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This site from the Library of Congress is an online portal of free reading resources for children, teens and adults. It features online versions of out-of-copyright books. (Mother Goose, Arabian Nights, etc.) It also features webcasts of authors, writing contests, etc. The teaching resources include lesson plans etc.

"Our Courts is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. Our Courts is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support. Current resources on the site include: quality online lesson plans and links to teaching resources and each branch of government in your state. These resources, written and compiled by classroom teachers, are practical solutions to classroom needs. For students, we have interactive features like Civics in Action, and Talk to the Justice, where students can tell each other and Justice O'Connor about their opinions and their civic participation. Now Available: Our Courts Games In August 2009, Our Courts launched its first online civics games: Do I Have A Right? and Supreme Decision. In February, Our Courts released Argument Wars where players argue landmark Supreme Court cases. A growing body of research shows that games have extraordinary potential for promoting learning and civic engagement. Games also have the potential to inspire 24/7 learning for young students; in fact, a recent Pew report showed that 97% of teenager play video games! Teachers Justice O'Connor believes that education-and teachers-are the indispensable cornerstones of a successful democracy. Her vision requires that teachers be the foundation of the Our Courts project design. Teachers and curriculum specialists have guided every aspect of the Our Courts project's development. They defined learning goals, crafted hypothetical problems to captivate middle school students, ensured alignment to state standards, drafted lesson plans, and vetted game dynamics. To ease the burdens placed on teachers, we're creating games and related materials that we hope will provide quick and easy classroom activities to inspire and engage

"These resources detail easy modifications to incorporate in your curriculum for students with special needs. Adjustments in classroom environment, curriculum planning, and assessment, will help you accommodate and challenge each member of your class. Appropriately modify your instruction to address diverse needs with our articles on bilingual special education, Autism, and ADD/ADHD. You'll also find great resources for implementing IEPs and creating an inclusive classroom."

Comprehensive list of resources.

What it is: Off Road Algebra is a series of video resources focused on pre-algebra and algebra for ninth grade. This Hot Chalk unit centers around off-road motorcycle racing. There are 30 related problems for off-road algebra, each with an accompanying digital resources.

A good resource for locating Spanish language instruction and practice quizzes. Not all content is free, but many things are.

The Miller Center of Public Affairs hosts a very good reference resource about US Presidents. The Miller Center's reference, American President, provides personal and political biographical information about every US President. Each profile links to dozens of essays about various aspects of each President's life and work.

Teacher resources from the LOC including info on incorporating primary

" Create math worksheets for free The Mathmaster.org is a free resource for teachers and parents. You can make an unlimited number of printable math worksheets for children, the classroom or homework practice. The intuitive and flexible interface gives you the ability to generate customize worksheets for each skill leve"

"Teampedia is a collaborative encyclopedia of free team building activities, free icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams that anyone can edit! This site is designed for a wide audience including: team leaders, trainers, teachers, managers, camp directors, counselors, and youth groups. "

" Welcome to Mathebook.net an online Free Learning website full of fun. This website is fully interactive and will allow kids to practice and learn math with ease. Our website is designed to help students of different grades, starts from Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School and High School Math. The goal of this website is to provide new education tools to teachers, parents and off course students who can benefit from it. Mathebook.net has Online Tutorials as well as Downloadable pdf tutorials which one can save on computer and use later, even it can be used by teachers for home work purpose, as this pdf is editable and kids can e-mail the homework tutorials by e-mail back to Teachers."

Links to sites with activities, online games, videos, etc. Good resources to add to your teaching toolbox.

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Resources for teaching math

The Atlas of the Biosphere is a series of maps about land use, human impacts on the environment, eco systems, and water resources. Click on any of the four map categories to see a series of maps related to each topic. You will find maps depicting data for the whole world as well as maps depicting data by continent. In addition to the maps, you can also download the data sets from which the maps were created. Here's a sample of some of the maps and data sets you will find on the Atlas of the Biosphere; infant mortality, suitability for agriculture, growing degree days, and snow depth.

Sites and resources from ISTE 2010

The Avalon Project is a good resource for students that need to find digital copies of original documents. For example, all of The Federalist Papers are available on the Avalon Project website.

Welcome to the Digital Classroom, the National Archives' gateway for resources about primary sources, activities and training for educators and students.

Sites to help you detect and prevent plagiarism

"A TOTAL resource for Brown v. Board of Education from the Smithsonian national museum."