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National Art Education Association

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Founded in 1947, the National Art Education Association is the leading professional membership organization exclusively for visual arts, design, and media arts education professionals. Members include preK, elementary, … learn more

Media Smarts Lesson Plans

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MediaSmarts has been developing digital media literacy programs and resources for Canadian homes, schools and communities since 1996. Our work falls into three main areas: education, public awareness, … learn more

iCivics Videos

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Introduce students to the people and processes they need to know with brief and purposeful videos. What better way to engage students and add variety to instruction than … learn more

TES: Resource collections

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We provide innovative services and access to over 900,000 teacher-made resources to help teachers succeed in the classroom – supporting the English national curriculum and other English language … learn more

Women in STEM

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Learn about some of the women who have made an impact in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Use these biographies and related activities to educate students about the … learn more

FDR Presidential Library & Museum

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The Library’s mission is to foster research and education on the life and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and their continuing impact on contemporary life. Our work … learn more

Worldreader

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Learning loss threatens to leave children from vulnerable communities behind and worsen educational inequities already embedded in the US system. When you support Worldreader, you bring a library … learn more

Media Literacy Resources for Classrooms

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A best-of-the-best collection of resources for teaching and learning about media literacy. In this collection, you’ll find hand-picked, regularly updated resources to help you better understand and practice … learn more

Citation Machine

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Citation Machine® Guides & Resources Whether you’re a student, writer, foreign language learner, or simply looking to brush up on your grammar skills, our comprehensive grammar guides provide … learn more

PBS Learning Media: Elementary Social Studies

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Discover exciting resources and methods for teaching social studies to students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Elementary Social Studies. Students can practice making inferences as they explore … learn more

Wonderville: STEM Definitions

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Resources on Wonderville are researched and focus tested in classrooms to ensure maximum student and teacher benefit. Incorporating 21st century educational technology, Wonderville hosts an array of award … learn more

Internet Archive Wayback Machine

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The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, … learn more

The Henry Ford Museum

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Teach and inspire the most powerful resource on earth: the next generation. Ride through 300 years of American History. Unparalleled resources documenting the American experience of innovation, ingenuity, … learn more

Titanic

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One of the most famous tragedies in modern history, it inspired numerous stories, several films, and a musical and has been the subject of much scholarship and scientific speculation. … learn more

War History Online

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War History Online is dedicated to providing intriguing and informative accounts of military history from around the world. Launched in 2011, we have grown to be a leading resource … learn more

What Children Think of ChatGPT

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ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies have been dominating adult conversations around education, yet there has been far less attention given to how children are reacting to and … learn more

Mr. Nussbaum Learning + Fun

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MrNussbaum.com was developed with the idea that crucial concepts, themes, ideas, and fact sets taught in the classroom can be enhanced over the internet through interactivity. Furthermore, for … learn more

Izzit: Women’s History

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We believe that education can enhance the power of individuals to solve problems for themselves, their families, communities, and society at large. To solve problems, people need knowledge … learn more

Scientific American

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Scientific American covers the most important and exciting research, ideas and knowledge in science, health, technology, the environment and society. It is committed to sharing trustworthy knowledge, enhancing our … learn more

Teach Ocean Science Modules

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The teachoceanscience.org site was created to serve as a central location to gather the many ocean science education resources that our group has generated and compiled throughout our … learn more

National Geographic: Explorer Classroom

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WHERE EDUCATION MEETS EXPLORATION Join Explorer Classroom — a live interactive session that connects young people with National Geographic Explorers — to hear behind-the-scenes stories and interact with … learn more

National History Day

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Studying the past to inform the present and shape the future.  Once a frontier is crossed, history changes. The National History Day® (NHD) 2023 contest theme invites the exploration … learn more

Bookopolis

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A Community of Young Readers. What is Bookopolis? A kid-friendly social network and book discovery tool designed to ignite a love of reading in elementary and middle school … learn more

Simplify Science

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Most science curriculum is created for classrooms with a full science block and funding for materials. Simplify Science™ provides engaging labs and activities that help teachers confidently teach … learn more

My SciLife – Safe Social Learning

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MySciLife is a FREE educational social media site designed to enrich middle-level science instruction—for a lesson, a unit, or all semester long. In MySciLife, students design identities based … learn more

SciStarter: Education

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One of the most important aspects of the SciStarter mission is to help people of all ages discover and get involved in real-world science: citizen science.  When we … learn more

SCIgames: inspire, explore, discover

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The unique mission of the Space Science Institute (SSI) is to integrate scientific research with education and public outreach. Our research program includes earth science, space physics, planetary … learn more

American History Central

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American History Central is an online digital encyclopedia of United States history. It has been developed as a resource for students, teachers, and anyone studying for the APUSH … learn more

Types of Careers in Ecology

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Ecologists study the relationships between living things and their environment. Ecologists often have to study and explain how human actions affect other living things and their environment. Ecologists … learn more

News and Media Literacy Collection

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PBS Learning Media. This collection, which includes videos, blog articles, student handouts, lesson plans, and tip sheets for families, helps students identify, analyze, and investigate the news and … learn more

10 Best Science Tools for Middle School

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Once students have a foundation in elementary science, they move on to more advanced skills like planning experiments and developing evidence-based explanations based on their findings. Kids will see the real-world impact of … learn more

