[Dcmosls] Resources

[Charles O'Bryan]

Good morning,

So many resources and so little time to explore them.  I hope that some of the educator resources provided here will help meet your information seeking needs.
	
ReadWriteThink
http://www.readwritethink.org/
ReadWriteThink, established in April of 2002, is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Verizon Foundation.  NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.

ARTSEDGE
http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment. 

EconEdLink
http://www.econedlink.org/
A premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students

EDSITEment
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
EDSITEment is a partnership among the National Endowment for the Humanities, Verizon Foundation, and the National Trust for the Humanities.  EDSITEment offers a treasure trove for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies. 

Smithsonian's History Explorer
http://historyexplorer.americanhistory.si.edu/
Smithsonian's History Explorer was developed by the National Museum of American History in partnership with the Verizon Foundation to offer hundreds of free, innovative online resources for teaching and learning American history.  The site is designed for use by K-12 teachers and students, afterschool program providers, families, and individuals interested in lifelong learning.  History Explorer's resources focus on learning history by "reading" objects for the stories they hold about the nation and its many peoples. Learning activities feature artifacts selected from over 3 million items in the Museum's collections, and draw on the expertise of the Museum's renowned curatorial staff.

Illuminations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students. With 100,000 members and 250 affiliates, NCTM is the world’s largest organization dedicated to improving math education in preK‑12.
Illuminations is designed to:
    * Provide Standards-based resources that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students.
    * Provide materials that illuminate the vision for school mathematics set forth in Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. 

Literacy Network
http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/
Literacy Network delivers free, top-quality online educational resources for literacy instruction and lifelong learning for adults and family literacy programs. The content on TLN strengthens literacy development, creativity and critical thinking skills for success in the 21st Century.

National Geographic Xpeditions
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
Xpeditions is home to the U.S. National Geography Standards—and to thousands of ideas, tools, and interactive adventures that bring them to life.

Science Netlinks
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/
The Thinkfinity partnership provides free, Internet-based content across academic disciplines. Science NetLinks' role is to provide a wealth of standards-aligned resources for K-12 science educators, including lesson plans, interactives and reviewed Internet resources. Science NetLinks is a dynamic site with new content being added on a regular basis, so check back often.

Enjoy!

Chuck

Charles O'Bryan
School Library System, Coordinator
DCMO BOCES
6678 County Road 32
Norwich, NY  13815

Tel: 607.335.1371
Fax: 607.336.6518