Amsco School Publications, Inc.
Main Web site: www.amscopub.com
E-Store: http://www.efastcom.com/AMSCOPUB/control/main
Blog: http://amscoextra@blogspot.com
English Language Arts
ESL Study Hall. George Washington University
Resources for ESL students
http://home.gwu.edu/~meloni/eslstudyhall
Folger Shakespeare Library
LEO: Literacy Education Online
Handouts on various writing topics
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu
Merriam-Webster Word Central
Dictionary tools and vocabulary activities
www.wordcentral.com
MIT Libraries Literature Resources
Comprehensive site with resources for the analysis and teaching of literature
libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/literature
National Council of Teachers of English
Poets.org. Academy of American Poets
Poetry, poems, and poet bios
www.poets.org/index.php
Project Gutenberg
Online literature catalog
www.gutenberg.org
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Writing and grammar resources for students
owl.english.purdue.edu
ReadWriteThink
Lesson resources for English language arts teachers
www.readwritethink.org
Teen Ink
Publisher of teen writing and artwork
www.teenink.com
YALSA. Young Adult Library Services Association
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/yalsa.cfm
Foreign Languages
American Association of Teachers of French
www.frenchteachers.org/
American Association of Teachers of German
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Information and resources to promote and improve world languages instruction
www.actfl.org
Digital Dialects
Language-Learning Games for Several Languages
www.digitaldialects.com/
ESL Partyland
A fun place to learn English
www.eslpartyland.com
E-Spanish
Online resources for Spanish-language learning.
www.e-spanyol.hu/en/
Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources. California State University, Northridge
www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslsp.html
French Assistant.com
Free online French lessons with audio
www.frenchassistant.com/
Language Learning Library
Free Online Language Learning Resources for Several Languages
www.languagelearninglibrary.org/german/index.html
Learn French Language.org
Free French language course
www.learnfrenchlanguage.org/
National K–12 Foreign Language Resource Center
Nova Roma
Online resources for Latin
www.novaroma.org/nr/Online_resources_for_Latin
Real Academia Española
Spanish usage and grammar
www.rae.es
Wikilengua del español
Site with information about Spanish varieties, dialects, and culture
www.wikilengua.org
Zapitalian.com
Free online Italian lessons with audio
www.zapitalian.com/
Mathematics
The Math Forum @ Drexel
Hosts math newsgroups, Ask Dr. Math, online links to other math resources
www.mathforum.org/
Wolfram MathWorld
Like Wikipedia but written by actual scientists and mathematicians. Definitions and explanations can be trusted.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Jefferson Math Project
New York Regent’s archive and resources
www.jmap.org
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Texas Instruments Activities Exchange
Technology activities for the classroom
education.ti.com/educationportal/activityexchange/activity_list.do?cid=us
Math Bits
Secondary-level lesson plans and activities in math and computer programming.
www.mathbits.com
AlgebraLAB
Online learning environment focused on topics and skills from high school mathematics that students need for science courses
www.algebralab.org/lessons/lesson.aspx
Science
Exploring Nature
A natural science resource for students and educators.
www.exploringnature.org
Google Earth
Satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3-D buildings, etc.
earth.google.com/
Learn. Genetics. University of Utah
Teacher resources, lesson plans, virtual labs, and simulations
gslc.genetics.utah.edu
NASA S’COOL (Students’ Cloud Observations Online)
http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/index.php
PhET Project. University of Colorado
Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena.
phet.colorado.edu/index.php
Science Daily
The latest research news
www.sciencedaily.com/
Tides & Currents
Lesson plans and interactive maps
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/station_retrieve.shtml?type=Current+Data
The Virtual Museum of Minerals and Molecules
http://virtual-museum.soils.wisc.edu/displays.html
U.S. Geological Survey
World Wide Metric
Metric conversion calculators
http://www.worldwidemetric.com/metcal.htm
Social Studies
Ancient History Sourcebook
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
Best of History Web Sites
Links to over 1,200 history sites, K–12 lesson plans, teacher‘s guides, activities, etc.
www.besthistorysites.net/LessonPlans.shtml
Census Bureau Statistics
Civics Online
C-SPAN Classroom
Resources for teaching civics and U.S. government
www.c-spanclassroom.org/
Historic Maps in K–12 Classrooms
Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies. California State University, Northridge
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/plans.html
Medieval History Sourcebook
World history documents
www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
Modern History Sourcebook
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
National Archives
www.archives.gov/historical-docs
National Council for the Social Studies
National Geographic Xpeditions
Lesson plans and activities based on the U.S. National Geography Standards
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Annual collection of economic, demographic, and government statistics
www.census.gov/compendia/statab
U.S. History Documents
Library of Congress
www.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
U.S. History Topics. Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Teaching and learning resources from federal agencies
http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=178
Virtual Middle School Library: Social Studies
Instructional resources for teachers and parents
http://www.sldirectory.com/teachf/socsci.html
Women in World History, George Mason University
Primary source archives, curricula and more
http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/
The World Factbook
Annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
General Interest
AP Central, College Board
Advanced Placement course and exam information
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com
Center on Instruction
In-depth information on research-based instruction
www.centeroninstruction.org
DonorsChoose.org
An online charity connecting donors to classrooms in need
http://www.donorschoose.org/
EdSITEment
Lesson plans and resources from the National Endowment for the Humanities
http://edsitement.neh.gov
Eric—Education Resources Information Center
Resource for lesson plans and research articles
http://eric.ed.gov
FREE—Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
A variety of resources across subject areas
http://free.ed.gov
Smithsonian Education
The Teacher’s Page. Library of Congress
Teacher Tube
A venue for sharing educational videos among teachers, schools, and home learners
www.teachertube.com
teAchnology
Online teacher resources from worksheets to discussion forums
www.teach-nology.com/
U.S. Department of Education
Visible Thinking (Project Zero at Harvard)
Learn about visible thinking and the ideals, routines, and activities that can create a culture of thinking in K-12 schools
http://pzweb.harvard.edu/vt/VisibleThinking_html_files/VisibleThinking1.html
WatchKnow
Thousands of short videos and other media at all levels in all subjects
http://www.watchknow.org/