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This page has links for teachers to websites that address educational issues such as SOLs, instructional delivery, testing and assessment, lesson plans, block scheduling, and websites that may have content which could be developed into lessons. Websites with general resources often are divided into specific curriculum areas, so it may be worth your time to explore them. Specific curriculum areas follow the general resources. Teachers are also encouraged to investigate the links in the Dewey area(s) appropriate to their subject(s). (If this is your first time using GeoLibrary, please read the Suggestions for using GeoLibrary. Also note that there is a website to help you determine if a work came from an Internet source.

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General Education Resources ** Lesson Plans - General ** Art & Music Education **
Business and Economics Education ** English ** Foreign Language ** Science & Mathematics ** Social Studies ** Special Education ** Elementary Education ** Middle School/Jr Hi **
Testing and Assessment ** Copyright ** Instructional Television ** Journals and Magazines Online ** Professional Organizations ** Technology/Computers/Internet ** Tech Prep ** Block Scheduling ** Miscellaneous
There are links at the bottom of this page and every page on GeoLibrary to link to other GeoLibrary pages.

Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools
Teaching Virginia SOL
Virginia - Standards of Learning -- First Lady Roxane Gilmore
Va. Standards of Learning Objectives. Units, Lesson Plans & Bibliography
The SOLAR (Standards of Learning and Resources) Classroom
Ed Media Labs at JMU --
Developing Educational Standards - Virginia
Virginia SOL Assessments - 1998 SamplesSample tests bu grade and subject
Teaching the VA SOLs - University of Richmond


Internet Educational Testing & Assessment -- Item banks using VA SOLs --so far for grades 2 - 8

GeoLibrary Resources for Standards of Learning by Subject
-- websites for each specific SOL -- UNDER CONSTRUCTION



General Educational Resources

Ask ERIC
U S Department of Education
Internet Resources for Teacher Education __ James Madison Univ. -- web evaluation, education resources, multicultural, more

Education Resources
Education World - Where Educators Go To Learn


Welcome to EDSITEment! -- National Endowment for the Humanities
Educational Hotlists @ The Franklin Institute**
Classroom Connect
K12 World -- classroom goodies, lesson plans, Internet live camera links
Web 66 -- resources to help K-12 schools get on the web
Verizon WORLD SCHOOL
Welcome to TeachNet.com -- Magazine--Lesson ideas, resources and links
TeachNet.org
Education Index -- Guide to best & most useful education related web sites
World Lecture Hall -- links to online course materials posted by universities on subjects from accounting to zoology
Calendars - a Guide to Locating Events for Each Day of the Year -- Historical, birthdays, specific subjects, holidays & festivals
Puzzlemaker -- create word search, crosswords, number blocks, math squares, etc
Education Week on the Web -- Ed. Week, Teacher Mag., In Context, Special Reports,...
School Improvement Research Series
Teachers Section - Main Index Page for Teachers -- Australian site
K-12 Sources - Curriculum - Lesson Plans
InTech 2000 Forum -- lesson ideas and urls by subject area

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Lesson Plans--General

PedagoNet...The Learning Resource Center -- Resources database, Post or request learning resources
Interactive Teaching and Learning Tool
Structures -- lesson plans and ideas
Argus Clearinghouse
Community Learning Network
Schoolhouse - Encarta Lesson Collection
McREL - Hotlinls by Subject -- Lesson plans, activities, web resources by subject area
MEGAlinks for Teachers
Internet Schoolhouse
The Internet Schoolhouse -- 21st Century Learning
Teachers Helping Teachers -- lesson plans, fourms, ideas,etc.
Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library -- Online lessons, activities, projects, resources, references & tools
Teachers.Net -- online reference desk, lesson plan exchange, active chat board
Yahoo Education Resources
The Future of Networking Technologies for Learning Index
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Reference
Virtual Reference Library -- James Madison Univ - links to atlases, almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, calculators,...**
Virtual Reference Desk for Educators



Art and Music Education

McREL Hot Links - The Arts
KODAK: Education - History
Crayola Creativity Central/a> -- lesson plans, art techniques, more
Animation Factory's Mediabuilder
The Pixel Foundary -- Tips, tricks, and resources for web designers, photoshop users and graphic artists.
Photoshop Professional Tips and Tricks
GIF Animation Tips from the Web Diner
Imagemap Authoring Guide and Tutorial Sites
Music Education & more


