheduling (reports, info, links)
• Case Against Block Scheduling (title says it well ... links)
• Center for Education Reform: Scheduling on the Block (short article)
• Education World: Block Scheduling: A Solution or a Problem?
• 4x4 High Schools (20+ sites with articles, charts, facts, etc.)
• Four Period Day(Block scheduling from the University of Minnesota)
• Los Angeles County Office of Ed (FAQs, schools, pros & cons, etc.)
• menc.org: Block Scheduling Articles
• North Carolina Public Schools: (End-of-Course Test Scores Evaluation, Survey - Executive Summary)
• Pro's And Consequences of Block Scheduling by Boyd E. Hemphill (short article)
• US Department of Education: Prisoners of Time (this is the article that most refer to ... 69K downloadable file)
• US Department of Education: Prisoners of Time: Schools and Programs Making Time Work for Students and Teachers (90K downloadable file)
• weac.org: Alternative Scheduling (pro article: The Change Process and Alternative Scheduling)
• Wissahickon Middle School (Block Scheduling House of Problems ... anti-block ... lots of thought-provoking materials ... info about specific schools)

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Lesson Plans & Activities

• about.com: K-6 Education Links (searcher, tips, lesson plans, resources, etc.)
• about.com: 7-12 Education Links (searcher, tips, lesson plans, resources, etc.)
• about.com: Grades 7-12 Lesson Plans (links)
• ADRIMPA - serious educational tools and informaton (lesson plans, lesson plan errors, teaching tips, links, etc.)
• American Psychological Association: Curriculum Resources (unit plans; lessons; activities)
• ArtsEdge @ Kennedy Center ("mission is to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum" ... Teaching Materials; Educator Enrichment; Curriculum Resources ... subject areas: Dance; Design Arts; Folk Arts; Literary Arts; Media/Film; Music; Theater; Visual Arts")
• Athena ("scientific, instructional material for use by students and teachers in the classroom .. topic areas: Oceans, Earth Resources, Weather, Space, and General Information")
• A to Z Teacher Stuff! ("the elementary teacher's one-stop source for online thematic units, theme resources, literature activities, lesson plans, and actvities")
• Awesome Library - Lesson Plans
• Blue Web'n (Blue Web'n is an online library of 2137 outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects). You can also browse by broad subject area (Content Areas) or specific sub-categories (Subject Area).
• Boston Public Library's Kids Page (Homework Help, Fun and Games, Preschool Play, Teen Lounge, Parents and Teachers, Internet Safety)
• Columbia Education Center (CEC): Mini Lessons (K - 12: hundred of lesson plans & activities)
• EdSitement ("brings together the best of the humanities on the web. It is a constantly growing collection of the most valuable online resources for teaching English, history, art history, and foreign languages" ... links)
• Ed's Oaisis (teaching resources, lesson plans, links)
• EducationWorld - Lesson Plan Center (searcher and links ... check left margin for your subject area)
• EducationWorld - Teacher Resources (searcher and links ... check bottom of pages for additional links)
• GirlTECH ("teachers designed these lesson plans to take full advantage of Internet resources and to teach mathematics and science concepts in new and exciting ways" ... also, see archives at top of page)
• Houghton Mifflin: Activity Search (K-8: 400+ activities and lesson plans)
• Kid Info (students [Homework Help, Reference Resources, Search Engines, Fun Site, etc.], teachers [Teacher Web Resources, Student-Teacher Tutorials, Lesson Plans, etc.], parents [Parent Tips, College, Culinary, Shopping, and Travel Resources, etc.], young children [Online Children Stories, Games, Coloring Activities, etc.])
• Learning Network (Grades 6-12): Connections for Students, Teachers and Parents by The New York Times on the Web (lesson plans, news, links, etc.)
• Learning Page @ Library of Congress (lessons, activities, research tools, etc.)
• Lesson Plans Page ("source of over 300 lesson plans for math, science, social studies, art, language arts, music, PE, etc.")
• Lesson Plans from National Core Knowledge Conferences ("collection contains units and lesson plans developed by teachers in Core Knowledge schools" ... PreK - 8)
• Lesson Plan Place ("contains hundreds of links and access to thousands of lesson plans ... links are categorized by subject area and grade level")
• Lesson Stop ("web site and the Lesson Stop newsletter are free services to the K-12 education community. The goal is to provide resources that will help educators use the Internet to enhance their teaching. ... The Arts, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Other Lessons)
• McREL - Educator Resources (excellent site ... "links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all")
• Microsoft Lesson Plans for Students and Educators (Find new ways to enhance student learning through technology)
• NOVA Online - Teachers (NOVA web sites, lesson plans, learning games, teaching ideas for Nova shows)
• OFCN Academy Curriculum Exchange (lesson plans)
• School District of Philadelphia: Resources for Teachers and Staff (links to internal & external curriculum & technology resources)
• Schoolzone (The UK's most comprehensive FREE information resource for schools: 30,000 URLs! (lesson plans, school administration, kids & parents, homework help, careers, news, reference library, etc.)
• Smithsonian Education - Lesson Plans ("classroom-ready lessons and activities that match the Smithsonian's expertise to your classroom needs ... topics ranging from presidential elections to ocean ecology to landscape painting, in lesson plans designed for upper elementary and middle school students ... materials emphasize inquiry-based learning with primary sources and museum collections. Because you can't always visit the Smithsonian or other museums, however, we provide photographs and reproductions, guidelines for working with them, and links to other online resources. You'll also find step-by-step instructions for interviews, simulations, role plays, and experiments that involve students in active learning.")
• Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources by Dr. Marty Levine
• Teachers First (links, tools, lesson plans, resources, news, etc.)
• Teachers Net (curricular resources and lesson plans)
• Teachnet.Com (lesson ideas, Teacher-to-Teacher, teaching tips, etc.)
• Teacher Tools - by Teachers for Teachers (lesson plans, games, tips, forms, etc.)
• Utah LINK! (K-12 curriculum resources: core proficiencies, search lesson plans & curriculum)
• Yale: Curriculum Resources (lots of inter-disciplinary units and guides)

