A knowledge- centered classroom addresses what is taught (Information, subject matter) why it is taught (understanding) and what competence or mastery looks like. (Bransford et al). Articles and research in this area cover these topics as well as look at how different types of knowledge require different instructional strategies (Marzano).
ArtsEdge
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.
Constitutional Rights Foundation Online Lesson Plans
Constitutional Rights Foundation seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights and to educate young people to become active and responsible participants in our society. CRF is dedicated to assuring our country's future by investing in our youth today.
Discovery School
Find hundreds of original lesson plans, all written by teachers for teachers. Use the pull-down menus below to browse by subject, grade, or both.
EconEdLink
EconEdLink, one of the MarcoPolo partners, is a program of the National Council on Economic Education. Centered on curriculum standards and the essential principles of economics, it provides a source of lesson materials.
Humanities on the Web (EDSITEment)
EDSITEment, offers the Best of the Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Trust for the Humanities, and the MarcoPolo Education Foundation. This educational partnership brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom.
Mathematics (Illuminations from NCTM)
The NCTM Illuminations Web site is designed to illuminate the new vision for school mathematics presented in NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.
Nutshell Math
This is a free website for teachers. It offers teachers the option to choose specific topics in math to be retaught for students on the computer or projected on a screen via an lcd.
Pathfinder Science
Pathfinder Science is a virtual community that practices mutual respect, embraces diversity, and inspires a passion for learning about the material world through science. This Collaborative Research community grew from an attempt to fulfill the vision of national efforts to reform science and technology education.
Read - Write - Think (International Reading Association & NCTE)
ReadWriteThink, is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the MarcoPolo Education 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.
Science NetLinks (AAAS)
Science NetLinks is your guide to meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students.
TrackStar Themes and Standards
TrackStar helps instructors organize and annotate Web sites (URLs) for use in lessons. If you choose to view the lists in "frames" view, the resource list remains visible allowing the user to easily stay on track while searching for good resources.
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.
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