Teacher Resources Multi-Purpose Sites

Adventures of Cyberbee
http://www.cyberbee.com/

Annenberg/CPB Exhibits
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/
Annenberg/CPB, a partnership between The Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools. On this page of their site are online study Exhibits with Video Resources included. Subjects include Amusement Park Physics, Math in Daily Life, Middle Ages, Volcanoes and Weather.

A to Z Teacher Stuff
http://atozteacherstuff.com/ 
A resource for teachers which provides Themes; Lesson Plans; Printables; Tips from teachers; Articles related to education; TeacherStore; TeacherChat; and Links to educational sites. Search by subject, grade, or key word. Created by Amanda Post, the founder and owner of A to Z Teacher Stuff.

Book Adventure Teachers Lounge
http://bookadventure.com/te/index.asp
Teachers Lounge is a free service provided by Book Adventure. Here you can get tools and tips to motivate your class, plan lessons, learn to spot reading challenges, and assign, monitor and quiz your students reading activities.

Childrens Discovery Museum of San Jose
http://www.cdm.org
This site provides engaging on-line and off-line interactive activities, focusing on the areas of science, mathematics and literacy for preschool and elementary-aged children. Teachers can search for activities by grade level and can also register for an online newsletter that contains creative activities for children.

Discovery School-Teachers
http://school.discovery.com

Disney Edu-Station
http://Disney.go.com/educational/

Dr. LeBeau's HomePage
http://www.suelebeau.com/index.html
This site contains a wide variety of resource links for teachers and students. The links were compiled by Dr. Sue LeBeau who is, among other things, currently a workshop presenter for the Educational Technology Training Center for Monmouth and Middlesex County, New Jersey.

ed.Helper.com
http://www.edhelper.com/
10676 Lesson Plans, 1193 WebQuests, 679 File Downloads, 8641 Additional Educational Sites, 4200 Free Worksheet Generators, Educational News Updated Daily! 

Education Oasis
http://www.educationoasis.com 
The site is intended to be a warm and friendly "oasis" where teachers can get together to share, ask questions, get advice, encouragement, and inspiration. Set up like an online magazine (e-zine), they include sections such as Curriculum, Lesson Plans, Subject Resources, Instruction, Idea Central, Teacher Tools. There are articles, Product and Book Reviews, downloadable materials, and more.

Education World's Best of 2005
http://www.education-world.com/best_of/2005/
These are the top picks from all the lesson plans and articles that Education World published in 2005. Select from Lesson Planning, Professional Development, Technology Integration, Administrator's Desk, and School Issues. Whether you're looking for new bulletin board ideas or for information on using technology in the primary grades, a "techtorial" on creating interactive maps or some suggestions for handling bullying, you'll find helpful suggestions here. When you just need a laugh to lift your spirits, check out the Teacher Tunes.

Eduhound (Everything for Education K-12)
http://www.eduhound.com/

EduScapes
http://eduscapes.com/
An award-winning, information-rich Website which offers a multitude of resources for educators. Included is a link to "42eXplore," which offers thematic pathfinders for all ages. There are also sections devoted to Information Inquiry, Information Architecture, Distance Learning, Multimedia Seeds, E-Scrapbooking, Technology-Rich Learning, School Library Media Specialists, and more.

Edutopia Online
http://www.edutopia.org/
From the George Lucas Foundation, Edutopia Online provides a vision of the future of public education. Many essential school reform issues (not necessarily only technology) are described at the site, complete with robust sets of resources for understanding the issues presented. Such topics include business and community partnerships, school-to-career, and teacher preparation, among others, including technology. Of particular interest is the video gallery that features 50 documentaries and 70 interviews with experts on various topics in education. Much more exists on this site-be sure to explore it when you have the time!

Explore Island of the Blue Dolphins
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/dolphin/
Created by a team of teachers, a thematic exploration of Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell is presented in both English and Spanish. The site explores California history and literature and integrates technology into the Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science curriculums.

HomeroomTeacher.com
http://www.homeroomteacher.com/
HomeroomTeacher.com features great information for educators. You can find links to free education clip art, education news, weather, history, and much more. HomeroomTeacher.com is the combined effort of an elementary school educator and an illustrator and is intended to be an entertaining source of useful information for and about teachers.

Kaboose
http://www.kaboose.com/index.html
Kaboose is a directory site containing many links to activities, games, entertainment, arts and crafts and more.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

Learning Network: The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
Combine the daily news of the New York Times with lesson plans and an excellent inventory of resources and you get The New York Times Learning Network for grades 3-12. This is an outstanding site for teachers in every field. In addition to the Times' resources, lesson plans are available on a variety of topics.

