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Just Read, Florida!
http://www.justreadflorida.com/
Scientifically-based reading research provides the foundation for both Governor Bush's Just Read, Florida! initiative and for the federal Reading First program. Just Read Florida! incorporates methods that emphasize the five key components of reading effective instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary.

Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project
http://www.learner.org/
Contains a wealth of resources and educational programming designed to enhance teaching and learning in the math and sciences curriculum through the use of technology.

Ask an Expert
http://www.askanexpert.com
A group of experts on a wide variety of indexed topics is listed here, accessible via an online form. Some are accessible directly via email.

ERIC
http://ericir.edu.gov/
ERIC is the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a federally-funded national information system that provides, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.

BellSouth Education Gateway
http://k12.bellsouth.net/index.html
Teachers, parents and students can benefit from the Educational Gateway, and parents can stay on top of education tips with our Living and Learning Series.

Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults.

Classroom Connect
http://www.classroomconnect.com
This site is for K-12 educators in search of Web-based curriculum products, professional development programs, and interactive online activities matched to the state and national standards.

Education World
http://www.education-world.com
This site provides a variety of information especially for educators, including a broad index of lesson plans.

Figure This!
http://www.figurethis.org/
Figure This!, demonstrates challenging middle school mathematics and emphasizes the importance of high-quality math education for all students.

Filamentality
http://www.filamentality.org/
An interactive web site that guides teachers through the steps to and resources available for creating web-based learning activities for use in the classroom.

FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www.ed.gov/free/what.html
More than 30 Federal agencies have formed a working group to make hundreds of federally supported education resources available at this web site.

The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
http://www.thegateway.org/
The GEM project is a consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to the substantial, but uncatalogued, collections of educational materials found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.

ICONnect
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/
ICONnect, an initiative of the American Association of School Librarians, supports school library media specialists as they assume leadership positions in the use of the Internet in the school community. This site includes online courses, student and family activities, as well as online tours to prepare school librarians for leadership roles.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to include the best new sites to support teaching and learning.

Lightspan.com
http://www.lightspan.com
Lightspan.com is a educational portal for parents, students and educators. It provides resources, grade-specific activities and research tools.

Math Forum
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/
The goal of this site is to build an online community of teachers, students, researchers, parents, educators and citizens at all levels who have an interest in math and math education.

Microsoft Lesson Connection Wizard
http://www.k12.msn.com/
The Microsoft Lesson Connection Wizard is a free tool that allows curriculum administrators to correlate lessons on the Internet and specific learning objectives in curriculum standards documents.

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
Tools for teachers include: online activities, printable maps, free, printable lesson plans, our network of educators, calendar of events, educator-tested products, news story of the day, and television programming. The online magazines include National Geographic, World, Traveler, Adventure

Special Needs Resources on the Internet
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/specialed/
The website at the University of Virginia contains links to information and resources regarding adaptive and assistive technology to meet the needs of all students

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has supported the development of K-12 curriculum materials through grants to individuals and NIEHS Centers' Community Outreach and Education Programs. The site includes a Kids Page, teacher support and more.


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