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Annenberg Media — http://www.learner.org
Annenberg Media uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools.  This mandate is carried out chiefly by the funding and broad distribution of educational video programs with coordinated Web and print materials for the professional development of K-12 teachers.  It is part of The Annenberg Foundation and advances the Foundation's goal of encouraging the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge.

Awesome Library — http://www.awesomelibrary.org
Awesome Library organizes the Web with 33,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.  The website provides lesson plans for many subjects, as well online resources (periodicals, projects, etc.) suitable for all ages, kids through college age and educators.

CollegeBoard.com/Teachers — http://www.collegeboard.com/counselors/teachers/index.html
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity.  This site gives teachers some necessary resources to help connect students to college success and opportunity along with links to AP Central^®, SpringBoard™, and Professional Development Workshops in your area.

Columbia Education Center — http://www.col-ed.org
Columbia Education Center provides links to over 600 lesson plans contributed by teachers, as well as tips on applying for funding and various travel and study grant opportunities.  It also includes links to education-related websites and various programs the Center has sponsored over the years.

The Education Trust — http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust
The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, pre-kindergarten through college, and forever closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other youth.  Our basic tenet is this — All children will learn at high levels when they are taught to high levels.  The Education Trust advances its mission along several fronts; from raising its voice in national and state policy debates to helping teachers improve instruction in their classrooms.  Regardless of where it occurs, our work maintains a relentless focus on improving the education of all students, and particularly those students whom the system has traditionally left behind.

Federal Resources for Education Excellence — http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html
The Federal Resources for Education Excellence Web site is an excellent resource for students, teachers and parents which covers all areas of the curriculum and all grade levels.

Generation Yes — http://www.genyes.org
Generation YES works with schools all around the world to plan, implement and enhance student technology programs through innovative curriculum, online tools and research-based support services.  Generation YES programs focus on student-centered, project-based experiences that impact student's lives and increase student involvement in school and community through technology.  In addition, all Generation YES programs improve the use of technology in the school as a whole.

Global SchoolNet Foundation — http://www.globalschoolnet.org"
Global SchoolNet combines smart teaching ideas with web publishing, video conferencing and other online tools that bridge geographic gaps, allowing young people around the world to learn together.  Global SchoolNet is a growing international network of 90,000+ online educators, who engage in online project-based learning activities.

International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) — http://www.iearn.org
iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is a non-profit organization made up of over 20,000 schools in more than 115 countries.  iEARN empowers teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) — http://iste.org
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy, and leadership for innovation.  A nonprofit membership organization, ISTE provides leadership and service to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership by advancing the effective use of technology in PK–12 and teacher education.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators — http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Contains hundreds of organized lesson plans written by teachers for teachers.  Also includes a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional development.  The site is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.

KIDLINK/KIDPROJ — http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/
KIDPROJ, a part of KIDLINK, is a website where students through secondary school join global projects in a variety of subjects.  Teachers and youth group leaders from around the world plan activities and projects for their students in KIDPROJ-COORD, the adult discussion area of KIDPROJ.  Student work is posted on the web in KIDLINK’s KidSpace.

LD Online — http://www.ldonline.org/educators/
LD online is a website on learning disabilities, learning disorders and differences. Parents and teachers of learning disabled children will find guidance on attention deficit disorder, ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, reading difficulties, speech and related disorders.

LibriVox - Accoustical Liberation of Books in the Public Domain — http://librivox.org/
LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then release the audio files back onto the net (pod cast and catalog).  Our objective is to make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the Internet.  We are a totally volunteer, open source, free content, and public domain project.

LINKS Learning — http://www.linkslearning.org/Teachers/_index.html
LINKS Learning began in 1998 as a multi-state project to develop electronic resources that support states in their efforts to implement educational reform.  By September 2000, the project had moved to focus on the development of a state of the art, E-learning, professional development resource.  Washington State has managed LINKS Learning and continues to guide its development.  The site is organized in two basic ways - by the roles of key educational stakeholders such as kids, teachers, principals, superintendents and parents and by areas of subject matter content.

Marco Polo Internet Content for the Classroom — http://www.marcopoloeducation.org/home.aspx
Marco Polo: Internet Content for the Classroom is a nonprofit consortium of premier national and international education organizations and the MCI Foundation dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content and professional development to teachers and students throughout the United States.  It was first launched in 1997 as a collection of standards-based, discipline-specific educational Web sites for K-12 teachers.  This free, comprehensive digital learning platform is built upon the merger of two acclaimed programs Verizon MarcoPolo and the Thinkfinity Literacy Network.

Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning (MCREL) — http://www.mcrel.org/
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), draws upon the best of more than 30 years of education research to create practical, user-friendly products that help educators create classrooms that provide all students with opportunities for success.

National Endowment for the Humanities: EDSITEment — http://edsitement.neh.gov/
EDSITEment, the Best of the Humanities on the Web, from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an educational partnership between NEH, the National Trust for the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation's Thinkfinity.org) that brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom.

National Public Radio Online — http://www.npr.org
The official online site of National Public Radio, this site provides links to current events stories in news, politics and society, business, and people, as well as podcasts, news feeds, archives, transcripts, and programs/schedules of various stations for classroom and other use.

The National Student Research Center — http://youth.net/nsrc/
The National Student Research Center disseminates the Student Research Center approach to instruction by facilitating an international Electronic School District where students from distant schools have the opportunity to participate in cooperative student research teams and interschool research projects, exchange scientific data, query a support team of professionals about their topics of study, and send research abstracts to the NSRC for publication in its printed and electronic journals and databases of student research.  This website provides links to free program development materials, electronic journals, and databases that are maintained in the NSRC's Electronic Library.

The New York Times Learning Network — http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html
The New York Times sponsors this site.  It has a wealth of resources including Lesson Plans, Word of the Day, On This Day in History and Crossword Puzzles for all content areas.

New England Compact Web Page — http://www.necompact.org/index.htm
The New England Compact focuses upon the development of Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) and State assessments based on those expectations.  Some helpful links for teachers are:

• Teacher Support materials
  http://www.necompact.org/ea/gle_support/gle_intro.asp
• Professional Development for Reading and Writing
  http://www.necompact.org/ea/gle_support/ela_intro2.asp
• Professional Development for Mathematics
  http://www.necompact.org/ea/gle_support/math_intro.asp
• Universally Designed Assessments
  http://education.umn.edu/nceo/TopicAreas/UnivDesign/UnivDesign_Resources.htm

The Partnership for 21 st Century Skills — http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has emerged as the leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education.  The organization brings together the business community, education leaders, and policymakers to define a powerful vision for 21st century education to ensure every child's success as citizens and workers in the 21st century.  The Partnership encourages schools, districts and states to advocate for the infusion of 21st century skills into education and provides tools and resources to help facilitate and drive change.

