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Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer and current “YouTuber and friend of science”, put together this video showing how easy it is to spread germs, including the COVID-19 … learn more

With schools turning to the Internet to facilitate education activities, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are stepping up to the plate, providing free Internet hotspots and continued service during … learn more

This article by Sarah Gonser highlights some issues that we will all face as states start to prepare contingency plans for a highly unpredictable Fall 2020 school year: … learn more

This post by Krista Kaput looks at issues specific to Minnesota, but is a reminder that the COVID-19 crisis has caused ripple effects across the education system, raising … learn more

This post by Amy Takabori explains why building a sense of community for your school during a school closure is important and gives 4 tips on how to … learn more

Mike Rowe’s recorded a commencement speech to all those graduating from a trade school, and to those high school graduates about to enter one. In these uncertain times, … learn more

Parents, teachers and students across the country are gearing up for the new school year. But, as of mid-July, what schools and the school day would look like … learn more

Randall Munroe at xkcd uses the Star Wars’ Death Star to explain how mRNA vaccines work, like the ones currently available for COVID-19. While you may feel a … learn more

The STEM Careers Coalition, co-sponsored by Discovery Education, provides free resources for 6th-12th grade classrooms to develop key STEM and critical thinking skills in your students, aligned to … learn more

ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education, has developed matrices for implementing skills, standards, and activities into both teacher education methods courses and field experiences. Rather than … learn more

Frank Potter’s Science Gems is a collection of “gems” that could be used to introduce beginning teachers or teachers new to technology to the Web.

The National Writing Project has worked hard to cultivate the concept of teacher as researcher. Online collaboration and publishing have bound this community, spread all over the US, … learn more

Nemours KidsHealth is the most-viewed site for dependable information on children’s health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.

Edutopia Online, sponsored by the George Lucas Foundation, documents and disseminates innovative practices for administrators. Educators must always hone their craft. Discover the many formal and informal professional … learn more

The ISTE Standards provide the competencies for learning, teaching and leading with technology, and are a comprehensive road map for the effective use of technology in schools worldwide. … learn more

ISTE Blog, formerly EdTekHub, serves up ideas, content and resources for educators. Topics include digital citizenship, education leadership, media literacy, personalized learning, and tools & apps. A free … learn more

Get Educated, a distance learning resource center serves the population of students, eligible for adult education. They publish a free monthly newsletter – back issues are available at … learn more

Teaching Tolerance, part of the Tolerance.org web site, serves as a clearinghouse of information about anti-bias programs and activities. Their goal is to present some of the more … learn more

The Conflict Resolution Education Connection is divided into sections by group such as teachers and administrators. You can find classroom activities ,video resources and administrator how-to guides.

Not everyone is comfortable opening up or talking with a professional. Tiny Buddha (not a site about the religion) posts curated stories, tips, and insights from readers of … learn more

PBS has developed this lesson plan for grades 9-12. In the lesson, students examine teenage depression: what it’s all about, how it feels, and ways to deal with … learn more

This resource provides teenagers with tips and tools for helping themselves or a friend. Last updated on February 18, 2026

Research shows that unreasonable start times lead to chronic sleep deprivation in teens. This article looks at why are schools so slow to make changes and the movement … learn more

When counseling teens, ask them how much sleep they are getting. Sleep deprivation increases the likelihood teens will suffer myriad negative consequences, including an inability to concentrate, poor … learn more

PBS’ FRONTLINE chronicles how scientists are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding some new explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do. These discoveries could … learn more

Being a teenager is hard. Especially when hormones play their part in wreaking havoc on the teenage body and brain. In this episode, Hank explains what is happening … learn more

Michael Linsin says one of the biggest classroom management mistakes teachers make is that they take disrespectful behavior personally. Better to simply and dispassionately follow your classroom management … learn more

This resource, appropriate for older high school students and adults, looks at cyberstalking and what to do if you are a victim. It looks at the difference between … learn more

Cyberbullying is a real problem that is dominating the bullying trends in schools today. This infographic can be used to as a resource by your students, and to … learn more

This set of 5 short videos was created by students in the Video Production elective class at Palm Middle School in Los Angeles, CA. The students made a … learn more

Kids react to a bullying video and discuss the topic. Each one has a different perspective.

