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Yourpage.org

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"Yourpage.org is a Jewish educational website created to bring fun to Jewish learning." Includes stories, games, and activities suitable for elementary and middle school children. Also provides a guide for teachers and a section for...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greek Art Prehistoric to Classical: Ed Resource

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lengthy illustrated publication (256 pages) serves to ground readers in ancient Greek art and culture, beginning with the earliest point in Greek history through the classical period. Using examples found in its vast collections, the...
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National Environmental Education Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you always dreamed of having a career working to help the environment? Here, find information about student involvement, internships, grants and contests, green jobs, and environmentally-minded colleges.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Monarch Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
This video from Nature features the start of the monarch butterfly's northward trek. [3:02]
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Helen Keller Citizen and Socialist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Undeterred by deafness and blindness, Helen Keller rose to become a major 20th-century humanitarian, educator, and writer.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Catharine Beecher

For Students 9th - 10th
Catharine Esther Beecher was a nineteenth century teacher and writer who promoted equal access to education for women.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Bosco

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How did John Bosco contribute to the world of education? Find the answer to this question and more by checking out this Wikipedia website. This website can be translated into German also.
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President Woodrow Wilson House: President Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
An Overview of the 28th President of the US, Woodrow Wilson. This site includes information about Wilson the Educator, President, War Leader, World Statesman, Nobel Prize Winner, and 20th Century Icon.
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Louisa May Alcott Memorial Association: Bronson Alcott Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This Louisa May Alcott Memorial Association site features this profile of her father, the educator and transcendentalist writer Amos Bronson Alcott.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Alcuin

For Students 9th - 10th
This Catholic Encyclopedia site offers a very good biography of Alcuin, with extensive information on his work as an educator, a scholar, a theologian, and a liturgist of the 8th century. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a...
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Ministry of Science and Innovation: Science Learning Hub

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Designed to support the effective teaching of science in New Zealand Schools, this portal provides resources to support teacher professional development. Science educators can find resources for content for their own learning, in...
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Black Past

Black Past: Adams, Victoria Jackson Gray

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia article tells about Victoria Gray Adams, a leading member of the civil rights movement in Mississippi. It includes links to websites containing her collection of papers.
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Black Past

Black Past: Rudolph, Wilma

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief encyclopedia entry gives the high points of Wilma Rudolph's life and her success as an athlete.
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Black Past

Black Past: Woodson, Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry tells about Carter Woodson, an influential black educator, researcher, and author.
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Dewey

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Biography and thorough discussion of Dewey's thought, with bibliography at bottom from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Divides his philosophy into theory of knowledge, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics, and then judges his...
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Froebel Web: John Amos Comenius

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a brief overview from Froebel Web of John Amos Comenius' (1592-1670 CE) life and work. This site describes his modern thoughts of education.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. John Baptist De La Salle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, educational reformer, and father of modern pedagogy" are just a few of Saint John Baptist de La Salle's attributes. Check out this website to find out more about this...
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: John Bosco

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Don Bosco's method of study knew nothing of punishment." Find out how he implemented his program with thousands of students. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context...
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Black Inventor Online Museum: George Washington Carver

For Students 9th - 10th
BlackInventor.com profiles George Washington Carver, inventor, teacher, and scientist whose discoveries greatly changed American agriculture.