PBS Teacher Source — http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
PBS offers 3,000+ lesson plans and activities for all grade levels and all areas of the curriculum.  Watch a video primer on the national NCTM standards featuring interviews with educators involved in developing the standards.

Rhode Island Board of Governor's of Higher Education — http://www.ribghe.org
This Web site is meant to be a resource for students, families, and educators to help make the most of the 6th through 12th grade years and beyond.  It will help answer questions and provide the tools needed to understand and to take advantage of available opportunities in higher education.

Rhode Island Diploma System — http://www.ride.ri.gov/highschoolreform/dslat/index.shtml
Welcome to the Rhode Island Diploma System Local Assessment Toolkits.  This collaborative project of the Rhode Island Department of Education and The Education Alliance at Brown University was made possible with the generous support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The toolkits contain resources to help schools develop, implement, and sustain graduation portfolios and exhibitions and use common tasks as part of their local diploma system.

Rhode Island Middle Level Educators (RIMLE) — http://www.rimle.org/
The Rhode Island Middle Level Educators (RIMLE) plays an important role in promoting effective middle level education.  It provides a vehicle for exchanging ideas, encourages partnerships with other organizations, and supports teachers and administrators in their ongoing efforts to make certain all young adolescents reach high standards.  RIMLE's mission is to promote state wide advocacy in support of a quality education for young adolescents ages ten to fifteen and promote professional growth opportunities to those who serve these youngsters.

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center — http://www.careercornerstone.org/
The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is an ever-expanding resource center for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, and medicine.  Almost everything on this site is also downloadable in PDF and PowerPoint formats.  Explore degree fields, comprehensive education, networking, job hunting, career planning resources, and personal interviews with hundreds of people who offer candid insight into their own diverse careers.

Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies — http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html
Find resources using search fields to access more than 1,300 rich Smithsonian educational resources, find your state standards in all content areas, and search lesson plans in Arts and Design, Science and Technology, History and Culture, and Language Arts.

4Teachers.org — http://www.4teachers.org
4Teachers.org provides free online tools and resources to help teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars.  There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students.

ThinkQuest — http://www.thinkquest.org/
ThinkQuest inspires students to think, connect, create, and share.  Students work in teams to build innovative and educational websites to share with the world.  Along the way, they learn research, writing, teamwork, and technology skills and compete for exciting prizes.

Trackstar — http://trackstar.4teachers.org
TrackStar is an educator’s starting point for online lessons and activities.  Simply collect Web sites, enter them into TrackStar, add annotations for the students, and you have an interactive, online lesson called a Track.  Create your own Track or use one of the hundreds of thousands already made by other educators.  Search the database by subject, grade, or theme and standard for a quick and easy activity.

The WebQuest Page — http://www.webquest.sdsu.edu
This site is designed to serve as a resource to those who are using the WebQuest model to teach with the web.  A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.  WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

(302KB) Alliance for Excellent Education: "Adolescents and Literacy Reading for the 21st Century." — http://www.all4ed.org/publications/AdolescentsAndLiteracy.pdf
Adolescents and Literacy: Reading for the 21st Century offers a thorough review and analysis of existing research, what is currently known about effective literacy instruction and the impact of successful literacy programs.

(63KB) Alliance for Excellent Education: "How to Know a Good Adolescent Literacy Program When You See One: Quality Criteria to Consider." —
http://www.all4ed.org/publications/Criteria%20for%20Adolescent%20Literacy%20Programs.pdf
The purpose of this brief is to provide information to help policymakers, educators, parents, and others concerned with adolescent literacy make informed decisions about literacy programs for struggling readers and the programs' suitability for specific groups of students.

(2 MB) Alliance for Excellent Education: "Reading Next." — http://www.all4ed.org/publications/ReadingNext/ReadingNext.pdf
Ensuring adequate ongoing literacy development for all students in the middle and high school years is a more challenging task than ensuring reading education in the primary grades.  Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy details researched-based as well as practice-based route to strategies addressing the problem.

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement — http://www.ciera.org
The Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA) is a national center for research on early reading, representing a consortium of educators from five universities (the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, with the University of Southern California, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Georgia); teacher educators; teachers; publishers of texts, tests, and technology; professional organizations; and schools and school districts across the United States.

Central Regional Technical Assistance Center — http://www.texasreading.org
The Central Regional Technical Assistance Center (CRRFTAC), the Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts provides leadership to educators in effective reading instruction through its diversified research and professional development projects.  From translating research into practice to providing online professional development, the Center emphasizes scientifically based reading research and instruction.  The Vaughn Gross Center is dedicated to improving reading instruction for all students, especially struggling readers, English Language Learners, and special education students.

Florida Center for Reading Research — http://www.fcrr.org
The Florida Center for Reading Research headed by Dr. Joe Torgensen, includes information for parents about the science of reading, highlights of recent PowerPoint professional presentations, PDF files of recent publications, and additional resources on reading.

International Reading Association (IRA) — http://www.ira.org
Locally, nationally, and worldwide, IRA advocates for policy, curriculum, and education reform that support the best interests of teachers and learners.  IRA's international initiatives encourage communication and collaboration among professionals across national boundaries.

Intervention Central — http://www.interventioncentral.com
Intervention Central offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth.  Jim Wright, a school psychologist from Central New York, created the site.  Intervention Central offers strategies for teacher in addition to "Chart Dog," which is a fully functional data-analysis tool to help schools to monitor students' response to intervention.

Literacy Educators and Developing Early Reading Success (LEADERS) — http://www.education.pitt.edu/leaders/
LEADERS is a four-year project funded by an Eisenhower Grant and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.  LEADERS was developed to help teachers address the needs of students who are at-risk for encountering difficulties in early reading.  LEADERS is designed to provide intensive, stable professional development and ongoing, in-classroom support for teachers in schools serving high numbers of students who struggle to learn to read.

Literacy Matters — http://www.literacymatters.org/teachers/index.htm
The Education Development Center (EDC) houses Literacy Matters.  The goal of the Literacy Matters project is to improve the literacy development of secondary school students, especially those students who are struggling to succeed.

National Center on Student Progress Monitoring — http://www.studentprogress.org/
To meet the challenges of implementing effective progress monitoring, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has funded the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring.  Housed at the American Institutes for Research, and working in conjunction with researchers from Vanderbilt University, they are a national technical assistance and dissemination center dedicated to the implementation of scientifically based student progress monitoring.

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language — http://www.ncela.gwu.edu
The United States Office of English Language Acquisition National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction educational programs for English language learners and related programs.  Resources are written for an audience of parents including parents unfamiliar with or seeking information on the U.S. education system, those looking for ways to facilitate their child's learning both at home and school, and those investigating options and opportunities for their children.  Resources written in the native language are cited in English with an indication of the other languages available; those available only in the native language are cited in that language.

National Council of Teachers of English — http://www.ncte.org/
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.  Since 1911, NCTE has provided a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for teachers to continue their professional growth throughout their careers, and a framework for cooperation to deal with issues that affect the teaching of English.

