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Created by the Annenberg Foundation, this site provides a variety of classroom resources for teachers, including Lesson Plans. Lesson plan database can be searched by grade level as well as subject area.

A series of math tutorials by "qualified, creative individuals." The tutorials are relatively short, and broken down into single concepts. Teachers are invited to share their own videos. Unfortunately, though the tagline says "Choose your lesson. Choose your teacher," it is difficult to find citations/teacher credits for individual lessons.

An alternative to Khan Academy a series of videos to help explain mathematical concepts to your students.

Created by Cheryl Carter (n.d.). as part of the Southern LINCS database. From the database's home page, LINCS is "a national electronic information and communication system for adult literacy." The lesson's stated objective is to help learners understand "registers of language,...distinguish between different registers...and utilize these registers for more effective communication." This lesson is based on Ruby Payne's work.

TO'C taught a full lesson on language registers, week 13, semester 4.

Exercise for lesson on essay writing

R.O. Lesson 10, Semester 2

By Markus Reiter in tc world (technical communication), October 2012. In this article, the author looks at what neuroscientists are learning about what makes texts "comprehensible" (or not).

TM shared this article from the technical writing community, but applicable for all teachers and students of writing.

By Nadine Dolby, Commentary column, The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 9 2012. In this commentary piece, Dolby describes a panel in which she invited her undergraduate education students to meet with a panel of "real" parents in the hopes of getting some new perspectives on K-12 education. As a matter of course, she required them to refrain from using cell phones, texting or tweeting. And she observed that these students then had a great deal of trouble just listening. She argues that, in a democracy, it's not enough just to share your own opinions, you must also listen to those of others. She concludes, "Teaching our students how to truly listen may be the most important multicultural lesson of all."

On TED.com, filmed July 2009 and posted October 2009. Talgam, a former conductor, describes the "unique styles of six great 20th-century conductors, illustrating crucial lessons for all leaders."

TM posted, with the message, "I think you would enjoy this video and it's implications for how we can inspire our students to learn."

on eInstrtuction.com site. Classroom Performance System (CPS) is a student response system in the form of response pads or "clickers." These are small, handheld devices that allow students to respond to questions and enables educator to instantly assess lesson comprehension

"WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web..."

Built by Thomas J. Petra, Real World Math uses Google Earth as a tool to help teach math. "Within this site you will find lesson ideas, examples, and downloads for mathematics that embrace active learning, constructivism, and project-based learning while remaining true to the standards." The lessons are targeted to Grade 5 and up.

ALEKS produces web-based, artificially intelligent educational software used for assessment and then individualized lesson plans. Developed at the University of California, Irvine with funding from the National Science Foundation.

Mentioned in pedagogy circle, radical ideas: variety vs. monotony.

A project of LaGuardia Community College's Center for Teaching and Learning. Project Quantum Leap (PQL) seeks to develop new lessons and courses that focus on problem-solving and to integrate these into the developmental math curriculum. See lagcc tag for related bookmarks.

Mentioned in Choice Events, Radical Ideas - Putting It All together: Pilot New Elementary Algebra

Spearheaded by John Squires (who has since moved to Chattanooga State Community College), this page outlines the redesign, looking at impact on students, cost savings, lessons learned, and sustainability. All data as of June 2009.

Posted on YouTube by fotoner, June 16 2006, this is a 6-1/2 minute clip from the South African film Tsotsi.

JE used this clip in his lesson, Saying Something Smart and Interesting, (week 13, semester II). JE also used week 6, semester 3).

The Learning Network Blog on NYTimes.com. For two years, students, teachers, parents and others have posted and commented on this blog. Daily lessons for subjects across curriculum based on Times content are offered. Suggestions are given for using the The Learning Network posts in the classroom. The Learning Network is accessible without a digital subscription, as are the articles linked from Learning Network posts.

Posted to YouTube by twilight28xo on December 26 2008.

MZ used this song in her lesson, Introduction to Analytical Writing. She began by distributing the lyrics to this song and the Frost poem, The Road Not Taken, and inviting students to compare the two. She then showed this video. Week 8, semester 4.

Posted on YouTube by InformalMantis on July 17 2011.

RO used this video for her lesson, Change Patterns, week 11, semester 4.

Posted to YouTube by unitedfranchisegroup on October 9 2008. The lecture is by Jim Tatem.

RO used this video in a lesson called Urgent vs. Important, week 12, semester 4.

Posted to YouTube by Harmonic ThinkingNow on Jan 19 2010.

RO used this video for her lesson Change Patterns, week 11, semester 4.

Excerpted from Saturday Night Live and posted on Hulu.com, skit runs 5:39, n.d.

R.O. used this humorous Debbie Downer skit as an example of a victim for her students victim/creator lesson, week 4, semester 4.