Resources for your Classroom: Overview

A central source for what works in education maintained by the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences

Provides access to over 5,000 children's picture books that can be used in designing curricular units for K-12 students, including abstracts and keywords. Keywords include topics, concepts, and skills browsable by subject-based hierarchies and alphabetically. (Choice Review)

Free sites offer tools and resources for content collaboration, content resources with lesson plans, curriculum sharing, digital storytelling, and other resources.

RefSeek's guide to the 25 best sites for free teacher resources. All listed sites offer lessons, classroom activities, and printouts for free though most require account registration.

List of best websites for all types of history. Over 1,200 history websites that can supplement lesson plans, and links to lesson plans, activities, games, quizzes, and more (for K-12 history classes)

With worksheets, games and much more for K-12, in all subjects, every teacher should be able to find something useful.

Free educational resources for middle school to college.

Rutgers University's National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) conducts and communicates research to support high-quality, effective early childhood education for all young children. Offers independent, research-based advice and technical assistance to policy makers, journalists, researchers, and educators.

Educational and advocacy organization for Social Studies Teachers at all levels.

National educational and advocacy organization for Math teachers at all levels.

A professional association of educators in English Studies, Literacy and Language Arts.

Largest membership organization dedicated to improving science instruction and increasing public awareness of science education. Publications for educators at all levels, national and regional conferences, position papers.

The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a not-for-profit, membership organization working to keep evolution and climate science in public school science education.

CLE is an advocacy group whose mission is to provide equal educational opportunities for all. This page provides links to information about all their issues & goals

Advocacy organization that promotes public education through state school board associations.

Includes issues for Congress, NEA legislative priorities, federal policy guide, and a congressional report card.