National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement — http://cela.albany.edu
The National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement (CELA) is the only national research and development center funded by US Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to conduct research dedicated to gaining knowledge to improve students' English and literacy achievement in schools across America.  CELA is affiliated with the Albany Institute for Research in Education (AIRE) in the School of Education at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) and works in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The Partnership for Reading — http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/recommended.html
The Partnership for Reading site recommends publications designed to help teachers, parents, policy-makers, and other educators implement the findings of evidence-based research with the children, adolescents, and adults with whom they work. 

Reading Rockets Reading Resources — http://www.readingrockets.org/index.php
Reading Rockets, a national multimedia project that looks at how young kids learn to read, offers free downloadable print guides for teachers and parents.  This includes a teacher's guide that contains instructional techniques and strategies based on what reading research shows is most effective, as well as a family guide available in Spanish, Hmong and Somali.  The family guide is a great resource for teachers to share with the parents of English language learner students.  The AFT is a national partner with Reading Rockets, which devotes a section of its Web site on how to help kids who are struggling with reading.

Reading Quest: Making Sense in Social Studies — http://www.readingquest.org/strat/
Reading Quest.org: Making Sense in Social Studies provides a resource of strategies for reading comprehension.  The strategies are all defined and many include handouts to support implementation of the strategies.  This is a good resources for educators who teach social studies.

New! Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI) — http://www.relnei.org
REL-NEI's recently published report about state efforts’ to improve adolescent literacy highlights Rhode Island’s adolescent literacy policies and practices.  The mission of REL-NEI mission is to help PreK-16 educators at the state, district, and school levels increase their use of scientifically based evidence to make decisions that lead to improved student achievement and reduced performance gaps among student groups.  REL-NEI serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

US Department Of Education Resource Ordering Site — http://www.edpubs.org/webstore/content/search.asp
This is a link to a variety of resources, many of which are referenced in the Rhode Island Literacy Policy and Personal Literacy Plan Guidelines.  A number of the resources are published in English and Spanish.  All publications are provided at no cost to the general public by the U.S. Department of Education.  Featured publication at this site is "Helping Your Child to Learn."

Colorin Colorado — http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/
This site offers helpful information, strategies, activities, and resources for PreK – 3 teachers who have one or more English language learners (ELLs) in their class.  Although Colorin Colorado was designed for PreK-3, much of the information on this Web site is also relevant for grades 4-8.  English language learners (ELLS) enter U.S. schools in all grade levels, and with a wide range of backgrounds, reading skills, English language proficiency and content knowledge.  Older ELLs (and their teachers) face many of the same challenges that are present with ELLs in the early grades.

Doing What Works — http://dww.ed.gov/index.cfm
Doing What Works (DWW) is a website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.  DWW is dedicated to helping educators identify and make use of effective teaching practices.  DWW believes the more we share examples of tools and materials available to educators about research-based instructional practices the more likely it will be that they can affect an increase in student achievement.

everythingESL.net — http://everythingESL.net
Featuring more than 66 lesson plans, 45 teaching tips, 230 downloads, 830 discussion topics, and 90 classroom resource picks.

Interesting Things for ESL Students — http://www.manythings.org
This web site provides practice activities for ELL students including: word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs to practice vocabulary, sentence construction, grammar, listening and pronunciation.  All the exercises are self-scoring and students receive immediate feedback.

International Children's Digital Library — http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategory
The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) is a research project funded primarily by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and Microsoft Research to create a digital library of outstanding children's books from all over the world.  The materials in the collection, all presented in the original languages in which they were published, reflect similarities and differences in cultures, societies, interests, and lifestyles of peoples around the world. Currently the ICDL collection includes over 2,198 books in 40 languages.

Learning Resources at Literacynet.org — http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf
The Learning Resources web site offers current and past CNN San Francisco bureau and CBS 5 - KPIX (CBS Broadcasting) news stories.  The material is intended for adult literacy and educational purposes.  Learners can read the text, listen to the text, and view a short video clip of the story.  Each module includes the full text of each story and interactive activities to test comprehension.  Learners can use the materials independently or teachers can incorporate the stories into class activities.

Multilingual Math Glossary — http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/mlg/mlg.php
An electronic, multilingual math glossary with definitions in 12 languages.

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language — http://www.ncela.gwu.edu
The Unites States Office of English Language Acquisition National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction educational programs for English language learners and related programs.  Resources are written for an audience of parents including parents unfamiliar with or seeking information on the U.S. education system, those looking for ways to facilitate their child's learning both at home and school, and those investigating options and opportunities for their children.  Resources written in the native language are cited in English with an indication of the other languages available; those available only in the native language are cited in that language.

Rhode Island Department of Education: English Language Learners — http://www.ride.ri.gov/applications/ell/resources/
The Rhode Island Department of Education's English Language Learners resource page provides information and resource links regarding: Programs for ELLs, Promising Practices, Professional Development, and Family and Community.

Strategies for All Teachers in Working with ELLs — http://www.albany.edu/lap/strategy.htm
The Language Advocacy Project’s website includes modules designed to help elicit discussions among teachers about issues in the education of LEP students. Each module includes background notes and transparencies.  Topics include: Integrating the ESL Students into the General Classroom, Standards and ESL Students and ESL Students and Special Education.  The Language Advocacy Project (LAP) is sponsored by the Department of Educational Theory and Practice at the University al Albany and the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs at the U.S. Department of Education.

The Children's Book Council — http://www.cbcbooks.org
The Children's Book Council, Inc. is the nonprofit trade association of publishers and packagers of trade books and related materials for children and young adults.  This site provides reading lists, information about children’s books, and an author/illustrator directory among its many resources.

The Children's Literature Web Guide — http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
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.  Much of the information that found throughout these pages is provided by fans (of the site), schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in the book world.  This site provides quick reference, web links, book awards lists, and discussion boards all focused on children’s literature.

The Online Books Page — http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu
The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet.  It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all.  This site contains an index of over 25,000 books freely readable on the Internet, pointers to significant directories and archives of online texts, special exhibits, and information on how readers can help support the growth of online books.

The Purple Crayon — http://www.underdown.org
Created by a children’s book editor, this site contains articles and other materials about children’s book publishing, as well as articles covering writing, illustrating, marketing and editing.

Spaghetti Book Club — http://www.spaghettibookclub.org
The Spaghetti Book Club web site is a place for kids who love to read and talk about books! It is the largest site of book reviews written and illustrated by kids for kids.  This site offers curriculum, training, and web publishing services to schools, after-school programs and libraries.  Its curriculum is focused on students reading books and then writing and publishing reviews of those books they have read.

TeachingBooks.net — http://www.teachingbooks.net
This site is an online collection of K-12 multimedia author and book resources geared for educators.  It provides thematic booklists, book awards, and other resource links.

Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science (AIMS) Education Foundation — http://www.aimsedu.org/index.html
AIMS Education Foundation creates hands-on, standards-based activities and curricula that are engaging, affordable, and easy-to-use.  AIMS supports these activities with professional development workshops and resources.  AIMS Education Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of math and science through a meaningful, integrated approach.

Association for Women in Mathematics — http://www.awm-math.org/
The purpose of the Association for Women in Mathematics site is, "to encourage woman and girls to study to have active careers in mathematical sciences and to promote equal opportunities and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences."  The site includes information on relevant fellowships, grants, research, programs, contests and workshops.  There also links to resources for students, parents and teachers related to instruction, careers, biographies and the history of mathematics.

Aunty Math – DuPage Children’s Museum (K-5) — http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/
Aunty Math is an interactive site that is appropriate for children from kindergarten through 5th grade.  Aunty Math posts weekly math challenges for students to try. Students can also send in how they solved the challenge.  Teachers and parents can access the page to gain more information about the mathematics involved in the challenge also.

Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles — http://www.cut-the-knot.org/index.shtm
This site is for teachers, parents and students who seek engaging mathematics. Many of the topics are accompanied by Java illustrations.  There are nearly 800 Java applets.

MathDL — http://convergence.mathdl.org
MathDL is an online resource published by the Mathematical Association of America.  The site provides teachers and students of mathematics with online resources, such as the Journal of Online Mathematics, Digital Classroom Resources, online magazines, and book and article reviews.

The Math Forum — http://mathforum.org/
The Math Forum is an online resource for improving math learning, teaching, and communication.  This site helps teachers, mathematicians, researchers, students, and parents use the Web to learn math and improve math education.  The site offers problems and puzzles; online mentoring; research; team problem solving; collaborations; and professional development.

The Math League — http://www.mathleague.com/
The Math League sponsors contests for grades 4-12.  These contests are designed to build, student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems.  Rhode Island is a member of the New England Mathematics League.  This site contains sample grade level contests and an excellent 'Help' facility for grades 4 to 8.

The National Center for Educational Statistics — http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/
An outstanding, very user-friendly site sponsored by The National Center for Educational Statistic.  Allows the user to design different types of graphs. The site also has interesting graphs available for classroom use.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) — http://www.nctm.org/
NCTM is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.

NCTM Illuminations — http://illuminations.nctm.org
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a public voice of mathematics education, providing vision, leadership, and professional development to support teachers in ensuring mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.  This website is designed to provide Standards-based resources and materials that improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives — http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/siteinfo.html
The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project out of Utah State University that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis).  The manipulatives are sorted by grade span and by mathematics strand.

Research Clips and Briefs (NCTM) — http://www.nctm.org/researchbriefs.aspx
Research Clips and Briefs are an important resource for finding research-based answers to questions about mathematics teaching and learning.  Clips are short and provide only the findings.  Briefs include more information and list related research.

Rhode Island Mathematics Teachers Association (RIMTA) — http://www.ri.net/RIMTA/index.htm
The Rhode Island Mathematics Teachers Association is an organization dedicated to promotion of interest in mathematics and its applications, providing opportunities for the exchange of ideas and materials, improve mathematics instruction, and further the cooperative study of problems related to the teaching of mathematics at all levels.

IEEE Virtual Museum — http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/index.php
Imagine life without telephones, TVs, computers, x-rays, lasers, and the Internet.  Hard to do?  As diverse as they may seem, all these technologies, and many others, have one thing in common: they all use electricity and magnetism.  At this site you will explore the history of these technologies, find out how they work, and learn about some of the people who invented them.

TeachEngineering Digital Collection — http://www.teachengineering.org/
The TeachEngineering digital library provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms.  Engineering lessons connect real-world experiences with curricular content already taught in K-12 classrooms.

The JASON Project — http://www.jason.org
The JASON Project, founded in 1989 by Dr. Robert D. Ballard, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization headquartered in Ashburn, VA.  Its mission is to inspire in students a life-long passion for learning in science, math, and technology through hands-on, real-world scientific discovery.

Lifeedu.org — http://www.lifeedu.org
lifeedu (pronounced, "life e-d-u") is a 501 c (3) nonprofit organization established for the creation, production, and distribution of educational materials on DNA, genetics, and modern biotechnology for middle school, high school, general undergraduate and the general public.

Math and Science Gateway — http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway/
The Math and Science Gateway, supported by Cornell University, provides links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in grades 9-12, although teachers of other levels may also find these materials helpful.  The resources are categorized by subject and topic and give a summary of each website.

NASA Education Program — http://education.nasa.gov
The official site of the education branch of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides online resources and information about science, engineering, and the nation’s space program for kids, students, and educators.  Resources include programs and projects to increase interest in science in the classroom and at home.

NASA Quest — http://quest.arc.nasa.gov
NASA Quest is a rich resource for educators, kids and space enthusiasts who are interested in meeting and learning about NASA people and the national space program.  NASA Quest includes a full suite of online resources, including live interactions with NASA experts, lesson plans and student activities, and audio/video programs over the Internet.

National Science Education Standards — http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/
The National Science Education Standards present a vision of a scientifically literate populace.  They outline what students need to know, understand, and be able to do to be scientifically literate at different grade levels.  They describe an educational system in which: all students demonstrate high levels of performance, teachers are empowered to make the decisions essential for effective learning, interlocking communities of teachers and students are focused on learning science, and supportive educational programs and systems nurture achievement.

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) — http://www.nsta.org/
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.  NSTA's current membership of more than 55,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.

Networking for Leadership, Inquiry and Systemic Thinking (NLIST) — http://www.nlistinquiryscience.com/enter.htm
Proposed jointly by the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS) and the Education Division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NLIST has initiated key networking processes and is producing useful Internet products for more effective science education program implementation.

Professional Development for Math and Science Teachers — http://www.pdmathsci.net/
Professional Development for Mathematics and Science Teachers: Findings from a decade of Local Systemic Change (LSC) Projects presents major findings from a 10- year, large scale study of 75,000 mathematics and science teachers who participated in 88 LSC projects, with support from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education.  The LSC projects provide valuable lessons in providing effective professional development to K-12 teachers to improve mathematics and science classroom instruction.

Project 2061 Benchmarks — http://www.project2061.org/publications/bsl/online/bolintro.htm
Project 2061's benchmarks are statements of what all students should know or be able to do in science, mathematics, and technology by the end of grades 2, 5, 8, and 12.  The grade demarcations suggest reasonable checkpoints for estimating student progress toward the science literacy goals outlined in SFAA.

Rhode Island Science and Engineering Fair — http://www.risef.org
The purpose of the Rhode Island Science and Engineering Fair, one of Rhode Island's premier student research showcases, is to promote science education and investigation by RI students.  Over 90 local schools register approximately 500 students from all over the state.

Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium Program — http://www.spacegrant.brown.edu/RI_Space_Grant/overview.htm
The R.I. Space Grant Program is a congressionally mandated nationwide NASA-funded program designed to act as a space-science resource and to enhance science literacy and learning opportunities in space-related science at all levels of education, from elementary school through graduate school and beyond.  There are 52 distinct Space Grant Consortia in the US (all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and Washington, DC).

The Science Spot — http://sciencespot.net
Created by a science teacher, this site provides links to science projects geared for junior high students, reference websites for science teachers, puzzles and science trivia, and tips for increasing technology use in the classroom.

Teacher Education Materials Project (TE-MAT) — http://www.te-mat.org/default.aspx
The TE-MAT (Teacher Education Materials) Project was funded through a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI) to develop an online resource to support professional development providers as they work to enhance the capacity of pre-service and in-service teachers to provide high-quality K-12 mathematics/science education.  The site features a Conceptual Framework that highlights key elements critical to the design and implementation of effective professional development programs, with numerous links to relevant reviews of materials and practitioner essays.  It also features Reviews of Materials that is a searchable collection of reviews intended to help K-12 mathematics and science professional development providers more easily select materials appropriate for their program goals.

The Tree of Life Project — http://tolweb.org/tree/
The Tree of Life Web Project is a digital library of biodiversity information compiled collaboratively by hundreds of specialist and amateur contributors.  Its goal is to contain a page with pictures, text, and other information for every species and for each group of organisms, living or extinct.  Connections between Tree of Life web pages follow phylogenetic branching patterns between groups of organisms, so users can browse the hierarchy of life and learn about phylogeny and evolution as well as the characteristics of individual groups.

Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body — http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/index.html
This web site by the National Institutes of Health, is about the history of forensic medicine.  Over the centuries, physicians, surgeons, and other professionals have struggled to develop scientific methods that translate views of bodies and body parts into 'visible proofs' that can persuade judges, juries, and the public.  Three online activities and three lesson plans introduce forensic medicine, anthropology, technology, and history.  Designed specifically for students and educators, the lesson plans provide educators with ready-made resources for the classroom and the online activities promote active learning for students.

American Memory Collection, Library of Congress — http://memory.loc.gov/learn/start/index.html
The American Memory Collection is an online archive containing more then 7 million primary source documents, photographs, films, and recordings that reflect the collective American memory.  The archive is further divided into over 100 collections on a wide variety of topics in history and culture.  The Learning Page of the American Memory Collection is designed to aid educators in teaching history and culture by offering: tips and tricks, definitions and rationale for using primary sources, activities, discussions, lesson plans, and suggestions for using the collections in the classroom.

Armenian Genocide Curriculum Unit — http://www.teachgenocide.com/
The Genocide Education Project has created a unit on the Armenian Genocide.  This middle or high school unit has options for 1-day, 2-day, or 10-day modules.  The teacher's manual and corresponding materials can be downloaded for free from the website.

Ben's Guide to Government U.S. Government for Kids — http://bensguide.gpo.gov/subject.html
This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers and is sponsored by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).  These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities.  And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben's Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.

Best of History Web Sites — http://www.besthistorysites.net
Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more.

The Bill of Rights Institute — http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/Teach/
The Bill of Rights Institute is the educator’s partner in teaching about the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.  We offer a variety of educational programs and instructional materials for teachers, as well as classroom activities, discussion questions, and informational links on our website.  These include Constitutional Seminars around the country, as well as printed and online teachers’ guides for use in history, government, civics, and social studies middle and high school classes.

Center for Civic Education — http://www.civiced.org
The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries.  The Center specializes in civic/citizenship education, law-related education, and international educational exchange programs for developing democracies.  Resources including online lesson plans aligned to national standards.

New! Choices for the 21st Century Program - Brown University — http://www.choices.edu/index.php
The Choices Program develops teaching resources on historical and current international issues, provides professional development for classroom teachers, and sponsors programs that engage students beyond the classroom.  New resources are made available on a regular basis.

EconEdLink — http://www.econedlink.org
EconEdLink is a premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for K-12 teachers and their students.  Its website provides links to current events in the world economy, current data, curricular activities, and a comprehensive guide (including model lessons and templates) to teaching economics using the Internet.

History Now: Abraham Lincoln in His Time and Ours — http://www.historynow.org/12_2008/teacher.html
History Now, a quarterly journal created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, has developed four lessons on Lincoln for elementary through high school classrooms.  Another issue of the journal that contains lessons on Lincoln is Issue Six, December 2005, which can be found here.

Independence Hall Association — http://ushistory.org/us/
The Independence Hall Association (IHA) in Philadelphia has released a free digital American history textbook for middle- and high-school students, which will evolve to include interactive displays, video streaming, simulations or dynamic versions of the text, and opportunities for collaboration by students and teachers.

National Archives: Education — http://www.archives.gov/education/
The Digital Classroom is the National Archives– gateway for resources about primary sources, activities, and training for educators and students.

National Geographic: My Wonderful World — http://www.mywonderfulworld.org
MyWonderfulWorld.org is the heartbeat of a National Geographic–led campaign backed by a coalition of national business and non-profit organizations whose goal is to expand geographic learning in school, at home, and in communities.  This site offers online resources (materials, games, activities, quizzes) for parents, teachers, and kids.

National Geographic: Xpeditions — http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
Xpeditions is home to the U.S. National Geography Standards — and to thousands of ideas, tools, and interactive adventures that bring them to life.

Newseum, the Interactive Museum of News — http://www.newseum.org
This is the official website of the Newseum, a museum of news that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits.  The website provides information about the museum itself (such as hours, exhibits, and events), as well as online teacher and student resources and activities.

New! Our Courts — http://www.ourcourts.org
Our Courts is the vision of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.  Our Courts is a free, interactive, web-based program designed to teach and engage students in civics.  We are currently developing fun and educational games, in-class activities, lesson plans, educational resources, and features which will enable teachers to build individualized and comprehensive civics curricula for their classrooms.

Reading Quest: Making Sense in Social Studies — http://www.readingquest.org/strat/
Reading Quest.org: Making Sense in Social Studies provides a resource of strategies for reading comprehension.  The strategies are all defined and many include handouts to support implementation of the strategies.  This is a good resources for educators who teach social studies.

New! Rhode Island Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission — http://www.rilincoln200.org
Website of the Rhode Island Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.  Educational resources and links can be found at: http://www.rilincoln200.org/education.html and http://www.rilincoln200.org/links.html.  Several of the resources are already to the RI Civics GSEs.

Smithsonian National Museum of American History: Educators — http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/index.cfm
The website of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History contains many American history–related online activities, resources, and teacher manuals for grades K-12, as well as access to online exhibits and collections.

Social Studies Sources — http://education.indiana.edu
This website is designed for K-12 social studies teachers and students.  It provides professional resources such as instructional strategies, professional development, and professional organizations.  Resources are grouped by content areas and contain website links and summaries.

