Links for Teachers
Differentiated Curriculum
Virginia Organizations
National Sites for Gifted
Centers for the Gifted
Other Sites for the Gifted
Programs for the Gifted
Gifted
and
Learning Disabled
Profoundly Gifted
Gifted Preschoolers
General Educational Sites
Preschool Sites
Languages
Social Studies
Science/Math
Writing
Arts
Differentiated Curriculum
The BEST Internet Content for Education Available Today!
http://www.marcopolo-education.org
Many Links to differentiated Instruction
http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/rfmslibrarylab/di/differentiated_instruction.htm
Exellent source of Lesson Plans and other Great Teacher Tools
http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/differentiate/planning
Page from the Bertie Kingore
http://www.bertiekingore.com/websites.htm
Everything you wanted to know about Rubrics
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/rubrics.shtml
This site provides an explanation of learning styles and multiple intelligences, how to make a learning
style work for you, and an interactive learning styles test.
http://www.ldpride.net/
Virginia Organizations
The Virginia Association for the Gifted
http://www.vagifted.org
Virginia Department of Education
http://
www.pen.k12.va.us
National and Other State Organizations for Gifted
National Association for Gifted Children
http://www.nagc.org
World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
http://www.worldgifted.org
National PTA
http://www.pta.org/
California Association for the Gifted
http://www.cagifted.org
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
http://www.txgifted.org
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
http://www.sengifted.org
The Gifted Development Center
http://www.gifteddevelopment.com
Centers for the Gifted
National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu
Center for Gifted Education at William and Mary
http://cfge.wm.edu/
The Association for the Gifted (TAG)
http://www.cectag.org
Other Sites of Interest for the Gifted
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org
Free Department of Education Publications
http://www.ed.gov/about/ordering.jsp
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development
http://www.davidsoninstitute.org
Math Forum
http://mathforum.org
Reading Lists and More
http://instruction.aaps.k12.mi.us/website.php?did=115&cat=3
Tasmania Australia
http://www.newtownprimary.tased.edu.au/TeacherResources/Gifted.htm
Programs for Gifted Students
Duke University Talent Identification Program
http://www.tip.duke.edu
Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
http://www.cty.jhu.edu
Stanford University Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY)
http://www-epgy.stanford.edu
Gifted
and
Learning Disabled
LD in Gifted Students.
http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/gifted
Twice-Exceptional
http://www.twicegifted.net/index.htm
Assistive Technology
http://www.ncte.ie/SpecialNeedsICT/TechnologyAdvice/AdviceSheets/ExceptionallyAble/
Profoundly Gifted
Resources
http://ericec.org/fact/gt-profound.html
Exceptionally and Profoundly Gifted: An Underserved Population
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/underserved.htm
Profoundly Gifted Institute
http://www.highlygifted.org/
Gifted Preschoolers
Pre-K Smarties
http://www.preksmarties.com/gifted.htm
General Education Sites
Test Prep Review: Free practice test resources for PRAXIS, ACT, SAT, and more
http://www.testprepreview.com
CNN for students: The news network's education site for students/teachers/parents
http://fyi.cnn.com/fyi
C-SPAN in the classroom: Teaching guides, support materials, broadcast schedules
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/
Encyclopedia Britannica: The reference site from the folks who publish books
http://www.britannica.com
Fact Monster's Almanac: Search all sorts of almanac type questions
http://www.factmonster.com/almanacs.html
I Know That: Fee-based site with activities from preschool - age 11
http://www.iknowthat.com
How stuff works: Guide to the workings of things from soap to jet engines
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Internet Public Library: 27,000+ resources chosen by school librarians and students
http://www.ipl.org/youth
Kidd Safety: Safety info from Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html
National Geographic: Interactive features that bring the world to you
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education
Project Gutenberg: Links to thousand of e-Books in the public domain
http://www.gutenberg.net/index.shtml
The Study Web: Tools including dictionary, thesaurus, calculators and links
http://www.studyweb.com
Library in the Sky: Research resources for parents, students and teachers
http://www.nwrel.org/sky/index.php
Preschool Sites
American Library Assn: 50-plus Web site links for parents and young children.
