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With sections for teachers, students, parents, librarians, and the community, The Library in the Sky offers Web resources by subject, support sites for the groups just mentioned, access to a huge group of lesson plans, and much more.

This is "your gateway to high quality adult learning and literacy resources available on the Internet." Featuring the work of The National Center on Adult Literacy and The International Literacy Institute, with the goal of improving the quality of adult literacy programs and services, this site contains information on current research, events, innovations, and more.

This is a catalog of educational shareware, freeware, and public domain software for several operating systems including Windows and Macintosh. Put together by a former teacher, it includes titles for K-12 in a variety of subjects, with content summaries and pricing options.

MPP is a California project which offers counseling for adults and children who are underachievers. It's worth coming here for the list of common characteristics if you suspect your child (or you!) may suffer from this problem.

This site is maintained by a middle school teacher in Texas who wanted to make it easier for teachers to find useful links. He has catagories such as: Kid Safe Sites, Kid reference section, Middle School Homepages, various science sites, gifted and talented sites, and the National Middle School Association site.

MiddleWeb explores "the challenges of middle grades reform," especially in urban schools. Many related articles are included, as well as links to other sources on the Web, in such areas as Assessment & Evaluation, Curriculum & Instruction, and Parents & the Public.

Mr. Donn teaches ancient history to sixth graders in Maryland. This impressive site offers his own units on Ancient Greece and Mesopotamia (detailed daily lessons, activities, a unit test) plus wonderful teaching resources he's gathered on a dozen ancient cultures including Egypt, Rome, China, Africa, Aztecs, etc. Site also includes Mrs. Donn's Special Sections, maps, games, and more. Excellent.

This is a resource page for Ms. Smith's eighth grade English classes in Weymouth, MA, but most of the information and all of the many links described here will be valuable to students and teachers of literature and writing regardless of location.

This site has excellent weekly articles, archived, by an experienced music educator, and you are invited to comment on them and to read the comments of others. There is also a very nice collection of reviewed music sites, and you may add your own opinion.

This site gives you a very complete view of The National Association of Elementary School Principals, its goals and activities, student services and school improvement efforts, special projects and upcoming events. There are also archived articles of interest from several NAESP publications, research, shopping, and more.

This "Aeronautics and Space Resource for Educators Since 1988" offers a wealth of Hot Topics, Cool Picks, and search opportunities for its collection of 13,000 NASA files. Friendly style and ease of navigation are impressive with site map, FAQ, background information, and other helps.

The National Association of Space Simulating Educators offers a great page for teachers, some of it still under construction. It includes how-to instructions for building table-top and more advanced simulators, scripts for different space missions, graphics to use on control panels and other construction helps, and a links page with free simulation software!

NCES includes a number of guides, reports, and research studies available for download, as well as databases that can be viewed online.

The NCACS is a "non-profit coalition of schools, groups, and individuals committed to participant control of education." This site explains their goals, summarizes their publications and teacher education program, and offers links of interest especially to alternative and home schoolers.

In addition to their famous features on individual cultures, the folks at National Geographic offer here a wide range of options including talk, answers to your geography questions, and scenic drive information with lodging, maps, and even car games. A great site.

New Visions is a nonprofit organization for the improvement of New York City’s public schools. This site offers education news and links of value beyond New York, news on the group’s activities, descriptions of the schools involved, and ways you can help.

Founded in 1831 as an institution for the blind, NYISE now offers education for the visually impaired, for students with learning and emotional disabilities, and for developmentally delayed preschoolers. In addition to the school's history and programs, the site offers Blindness Resources and disability links.

Designed to replace the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, "O*NET can help all Americans make informed employment decisions." This comprehensive database on job characteristics is a valuable resource for teachers, counselors, career-center specialists, and more.


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