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Differentiation is a rational approach to meeting the needs of individual learners, but actually making it possible on a daily basis in the classroom can be a challenge. … learn more

NAEYC Position Statement  When used intentionally and appropriately, technology and interactive media are effective tools to support learning and development.  Intentional use requires early childhood teachers and administrators … learn more

Together with our members, community partners, and network of Affiliates across the country, we proudly ensure that the early childhood profession exemplifies excellence and is recognized as performing … learn more

Teachers need high-quality lessons that make prep time faster and easier – without sacrificing the creative, personal touch they bring to their classes. That’s why Kesler Science offers thousands of engaging, editable lessons and activities for … learn more

At the end of this comprehensive biomes lesson plan, students will be able to observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in schoolyards and biomes, support different … learn more

A biome is a type of environment that is defined by the types of organisms that live there. We can also think of these as life zones (“bio” … learn more

Digital storytelling can help boost communication and presentation skills. While storytelling is nothing new, it hasn’t always been applied effectively in the modern classroom. Obviously, storytelling is a … learn more

Digital storytelling creates greater access for students to narrate lived and fictionalized events and experiences. Students can combine multiple media forms — including text, photos, drawings, animations, audio, … learn more

The Civil War is the central event in America’s historical consciousness. While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined what kind of … learn more

The following lesson plans have been created by educators, leading historians, and the American Battlefield Trust Education Department for classroom use in middle school grades six through nine. … learn more

CK-12 Physical Science for Middle School FlexBook® covers core physical science concepts and includes SIMs, PLIX, real world examples, and videos.

CK-12 Life Science for Middle School FlexBook® covers core life science concepts and includes PLIX, real world examples, and videos.

CK-12 Earth Science for Middle School FlexBook® covers core earth science concepts and includes PLIX, real world examples, videos, and study guides.

Mr. Nussbaum.com was developed with the idea that crucial concepts, themes, ideas, and facts taught in the classroom can be enhanced over internet interactivity. The website covers all … learn more

Test your knowledge about the universe with our quizzes and games! Expand your science horizons by reading our fascinating illustrated articles.

The goal of the Science Game Center is to demonstrate to teachers, scientists, museums, and parents the myriad ways games can be used to improve education in math and science. … learn more

I can provide time saving and engaging science lessons that are ready for you to use tomorrow.  Tips and tools for busy science teachers.

Your first year teaching is going to be one of the hardest years of your career. I frequently went home near tears thinking “I just can’t do this. … learn more

Our middle school science materials and free online science resources for teachers are phenomenon-based, three-dimensional units that prioritize student coherence and equitable science sensemaking. The units are developed … learn more

Twig Science Tools, created by Twig Education. Award-winning resources to engage your K-5 class in the wonders of science, all aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards.

On September 17, 1787, the final draft of the Constitution was signed by 39 delegates. The document was then sent to the states for ratification and went into … learn more

Welcome to the newest area of the website!  The past year we have been incorporating our past Science Club project, favorite classroom activities, and exploration kits into our … learn more

Learn research, practice, and tools for integrating discipline literacy into mathematics, science, English, and history/social studies content based lessons.

Differentiation means tailoring instruction to meet individual needs. Whether teachers differentiate content, process, products, or the learning environment, the use of ongoing assessment and flexible grouping makes this … learn more

Project-based learning (PBL) naturally lends itself to differentiated instruction. By design, it is student-centered and student-driven, and it gives space for teachers to meet the needs of students … learn more

The updated Digital Citizenship definition – Digital citizenship is the continuously developing norms of appropriate, responsible, and empowered technology use -To lead and assist others in building positive digital … learn more

Physical Education examines how students are taught to improve their physical health through movement, exercise, and athletics. The lesson plan “A Game for Life” explores how soccer has … learn more

Find thousands of lesson plans that support and extend instruction in every content area, grades K-12. Each lesson plan is educator-developed and includes classroom-ready directions, a list of … learn more

KinderArt® and The KinderArt Club are for classroom teachers, art educators, homeschoolers, after-school program directors, future teachers, college students, artists and parents who want to enrich their children’s artistic lives at home. The goal of KinderArt® has been and … learn more

You know art is super important for kids, but you don’t know how to start. Maybe you are wondering how to get 25 Kinders to paint on the … learn more

K-5th grade. Teaching art from a distance is no easy task.. but I think I might be able to help! For those of you amazing teachers using Google … learn more

Many math games for Kindergarten thru High School. This website features Teaching Tools and a worksheet generator.

