Geo Teacher's Geography Classroom

A Treasure Chest of Educational Resources (an extensive list grouped by subject/topic) ADHD (resources  for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--general info, causes and effects, parenting issues, treatment, and support groups) Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL) American Association for Gifted Children (information on identification and testing, parent resource guides, school preparation, organizations, and published materials) Armadillo's K-12 WWW Resources (directory of K-12 WWW Educational resources developed for teachers and students of the K-12 community) AskERIC (a personalized Internet based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents, and others throughout the United States and the world--really nice question and answer service) Ask Jeeves! (ask any question and this butler will help you find an answer--fast and friendly!) Awesome Library: Teachers (many links organized by topic) Awesome Library: K-12 Education for Teens bigchalk.com Education Network (extensive site designed for students, teachers, and parents--lots of links organized by subject) Blue Web'n (a searchable online library of 1200+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools. This is an ward winning site.) Busy Teachers' WebSite Chalkboard by Classroom Corporate Connections (up-to-date information on free education resources offered by corporations--things for class, materials, grants, tours, workshops, etc.) Community Learning Network (designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom--over 5,800 annotated links to educational sites with free resources, all organized by theme pages and keyword search) Conflict Resolution the Peaceful Way Connecting Students to the World (the site's mission is to provide quality content oriented web sites and educational interactive sites for students, and internet ready lesson plans--nice list of teacher resources) Cool Safe Links For Kids, Parents, and Teachers Copyright for Educators (Do you photocopy documents, articles, and artwork for your lesson plans and classrooms?  These links will guide you through current copyright laws and terms, and fair use policies.) Critical Thinking Lesson Plans (strategies for writing lesson plans that promote critical thinking, samples of  remodeled plans, and other related links) Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills (general information, lesson plans and bibliographies to help educators interested in higher order thinking skills) Diversity Heights (provides information about special populations including gifted and talented students, migrant families, second language learners, homeless students, and diverse populations) Dr. Labush's Links To Learning: Parents, and Teachers' Links edHelper.com (free and subscription lesson plans, webQuests, worksheets, and teacher tools) Educational Online Sources Home Page Educational Resources Educational Resources and Lesson Plans (over 1000 links to lesson plans and other resources of potential use to education students, teachers, and homeschoolers--includes lesson plans and resources unique to this site and, in most cases, brief descriptions of content) Educational Software Cooperative (free educational software) Education Index (an annotated guide to the education related sites on the Web--sorted by subject and life stage, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily.  Includes Coffee Shop , where you can find other users with similar interests and chat interactively with people who are researching the same stuff you are.) Education Websites (general sites, curriculum related sites, subject specific sites, educational organization sites) Education World (lots of goodies--including a a searchable database of over 20,000 education links for teachers, parents, and students) Educator's Toolkit Electric Teacher (designed to help teachers learn how to use technology effectively in their classrooms--help with using microsoft office products and links to other teacher resources) ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center--a federally funded national information system that provides, through its 16 subject specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education related issues) Eric Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education Exam Creation Tool (create a quiz, test, or exam your students can take and have graded online or on a classroom computer) Filling the Toolbox (practical, effective activities to improve understanding and problem solving of students) GEM.: Gateway to Educational Resources (over 3283 educational resources--including lesson plans & curriculum units--browse by subject and keyword lists, or search) Gifted Education (characteristics of the gifted child, mailing lists, and links to resources) Gifted and Talented (TAG) Resources Home Page (online gifted resources, enrichment programs, talent searches, summer programs, gifted mailing lists and early acceptance programs--also contains contact information for many local gifted associations and government programs) Global Schoolhouse (extensive site with lesson plans, internet projects, professional development materials and articles, advice and resources for educators and students) Grammar Lady (post spelling and grammar questions for quick answers, spelling rules to follow, guide on how to "Stomp Out Bad Grammar," and homophone help) Grant Information Web Sites How to be a Webhound (a tutorial on web searching. You will be able to identify key elements of a topic search, decide the most appropriate approach, and then... do it!) Infoline: Contests, Grants & More (links for funding educational programs) Information retrievers (fetches links for high school students and educators) Innovative Teaching (many great links in all content areas and other areas such as lessons, projects, research special education, special interest groups, technology, virtual field trips, webquests, and so much more.  This is one of my personal favorites--be sure to sign up for a free newsletter) Internet Resources for the Classroom (organized by subject) Internet Safety (includes a "primer" for parents and educators on key safety issues and strategies, as well as safety tips and rules for Internet users of all ages) Internet School Library Media Center (educational links and useful info) iloveteaching.com (impressive collection of lesson plans, activities, and helpful tips for K-12 educators and those learning to be teachers) iTools (quick access to the best internet tools) K-100 BEST Curriculum Resources (claims to list the best general K-12 resource sites, which list most of the rest of the top sites) K-12 Resources for Teachers k12.teacher.chat  Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators (a large, well-organized, categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.) Learners Online Learning Resources--Teachers   Learning Web (part of the USGS site dedicated to k-12 education and lifelong learning--have sections for students, teachers, and others) Learning@Web.Sites (a must see for high school teachers and students--hundreds or curriculum, instruction, and resource links rated by David Levin) LessonPlans4Teachers.com. (with over 120,000 original lesson plans found on hundreds of different sites throughout the Internet, it's nice to know that someone is trying to organize this chaos for you--multi level search site that will help you find just what you need, regardless of grade level or subject area) Lesson Plans Page (over 1,500 free lesson plans arranged by subject area--searchable) Library Spot (online resource for educators, librarians, students, and parents, with access to more than 2,500 online libraries, reference sites, "how-to" articles, and professional resources) Links for Teachers (links to educational sites; lesson plans; educational software, products, and services; home schooling resources; search engines, and indices) Links of Interest to Educators (organized alphabetically) "Lounge Lizard Express" (nice listing of teacher's lounges in cyberspace) MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom (provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12, teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's, content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities and materials to help with daily classroom planning, and powerful search engines) MEGAlinks for Teachers: General Education Links MEGAlinks for Teachers: Magazines, Newspapers, Cool Places to Visit National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (national information and referral center that provides data on disabilities and related issues for families and educators) National Science Foundation (latest science and math news highlights, info on grants and funding programs, statistical reports, and info on doing science experiments at home) Needle in a Cyberstack--The Info Finder (a one stop site for teachers and students) News Resources for Educators New-Teacher.com (a  resource site for education students, student teachers, first-year teachers, teacher certification candidates, and those who think they'd like to be an educator) No Child Left Behind (the new education law signed by President Bush on January 8, 2002) Online Educator PAVNET (Partnerships Against Violence) Peake Learning Systems: Educator Resources (links to online resources and materials that can be purchased) Research Tools - iTools (great online reference desk--a must see) Resource Desk Resouces for Educators (articles and info--not a link site.  Really worth a look) Resources for Teaching (education news, K-12 instruction, health resources, teacher development, lesson plans, teaching with technology) Road Map to the Web for Educators (links organized by subject/topic) More Links for Teachers: R -- S Return to Geography Classroom Geography Resources / Links for All High School Students / Just for Teachers / Just for Parents Va Geography SOLs / Create a Map / Geo Teacher's Students About this Site / Contact Geography Classroom / Acknowledgments     Geography Classroom © R. S. Williams  August 1998, 2000 Last updated 7/5/02