Resources for Teaching and Learning

SITES FOR TEACHERS

• Academic
  Contrary to public opinion, parents, rather than peers or the
  media, have the greatest influence on their daughter's lives and
  life choices. Expectations and experiences from family and
  community members are more likely to influence girls' decisions
  than their innate abilities.
  
  
• The Faces of Science
  African Americans in the Sciences.
  
  
• Better Ways to Learn
  Making students more interested in learning and preparing
  them for the future. " We need to reinvent the American high
  school to find a way to catch the attention of these young
  people and help them..."
  
  
• Creative Classroom
  If you're a teacher of grades K-6, you've come to the right
  place! Creative Classroom Online is packed with ready-to-use
  ideas, time-saving tips, and practical advice from experts and
  readers like you.
  
  
• Earth Sense
  Project EarthSense is a K-12 environmental education program
  developed in response to the need to address math and science
  education reform. Two areas of science and technology form the
  basis of Project EarthSense, remote sensing and hydrology, which
  provide a more comprehensive, balanced approach to environmental
  education rely on lecture and hand's-on activities both in the classroom and in the field.
  
  
• Earth & Sky
  Welcome to the Teacher's Lounge. We want Earth & Sky to be
  a part of your classroom. We produce daily radio and Internet
  broadcasts, transcripts, "More Info" on daily script topics, special
  Web articles, and printed teacher's materials.
  
  
• Eyes of Time
  A web page designed to help teachers. Links for more
  information about ecology, music, foreign languages, sciences,
  math, physics etc.
  
  
• For the Future
  High Schools That Work is the nation's first large-scale effort
  to combine challenging academic courses and modern
  vocational studies to raise the academic achievement and
  career preparation of all high school students.
  
  
• Kid Source
  A Great resource for parents and teachers who want kids of all ages to learn.
  
  
• Learning by design
  The ultimate goal is for every student to develop the ability to
  live in harmony with the natural environment and the skills to
  appreciate, evaluate, and contribute to the design of a quality
  human environment.
  
  
• Math Forum
  We are committed to providing discussion opportunities for
  all those interested in math. There's a lot of material on the Web,
  but how good is it, and how does it take advantage of new
  technologies or implement new pedagogy? We have worked with
  teachers, students, and researchers to help them put the best
  of their materials on the Web.
  
  
• MIT
  Many interesting links to sites about computers, sites for kids,
  teaching sites, and many others.
  
  
• NASA
  NASA educational program and headquarters.
  
  
• NASA JSC
  We're devoted to studying the solar system and sharing the
  excitement of space exploration with the public. Discover how
  the plants were formed, how they are changing & evolving. There
  is something here for you whether you are a teacher, student,
  scientist, or just a member of the public interested in the planets.
  
  
• On Line Class
  Welcome! On these pages you'll find interdisciplinary, inquiry-
  based units that integrate the Internet into classroom teaching.
  
  
• RBS
  Provides research for improving schools.
  
  
• Schoolnet
  Documents and activities to assist elementary and secondary school
  teachers to integrate sustainable development ideas into their classes.
  
  
• Science Pubs
  Shows teachers and parents how to encourage kids to learn.
  
  
• Strategies
  Iges is an organization founded with the mission to enhance
  international understanding of environmental change and sustainable
  development issues.
  
  
• Tap
  This page includes information and issues relating to K-12
  girls and computing.
  
  
• World Wide Edu
  This page is a compilation of inter-cultural and educational
  programs around the world which welcome international visitors.
  WorldWide Classroom has information about: K-12 schools,
  universities, graduate programs, language immersion courses,
  medical, law, internships, executive training, scholarships/financial
  aid, ESL programs, teen camps, teacher workshops...plus
  planning information.

SITES FOR STUDENTS

• Activeclass
  Active Classroom is committed to providing teachers with
  affordable classroom tested units and activities directly related
  to the intermediate curriculum. The units and activities are fun,
  hands-on, cooperative, engaging and provoke thought. The
  activities and units fit into national curriculum standards and
  are reviewed by master teachers and curriculum specialists
  prior to being classroom tested.
  
  
• Classroom
  Interactive quests and journeys. Many interesting options
  and chats with other students or teachers.
  
  
• Creative Classroom
  If you're a teacher of grades K-6, you've come to the
  right place! Creative Classroom Online is packed with
  ready-to-use ideas, time-saving tips, and practical advice
  from experts and readers like you.
  
  
• DrInternet
  Inventors think up clever new things to make life easier
  and more comfortable. Who are these people and how
  do they come up with their ideas?
  
  
• ENC
  Access all of the ENC math and science resources, including
  lessons and activities, classroom links, reform links, and the
  ENC Resource Finder.
  
  
• GeoScience
  Classroom activities in dealing with a variety of topics from the
  fundamentals of understanding waves to preparing a forecast.
  Learn about drifter buoys, sea water salt content and studying
  the ocean from space. Activities about mapping constellations,
  the orbiting planets, and interplanetary distances.
  
  
• How Stuff Works
  A great place to come to learn about how things work in the
  world around you. Ask your own questions.
  
  
• Mars 2030
  What's in store for the future? Visit this site to find out.
  
  
• MIT
  Many interesting links to sites about computers, sites for
  kids, teaching sites, and many others.
  
  
• NASA
  NASA educational program and headquarters.
  
  
• NASA
  There is something here for you whether you are a teacher,
  student, scientist, or just a member of the public interested
  in the planets.
  
  
• Neuroscience for Kids Page
  This site is full of great information on the brain and behavior.
  
  
• Outdoorclassroom
  Outdoor Classroom web site is for teachers and students
  to share successful outdoor activities, inspirational stories,
  and information/resources for teachers about teaching kids
  outside the classroom.
  
  
• Stock Market
  Taking Stock is a multi-grade project focusing on the stock
  market with participants in grades 5 through 12 from California
  to New York to Florida. This integrated thematic project
  begins with 6 activities varying from math to research skills
  to persuasive writing.
  
  
• Zoom
  Zoom School is an on-line elementary school classroom with
  lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood
  activities.