Monday, October 25, 2010

Free Curriculum Resources

Hello again! Here are a few websites that offer free resources for teachers. Browse them and see if anything is useful. Good Luck!
 
ADLIT.ORG
AdLit.org is a national multimedia project offering information and resources to the parents and educators of struggling adolescent readers and writers. Many of the nation's top education researchers have launched new studies into topics such as how best to teach reading in the academic content areas, how best to teach writing at the high-school level, and how best to support the literacy development of adolescent English language learners.

AdLit.org's mission is to distill this literacy research and share best-practice information to as many people as possible through the power and reach of the Internet .Adlit.org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by a major grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

Council for Economic Education
The Council for Economic Education offers many programs promoting economic literacy in the United States and across the globe. They advocate for better and greater school-based economic and personal finance education at the K-12 level.

A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students is available, as well as a comprehensive guide to teaching economics and personal finance using the Internet, including model lessons and templates for creating effective lesson plans on your own.

Edsitement
EDSITEment offers a treasure trove for teachers searching for high-quality material on the internet in a wide range of subject areas. The EDSITEment experience includes online lesson plans in Arts & Culture, Literature & Language Arts, History & Social Studies, and Foreign Language which help to promote active learning. All websites linked to EDSITEment have been reviewed for content, design, and educational impact in the classroom.
They cover a wide range of humanities subjects, from American history to literature, world history and culture, language, art, and archaeology, and have been judged by humanities specialists to be of high intellectual quality.
LDONLINE.ORG
Is the world's leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month. The site features hundreds of helpful articles, multimedia, monthly columns by noted experts, first person essays, children’s writing and artwork, a comprehensive resource guide, very active forums, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products. ldonline.org is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital, and is funded by a major grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

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