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There are many places to find lesson plans on the internet. The places I have listed are among the better places to start. Use them as they are or as a springboard to enhance your own creative ideas. Large Collections of Lesson Plans Score California has put together a huge collection of lessons and activities to parallel their standards. Some are very good. PBS Teacher Connex There is a big collection of lesson plans to supplement the programs shown on PBS. The WebQuest Page Here is a growing collection of lessons with varying degrees of interactivity. Many are done by teachers taking classes at universities. The Gateway - thousands of great ideas that are indexed by grade or subject Mr. Donn's Ancient History Lessons A great collection with something for everyone's taste. ED's Oasis Good interactive lessons are here. Check out the "masters" and "treasure zone" sections. NASA Spacelink Instructional Materials They have lots of materials which require Adobe Acrobat Reader Teachers First - multifaceted site with much to offer Edsitement - a varied collection of lesson plans with an excellent calendar feature to include lessons about events of the past that happened for each day of the month. Global School House The Projects area provides an integrated list from many sources. Connections+ Internet resources--lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources--linked with corresponding subject-area content standards The Jason Project New adventures with many lessons are planned several times a year. Access Excellence great science activities updated regularly Small Collections and Individual Lesson Plans Decisioms, Decisions current issue topics are explored Tales Teachers share projects which have been successful. Exploring the Environment - an excellent part of the NASA classroom of the Future Iron Science Teacher - multimedia presentations from the Exploratorium Titanic Simulate a trial. Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust dozens of lesson plans, web resources, primary resoruces and more Lesson Planning great ideas and web links for them Online Resources For the "Our Changing Earth" from the Franklin Institute Modules and Lessons from NASA classroom of the future are well done Educational Activities links and space related information from the Ceres Project USA Today's Classline connects the headlines to the curriculum New York Times Learning Network targets one or two topics Teaching Mathematics... simple ideas with real life applications The CERES Project - Cooperative between the U. of Montana and NASA for Teaching Astronomy Mathline great activities from PBS Math Activities for Teachers varied ideas and resources Math activities that are Fun! Fun! Fun! some great ideas Exploring Data super math activities by grade level Science Education Gateway - on-line modules The Bridge Ocean Scineces Education Center has some great activities Instructional Resources by Subject Area great ideas from Artsedge Professional Organizations and Information National Education Association Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development National Council for Social Studies National Science Teachers Association National Council of Teachers of Mathematics National Council of Teachers of English American Library Association National Art Education Association National Middle School Association Middle Web Lots of resources for middle school teachers and parents Ask Eric Information plus the ability to search Eisenhower National ClearingHouse Great site for math and science education Eric Clearing House on Assessment and Evaluation MCREL Dedicated to improving the quality of schools and education NCREL fosters researching and implementing best practices US Department of Education News and resources EDLaw provides information on laws relating to education E-Law pertinent articles, information, and links Standards by State an alphabetical listing of links Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios describes and discusses the use of technology to support alternative assessment from a number of perspectives. School.Net locate a school anywhere in the world < On and About the Internet and Teaching Challenge 2000 - Project-based Learning with Mulitmedia - comprehensive site with examples Teaching with Electronic Technology long list of good examples to scroll through. Pick out those that interest you. More than Just Key Pals Links to where to find them and how to build a good project. Hot Topics From the University of Michigan Intercultural E-Mail Connections a free service to help teachers and classes link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges Empowering Student Learning with Web Publishing - one of the best guideline sites available K-12 Connection - Links to a wide variety of topics and resources The George Lucas Foundation - great e-zine, e-resources, and information Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - some a quite good and the subject index makes them easy to find Astronomical Data Center - specializes in archiving and distributing collections of data that have been published by professional astronomers EPA Environmental Center - find projects, data, and information here USGS Learning Web - Excellent resources for Geography, Biology, Geology, and Hydrology Professional Magazines and Newsletters Trailblazer Magazine - part of the ExploraNet project in North Carolina Education World News, sites, lessons, and more updated weekly Education Week on the Web up-to-date information in 'zine form Technology and Learning keeps you up to date on the latest research into the impact of technology on education. Teacher Magazine Articles and information from the magazine Teaching K-8 e-zine highlights current articles and great ideas Education & Computer Connection has a nice newsletter too Middle Web news, resources, and articles of interest American School Board Journal covers timely issues Electronic Journal of Science Education great current resources from the University of Nevada at Reno fromnowon free down-to-earth newsletter - be sure to subscribe |