Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Colonial Life 1: The Hornbook
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery item, The Hornbook.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Medical Records and Health Information Tech
Career trends and employment projections are detailed in this Department of Labor site. General information on the Medical Records and Health Information Technician profession is also provided.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Oppenheimer: The Computer Delusion
A controversial article from The Atlantic magazine suggesting that there is no evidence to show that using computers in schools improves either teaching or learning. Argues against cutting enriching programs in art and music to fund...
New York Public Library
In Motion Magazine: "Alternatives to Tracking"
Looks at tracking, heteregeneous classes, and detracking. Examines the problems associated with each.
PBS
Enlightenment: Brown v. Board of Education
Site offers background, further study links, the issue before the court, the ruling and results, and discussion ideas for the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.
New York University
Reading 101: Education Overview
Although there is no title to this resource, it looks at the history of education. Discusses why schools were established, what they had to do with capitalism and the effects of education on individuals.
Trinity University
Trinity Univ.: Temporalities of Social Institutions
A good Trinity University site that examines social institutions. Topics include family, religion, work, school, and leisure. The site has research or for one to familiarize oneself with basic aspects of social institutions.
Schools of California Online Resources for Education
Literature Unit: The House of Dies Drear
"The House of Dies Drear," is a powerful novel by Virginia Hamilton.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Writers and Editors
If you want a career as a broadcast journalist, you may want to check out this career info. It covers everything you need to know about writing, editing, and reporting.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Petroleum Engineers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a complete description of the petroleum engineering career field, including nature of work, outlook, and earnings.
LD Online
Ld Online: Ie Ps
The Educational Resources Information Center provides a guide to writing the IEP. Beginning with the child's evaluation results, and also including specific information about the child's needs and goals.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Cardiovascular Technician
This site, published by the Department of Labor Statistics, provides information related to the Cardiovascular Technician Career. Employment projections and trends are detailed with a brief description of the profession.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Life as a Wildlife Biologist
This site describes the skills needed for a career in Wildlife Biology. Includes link to a quiz that tests the student's knowledge of Wildlife issues.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pickle Business
Widows from the village of Tamra in the Galilee manage all of the aspects of their small business in this video segment from Wide Angle.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Race and Politics
In this Wide Angle video, one of Brazil's few black senators discusses racial discrimination in Brazilian governmental, political and economic life.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Nouveau
This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: Narrative of Frederick Douglass
A brief summary of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Also includes an on-line text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Through the Dark Sod as Education
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Through the Dark Sod--as Education--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How I Teach Kids to Love Science
Science class, how do you feel about it? How would you feel if you were allowed to choose any local, remote, or global environmental problem to fix? What would you choose? How would you go about fixing it? Cesar Harada's science class...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Fafsa (Financial Aid Application) in 7 Easy Steps
The first step in the financial aid process is the "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" or "FAFSA". The FAFSA can seem like a very confusing application to complete, but this video lesson will take you through everything you need...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How State Budgets Are Breaking Us Schools
America's school systems are funded by the 50 states. In this fiery talk, Bill Gates says that state budgets are riddled with accounting tricks that disguise the true cost of health care and pensions and are weighted with worsening...
PBS
Pbs: Egypt's Golden Kingdom: Egyptian Society
This PBS article tells about the strict social order in Egypt's New Kingdom. Read about the classes and their roles in society.
US Department of Education
Nced: Digest of Education Statistics, 1999
National Center for Educational Statistics presents tables, figures and reports on the state of public and private education.
US Department of Education
Nced: Important Factors for Kindergarten Readiness
This resource covers the criteria used by educators in order to determine kindergarten readiness.