JUDAIC STUDIES
Chinuch.org
A resource for educators, administrators, and parents to access instructional materials for Jewish education. By offering a range of materials, including lesson plans, worksheets, games, bulletin boards, booklets, songs, workshops, clip art, projects, teaching methods, Chinuch.org provides both materials and inspiration for teachers.
The Lookstein Center for Jewish Education
“The Lookstein Center for Jewish Education of the School of Education at Bar-Ilan University focuses on leadership programs, teacher and curriculum development, as well as interactive communication and networking for Jewish educators worldwide.” The site includes a library, lesson plans, activities, multimedia, publications, school database, as well as special programs for educators.
Snunit
Snunit {“Swallow”) Center for the Advancement of Web Based Learning, a non-profit organization based at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel provides resources for K-12 teachers in all subject areas. This includes a Torah Literature Database with full text of Tenach, Mishna, Talmud, Midrashim that provides English translation, audio versions of text, and more.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION/SPECIAL EDUCATION
Children’s Literature Web Guide
“The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.”
EDSITEment
“EDSITEment offers a treasure trove for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies.”
Education Resources Information Center, ERIC Database
“ERIC - the Education Resources Information Center - is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.”
Edutopia
“Edutopia.org contains a deep archive of continually updated best practices, from classroom tips to recommendations for districtwide change. Allied with a dedicated audience that actively contributes success stories from the field, our mission relies on input and participation from schools and communities.”
Education World
Education World® is the largest free, independent resource on the Web for educators.
FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
“FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the Federal government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies.”
Gateway to 21st Century Skills (National Education Association)
“The Gateway is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit and commercial Internet sites.”
Teachers Helping Teachers
Educational resources for teachers by teachers
Scholastic
Scholastic is a “children's publishing, education and media company” with a mission to help children around the world to read and learn.
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation's children. They provide free educational materials to teachers, including free teaching kits, magazine, and lessons.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.