Business and Economics

EconEdLink -- includes economics lesson plans
Business/Personal Law Lesson Plans and Links
Washington State Courts - Education - High School Lesson Plans
GroupWeb.com: Business Law - Consumer Protection
Law Talk - Business and Personal Finance -- sound clips - Indiana Univ. School of Law
Business Law Site... -- Federal and state law and agencies, Legal research sites, Business and high-tech law, Tax and legal forms
Welcome to Court TV Online
Laws Online -- The Internet's permier listing of WWW sited dealing with all aspects of law
Internet Law Library -- Lawguru.com
Lawguru.com - Legal Research Page
The Lemon Car Page

Special Education

The BIG PAGE of Special Education
Indie -- for disabled students, including adaptive technology, rehabilitation, ...
LD OnLIne: Learning Disabilities Information and Resources
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Elementary Education

Grades 3-5 teachers
Everyday Mathematics: Engaging Lessons -- grades K - 6

Middle School/Jr. Hi

Grades 6-9 teachers
MiddleWeb
SmartFun Online
USGS: What to Maps Show? -- grades 5 - 8
The Teacher's Resource -- JMU -- middle school social studies resources

Testing and Assessment

Internet Educational Testing & Assessment -- Item banks using VA SOLs --so far for grades 2 - 8
Educational Testing Service -- testing & test prep, financial aid, etc.

Copyright

Fair use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
ILTweb5 Projects: Copyright Guide: Index
SUL: Copyright and Fair Use -- Stanford University Libraries
Saying �Yes� Instead of �No�: Promoting the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia by Connie Bakker MultiMedia Schools � May/June 2000

Instructional Television; Educational Media Reviews & Evaluation

PBS Teacher Connex -- instructional television & curriculum integration
PBS
A&E: Escape the Ordinary : A&E Classroom
Discovery School
History Channel [Classroom]
Spacelink - Education Schedule -- NASA
Spacelink - NASA TV Educational Programs
The Weather Channel -- includes tv schedule & weather news
EvaluTech
Laser Learning Technologies -- reviews of videodiscs, CDs, & other educational media; photos, clipart, fonts for teachers
Using Instructional Television
Spacelink - Curriculum Support -- NASA
National Educational Technology Standards: Raising the Bar by Degrees by Jerry Bennett MultiMedia Schools � May/June 2000


Journals and Magazines Online

ISTE Learning and Leading with Technology Archive
MultiMedia Schools
Smart Computing
PC Magazine

Professional Organizations

ISTE
NCTM
National Science Teachers Association
Society for Industrial & Applied mathematics -- exchange ideas about use of math in industry
Welcome to the American Music Conference -- National Standards for Arts Education from American Music Educators
Pathways to School Improvement -- includes technology planning & implementation guide
National Center to Improve Practice -- for special education teachers
Consortium for School Networking Home Page

Technology/Computers/Internet

Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education
Internet Connections| Technology in Education
National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Education Division
Apple K-12 Education

Technology Funding, Planning, & Implementation

Ed-Tech Alert
Planet Innovation -- set of tools for implementing technology
Bill Burrall's Integraging Teelcomputing into the Curriculum Page
21st Century Teachers Network Home Page

Tech Prep

Tech Prep Home Page
Vocational Education Resources
School-to Work: Program Resources - Secondary School Educators Net Link
Curriculum Integration in Secondary Schools - Secondary School Educatiors
Math Forum - Math for Employment: "Tech Prep"
Scnool-to Work: Career Resources - Secondary School Educators Net Links
New Teacher's Guide: Tech=Prep Education Contacts
VT Tech Prep Home Page -- Vermont
Emerging Tech Prep Models

Block Scheduling

Wasson Block Scheduling -- Block scheduling, lesson plans by subject, etc





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Miscellaneous

Carlton -- Help determine if a piece of academic work was obtained from the Internet
Olympics
Ancient Olympics - Online Exercise

Grants and Funding

Researchnet - Funding Information -- semi-weekly briefing on latest federal & non-federal funding opportunities
Availabie grants and grant-writing info
Technogrants Home Page -- Distance Learning Funding Sourcebook
George Lucas Educational Foundation -- seeks to improve teaching and learning through multimedia technology
SAMI Science and Math Initiatives -- Annenberg/CPB -- Mini-grants, info & freebies
GrantsWeb -- Tons of resources & grants-related links
(U.S. Dept. of Ed's) What Should I Know About ED Grants?

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