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Achieve
www.achieve.org
The web site of Achieve, Inc., a bipartisan, nonprofit organization created by governors and business leaders that helps states raise academic standards, and improves assessments and strength accountability—goals designed to prepare young people for postsecondary education, work, and citizenship. The web site presents educational profiles of specific states, educational campaigns, desirable educational achievements that students should seek at different grade levels, and other related subjects.
American President: An Online Reference Resource (Miller Center of Public Affairs)
www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident
A comprehensive collection of material about all of the presidents of the United States. The site contains essays about each president and their lives before, during, and after their presidential terms. It contains essays of the presidents at work as well as the history and evolution of presidential duties.
Biography
www.biography.com
This site of the Biography Channel of the A&E Television Network presents biographies of famous and historical figures—past and present. This information includes segments such as: videos, people, topics, games, television, and born on this day.
Educator’s Reference Desk
www.eduref.org
This web site, a product of the Information Institute of Syracuse, provides 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ responses to questions. Its resource guides present information on counseling, educational levels, educational management, educational technology, evaluation, family life, general education, librarianship, reference, specific populations, subjects, and teaching.
Education Week
www.EdWeek.org
Education Week is a weekly periodical for educators to keep up to date on education news and reports. This site is their online newspaper.
Education World
www.EducationWorld.com
This site is a comprehensive teacher resource center. It includes lesson plans and hundreds of articles on topics such as classroom management, ideas to make students’ first days easier and using technology in education. It also has links to customizable classroom web pages and educational newsletters.
FedStats
www.fedstats.gov
Contains statistics from more than 100 U.S. government agencies. Subjects include economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production, and other subjects. Information may be called up by topic, program/subject area, agencies, and other ways. A site, Map Stats for Kids, is targeted at students from elementary to high school. The web pages of the agencies that are on this site include fun facts, games, project ideas, and career information.
K-12 Resources for Music Educators
www.isd77.k12.mn.us/music/k-12music
Resources for music educators and students. Contains links to web sites of music resources in band, choral, orchestra, classroom, and all music categories.
Organization of American Historians OAH History Teacher Resource Center
www.oah.org/teaching
The center provides links to information about publications, resources, and activities for teachers of history. Among the categories are classroom resources; other resources; conferences and professional networking; Department of Education, Teaching American History grants; and benchmarks and guidelines for U.S. history teaching. The OAH mission is to promote excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history.
Peace Corps Partnership Program
www.PeaceCorps.gov/wws
The Peace Corps offers opportunities for young Americans to serve their country by living and working in developing countries. The World Wise Schools matches up Peace Corps volunteers in the field with U.S. classroom teachers in which students in the classroom learn about the people, geography, environment, and culture of the world from the direct experience of volunteers living in other countries. The Educators segment of the web site provides teachers in schools information about such subjects as connecting with a volunteer, lesson plans, volunteer stories, finding a speaker, and service matters.
Refdesk
www.RefDesk.com
A comprehensive internet resource for teachers and students containing links to web sites organized to provide readers needing thumbnail snapshots, a studied approach, and in-depth exploration in many different subjects. Among its resources are dictionaries and encyclopedias, periodicals and literature, “today in history,” “today’s pictures,” and news sources. Subject categories include facts/internet, philosophy, religion, social sciences, language, natural sciences, applied sciences, art/entertainment, literature, and geography/history.
Sites for Teachers
www.SitesForTeachers.com
Hundreds of educational sites rated by popularity can be found on this website.
Thomas (Library of Congress)
thomas.loc.gov/home/abt_thom.html
This site of the Library of Congress contains federal legislative information. As such, it provides information on bills and resolutions, activity in Congress, committee information, and other subjects. Its resources for teachers include classroom activities, lesson plans, and guides to congressional information.
Turnitin.com
www.turnitin.com
Turnitin.com is a site designed for teachers and students and sponsored by iParadigms, LLC. iParadigms is a group of dedicated professionals who are committed to stopping plagiarism in schools. Teachers or students can submit written work online to be compared against the site’s database of previous works. Papers are checked for familiar phrases and words resulting in a report highlighting any suspect passages. The site also provides students the ability to have their papers peer reviewed by other students and provides teachers with software to electronically correct papers and keep track of grades.
U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov
Site contains statistical and other information about U.S. people and households (e.g., population estimates, housing, state median income), business and industry (e.g., economic indicators, business owners, foreign trade), geography (e.g., maps), and newsroom (e.g., news releases, facts for features). In addition, the site has a segment for teachers and students, which contains Census data as well as teaching kits (K-4, 5-8, 9-12, adult ESL literacy) and reference materials about the Census Bureau.
U.S. Department of Labor—Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
www.bls.gov
The BLS is a national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical information about inflation and consumer spending; wages, earnings, and benefits; productivity; safety and health; international matters; occupations; demographics; employment and other subjects.
U.S. Government Web Sites for Parents and Educators (Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids)
BensGuide.gpo.gov/pt/subject.html
The site, provided by the U.S. Government Printing Office, has learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. It shows how students can use electronic access to information resources. Its resources for teachers include library, classroom activities, case studies, curriculum framework, and resources.
The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
www2.etown.edu/vl
Online links to sources of information on foreign policy subjects.

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