Search over 550,000 teacher-curated reviews to free and open educational resources (OER). Founded by educators for educators, Lesson Planet is passionate about creating and delivering innovative digital tools … learn more

In elementary school, students take social studies every year, beginning with the most basic elements of geography and history, and gradually progressing to more specific and detailed subjects … learn more

Allow students to see that history as we know it is interpretation and perspective. Evaluated key elements of effective teaching. Explore new teaching methods and approaches. Teachers demonstrate … learn more

When students are able to connect what you teach with the world around them, learning becomes fun, easy, and inspirational. Our resources cover a wide variety of themes that … learn more

Whether you are teaching in a hybrid classroom or delivering your entire curriculum through remote or distance learning, this collection of resources will help you effectively manage the … learn more

Develop characters and a setting for a realistic fiction story, create puppets and design a poster to represent them, complete a story map and write a draft using … learn more

Welcome to The Teacher’s Corner Thematic Units collection. For each of our units we have organized multiple resources from several different providers, including websites, lesson plans, books and … learn more

Discover online educational resources to help students reach their learning goals. Our resource library includes teacher-created games, practical hands-on activities, and engaging guided lessons to help kids learn … learn more

The Museum is renowned for its exhibition and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the entire planet and present a panorama of the world’s culture. … learn more

Search over 550,000 teacher-curated reviews to free and open educational resources (OER). Browse educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more. Educational Resources by Subject. Find effective … learn more

A website for Pre-school thru 8th grade. You will find lesson plans, a worksheet generator, guided lessons, a progress tracker, and many more activities in all subject areas.

The Open University is another example, this one from the United Kingdom, of universities taking their courses on line.

Open School BC designs, develops and distributes educational resources and services to public sector clients and K–12 schools in Canada. It operates on a cost-recovery basis within the … learn more

The Virtual High School provides a way for schools and school districts to augment their local offerings with additional classes for students and professional development for teachers.

The national PTA has issued parent involvement standards in schools. These could be incorporated into school handbooks.

ABC Education brings you high-quality educational content to use at home and in the classroom. All our resources are free and mapped to the Australian Curriculum.  These videos … learn more

Figure This, a combo from the Department of Education and NSF, offers 80 real-life math challenges for grades 6-8 and emphasizes parent-student collaboration. Figure This! demonstrates challenging middle school … learn more

Parents Magazine has a list of activities that are fun and can help with their development. We especially like Signature Storytelling, where your child adds their own twists … learn more

Wonderville is a multi-award winning blended-learning platform recognized for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) excellence and aligned with curricula across North America. Serving educators for almost thirty … learn more

PBS has a wide variety of games from simple to very challenging.

Summer is a brilliant time to explore science outdoors with children. You don’t have to set up fancy experiments, even just looking at properties of plants and leaves or testing … learn more

Whether you are hiking, camping, visiting a lake or ocean, playing in your neighborhood park, touring a national park, or exploring your own backyard, there are tons of … learn more

The Franklin Institute site is a creative pacesetter for student exhibits. If you want to help students design their own exhibits, check out this museum. Dive deeper into … learn more

This guide takes your child through all the steps of creating a successful science fair project, from choosing a project and conducting research, to writing up a report … learn more

Free Resources and Free Access Want to create the best possible science project? You’re in exactly the right place! While you’re here browsing for the perfect project, don’t … learn more

Every year, Google has a competition open to students grades K-12 to submit artwork for the Google home page. Winners (broken out by grade level) will have their … learn more

Global Children’s Art Gallery showcases art from kids up to 12 years old from around the world, and welcomes new submissions.

The Job Corps is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive residential education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24. An excellent resource for kids … learn more

The Department of Education has compiled a comprehensive list of sources for Student Financial Aid. Definitely refer your juniors and seniors to this listing.

Discover Engineering offers younger visitors motivating topics like a water slide to interest them in this field. Authentic and practical problems! DiscoverE works to provide every student with … learn more

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, … learn more

The NSTA Learning Center provides journal articles, book chapters, events (online and in-person), professional learning goals and activities tracker, and connections with other teachers through 14 topical forums … learn more

Grass-roots efforts to solidify connections between children and nature are growing. The Children and Nature Network illustrates the benefits to children of direct experience with nature on a … learn more

Hundreds of fun activities (puzzles, sentence puzzles) are available.