National Council for History Education

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The National Council for History Education provides professional and intellectual leadership to foster an engaged community committed to the teaching, learning, and appreciation of diverse histories. Through historical … learn more

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

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A group of cognitive psychologists, curriculum theorists and instructional researchers, and testing and assessment specialists published in 2001 a revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy with the title A Taxonomy for … learn more

Learning Ally

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Based on brain science and leading instructional practice research, Learning Ally provides new, integrated tools to help educators drive sustainable transformational change in literacy leadership and student achievement.  … learn more

Reading Rockets

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A national public media literacy initiative offering research-based strategies to teachers, parents, administrators, librarians, childcare providers, and anyone else involved in helping a young child become strong, confident … learn more

New Year Resolutions 2023

I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!! How many of you got Christmas cards? I must admit that I get fewer Christmas cards each year. … learn more

Supreme Court Historical Society

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Classroom Resources for Teachers & Students The Supreme Court Historical Society is a private non-profit organization, incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1974. The Society is dedicated … learn more

Black Friday Newsletter 2022

When I was growing up, Black Friday meant the big shopping day after Thanksgiving Day. We would get the newspaper ads in the Sunday paper before Thanksgiving. That … learn more

Classroom Management Style: What is Yours?

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Research on classroom management has shown that teachers exhibit four styles in the classroom: authoritarian, authoritative, indifferent, and laisser-faire. These styles can be classified into two main dimensions: involvement and control.

Teaching Students How To Research

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This video uses a fun and humorous approach to help students understand how to use keywords to make better search queries, provides several tips and examples taken directly … learn more

FCRR Student Center Activities

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FLORIDA CENTER FOR READING RESEARCH  Offers research information and free material if FCRR “student center activities” link is clicked. Activities for use in pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms. The … learn more

Teachings in Education

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Teachings in Education Advance in Education with these Professional Videos! Learn about Assessments, Teaching Strategies, Google Apps for Education, Special Education Core Knowledge, Teacher Interview Questions, and much … learn more

September 2022 Newsletter

Dear Teachers, Retired Teachers, and Friends, Once again, I want to welcome you to the K12IRC.org website, version 2. I am sure many of you have many questions. … learn more

Sandra Day O’Connor

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Sandra Day O’Connor (born March 26, 1930, El Paso, Texas, U.S.), associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme … learn more

Digital Encyclopedia of Earth Science

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Welcome to the free, open-access Earth science textbook.  Initial subjects covered include big ideas, minerals, fossils, climate, and climate change. Earth@Home is a free educational resource created by … learn more

SciShow Kids

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From the team behind the YouTube series SciShow comes SciShow Kids! Join Jessi, Mister Brown, Squeaks the Robot Lab Rat, and all their friends at the Fort as … learn more

CommonLit Library: Target Lessons

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CommonLit is a nonprofit education technology organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, especially students in Title I schools, graduate with the reading, writing, communication, and problem-solving skills … learn more

NASA STEM Resources and Opportunities

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is America’s civil space program and the global leader in space exploration. The agency has a diverse workforce of just under 18,000 … learn more

Read Write Think Lesson Plans

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We have hundreds of standards-based lesson plans written and reviewed by educators using current research and the best instructional practices. Find the perfect one for your classroom.

ReadWorks

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Reading comprehension instruction that works ReadWorks is driven by cognitive science research FREE content, curriculum, and tools to power teaching and learning from Kindergarten to 12th Grade

Graphic Organizers

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Graphic organizers can really help students understand complex topics very quickly. They are a great tool that all teachers should be using with their classes. It’s often said … learn more

Free Graphic Organizers Templates

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Help your students classify ideas and communicate more effectively with these free graphic organizer templates, available for download. They can be used to structure writing projects and help … learn more

STEMconnector

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STEMconnector is the leading corporation connecting all aspects of the STEM community from K-12 to global corporations. We are a research-driven, professional services organization providing support to corporate, … learn more

World Time Zones

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WorldTimeZone.com (over 37,000 pages) continues to be a free online resource. WorldTimeZone.com continue to be a trusted global resource that constantly researches and presents up-to-the-minute local time layered … learn more

Starfall Education

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At Starfall, children have fun while they learn. Starfall.com® opened in September 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read. Since then it has expanded … learn more

Smithsonian Learning Lab

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Teach effectively by creating your own interactive learning experiences-or and adopt exemplars made by teachers and Smithsonian experts.  The Smithsonian Learning Lab puts the treasures of the world’s … learn more

PBL Blog Posts: How-to Tips and Tools

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Our exclusive focus is Project Based Learning. Why? Because PBL advances educational equity and empowers youth furthest from opportunity. We believe PBL is transformative for all kids. Through … learn more

Early Childhood Education

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The early childhood phase of human development usually ranges from birth to eight years. Because these are very important developmental years, the education administered to children is designed … learn more

EPA: EnviroAtlas Interactive Map

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This easy to use, interactive mapping application does not require any GIS skills to use and provides ready access to 500+ maps and multiple analysis tools. EnviroAtlas is … learn more

Cast of Characters

It takes a village to keep a website going. Here are some of the people and organizations that have helped propel K12IRC over the years. Dr. Bonnie Tenenbaum … learn more