Learning Page.com
http://www.learningpage.com/
Learning Page.com is a commercial site for buying professionally produced instructional materials. During this week, May 7-11, they are offering Free Resources for Teacher Appreciation Week. Scroll down on the page to view the information.

Learn North Carolina: The Teacher's Network
http://www.learnnc.org/
Learn NC is a primary K-12 outreach program of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education, and according to Jim Barber it is a collaborative state-wide network of teachers and partners devoted to improving student performance and enhancing teacher proficiencies by creating and sharing high-quality teaching and learning resources online.

Odyssey Online
http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/index.html  
Odyssey Online is a resource to support the use of museum objects in your classroom. It was developed by the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, and the Dallas Museum of Art. The Middle and Elementary School Site provides content about the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th-20th century sub-Saharan Africa using puzzles, games, and worksheets. The Teacher Resource Site provides: guidance for getting started; overview of technical considerations; ways to integrate art into social studies curriculum; and lesson plans that meet various states and national curriculum standards.

Personal Educational Press
http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/
Educational Press is a free online utility you run directly from your browser. There are no plug-ins to install, no software to buy. Use it to print free educational materials such as flashcards, word lists, quizzes, study sheets, and game boards. You can choose from an existing list in the following topics: Reading, Writing, Governent, Geography, Math, Science, and Spanish. Or, enter your own custom list.

Quia!
http://www.quia.com
Quia is a directory of thousands of online games and quizzes in more than 40 subject areas with templates for creating twelve different types of online games, including flashcards, matching, concentration (memory), word search, hangman, challenge board, and rags to riches (a quiz-show style trivia game), and tools for creating online quizzes.

Scholastic's Teacher Resources
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/teach.jsp
This site is full of resources. At the time of this writing the main attractions were student activities and teacher guides for "Women Who Changed History" plus links for online activities entitled "Kid Reporters Cover the Primaries," and "The Lost Seas of Mars." But wait, there's more! There's "Teaching Ideas For Your Grade" (PreK-K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8+) and sections headed "Lesson Plans," "Teaching Strategies," "Teaching Tools," and "Plan Ahead" - each with clickable links for exploration.

School Express.com
http://www.schoolexpress.com/
School Express is a an educational portal website. Follow their links to thousands of Free Worksheets, hundreds of Free Software programs, Online Kids Activities, ePhonics, and links to hundreds of educational websites.

SparkleBox Teacher Resources
http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/index.html
This site has many free downloads available for your use in the classroom. The categories are Literacy, Numeracy, Topics, Signs and Labels, and others. Some of the resources are not free, but many of them are. Explore each page to see what is available. You can download them, print them, and laminate them for classroom use.

TEAMS Distance Learning
http://teams.lacoe.edu/
This is an extensive site packed-full of quality K-12 resources for teachers in all curricular areas.

Teacher Files
http://www.teacherfiles.com/
This site is full of resources, ideas, activities, lesson plans and educational clip art for teachers. Educators are encouraged to use the site and contribute to it as well.

TeacherFocus.com
http://www.teacherfocus.com/phpBB2/index.php
TeacherFocus is an online community forum where educators can easily communicate with each other through threaded online discussions. Get feedback on your ideas or get your questions discussed and answered by other educators. TeacherFocus is not affiliated with any specific educational facility, but has potential to be a great resource for teachers.

TeachersFirst.com
http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.htm
TeachersFirst lists links to sites and lessons for Elementary, Middle School, and High School teachers and provides these lessons in subject areas that include Art, Astronomy and Space, Biology, Chemistry, Current Events, Drama and Theatre, Earth Science, Economics, Foreign Languages, Health, Interdisciplinary, Library Resources, Literature and Reading, Mathematics, Mind Stretchers, Music, Physical Education, Physics, General Science, Special Education, U. S. History, U. S. Government, World Cultures and Geography, and Writing.

Teachnet.Com
http://www.teachnet.com/

TeAch-nology
http://www.teach-nology.com/
This site is described as "The Web Portal for Educators". It has links to Lesson Plans, Work Sheets, a Crossword Maker, Ideas, a Word Search Maker, Student Search Center, Games, etc.

Tramline Virtual Field Trips
http://www.tramline.com/vft/index.htm
"The virtual field trips here at Tramline were developed with the goal of making the best use of the web in the classroom. These annotated trips take students to some of the best web sites on each trip subject. We have a Trailhead (Intro) and Teacher's Resource that set the stage for most of our trips. The TourMaker field trips format makes learning fun, and makes using the Internet in the classroom simple, efficient and focused. You will find virtual field trips on science, literature, social studies, and other topics."