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Curriculum: Courses-of-Study, Core Proficiencies, Standards & Benchmarks, etc.

• American Psychological Association: Curriculum Resources (unit plans; lessons; activities)
• ArtsEdge @ Kennedy Center ("mission is to help artists, teachers, and students gain access to and/or share information, resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum" ... Teaching Materials; Educator Enrichment; Curriculum Resources ... subject areas: Dance; Design Arts; Folk Arts; Literary Arts; Media/Film; Music; Theater; Visual Arts")
• Boston Public Library's Kids Page (Homework Help, Fun and Games, Preschool Play, Teen Lounge, Parents and Teachers, Internet Safety)
• Center for the Education and Study of Diverse Populations (CESDP) (downloadable curriculum materials; standards & benchmarks; sample lessons; links)
• Educational Technology Network ("a collaboration of professional educators and technologists committed to realizing the potential of technology in education" ... purchasing  computers, technology plans, links, etc.)
• Education Week on the Web (education news, links, reports, research, etc.)
• EducationWorld - Curriculum Center (searcher and links ... check bottom of page for additonal pages)
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation ("seeks to provide 1) balanced information concerning educational assessment and 2) resources to encourage responsible test use" ... a wealth of educational resources and research)
• McREL - Educator Resources (excellent site ... "links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all")
• McRel Standards (600+ pages online of standards and benchmarks)
• Montgomery County Public Schools (administrator page, policies & regulations, curriculum)
• School District of Philadelphia (Content Standards & Benchmarks; Instructional Strategies; Cross-cutting Competencies; Student Tasks & Assessments... Standards around the Country; Resources for Teachers and Staff)
• Schoolzone - The UK's most comprehensive FREE information resource for schools: 30,000 URLs! (lesson plans, school administration, kids & parents, homework help, careers, news, reference library, etc.)
• Teachers Net (curricular resources and lesson plans)

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Teaching Tips, Research, Tutorials, etc.

• about.com: K-6 Education Links (searcher, tips, lesson plans, resources, etc.)
• about.com: 7-12 Education Links (searcher, tips, lesson plans, resources, etc.)
• ADRIMPA - serious educational tools and informaton (lesson plans, lesson plan errors, teaching tips, links, etc.)
• BCK2SKOL Lessons - A Class on the Net for Librarians with Little or No Net Experience (30 lessons on how to use the Internet)
• Berkeley: Compendium of Suggestions for Teaching with Excellence (title says is well ... teaching tips)
• Boston Public Library's Kids Page (Homework Help, Fun and Games, Preschool Play, Teen Lounge, Parents and Teachers, Internet Safety)
• CAREI: Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement @ U of Minnesota (educational research, reports, resources, etc.)
• Classroom Connect (Classroom Connect has been the leader in helping teachers use technology to improve learning.)
• ERIC (ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials )
• Evaluation of information sources ("pointers to criteria for evaluating information resources, particularly those on the Internet. It is intended to be particularly useful to librarians and others who are selecting sites to include in an information resource guide, or informing users as to the qualities they should use in evaluating Internet information.")
• Going To A Museum? A Teacher's Guide
• iloveteaching.com (interview tips, links, internet in the classroom, etc.)
• Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (assessment tools, teaching & learning, etc.)
• new-teacher.com - the place for new and aspiring educators ("a resource site for education students, student teachers, first-year teachers, teacher certification candidates, and those who think maybe, just maybe, they'd like to be an educator someday.  It is the goal of this site to help new and "wannabe" teachers find information, inspiration, and tools to become fulfilled, effective, growing professionals for our kids.")
• NTLF: Learning Student Names
• Professor Freedman's Math Help ("information about basic math and algebra ... identifying individual learning style and recognizing the instructor's teaching style ... links for students and teachers to information about learning styles, study skills tips, and ways to reduce math anxiety" ... other pages)
• SearchERIC Home Page ("database of 850,000+ conference papers, reports, instructional materials, research articles, and other materials")
• Teacher2Teacher (teacher resources - mainly for math teachers)
• Teachnet.Com (lesson ideas, Teacher-to-Teacher, teaching tips, etc.)
• wNetSchool (tutorials on using and infusing the Internet in the classroom, lesson plans, links, etc.)