A bilingual site for educators and families of English language learners. Colorín Colorado is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of bilingual, research-based information, activities, and … learn more

For ambitious librarians who want to create their own web site to help students with their homework, the Multnomah County Library Kids page would be a good model.

Shy Lama has created this video for students, giving tips & tricks for staying organized and getting homework done. Everything from writing down goals and keeping a calendar … learn more

Mike Rowe, host of the TV series Dirty Jobs, started this site in 2008 as part of a national PR campaign for skilled labor. The message is that … learn more

With so many college scholarships websites out there, it might be confusing to decide which ones are worth using! Going Merry breaks down some of the most popular … learn more

Mike Rowe rants on the term “Alternative Education”. He posits that learning a trade or skill is as good as or maybe better than a college degree, and … learn more

Thomas Suarez is a 6th grade student at a middle school in the South Bay of Los Angeles. “For soccer you could go to a soccer team … … learn more

These are videos filmed at independently organized TEDx events and uploaded by the organizers. Enjoy the collection: 11,000+ videos from organizers in 120+ countries! Hint: Rather than scrolling … learn more

The TEDx Program is designed to help communities, organizations and individuals to spark conversation and connection through local TED-like experiences. You can combine local live presenters and/or TED … learn more

This page shows the wide variety of topics covered by TED talks. Using this page, you can find an introductory video for an upcoming class topic.

TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out, in 1984, as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Talks are … learn more

With more colleges shifting courses to the online classroom and high school teachers and students alike expressing a strong desire to move away from rigid, mandated lesson arcs, … learn more

Sir Ken Robinson, in an entertaining talk, outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — students are diverse, curious and inherently creative — and how … learn more

Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, “They don’t pay me to like the kids.” Her response: “Kids don’t learn from people they … learn more

The main page for the evening of talks, including the list of speakers, all their talks, and a link to the PBS special.

SoulPancake and Edutopia asked teachers to write a letter to themselves on their first day teaching. This is their thoughts. Hang in there.

Teaching is a lot harder than it looks. How many times can you see yourself in this video?

Seriously…the English language is insane. Enjoy this fun look at this confusing language called English.  

What better way to cheer yourself up, but to look at funny photos.

Kid President believes we’re all teachers and we’re all students. What are you teaching the world? Who are you learning from? We should all be awesome!

ProCon’s goal is to promote “critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, and primarily pro-con format.” They have an extensive set … learn more

The Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley is holding an interdisciplinary workshop on the interaction between human life and the environment. A small selection of STEM activities with … learn more

The United Nations maintains a list of conventions, workshops, seminars and training programmes on environmental education. For each event, an overview and links for more information are provided. … learn more

Lisa George and Lori Pretty explored an integrated approach to teaching mathematics to their 1st and 2nd grade students. The result? “The students are excited about math and … learn more

YouTube can be a great resource for math training and example videos. There are videos on everything from teacher training to math visualizations to math and _____. The … learn more

Welcome to the science topics section Here you will learn many science topics to Increase your Science knowledge. All the topics are entertaining and informative with a lot … learn more

Ask a Biologist looks at all things biological, from Parts of the Cell and The Nervous System to How Animals See Color and Viral Attack.

Ask Dr. Universe will answer questions like “Why don’t spiders stick to their own webs?” and “Do frogs sleep?”

RefDesk lists experts in science from A-Z–birds, bugs, chemistry what-have-you. At times it appears that an expert site was identified and a question devised rather than vice verse. … learn more

The Mad Scientist Network at Washington University in St.Louis is maintained by graduate and medical students. Questions from more than 20 different fields can be submitted to 200 … learn more

US Courts provides an overview of our complex judiciary system. An advantage of this site is that it is up-to-date; it is often hard to find very recent … learn more

History Matters , first developed at City University in NYC and George Mason near Washington, contains teaching materials, primary source documents and threaded discussions with leading U.S. history … learn more

In December of 2012, Nebraska adopted state social studies standards requiring districts to incorporate economics instructions for K-12. Resources for Teaching Economics & Personal Finance in Nebraska. The … learn more