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We have listed some other sites which are continually being submitted. If you know of a useful learning resource, please e-mail us and we will provide a link to it.Connect to some our favorite Learning Homes family sites, indexed alphabetically.
This site has information on people featured on this popular cable television series.
Information for parents and peer connections for students who want to share stories and experiences.
American Federation of Teachers
The Teacher's Union
Provides information and links to various disability resources.
An excellent resource for art educators.
This is a fantastic resource for teachers and students from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts.
Another impressive resource from Pitsco Innovative Education.
Students and teachers will use this very useful research site
If students have a tough question, this is the place for answers.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
This professional organization provides guidance in the pedagogy of teaching.
Resources for baseball coaches
This site has information about your children's health and well-being.
A nonprofit organization committed to the use of technology by people with special needs.
The Cable News Network's online service is great for teaching current events.
This is the place for all of those consumer pamphlets from Pueblo, Colorado that you have been hearing about for years.
Digital Librarian
A Cortland, New York's
"librarian's choice of the best of the Web" reveals a
determination for finding resources we have always relied on from
this dedicated group of professionals.
DREAMMS for Kids, Inc.
Developmental Research for the
Effective Advancement of Memory and Motor Skills is committed to
facilitating the use of computers, assistive and adaptive technologies,
and quality instructional technologies for students and youth with
special needs in schools, homes, and the community.
The EServer, founded in 1990, is now based at Iowa State University. We are increasing efforts to publish new works (31871 so far).
More than just a "list of resources on the Internet that science educators, as well as science enthusiasts, may find useful." This is a screened and well organized education site by the professionals at the famed Franklin Institute Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Details on every educational institute in the country.
A vast index of educational resources for teachers.
"The educator's best friend"
Sample SAT and ACT questions are found here.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's web site for kids. It contains activities and resources for students in the elementary and intermediate grades(ages 5-12).
Everyone will find this
interactive museum full of surprises and great learning
Their motto: "helping parent help their kids learn". Another great family resource on the Web.
This education site has good references, including a forum linking parents and teachers.
Global SchoolNet is a leader in online collaborative learning. We continue to provide online opportunities for teachers to collaborate, communicate, and celebrate shared learning experiences. This website is free to all educators!
The Disney Corporation has created an extensive network of sites, including Disney entertainment, ABC, ESPN and Infoseek.
Lesson plans and resources
for all that is historical
Librarians and teachers are the scouts who look for the best internet resources for your inquiries.
This publication has used in classrooms across the country for many years.
Each day you'll be e-mailed a math, logic, or English brain teaser, college or career trivia, plus regular stress relief tips and a vocabulary word-a-day.
This is a very, very extensive site which reflects a great effort on behalf of the free and open exchange of information on the internet.
A Global Children's Encyclopedia, written by Kids, and for kids".
Since 1990, students from 131 countries, on all continents, have participated in this intercultural e-mail project.
Parents and students can view student work and make their own contributions.
and parents will enjoy this fun and informative site.
This is an online newsletter written by K-12 students as a resource for teachers and students.
This site is a digital library for parents and school children with valuable links to other resources.
Netscape's comprehensive guide to Internet resources for young people
A great FREE collection of lessons, news and information in the Arts, Economics, Geography, Humanities, Mathematics and Science for students, teachers and parents.
Parents could use this site as an on-line first aid book.
Seattle University Masters in Teaching students have compiled an extensive multicultural bibliography for all readers.
WGBH, Boston's PBS station and CPB sponsor this site to promote strategies and technologies to make media accessible to millions of Americans, including people with disabilities, minority language users, and those with low literacy skills.
The professional organization's wealth of information is on the Web.
National Education Association
National Parent Information Center
Valuable parent resources by the ERIC Clearinghouse.
A great Spanish language page from Spain.
O*NET, the Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network, is a comprehensive database that identifies and describes occupations, worker skills, knowledges, abilities and workplace requirements for jobs across the country in all sectors of the economy.
Rated #1 by FamilyPC magazine.
Partnership For Family Involvement in Education
Join this venture sponsored by the Department of Education to bring families, communities and schools together for the improvement of student learning.
The Public Broadcasting System site provides a program schedule, lesson plans and interactive learning activities.
This site will help students in their selection of a college or university.
Loads of Links for Education.
A massive non-profit library great for doing research within the books listed
The University of Chicago's
Language Department offers a treasure chest of resources in Spanish,
French, Italian and Portugese.
Special Education
Resources on the Internet
SERI is a collection of
Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved
in the fields related to Special Education. This site will continually
modify, update, and add additional informative links.
This is one of the most renown resources for American history, culture and technology.
You can find daily picks in both categories at this more than interesting site.
The National Park Service uses properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects.
Volunteer your time or donate resources to causes and crises all over the world.
VICA is a national organization for trade, industrial, technical and health occupations students in public high schools, vocational centers, area vocational schools and two-year colleges.
The Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin has put together an impressive list of links related to special needs.
This is just one of many online search services for regularly updated daily news.
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