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Find Books & Media - Select search type or Advanced Search Guide to Research in EDUCATION LOCATING BOOKS - access to catalog Library of Congress Numbers: Tier 3 Education (General) L, History of Education LA, Theory & Practice of Education LB, Special Aspects of Education LC, Individual Institutions LD - LG, College & School Magazines & Papers LH, Student Fraternities & Societies LJ, Textbooks LT LOCATING K-12 WEB SITES There are many, many, many more Internet websites in the field of education than are listed on this page. If you would like to suggest an Internet website to list on the page or have a comment about any of the websites listed on this page, please contact Lynda Hanley, Education and Outreach Librarian, at hanleyl@mville.edu. Association for Library Services to Children http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm An American Library Association site for children with links in the following areas - animals, the arts, history & biography, literature & language, look it up, mathematics & computers, science and social science. Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/bluewebn/index.cfm Consists of an online library of Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, grade level and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references & tools). Hosted by AT&T Knowledge Ventures. Children's Literature: Awards and Prizes http://www.childrenslit.com/award.html Award lists from a variety of sources that award prizes and children's and young adult literature. Complete Works of William Shakespeare http://shakespeare.mit.edu/works.html M.I.T. site with the complete works of the Bard’s plays. Daily Lesson Plan http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/ Resource for grades 6 - 12 lesson plans developed in a partnership between The New York Times on the Web Learning Network and the Bank Street College of Education. Discovery Channel School http://school.discovery.com/ Provides innovative teaching materials - teaching tools, lesson plans, on TV - plus useful & enjoyable resources for students and advice for parents. Education World http://www.education-world.com/ Their motto "the educator's best friend". Has a choice of links for lesson planning, professional development and administrator's desk. The Educator's Reference Desk™ http://www.eduref.org/ From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator's Reference Desk provides high-quality resources (resource guides and lesson plans) and services to the education community EdutopiaOnline http://www.edutopia.org/ Sponsored by the George Lucas Educational Foundation - documents and disseminates models of the most innovative practices in K - 12 schools. Web links in three categories - innovative classrooms, skillful educators and involved communities. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: For Teachers and Students http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/index.html The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers a variety of online resources to assist teachers and students. The Institute offers professional development opportunities for educations, provides documents and exercises for classroom use, and encourages excellence in student writing with essay prizes. Grand Canyon Explorer http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/ The Grand Canyon National Park Home Page with fantastic virtual tours for students interested in learning more about this national treasure. International Education and Resource Network http://www.iearn.org/ Non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world. Instructor Magazine http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/index.htm Leading teachers’ magazine has ideas, lesson plans and resources. Published by Scholastic, Inc. Internet Special Education Resources http://www.iser.com/ Nationwide directory of professionals, organizations, and schools that serve the learning disabilities and special education communities. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ Hosted by Discovery Education this site offers a comprehensive list of sites categorized by subject, is useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth, and is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. LD OnLine http://www.ldonline.org/ This web site is a national educational service of WETA-TV, the PBS station in Washington, D.C. and is a comprehensive web site on learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 250,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month. The Library of Congress: Teachers http://www.loc.gov/teachers/ The mission of the Library of Congress is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and t sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. The Teachers section offers lesson plans, activities, digital items, and much more. The Literacy Web http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/ Created and maintained by Dr. Donald J. Leu and Julie Coiro at the University of Connecticut, the Literacy Web is designed to promote the use of the Internet as a tool to assist classroom teachers in their search for best practices in literacy instruction. Marco Polo: New York http://www.nyiteez.org/MarcoPoloNY/ The Marco Polo Consortium includes both content partners and a state network to facilitate professional development and alignment of Thinkfinity lesson plans to New York State Curriculum standards. Program of the Verizon Foundation and New York State Teacher Centers. Designed, aligned, and supported by NYIT. The Math Forum @ Drexel http://mathforum.org/ The leading online resource for improving math learning, teaching, and communication since 1992. We are teachers, mathematicians, researchers, students, and parents using the power of the Web to learn math and improve math education. Multicultural Education Internet Resource Guide http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/Multi.html Guide to over 50 web site to assist multicultural educators in locating educational resources on the Internet. Site created and maintained by Dr. Jon Reyhner. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration http://www.nasa.gov/ Offers educational resources, history, news and other information. National Archives: For Educators and Students http://www.archives.gov/education/ The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent federal agency responsible for preserving and making available the documents and material created in the course of business conducted by the U.S. government. The Digital Classroom is the National Archives' gateway for resources about primary sources, activities and training for educators and students. National Geographic: Education http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/ The mission of the National Geographic Society is to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge. The education section provides lesson plans, maps & photos, professional development, and current events. PBS Teachers http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ Resources for the classroom including lesson plans, content area information, and online activities found elsewhere on PBS Online with original activities and professional development opportunities. A "Get Local" feature allows teachers to receive information from their local PBS member station about education resources close to home. Resources for Science Learning http://www.fi.edu/learn/ The Franklin Institute's Center for Innovation in Science Learning (CISL) provides this website where users can find online science content, resources and professional development opportunities for educators, and information about CISL initiatives. Scholastic: Teachers http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/teach.jsp A section of the Scholastic, Inc. web site aimed at teachers and providing free tools and resources from the classroom. SeaWorld: Just for Teachers http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/index.htm Sea World / Busch Gardens - provides a link for teachers with teacher guides and classroom activities. Smithsonian Education http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/ Smithsonian Education is the central website for the Smithsonian Institution and provides access to information and resources for educators, families, and students. StarChild http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html A learning center for young astronomers hosted by The High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center/Goddard Space Flight Center/National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Teaching with the Internet http://www.schoollink.org/twin/ Hosted by Dr. Sheila O. Gersh, City College of New York Center for School Development, this site includes links to a multitude of sites in a variety of areas providing Internet teaching resources. Verizon Thinkfinity - Literacy, Education and Technology http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx This site is built upon the Verizon Foundation's flagship education program formerly known as Verizon Marco Polo and the Foundation's comprehensive online resource for literacy, the Thinkfinity Literacy Network. Features - eight content web sites with lesson plans, interactive content, worksheets, links to panel-reviewed web sites; professional development program plus more. The WebQuest Page http://webquest.org/index.php Site designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest Model to teach with the Web.