Teach US History — http://www.teachushistory.org
This website contains historic primary source images and text as well as background information that provides historical, cultural, and literary context to significant events in American history.  Additionally the site contains video and audio presentations utilizing professional actors impersonating historical figures and reenacting historical events.  The site also contains lesson plans and curriculum units to help educators incorporate these materials in their classroom instruction.  The site was developed by a collaboration of museums, libraries, individual educators and scholars, and school systems.  Online primary source documents and some unaligned lesson plans.

United States Mint: Teacher Resources — http://www.usmint.gov/kids/teachers/
H.I.P. Pocket Change, a web site by the U.S. Mint, is a fun educational tool containing online resources, activities, projects, and cartoons to help students "make heads and tails of coins."

We the People — http://www.civiced-ri.org/const.htm
The primary goal of We the People... The Citizen and the Constitution is to promote civic competence and responsibility among the nation’s elementary and secondary students.  This website contains information regarding aligned lesson plans (aligned to the RI Civics GSEs and the NECAP literacy standards) and curriculum units.

ArtsAwards.org — http://www.artsawards.org
This is the official website of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA), a publicly supported nonprofit, non-governmental organization whose mission is to identify emerging artists and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional development.  The website offers students and teachers links for competitions and awards/scholarships students can apply for in the arts (either on their own or with the recommendation of a teacher/administrator).

ArtsConnectEd — http://www.artsconnected.org
ArtsConnectEd is the product of a partnership between The Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center.  Using the power of the Internet to stimulate new approaches to learning, the goal of ArtsConnectEd is to make arts education timely, engaging, interactive, and pertinent for both teachers and students of all ages.

ArtsEdge — http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org
ARTSEDGE — the National Arts and Education Network — supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience.  ARTSEDGE empowers educators to teach in, through, and about the arts by providing the tools to develop interdisciplinary curricula that fully integrate the arts with other academic subjects.

American Association for Health Education — http://www.aahperd.org/aahe/
The American Association for Health Education serves health educators and other professional who promote the health of all people.  AAHE encourages, supports, and assists health professional concerned with health promotion though education and other systemic strategies.

National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) — http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education seeks to enhance knowledge and professional practice in sport and physical activity through scientific study and dissemination of research-based and experiential knowledge to members and the public.

National Health Education Standards — http://www.aahperd.org/aahe/template.cfm?template=natl_health_education_standards.html National Health Education Standards provide a guide for enhancing preparation and continuing education of teachers.  The full National Standards document can be purchased.  An abbreviated version of the standards is also available.

Rhode Island Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance — http://www.riahperd.org/index.html
Rhode Island Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (RIAHPERD) is the Rhode Island affiliate of the AAHPERD professional association for health educators, physical educators, and those involved in leisure, fitness, dance, and other specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle.

thrive: Rhode Island's Coordinated School Health Program — http://www.thriveri.org/
thrive is Rhode Island’s Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP).  A nine-component program designed to prevent serious health problems and to improve educational outcomes.  As partners in thrive, the Rhode Island Departments of Education and Health work to build infrastructure supports with state, school, and community partners to help create safe, healthy, and nurturing schools that reduce barriers to learning.

Ocean State Libraries: Connecting Rhode Island — http://www.oslri.org/   
If you have a CLAN library card, you can use a large selection of research databases for free.  Full text articles from the Providence Journal are available through ProQuest.  A variety of national newspapers and magazines, many with full text, are available through EBSCOhost.

New! Rhode Island Library Information Network for Kids (RILINK) — http://www.www.rilink.org/   
RILINK is a cooperative effort by Rhode Island school libraries to share their resources through an interactive, web-based catalog of library materials - over 800,000 books and audiovisual items and more than 30,000 subject-based web-links that are K-12 appropriate.  Students and teachers at RILINK member schools can use their library catalogs to look for, and request, books or other items at member libraries.  Items requested are delivered to each school through the statewide library network.  Through RICAT, the library’s catalog is available in the library, in classrooms, and at home – wherever there is a connection to the World Wide Web.

Gilbert Stuart's Birthplace — http://www.gilbertstuartmuseum.com/
The Gilbert Stuart Birthplace is a multifaceted attraction that takes one on a journey back in time.  Not only is it a showplace for reproductions of the works of one of America’s foremost portrait painters, it is an authentically restored and furnished workingman’s home and the site of the first snuff mill in America.  The lovely wooded homestead on the banks of the Mattatuxet Brook also features a partially restored grist mill and a fascinating fish ladder.

Office of Marine Programs at URI — http://omp.gso.uri.edu/
The Office of Marine Programs (OMP) is the education and outreach arm of the Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) at the University of Rhode Island (URI).  OMP efforts reach audiences in Rhode Island, throughout the United States, and around the world.  OMP's team of dedicated marine scientists, professional educators, project managers, designers, and communicators collaborate with scientists and graduate students from GSO and marine and environmental academic and research programs from around the globe.

Providence Children's Museum — http://www.childrenmuseum.org/htdocs/index.html
Rhode Island’s only museum especially for children and their families.  Providence Children’s Museum is a hands–on place where kids, ages 1–11, and grown–ups play and learn together.  Come and explore the swirling, whirling ways of water, discover the bones beneath your muscles and learn how much fun learning can be!

Rhode Island Audubon Society — http://www.asri.org/
At Audubon Society of Rhode Island, an independent state environmental organization, you can walk, snowshoe or cross-country ski on a beautiful refuge, borrow a book, video or DVD, arrange a classroom program, learn about bird feeding, how animals survive the winter, vernal pools and more, host a child's birthday party, buy a nature related gift, sign your child up for summer day camp, or participate in a wide menu of programs.

Rhode Island Facts and History — http://www.ri.gov/facts/
Looking for some fast facts about Rhode Island and its history?  Look no further!  This page contains general information, history, demographics, Rhode Island trivia, and much more.

New! Rhode Island History — http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/RhodeIslandHistory/
Overview of Rhode Island History, from pre-Colonial times through the year 2000.  Each of the nine chapters covers a particular era, providing a detailed yet concise overview of the major events, people, and statistics found during that time.

Rhode Island Judiciary — http://www.courts.ri.gov/
The home page of the judicial system in Rhode Island.  Access to the various levels and courts, as well as general information and educational resources.

Rhode Island Judiciary: Justice Rules — http://www.courts.state.ri.us/outreach/default-justice-rules.htm
Online information regarding the "Justice Rules!" Program and free educational materials.

Rhode Island General Assembly — http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/
The Rhode Island General Assembly Web Site provides links to legislative information (bill text, bill status, the general laws, daily calendars), as well as news and links to various legislative offices.

Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board — http://www.state.ri.us/rihrab/
The mission of the Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board is to serve the people of the state by advocating, developing and supporting programs that defend and provide access to its documentary heritage.  This site contains links to various organizations relating to historical documents, as well as information on grants, board members, meetings, and their minutes.

