Links

Below are listed annotated links on the following topics:

Lesson Plans/Activities
Websites With More Links
Education Articles
For SVEA Members Only
Clip Art
What Every Future Teacher Needs
Local School Systems

If you have another link you would like added to this list, please email it to Raven Robinson at kdlabouve@vwc.edu along with a sentence or two on why it is a valuable website (please note: we are looking for websites, not web pages).

Lesson Plans/Activities

National Education Association
http://www.nea.org
This website keeps up-to-date on the latest educational issues and resources. There is also a section of website for members only including free email newsletters.

Edhelper
http://www.edhelper.com/
There are tons of lesson plans, thematic units, and worksheets. There is a fee for yearly membership; however, there is a lot you can access without membership.

I Love That Teaching Idea!
http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/
Full of all kinds of ideas teachers have used in classroom. Ideas on bulletin boards, art, assessment, class meetings, field trips, substitutes, every content area, SO MUCH more! There is also a place for you to submit ideas for other teachers.

Apples for the Teacher
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/
This website is for parents, teachers, and students. It includes all kinds of teaching ideas including learning games, quizzes, and worksheet generators (for all subjects). There is also of list of activities for EVERY holiday.

NoodleTools
http://www.noodletools.com/
NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. It also provides you will tools for doing searches on the internet and creating webquests.

Scholastic.com for Teachers
http://teacher.scholastic.com/
Here you will find lesson plans, online activities, teaching strategies, and ideas for teaching and activities.

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Lesson Plans
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Lesson_Plans/index.shtml
This website has free lesson plans, units, printable worksheets, tips and educational articles.

Teacher Source by PBS
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
PBS had put together lesson plans and technology sources you can use in the classroom.

Scholastic's The Magic School Bus
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/parentteacher/
Love the Magic School Bus books? This website is for parents, teachers, and students. There are lesson plans, activities, and online games you can use in the classroom or to supplement what you are teaching.

Reader’s Theater: AARON SHEPARD'S RT PAGE
http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/index.html
Reader’s Theater is a proven technique for helping students improve reading ability and comprehension; not to mention, it’s fun! This website provides script for reading along with tips for incorporating it in the classroom.

Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
Considered an educator’s “best friend,” this website provides links and information for lesson plans, for integrating technology, about school issues, and more.

Instructor Magazine Online
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/index.htm
If you like Instructor Magazine or are interested in subscribing it, this website is for you. This is specifically for grades K-8.

Learning Page.com
http://www.learningpage.com/
This is website is full of free worksheets mainly for elementary school. Membership is free and required to access worksheets.

Ask Dr. Math
http://www.mathforum.com/dr.math/
This website has every possible math question listed for every level of math along with easy to understand answers. There is also a place where can submit questions you have.

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Websites With More Links

NoodleTools--Information Literacy: Search Strategies
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
Know what you are looking for but can't find it on GOOGLE? This webpage lists all kinds of search engines according to what you are looking for!

Education Index
http://www.educationindex.com/
This website is an annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web. The websites are sorted by subject and life stage.

Internet 4 Classroom
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
This website has a categorized and annotated list of websites. Click on “Links for K-12 Teachers” to find websites for your particular subject or interest and for assessment ideas.

VWC Education Department’s Resources
http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~educ/resources.htm
Our educational department has put together and annotated list of useful links and books.

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Education Articles

VEA Educational Articles
http://www.veaweteach.org/articles_selected_detail.asp?ContentID=170&RegionNumber=3
This is a VEA website that has a list of links to stories about instructional trends, issues and classroom ideas.

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Lesson Plans
http://atozteacherstuff.com/Lesson_Plans/index.shtml
This website has free lesson plans, units, printable worksheets, tips and educational articles.

Instructor Magazine Online
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/index.htm
If you like Instructor Magazine or are interested in subscribing it, this website is for you. This is specifically for grades K-8.

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For SVEA Members Only

Member Benefits
http://www.neamb.com
Now that you’re a member, would like to know about discounts you can receive including car insurance, magazines, home owner’s insurance, car rentals, etc.? You can also enter to win monthly giveaways.

National Education Association
http://www.nea.org
This website keeps up-to-date on the latest educational issues and resources. There is also a section of website for members only including free email newsletters.

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Clip Art

http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us
This webpage has tons and tons of clip art you can search, copy, and download. It’s free to all who have Microsoft Office!

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What Every Future Teacher Needs

Virginia Department of Education
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/
Find out everything you need to about teaching in Virginia: certification, school districts, issues, and what the VDOE is doing. You can also look up the SOLs and their accompanying curriculum framework.

SOL Enhanced Scope and Sequence
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/EnhancedSandS/
This has all the SOLs for the four core subject areas along with curriculum framework, lessons, activities, and other resources to help you teach them! All the files require Acrobat Reader to download.

SOLs:
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Superintendent/Sols/home.shtml

Virginia Wesleyan Education Department
http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~educ/index.htm
Link to the Virginia Wesleyan education department website.

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Local School Systems

Chesapeake Public Schools
http://www.cps.k12.va.us/

Hampton City Schools
http://www.sbo.hampton.k12.va.us/

Newport News Public Schools
http://www.sbo.nn.k12.va.us/

Norfolk Public Schools
http://www.nps.k12.va.us/

Portsmouth Public Schools
http://www.pps.k12.va.us/

Suffolk Public Schools
http://www.sps.k12.va.us/

Virginia Beach City Public Schools
http://www.vbschools.com/

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
http://www.wjcc.k12.va.us/

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