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A reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. Focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Watch the engaging 15-minute videos and try the online interactive activities. "Behind the Lesson" provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch the 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.

A free comprehensive math resource site. Find free worksheets, math ebooks for elementary grades, extensive link list of games, interactive tutorials & quizzes, curriculum guide, and math teaching help articles/lessons. The resources emphasize understanding of concepts instead of mechanical memorization of rules.

The eMINTS National Center is a non-profit, independent business unit of the University of Missouri. eMINTS offers professional development programs created by educators for educators. Leading experts have collaborated to produce programs that * inspire educators to use instructional strategies powered by technology * engage students in the excitement of learning * enrich teaching to dramatically improve student performance eMINTS changes how teachers teach and students learn. Its instructional model provides a research-based approach to organizing instruction and can be implemented in any subject area at any level.

Kentucky virtual library "How to do research".  Nice resource for teaching students how to research using a variety of methods and resources. 

Great resource to download for use in professional development workshops or just for improving oneself. 

Here is a list of resources ranging from tools to detect plagiarism to webquests explaining plagiarism to teaching materials.

Collection of Holocaust resources compiled by @cyndidannerkuhn at Kansas State University Edu Dept.

Fantastic collection of lesson plans and educational resources for educators.  Time to explore!

Reading Bear teaches children to read by introducing phonics principles painlessly and systematically, while teaching new vocabulary. We are planning 50 presentations

Methods used by some educators to provide curriculum and resources for E-Safety.

Teaching Tips: Marzano Classroom Instructional Strategies

Examples of classroom instruction.