Resources for Teachers

Newest Additions No Child Left Behind National Reading Panel National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Achieve.org Just For the Kids LiteracyEmpowerment.org

Lesson Plans, Tools & Printable Goodies Lesson plans for when you feel like trying something new, and tools for when you're short on time.  New York Times Learning Network A great site with lots of up-to-date teaching ideas. AskERIC Lesson Plans The classic resource for plans and ideas. Blank Outline Maps You can print these out for student use, bulletin boards, etc.  EdHelper.com Teacher Helpers Smithsonian Lesson Plans The Lesson Plans Page Teach-nology.com Make rubrics, worksheets, word searches, puzzles.... I love this site! Puzzlemaker Also has mazes to print out for those "indoor recess" days.

General Teaching & Education Great when you just want to see what's out there. BigChalk Lots and lots and lots of really good stuff that you won't be able to live without. NationalTeacher.com A good starting point for beginning web users -- well-organized and easy to navigate. Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators If you take a course on using the Internet in the classroom and they don't mention this site, get a refund.  PBS TeacherSource Teachers.net TeachNet.com Maine Department of Education Includes the complete test of the Maine Learning Results. U.S. Department of Education Check out the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE). About.com: Education If you can't find it here, it probably doesn't exist.

Virtual Field Trips No permission slips, bus bookings, or parent chaperones required! The Louvre Boston Museum of Science The National Zoo Passport to Knowledge A collection of virtual field trips with materials for teachers. The White House Just remember, it's whitehouse-dot-GOV. The Holy Land A virtual tour of the lands where Jesus lived and taught. National Museum of American History National Air and Space Museum New England Aquarium

Maine Resources Maine Secretary of State Kids' Page Gulf of Maine Aquarium  Portland Press Herald Maine Weather Maine Audubon Society Maine Fall Foliage Maine State Archives Greater Portland Landmarks Center for Maine History

Technology Education Techlearning.com Teaching & Learning on the Web WebQuest Page ISTE Judi Harris' Virtual Architecture Apple Learning Interchange SEED ACTEM National Semiconductor Awards