Teacher Resources

Page Updated June 2022 .

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Activity Calendar  A month-by-month, quick overview of the special events you can celebrate in your classroom.

CK-12 CK-12 is comprised of free, open access resources for both teachers and students including online textbooks, lesson plans, worksheets, and much more. The site has both a student and teacher view, and on the homepage, subjects are broken down by category. Lesson plans include activities, videos, practice worksheets, and many include study aids with flashcards. Interactive activities are available for all subjects on the site, though using this option does require a free account with CK-12. CK-12 is accessible via a web browser but is also available as an app on iOS and Android devices. All FREE!

Calendars  Great for Math Teachers! All of these calendars are 3-dimensional models of the conventional cut-out, fold-up and glue variety.

Canada Ed: Ministries & Departments Canada is a federation of 10 provinces and three territories. Under the Canadian Constitution, provincial governments have exclusive responsibility for all levels of education.

Canada Ed: Includes Ontario and other Provinces Links to all Canadian provincial education websites.

Content Control Software A list of Programs & Services of content filtering software providers for an employer to its personnel, a school to its teachers and/or students, a library to its patrons and/or staff, a parent to a child's computer or computer account or an individual to his or her own computer. Check with your school to see if they already have a content filtering solution in place!

Content Control Software For Parents PC Magazine Article rating the best choices for parents. With Direct links to manufacturers and with details and ratings about their products. 

Content Control Software - Net Nanny Net Nanny reviews web pages in real time and either blocks pornography and other mature content or warns you about it, according to your preferences. Net Nanny includes pre-set monitoring features, which can easily be customized to meet the unique needs of each family member. You decide what type of content is appropriate for everyone. Link to Net Nanny website HERE

Content Control Software - Qustodio Parental control app Qustodio is a highly configurable, easy-to-manage tool for keeping track of your child's activity on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices. Smart filters help kids out of inappropriate content on the internet. Easily set a screen time schedule or a daily time limit for games and apps. Full visibility of your child’s web, social and apps activity across their devices.

Education World Education World is a complete online resource that teachers, administrators and school staff can visit each day to find news briefs on topics that matter to educators, Lesson plans, printables, worksheets and thousands of other classroom-ready resources, EdTech tips and ideas as well as reviews of apps, websites and tech products and A huge library of professional development articles and columns.

Edutopia From the George Lucas foundation. Edutopia is a trusted source shining a spotlight on what works in education. They show teachers how they can adopt or adapt best practices, and tell stories of innovation and continuous learning in the real world.

FORTRES Keep those “gremlins” (the human kind) out of your computer workstations! More expensive than WINLOCK, but more widely used by public school districts. You lock down the windows desktop features as you see fit. Learning increases as “playtime” decreases.

GoodCharacter.com  If you work with kids, and you need to implement character education tomorrow, and you want some immediate help, this is where to start!

Graphic Organizers  Site contains various graphic organizers. Find organizers such as a flow chart, four-column chart, goal-reasons web, idea wheel, inverted triangle, persuasion map, planning, observation, problem-solution, sequence and tree chart, venn diagram and more.

ICIVICS Founded by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, iCivics aims to provide "students with the tools they need for active participation and democratic action, and teachers with the materials and support to achieve this." All the resources on this site are free.

Ideas for New Teachers and Education Students  ADPRIMA makes available "how to information" on writing lesson plans, writing behavioral objectives, discipline, job interviews, strategic teaching and learning and much more.

K-3 Theme Units  These themes have links to simple crafts, nursery rhymes, coloring book printouts, information, and/or quizzes based on the topic.

Keep Schools Safe  Keep Schools Safe is provided as a resource on violence in schools for teachers, school administrators, parents, and students. The site provides school safety and school violence prevention information in the form of opinion only. They are not safety experts, each school community must decide what to do on their own, the site exists just to help along the way.

Mars For Teachers The not-so-distant planet Mars has fascinated students for generation, and these days we know more than ever about the Red Planet. This special Mars for Educators section of the NASA website features a wealth of great resources for teachers.

Military Career Guide Online, The Defense Manpower Data Center  The Today’s Military Web site is brought to you by the United States Department of Defense. The purpose of this site seeks to educate parents, teachers, and others about the opportunities and benefits available to young people in the military today.

Nuclear Connect  STEM educators may want to peruse this collection of classroom resources offered by the American Nuclear Society (ANS). These resources include classroom experiments and lesson plans, as well as downloadable fact sheets and posters. These educational materials are hosted by the Center for Nuclear Science and Technology Information, an outreach initiative of the ANS that seeks to "encourage and inspire fun nuclear education for K-12 students.

Ocean Literacy Courses The world's oceans are enormously influential for life on Earth (both human and otherwise), but many people do not fully understand or appreciate the complexities of oceans and their impact on human lives. To help address this, the non-profit organization Ocean Wise has created several online ocean literacy courses that may be of interest to educators, students, and the generally curious. These comprehensive courses are based on the Ocean Literacy Framework, a standards-aligned educational framework developed collaboratively by U.S. scientists, educators, and government agencies.

PE Central What works in Physical Education. The idea of PE Central originally began in Virginia Tech's Health and Physical Education Program. As PE Central moves into the new millennium we hope to continue to bring visitors the latest information about the teaching of Health and Physical Education.

Puzzlemaker  An online puzzle generator for teachers.

Quiz Star  Create quizzes for students to take and review online. Registration required.

RubiStar  A tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch. Allows you to search for rubrics or create your own.

Search for Private Schools  A powerful, fast and easy to use private school search tool from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Smartboard from Smart Technologies Interactive Displays for Education From the original SMART Board to SMART kapp iQ, our displays have transformed education.  The SMART Learning Suite combines lesson delivery, assessment, student collaboration and game-based learning software into one ultimate education suite. It connects students, teachers and devices to turn lessons into enriching learning experiences. Learn about this technology here!

The Lesson Plans Page   This is a searchable site with a wide scope of plans.

Thinkwave Online Gradebook Free. Keeps track of student grades and report progress to parents. ThinkWave Educator 3.0 comes with an easy-to-use interface that requires no extra training. Multiple classes are managed within a single gradebook. Teachers are free to use standard points-based grading or opt for letter grades, checks and other custom grading scenarios. Thinkwave also supports assignment weighting and the ability to create custom assignment types. Generates streamlined, ready-to-print PDF reports. The basic version of the software is free. A premium license available at $49.95 per year entitles you to technical support and 100 GB of storage space.

US Colleges, Community Colleges, & Universities by State (by Region)  Browse a listing by state of schools, colleges, and universities located in the United States. For Guidance Counselors.

WebQuest.org You've arrived at the most complete and current source of information about the WebQuest Model. Whether you're an education student new to the topic or an experienced teacher educator looking for materials, you'll find something here to meet your needs.

Welcome to O*Net Online  The O*NET database provides information regarding the necessary skills, abilities, technical requirements, and work involved in numerous occupational capacities. Students and teachers may use the database to facilitate career exploration.

WINLOCK by Crystal Office Tired of students changing Windows default settings, deleting icons and doing all sorts of “monkeyshines” with your workstations? Winlock locks down the windows desktop so students work only with the programs and features YOU want them to! Less than $20/workstation/year. Call for academic pricing!