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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
"Categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth."
MidLink Magazine's Professional Development Resources
Links to information on multiple intelligences, project-based learning, grants, and more.
MidLink Magazine's Subject Specific Resources
An exhaustive list of links to subject area content on the web.
This site provides access to "2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses." It also allows users to search the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) and ERIC.
Professional development resources for Educators
Ohio's Instructional Management System (IMS)
Links to the Ohio Department of Education's Academic Content Standards, Lesson Plans and Assessment toolkits.
This site is a portal to seven "discipline-specific, standards-based Web sites geared primarily toward K-12 teachers and students." The seven content partners include: ARTSEDGE (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts), EconEdLink (National Council on Economic Education), EDSITEment (National Endowment for the Humanities), Illuminations (The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics), ReadWriteThink (International Reading Association and The National Council of Teachers of English), Science NetLinks (American Association for the Advancement of Sciences), and Xpeditions (National Geographic Society). Together these websites provide a wealth of content, including complete lesson plans and activities.
Discovery School - Lesson Plans
"Find hundreds of original lesson plans, all written by teachers for teachers. Browse by subject, grade, or both."
Smithsonian Education - Lesson Plans
Lesson plans by subject and grade, and a searchable website database
U.S. Geological Survey Learning Web - Lesson Plans
Includes 10 online lesson plans for science units in a range of grade levels from Kindergarten through high school. This website also includes games and other informational links.
Lesson plans created by teachers for use in their own classrooms. Collected by Columbia Education Center. Includes a list of links to other Math and Science lesson plans.
Create rubrics to assess project-based learning activities
Assessment and Rubric Information
Links to information about rubrics, portfolios, graphic organizers, and other alternative assessment techniques.
Discovery School - Teaching Tools
Includes Puzzlemaker, Quiz Center, Worksheet Generator, Lesson Planner, and Clip Art Gallery
"Show Me the Money: Tips and Resources for Successful Grant Writing"
Professional Development Article from Education World