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/50.html
Enchanted Learning: Loads of pages for preschoolers with games, printouts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Sesame Workshop: Ideas for parents of preschoolers in games, crafts, stories
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/
Zoom Dinosaurs: An on-line dictionary about dinosaurs and such
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html
Science and Children - an online blog devoted to early childhood science
http://science.nsta.org/earlyyearsblog
Languages
Foreign language: Resources for English, French, Spanish, Italian, German
http://www.oberoi-net.com/language.html
Literature Post: Hundreds of online classic books, plays, poems and stories
http://www.literaturepost.com
Foreign language homework help: Resources include dictionaries, translations for eight
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjforeign.htmllanguages
Social Studies
Time for Kids: Child-friendly presentation of national, international news
http://www.timeforkids.com
A & E Classroom:
Literature, humanities & social studies, features from
Biography
http://www.aande.com/class
American documents: A guide to Declaration of Independence, other historical papers
http://www.founding.com/gohome.htm
Founding Father: The life and times of George Washington
http://www.foundingfather.com/html_only/home.html
Geography Games: Dozens of links to games, quizzes and puzzles about geography
http://www.members.aol.com/bowermanb/games.html
Info Please - social studies: Atlases, facts about world, U.S., state history and social studies
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/hwsocstudies.html
National Geographic: Interactive features that bring the world to you
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
CIA for Kids: Facts on countries of the world, provided by the CIA
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids
Schoolwork/history: Multiple links tied to history, U.S. and world
http://www.schoolwork.org/history.html
Students.gov: Covers government education, career, data and information links
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp
What happened on today's date? History and events by dates on the calendar
http://calendarhome.com/tyc
Math/Science
Algebra Help: Worksheets, calculators, lessons and other tools for students, teachers
http://www.algebrahelp.com/index.jsp
Animal Planet: From the Discovery/Learning Channels: all animals, all the time
http://www.animal.discovery.com
Ask Dr. Math: Homework help from Swathmore College math department
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math
Chemical elements: Links to multiple science sites on the study of all chemical elements
http://www.chemdex.org/index.php?sid=985476634&t=sub_pages&cat=277
Extreme Science: Site covers science-related areas: time, space, weather, animals
http://extremescience.com
How Stuff Works: Amazing collection of easy-to-grasp explanations, links
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Mad Scientist Network: Another believe it or not, to find answers to science questions
http://www.madsci.org
Martindale Center: Links to thousands of calculators from higher math to dog sledding
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html
Potter's Science Gems: Science and math resource with 11,000 links, by grade level
http://www.sciencegems.com
Probability Central: Math quizzes, games and resources
http://library.thinkquest.org/11506
Science Fair Central: Three sections on projects for students, teachers and parents
http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral
Smithsonian Institution: Science & Nature: Games, links, sources: from the Wright Brothers to walking on the moon
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/explore_by_topic/science_nature.html
The Human Body: Thousands of images, lots of information about human anatomy
http://www.bartleby.com/107
Today in Science History: Important events, births, deaths in science throughout the year
http://www.todayinsci.com
Develop stimulating additions to traditional K–12 science curricula
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/nov04/lackie_congleton.shtml
An Online Resource Room Introduces a World of Books
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/19/technology/circuits/19boox.html
Science teachers use these free resources to develop your teaching strategies
http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2005-06/high_school.htm
Facing the Future – a curriculum for teaching about global issues and solutions
http://www.teacherscorner.org
Access a service-learning project database to bring global issues alive through action
http://www.creativeaction.org/service_learning.htm
Find hundreds of free and almost free items such as videos, publications, CD-ROMs, lab kits, and more
http://www.nsta.org/resourcesgrabbag
Science and Children - an online blog devoted to early childhood science
http://science.nsta.org/earlyyearsblog
NSTA's new online resource to help plan and provide science instruction to your K–12 students
http://sciguides.nsta.org/default.aspx
Writing
A+ Writing: Internet library with guides to writing and research
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus
Common English errors: Some of the most frequent mistakes made in writing
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/index.html
Bartleby: Tools for writers, including famous quotes and references
http://www.bartleby.com
High School Hub: English, writing, grammar, spelling, research guides and links
http://highschoolhub.org/hub/english.cfm
Merriam-Webster: Collegiate dictionary with common misspellings shown
http://m-w.com/netdict.ht
Arts
Learning through the arts: Arts in education information & activities for children 3-5
http://www.wolftrap.org/institut
National Gallery: What's on display at the National Gallery in Washington
http://www.nga.gov
Metropolitan Museum: Images/information from New York's Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org