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This super NOVA site is exploding with information
NOVA Online now offers teachers quick access to more than 500 of the popular science program’s educational resources in its expanded Teachers site, which includes a searchable database of program…
Professional Development Courses for Educators
CaseNEX, LLC offers professional development courses for educators using the case method. These courses, taken either face-to-face or online, address educational leadership issues such as multi-culturism in the classroom, the…
CNN Student News Black History Month Series
CNN Student News celebrates Black History Month in February with reports for classrooms highlighting the history, culture, and achievements of African-Americans. Reports range from the Gullah/Geechee community of coastal…
Manumit – Tools for Teachers
Designed to stimulate educational software development for K-12 science teachers, this newly launched Web site seeks teacher feedback and participation. A prototype, ‘manumit’ is one of the few sites offering…
EDSITEment adds to its impressive collection of online resource
EDSITEment, the National Endowment for the Humanities’ collection of the internet’s best humanities resources for K-12 teachers, has grown from 105 to 131 peer-reviewed web sites, the agency recently announced.…
Young astronomers can now use NASA’s “Telescopes in Education”
Teachers might want to defer plans for a field trip to the planetarium in favor of this new site. “Telescopes in Education,” from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),…
Ocean Explorer plumbs the mysteries of the sea
Teachers and students can dive deeper into our world’s oceans with this site from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “Ocean Explorer” enables teachers and students to follow along…
Find Your School
Use this map to get information on any of the approximately 92,000 public schools in the Department of Education’s 1999-2000 school year database. Get its address, find out how many…
Math and science take flight at “Liftoff”
This new site from McGraw-Hill’s Aviation Week will tweak the curiosity of K-6 students and inspire youngsters to learn more about the wonders of flight. Liftoff Education supplies teachers with…
Everything you need to know about mobile computing in schools (but were afraid to ask)
School computer labs are no longer down the hall in many schools; laptops are moving them into the classroom. As laptops become more popular with educators, one site aims to…