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"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

Great tips for new teachers...or any teacher

" 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."

The greatest barriers to school success for K-12 students have little to do with anything that goes on in the classroom, according to the nation's top teachers: It is family stress, followed by poverty, and learning and psychological problems. Those were the factors named in a survey of the 2015 state Teachers of the Year, top educators selected annually in every U.S.

A library of how-to videos, produced by technology teachers, to help teachers and students create classroom strategies for today's 21st century digital classroom.

A 21st-century education revolves around the Internet for everything from collaboration, tools, lessons, and even earning degrees online. If you are looking for ways to integrate online learning into your science class, then take a look at these cool online tools that are just perfect for both teachers and students.

Teacher resources from the LOC including info on incorporating primary

Google Tools for Social Studies Teachers and How to Use them

Guide to the best interactive math tools and activities for kids and their teachers

This is a link to a page created to show teachers many great things that can be done with google

iPad posters for class rules, acceptable policies, etc.

"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. "

"FedFlix, hosted by the Internet Archive, is a collection of nearly 2000 films produced by the US government during the 20th Century. The topics of these films range from presidential speeches to agricultural practices to public health and safety. Some films are instructional in nature, for example there is a film for police officers on how to arrest someone. Other films are more informative in nature and some films are flat-out propaganda films."

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Illuminations website is full of activities and lesson plans aligned to NCTM standards.

"Patterns & Relations (7-9) Math Games by Learning Outcome (Up to Grade 7) Math Games: Looking for math games? Christine Van der Ree, School District #71 Math Support Teacher, has developed a site that links to math games organized by grade and by Learning Outcome. "

The Ultimate Teacher's Guide to Social Media

Updates to Google Docs

Sites to help you detect and prevent plagiarism

"World Mapper hosts nearly 700 informative maps and posters. The maps are based on economic, scientific, and demographic data sets. "