Rhode Island State Archives — http://www.state.ri.us/rihrab/direct.html
This directory was created as a result of the Historical Records Repository Survey conducted by the Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board.  Each directory entry links to a description of the repository and its holdings.

New! Rhode Island Suffrage — http://www.rhodeislandsuffrage.org
Blog created by FairVote RI, a nonprofit organization, that also includes a list of resources on civics, Rhode Island, and American history.  FairVote RI has created a curriculum unit on the History of Suffrage in Rhode Island for high school teachers.  The curriculum is currently in draft form, and is aligned to the RI Civics GSEs.

Roger Williams Park Zoo — http://www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org/
The Roger Williams Park Zoo's education department offers many exciting programs for people of all ages.  The Zoomobile travels to schools, community centers, and retirement homes spreading the important message of conservation of our natural world.  On-grounds programs include Zoocamps, Preschool and After-School Adventures, Overnights, Scouts and Family Programs.

Save The Bay — http://www.savebay.org/default.asp
The mission of Save The Bay is to ensure that the environmental quality of Narragansett Bay and its watershed is restored and protected from the harmful effects of human activity.  Save The Bay seeks carefully planned use of the Bay and its watershed to allow the natural system to function normally and healthfully, both now and for the future.

Slater Mill — http://www.slatermill.org/
Slater Mill is committed to offering school programs that are enriching, enjoyable and tied directly to the curriculum requirements of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.  Subject areas include industrial history, American history (early 19th century), economics, textile industry, manufacturing, technology, labor history and others.  Programs are offered on our centrally located site (just off Interstate 95 in Pawtucket, RI) or at your school.  Slater Mill educational programs are appropriate for elementary, middle and high school students, as well as undergraduate and graduate students in colleges and universities.

We the People, Project Citizen — http://www.civiced-ri.org/projcit.htm
We the People... Project Citizen is a civic education program for middle school students that promotes competent and responsible participation in state and local government.  It actively engages students in learning how to monitor and influence public policy and encourages civic participation among students, their parents, and members of the community.  The aligned lesson plans and curriculum units are provided to teachers free of charge upon request.  This resource also demonstrates alignment to the NECAP literacy standards.

Blackstone Valley Tourism Council — http://www.tourblackstone.com/historic.htm
Contact information for local area historical societies in the Blackstone Valley area.

Blithewold — http://www.blithewold.org
Online information and photos and visiting information.

Burrillville Historical and Preservation Society — http://www.bhps.org
Online historical information and information on facilities for field trips.

Cranston Historical Society — http://www.cranstonhistoricalsociety.org
Online historical information and information on facilities for field trips.

East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society — http://www.eghistoricpreservation.org
Online contact information and local historical information on the Old Kent County Jail, Varnum House, and the Town Hall.

East Providence Historical Society — http://www.ephist.org
Online information and photos and visiting information.

Fort Adams — http://www.fortadams.org
Online information and photos and visiting information.

Governor Stephen Hopkins House — http://www.stephenhopkins.org
Online contact information and history of the historic house.

Heritage Harbor Museum — http://www.heritageharbor.org
Forthcoming museum exhibits on RI history, lesson plans, and online materials/activities.

Herreshoff Marine Museum — http://www.herreshoff.org/
Online information and photos, library, and visiting information.

John Brown House — http://www.rihs.org/Museums.html
Online information on exhibits and educational resources.

John Hunt House Museum — http://ephist.org/hunt.htm
Online historical information and photos and visiting information.

Mapleville School and Coronet Worsted Company — http://www.bhps.org/mapleville_school_coronet_co.php
Online historical information and photos.

Museum of Newport History — http://www.newporthistorical.org/museum_newhist.htm
Online information on the museum and tours.

Newport Colony House and Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House — http://www.newporthistorical.org/junior.htm
Online information regarding standards-based field trips to historic buildings.

Newport Historical Society — http://www.newporthistorical.org
Online information regarding field trips, resources, and contact information.

Newport Restoration Foundation — http://www.newportrestoration.com
Online historical information and photos, information on school field trips, outreach programs, and visiting.

Old Sturbridge Village — http://www.osv.org
Online historical information, curriculum materials, lesson plans, and information regarding visits and educational programs.

Preservation Society of Newport County: Newport Mansions — http://www.newportmansions.org
Online information and photos, educational programs, teacher resource guides (aligned to the RI GSEs), and visiting information.

Providence Preservation Society — http://www.ppsri.org
Online information regarding historical buildings, educational programs, and Children's Heritage Educational Tours for grades 3-10.

Rhode Island Historical Society — http://www.rihs.org
Online information regarding historical resources, events, properties, museums, and the library.

Smith's Castle — http://www.smithscastle.org
Online information and photos on the history of the property and educational tours/programs.

South County Museum — http://www.southcountymuseum.org
Online information and photos on the museum, exhibits, and educational resources offered.

Sprague Mansion — http://www.cranstonhistoricalsociety.org/mansion.html
Online information on the mansion and tours.

The Maxwell House — http://www.massasoithistorical.org
Online information and photos of the house and exhibits, and visiting information.

The Museum of Work and Culture — http://www.woonsocket.org/workandculture.htm
Online information regarding museum exhibits.

Whitehall Museum House — http://www.whitehallmuseumhouse.org
Online contact information and history of the property; open by appointment.

American Museum of Natural History — http://www.amnh.org
This is the official website of the American Museum of Natural History.  It provides information about the museum – from visiting hours and directions to online descriptions of exhibits and upcoming attractions and online exhibit archives.

The Archaeology Channel — http://www.archaeologychannel.org
The Archaeology Channel is the website of the Archaeological Legacy Institute, an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt (501[c][3]), research and education corporation registered in Oregon in 1999.  ALI’s mission is to develop ways to make archaeology more effective both in gathering important information about past human lifeways and in delivering that information to the public and the profession.

The Franklin Institute Science Museum Online — http://www.fi.edu
In 1824, The Franklin Institute was established as the first professional organization of mechanical engineers and professional draftsmen in the United States.  Evolving over the past 175 years, but retaining a passion for exploration and discovery, the heart of the Institute’s mission remains public science and technology education - through interactive exhibits, theater-based programming, educational programs and outreach.  This site provides information about the Museum itself, such as exhibits and hours, as well online science content/projects, resources and professional development information for educators.

Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide — http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mwm/sci.html
This page contains links to public museums located throughout the world that have a strong emphasis on interactive science education.  It also provides other science-related links for more online resources.

Librarians' Internet Index — http://lii.org
Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website and free weekly newsletter, New This Week, which features dozens of high-quality websites carefully selected, described, and organized by our team of librarians.  Newsletter topics include current events and issues, holidays and seasons, helpful tools for information users, human interest, and more.  The website itself is searchable and contains over 20,000 entries organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.