Resources for kids, young adults, parents and educators. Webisodes talk about how to take a stand against bullying. Get ideas for things you can do to make the … learn more

SciCentral editors aggregate breaking research news from the most reputable and reliable sources. Check out Today’s Highlights on the home page or drill down into an area of … learn more

Education Week is available online. You can explore particular issues and search the archives. In an early September issue a calendar of key conferences nationwide is published by … learn more

Education Northwest conducts nearly 200 projects annually, working with schools, districts, and communities across the country on comprehensive, research-based solutions to the challenges they face. Their blog discusses … learn more

The Best Evidence Encyclopedia (BEE) is intended to give educators and researchers fair and useful information about the strength of the evidence supporting a variety of programs available … learn more

National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) has a section on lesson plans on a variety of science topics for elementary, middle school, and high school students

Ben Johnson looks at how a middle school teacher can cope? Two tools: Distraction and Relationship.

MiddleWeb is all about the middle grades — with a sharp focus on teaching and learning in grades 4-8. Topics range from bullying to history lesson redesigns to … learn more

September 17 is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (Constitution Day). This day commemorates the September 17, 1787 signing of the United States Constitution.

Teacher Policy Research (TPR) is a research partnership between the University of Virginia, Stanford University and the University at Albany to develop policies that will attract and retain … learn more

NAESP, National Association of Elementary School Principals, can be differentiated from related sites, because it includes an online bookstore and an exchange registry by areas of interest and … learn more

There’s even a rubric available to asses your rubrics.

RubiStar is a example of the tools available on-line to help teachers create quality rubrics. RubiStar includes a tutorial, numerous examples, and a way of making your rubrics … learn more

Using chocolate chip cookies as an example, this fun video introduces the concept of Rubics for grading. Sorry about the grainy video quality.

The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), founded by the Association of Computing Machinery, provides a constantly updated list of research articles and resources of interest to Technology Planners … learn more

The National Educators’ Association, sometimes at odds with school boards, has elected to offer a variety of resources about technology as well as other topics like “Health, Safety … learn more

The Education and Libraries Networks Coalition (EdLiNC), formed in 1995, seeks to expand the use of educational technologies in schools and libraries by making sure that these entities … learn more

Safety in the Science Classroom is comprehensive, with input from all the major scientific specialist sites. What would happen if your science lab had a fire? Are you … learn more

Creative Commons defines the spectum of licensing possibilities between full copyright and the public domain.

The Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center covers this issue in-depth, including fair use, what’s public domain, and resources for librarians.

Copyright (or author’s right) is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. Works covered by copyright range from … learn more

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides acceptable formats for citing online sources. They suggest that it is always a good idea to maintain personal copies of electronic … learn more

Using images found online has become common practice. Photos, graphics, book covers, illustrations, and charts — students (and teachers) constantly use images to enhance their content on websites, … learn more

Tara Miller has created a great video aimed at middle school students. It looks at the history of copyright law, gives examples of fair use and describes “Public … learn more

Brad Templeton explores what could be the 10 biggest excuses for “appropriating” copyright material.

Some schools are working with outside technology companies to scan social media for threats against them and their students, in hopes of preventing mass shootings and student suicide. … learn more

The National Science Education Standards (NSES) are guidelines for K-12 science education in United States schools. They were established by the National Research Council in 1996 to provide … learn more

Internet4Classrooms incorporates many links, including tutorials for the most frequent classroom applications, search tools, ed news publications.

The Annenberg Foundation has indexed a wide range of lesson plans targeted by grade levels and discipline . Arts Foreign Language Language Arts Literature Mathematics Science Social Studies … learn more

National Council for Open Education hosts hundreds of lesson plans and resource guides broken out by grade, area, and topic. You can help grow this free resource by … learn more

HGK–12 Education Resources and Technology Planning Discover how K‒12 technology can enable new teaching methodologies, enrich existing curricula, and help students develop the critical-thinking and technical skills they … learn more

For $40 per year per teacher, edHelper provides plans and materials for a wide variety of subjects in all grade levels, K thru 12. Back to School Lesson … learn more

Professional Development Programs At the Exploratorium, we support educators. Whether inside the museum or on the other side of the planet, in school settings or out in the … learn more

Nancy Clark has created a site to provide high school and middle school science teachers access to the materials and resources that she has collected during 37 years … learn more

The Science Spot, a set of lessons and fun things by one teacher, adds new twists to old experiments. A great place for the middle school science teachers.