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Handouts, Worksheets, Software, Games, Materials, etc. 
(click on link to switch to Word Puzzles/Games)

• about.com: Role Playing Games (searcher & lots of links)
• AIMS Education Foundation (The AIMS Puzzle Corner provides over 100 interesting math puzzles that can help students learn to enjoy puzzles and the mathematics behind them.)
• Awesome Library - Worksheets
• EDgamesandart  (excellent source of puzzles and games)
• Educational Calendar & WWW Sites (monthly calendar of education-worthy events with links to sites with related information)
• EducationWorld - Books in Education Center (searcher and links ... check bottom of page for additonal pages)
• Explorer ("a collection of educational resources [instructional software, lab activities, lesson plans, student created materials ...] for K-12 mathematics and science education")
• FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (teaching and learning resources from federal agencies)
• Keirsey Temperament and Character Web Site (Keirsey Temperament Sorter II interactive test .. lots of personality resources)
• LearningPage.com (pre-K to grade 1: source of downloadable worksheets, cutouts, lesson plans, book lists, etc.)
• linaPUZZLES.com (excellent source of puzzles and games)
• nanana.com  (excellent source of puzzles and games)
• Outta Ray's Head: Library Lessons (lesson plans and handouts for literature, poetry and writing)
• Oz's Kingdom: Graphics, Images, Sounds, HTML (lots of links, teacher resources, etc.)
• Puzzlemaker! ("create puzzles and games for your newsletters, flyers, handouts, or classroom assignments" ... mazes, crossword puzzles, word search puzzles, criss-cross puzzles, number puzzles, cryptograms, scramble puzzles, etc.)
• Quia! (find a sampling of activities in more than 100 categories. All of the activities were created by instructors using Quia's tools and templates. This area is continually being updated with new activities and new categories)
• Quizland - The Best Quiz Shows, Puzzles, Fun and Games on the Web! (title tells it well!)
• Smithsonian Education - Resource Guide ("Looking for teaching guides, posters, resource lists, study guides, slides and cassettes and other great resources to enrich your classroom? Do you want the highest quality for a reasonable cost? The Smithsonian Institution has hundreds of educational publications and products for you! Every item has been developed or approved by the Smithsonian's curators and scholars to help you bring the expertise of the national museums into your school.")
• SuperKids Educational Software
• 2h.com (links to IQ Tests, Personality Tests and Entrepreneurial Tests)

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Substitute Teacher Resources (also inspect the rest of the links on this page)

• a Packet for Substitute teachers (suggestions and lnks)
• about.com (over 160 links for elementary school substitute teachers)
• about.com (over 150 links for secondary school substitute teachers)
• EducationWorld - Substitute Teaching (searcher and links)
• new-teacher.com - the place for new and aspiring educators ("a resource site for education students, student teachers, first-year teachers, teacher certification candidates, and those who think maybe, just maybe, they'd like to be an educator someday.  It is the goal of this site to help new and "wannabe" teachers find information, inspiration, and tools to become fulfilled, effective, growing professionals for our kids.")
• Pro Teacher (Substitute teacher advice and tips)
• Substitute's Survival Guide (a few teaching tips)
• Teachers.net (Substitiute teacher open forum and links)
• Teacher Vision (Substitute teacher kits)
• Tips for the Substitite Teacher (Information and advice)

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Administrator Resources: Assessment, Funding
(also see Curriculum above)

• AASA online - American Association of School Administrators ("mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. The four major focus areas are: 1) Improving the condition of children and youth; 2) Preparing schools and school systems for the 21st century; 3) Connecting schools and communities and 4) Enhancing the quality and effectiveness of school leaders ")
• Blue Web'n ("a searchable database of outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools). Blue Web'n does not attempt to catalog all educational sites, but only the most useful sites -- especially online activities targeted at learners.")
• Columbia Education Center (CEC): Grantseeker's Front Page ("Governmental Funding Sources, Non-Governmental Funding Sources,Non-Monetary Awards/Opportunities, Hot Links, Tops")
• Education Index: Public Administration (links)
• EducationWorld - School Administrator Center (searcher and links ... check bottom of pages for additional links)
• EducationWorld - Grants Center (searcher and links ... check bottom of pages for additional links)
• EducationWorld - Distance Learning (searcher and links ... check bottom of pages for additional links)
• eSchool News (Provides news, resources, and services to the educational community)
• Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (assessment tools, teaching & learning, etc.)
• Montgomery County Public Schools (administrator page, policies & regulations)
• RAMS-FIE ("the major link in the electronic transfer of information between research and educational organizations and the federal government ... provides instant access to federal agency information on research programs, contact information, educational programs and services, equipment grants, procurement notices, minority opportunities and more")
• McREL - Educator Resources (excellent site ... "links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all")
• School Funding Center ("Helping Schools Find the Funds They Need" Provides free searchable grant and district databases for k-12 teachers seeking funding for educational projects.)
  
• Schoolzone - (The UK's most comprehensive FREE information resource for schools: 30,000 URLs! Lesson plans, school administration, kids & parents, homework help, careers, news, reference library, etc.)

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