General
NCES Private School Locator
Search by state, city, zip code or name. Be sure to check the "Private School" box under "Institutions." Provides a variety of information about schools. Also allows searches for public schools, colleges and libraries. A service of the National Center for Education Statistics.
AskERIC
ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.
Lesson Plans from ERIC
Find validated lesson plans organized by subject matter area and grade level.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
A resource "hub" organized by content areas.
Education Index
A compendium of education resources organized both by subject and lifestage, provided as a service by Hobsons, an international college and career publisher.
Teachers.Net
Offers teachers an extensive collection of resources including searchable lesson plans, calculators, maps, live chatrooms and more.
DataQuest
Search for California educational data at the state, county, district or school level. Provided by the California Department of Education
WestEd
WestEd is a nonprofit research, development, and service agency. The agency traces its history back to 1966 when Congress created a network of Regional Educational Laboratories.
Art Education
Art Education Page for K-12
A "meta site" containing annotated links to a large collection of websites to assist teachers, librarians, students and parents.
Art Museums Resources
Numerous links to art museums, news, information and related web-resources.
On-Line Arts Resource Center
Links to art museums and galleries, performing arts on the internet, video and film resources, architecture on-line and more.
Language Arts
ERIC Reading, English & Communication Clearinghouse
Provides lesson plans, online education links, digests and bibliographies, database searches, family information center and other features.
Learning to Read
Numerous links to balanced literacy sites, research sources, interactive lessons, professional organizations, book publishers and authors.
Awesome Library
Awesome Library organizes the Web with 18,000 carefully reviewed resources and lesson plans by subject area.
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
Select your criteria and generate a list of award-winning books for children.
The ESL Center
Scores of exercises, activities and links for English as a Second Language teachers.
Foreign Language Resource Organizations
Provides a variety of links to national language teaching, research and support organizations.
Math-Science
Genesis Account and American Outdoor Schools
Genesis Account and American Outdoor Schools’ curriculum provides natural science and environmental education that utilize California Science Standards for 5th-8th grade students with 3-5 day programs.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Math-Science Education
Curricular resources, web links, professional development guidance, funding opportunities and a host of other topics related to math-science instruction.
NASA Spacelink
Features educational services, instructional materials, information about NASA projects and news, library and search features and more.
Exploratorium
Online museum of science, art and human perception. Includes sports science, digital library, a link to the Hubbele Space Telescope, interactive exhibits, and more.
AIMS Education Foundation
Activities in Math and Science website contains teacher resources, puzzles and activities, magazine, catalog and more.
The Geometry Center
Operated by the University of Minnesota Science and Technology Center, the site offers projects, downloadable software, video productions, course materials and more.
edHelper Teacher Resources
Lesson plans and worksheets in math, reading, writing, science, technology, social studies and more.
Internet Resources for Geography and Geology
Provides links to many sites and resources featuring geography, geology, environmental studies and issues, cartography, multimedia resources and more.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WHOI is a private, nonprofit research facility dedicated to the study of marine science and the education of marine scientists. Extensive oceanography and marine science resources.
Music Education
Music Education Resource Links
Provides links to curriculum resources for each of the nine national content standards developed by the National Standards for Art Education. Many additional resources.
K-12 Resources for Music Educators
Formidable collection of links for band, orchestra, choral and classroom music teachers and all music educators.
Social Studies
National Geographic Online
News, articles, projects and features for students, teachers and parents from National Geographic.
Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources
Offers hundreds of lesson plans, resources, newsgroups, mailing lists and links to social studies oriented sites.
History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
General History, news, current events, government, creative applications, archeology, geneology, course guides and lots more.
Special Needs
Special Education for Special Children
Provides basic information and links to a host of special education sites.
Technology
LDOnLine
Offers an extensive library of articles on learning disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and provides resources for teachers and parents.
California Technology Assistance Project
CTAP is a statewide educational technology leadership initiative, providing assistance to schools and districts in integrating technology into teaching and learning.
Electronic School
Articles, features and software reviews for the connected educator.
T.H.E. Online
Technological Horizons in Education site helps educators harness the potential of the new technologies for effective classroom learning and instruction.
Miscellaneous
Free Clip Art
Over 30,000 free clip art images and no registration required.