Digital Content for the Classroom FCIT offers over 100,000 pieces of free digital content for non-commercial classroom use by students and teachers.

LAT, a project at William & Mary’s College, is a place for educators interested in learning to “operationalize TPACK” (Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge) via curriculum-based learning activity … learn more

BrainBashers is a collection of brain teasers, puzzles, riddles, games and optical illusions.

As teachers quickly realize, there is not a single, one-size-fits-all solution to student engagement and learning. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles for curriculum … learn more

Dr. Gardner looks at what it takes for students to really assimilate knowledge and explains his Multiple Intelligence theory. Students are good at different things – logical thinking, … learn more

Much of today’s curriculum rests on Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy, a ladder with rungs for knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

The Newseum shows the current front pages from over 500 newspapers in the U.S. and around the world.

Most newspapers, such as The New York Times, are now online. Search your local newspapers for tie ins to current class topics, everything from math (what does 3 … learn more

CBC4Kids is the site for children’s programming by the Canadian Broadcast Network.

Vintage Space is an example of the hundreds of great topic channels available for the viewing on YouTube. Amy Shira Teitel is a spaceflight historian, author, and all-around … learn more

Numberphile is self described as “Videos about numbers – it’s that simple.” (I also have a bridge available for sale.) Topics include Problems with Zero, One Minus One … learn more

FlinnScientific has created a channel on YouTube devoted to explaining complex science topics, walking you through experiments, and anything else related to biology, chemistry, physics and life sciences.

PBS hosts a series of newsletters providing updates on all things PBS.

PBS Kids includes games, videos, apps for your cell phone and more.

Unlike other resources indexed here, the NPR Education page indexes interviews, talks, and content from recent NPR programs of interest to teachers and parents. Recent topics have included … learn more

While the current White House web site does not have an area specifically designed for students, many parts of the web site will be of interest. This example … learn more

This page highlights PBL resources to help you in your efforts to create great learning opportunities for your students.

The Buck Institute for Education shows teachers how to use Project Based Learning in all grade levels and subject areas. Their goal is to help teachers prepare students … learn more

Well-designed project-based learning (PBL) has been shown to result in deeper learning and more engaged, self-directed learners. This video from Edutopia outlines five core elements of successful PBL… … learn more

Curriculum frameworks provide guidance for implementing the standards adopted by the California State Board of Education. It provides links to downloads of all curriculum frameworks. This page also … learn more

This is the link for the Arizona Department of Education academic standards. You can find similar links for your state and subject by searching Google for “[your state] … learn more

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, non-profit society of scholars, charged with providing independent, objective advice to the nation on matters related to science and … learn more

Information for improving student academic achievement of content standards by communicating policy and expectations and supporting districts by providing instructional guidance Your state department of education web site … learn more

Classroom Technology News (a.k.a, Tech & Learning) is a great resource for education technology professionals responsible for implementing and purchasing technology products in K-12 districts and schools. Tech … learn more

The Nature Conservancy hosts excellent information on rain forests ans well as local issues. Check out their photographs and videos.

From city parks to forests of redwoods, from the air we breathe to the water we drink, everyone depends on a vibrant and healthy world. The Sierra Club … learn more

The Bureau of Land Management’s education programs and materials help teachers and students understand resource areas, multiple-use land management, and how citizens can affect land use decisions. If … learn more

The US Fish and Wildlife Service highlights regional contrasts.

The Environmental Protection Agency hosts resources on a wide variety of topics, from air quality to bed bugs. Information is broken out by state. Select your state to … learn more

This game from the EPA allows students to explore Recycle City to see how its people reduce waste, use less energy, and save money by doing simple things … learn more

GLOBE is dedicated to environmental studies, a core collection of this Internet Resource Center.

ePALS allows you to connect, communicate and collabortae with educators around the world. You can also Explore Experiences – a.k.a., collaborative lesson plans – involving tasks like designing … learn more

TED Curator Chris Anderson notes that there’s no single formula for a great TED or TEDx talk, but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones … learn more