Lesson Plan Ideas for Teachers

One of the main benefits of the Internet is the ability to share information. Althought the quantity of information can be staggering, there are several good sites for teacher's to visit to get ideas for lessons. Here are some of the best for high school teachers:

Marco Polo Internet Content for the Classroom at http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
This is one of the largest and is a good one to go to because it incorporates several other smaller lesson plan sites. Search for materials by subject, type of material, etc. You can even search by a specific state standard. (Note -- to begin your search, click on the small tan square in the upper right hand corner called "Search Marco Polo". I have no idea why they put it way up there and made it so small).
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence at http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html
This site indexes the mass of information distributed on the Internet by our federal government (including the Library of Congress and the National Archives). Definately worth a look.
Merlot at http://www.merlot.org/artifact/BrowseArtifacts.po?firsttime=true
One of the greatest benefits of this site is the peer and professional reviews it contains. High quality information on a wide variety of subjects.
History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers at http://home.comcast.net/~dboals1/boals.html
Also a high-quality site that isn't just for history or social studies teachers. It also includes great information for providing the social background needed to understand literary genres, art, etc.
New York Times Teacher Connections at http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/index.html
Lesson plans using current events for all subject areas. There are also links to crossword puzzles, issues in depth, and a "today in history" archive.
Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators at http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
This is definately one of the better portals to lesson plan collections. It is regularly updated and includes great lesson plans (which you can search by grade level as well as subject), recommended web sites, and teacher helpers.
SBC's Blue Web'n at http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Originally just a collection of recommended web sites, this gem now includes the ability to search for material by subject, grade level and even format. Note -- sometimes the recommended sites stay on the page so long they can no longer be considered recommended, so make sure to notice the dates that the sites were "added" or "reviewed".)
The Exploratorium at http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Like your own on-line interactive museum, this site takes advantage of the multi-media potential of the Internet. Live web casts and videos of various events makes this site different and worth a look. For fun, spend some time at the "science of music" section.
WebQuests from San Diego State at http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
A WebQuest is a structured lesson using electronic materials. It only takes a few minutes of browsing through the examples at this site to discover the benefits of using this approach when using the Internet.
RubiStar Rubric Maker at http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Easily adaptable rubric makers for your projects.
Resources for Indiana State Standards

There are hundreds more, but the intent here is to guide you toward a few of the best. If you have a favorite site that you think others would like to know about, please let us know and we will add it to this list.

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