The Library of Congress — http://lcweb.loc.gov
This is the official site of the Library of Congress.  It provides links to the library catalogs (containing print, multimedia and online resources), online collections of historic articles/documents, current exhibitions, multilingual resources on world culture, and THOMAS (database for current and historical legislative information), as well a guide to visiting the LOC.

The Museum of Television and Radio — http://www.mtr.org
The Museum of Television & Radio, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public.  This site provides information about upcoming events, visiting the museum, and ways to get involved.

The National Air and Space Museum — http://www.nasm.si.edu
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world.  It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics.  This is NASM’s official site, providing information about visiting NASM’s locations as well as online resources for research and education.

The National Archives — http://www.archives.gov
The official website of the National Archives, this site provides information about visiting the national archives, news concerning events and exhibits, and online resources for exploring the National Archives and researching documents in the Archival Research Catalog.

The National Gallery of Art — http://www.nga.gov
The official website of the National Gallery of Art, this site provides information about the Gallery itself, as well as online exhibits, tours, resources for teachers and students, and links to opportunities to get involved with the Gallery.

Smithsonian — http://www.si.edu
This is the official website of the Smithsonian Institute and its museums and galleries.  As well as visiting information for its various locations, it provides online educational resources for students, families, and teachers.

Smithsonian Kids — http://www.smithsonian.kids.us
A website hosted by the Smithsonian geared exclusively for students, Smithsonian Kids contains links to fun and interesting material about world and American history.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum — http://www.ushmm.org
The official website of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum which provides links to museum information and exhibits, as well as online resources for teachers, students, and researchers seeking to learn more about the Holocaust and its relation to both history and current events.

American Association of School Librarians (AASL) — http:// www.ala.org/aasl/
The mission of the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association since 1951, is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field.

Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) — http://www.acei.org
The Mission of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is to promote and support in the global community the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society.  ACEI has over 11,000 members worldwide in various educational careers.

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) — http://www.actfl.org
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages is the only national organization dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction throughout the U.S.  ACTFL and its affiliated organizations represent the educators who are committed to building language proficiency from kindergarten students through adult learners.  ACTFL provides advocacy, professional development opportunities, resources and opportunities for members to interact and share ideas and experiences.

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) — http://aect.org
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology is an international professional association dedicated to providing leadership in educational communications and technology by linking professionals holding a common interest is the use of technology and its application to the learning process.  The mission of AECT is to provide international leadership by promoting scholarship and best practices in the creation, use, and management of technologies for effective teaching and learning in a wide range of settings.

American Educational Research Association (AERA) — http://www.aera.org
The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and, by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.  AERA is the most prominent international professional organization, with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application.  Its 25,000 members are educators; administrators; directors of research; persons working with testing or evaluation in federal, state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students; and behavioral scientists.

Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) — http://www.aesa.us
The Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) is a professional organization serving over 550+ education service agencies (ESAs) in 44 states.  Publicly funded agencies, ESAs are authorized in state statute or rules and regulations, or through permissive authority, and organized on a regional basis.  ESAs reach out to preschoolers, school- age students, adult learners and educators.  Educational service agencies provide schools and other clients with cost-effective, responsive and innovative programs and services.  ESAs serve as partners with clients to support their educational missions.

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) — http://www.aft.org/
The American Federation of Teachers was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers.  It is an affiliated international union of the AFL-CIO.  The AFT has more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide, 43 state affiliates, and more than 1.4 million members.

American Library Association (ALA) — http://www.ala.org
The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 64,000 members.  Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information services and public access to information.  ALA offers professional services and publications to members and nonmembers, including online news stories from American Libraries and analysis of crucial issues from the Washington Office.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) — http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/index.jsp/
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that represents 175,000 educators made up of superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members from more than 135 countries and 58 affiliates.  This site has resources covering various aspects of effective teaching and learning—such as professional development, educational leadership, and capacity building.

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) — http://www.cec.sped.org
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.  CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) — http://www.cosn.org
The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is the country’s premier voice in education technology leadership with a mission to serve as the national organization for K-12 technology leaders who use technology strategically to ultimately improve teaching and learning.  CoSN provides products and services to support and nurture leadership development, advocacy, coalition building, and awareness of emerging technologies.

Computer-Using Educators (CUE) — http://www.cue.org
Computer-Using Educators, Inc. is a nonprofit California corporation founded in 1978.  CUE's goal is to advance student achievement through technology in all disciplines from preschool through college.  With an active current membership of thousands of educational professionals, CUE supports many regional affiliates and Special Interest Groups. CUE Conferences are California’s premier educational technology events.  CUE is the largest organization of its type in the west and one of the largest in the United States.

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) — http://www.iste.org
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy, and leadership for innovation.  A nonprofit membership organization, ISTE provides leadership and service to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership by advancing the effective use of technology in PK–12 and teacher education.  Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), ISTE represents more than 85,000 professionals worldwide.  ISTE supports its members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education.

International Technology Education Association (ITEA) — http://www.iteaconnect.org
The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) is the professional organization for technology, innovation, design, and engineering educators.  ITEA’s mission is to promote technological literacy for all by supporting the teaching of technology and promoting the professionalism of those engaged in this pursuit.  ITEA strengthens the profession through state and national legislative efforts, professional development, membership services, publications, and classroom activities.

The National Association for Music Education (MENC) — http://www.menc.org
Founded in 1907 with 64 members, today's membership has grown to nearly 130,000 including active music teachers, university faculty and researchers, college students preparing to be teachers, high school honor society members and MusicFriends.  Formerly Music Educators National Conference, the association's name was changed in 1998 to MENC: The National Association for Music Education to better reflect its mission to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.

National Art Education Association (NAEA) — http://www.naea-reston.org
The National Art Education Association was founded in 1947 with the merger of the Western, Pacific, Southeastern, and Eastern Region Art Associations, and the art department of the National Education Association (NEA).  NAEA is a non-profit, educational organization whose mission is to promote art education through Professional Development, Service, Advancement of Knowledge, and Leadership.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) — http://www.naeyc.org
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), founded in 1926, is the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children with nearly 100,000 members, a national network of over 300 local, state, and regional Affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations.  NAEYC is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8 and is committed to becoming an increasingly high performing and inclusive organization.

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) — http://www.nagc.org
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) is an organization of parents, teachers, educators, other professionals, and community leaders who unite to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.  NAGC supports and engages in research and development, staff development, advocacy, communication, and collaboration with other organizations and agencies who strive to improve the quality of education for all students.

National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) — http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/
NASPE is the preeminent national authority on physical education and a recognized leader in sport and physical activity.  NASPE is a non-profit professional membership association that sets the standard for practice in physical education and sport.  Its 17,000 members include K-12 physical education teachers, coaches, athletic directors, athletic trainers, sport management professionals, researchers, and college/university faculty who prepare physical activity professionals.  It is the largest of the five national associations that make up the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).  The mission of NASPE is to enhance knowledge, improve professional practice, and increase support for high quality physical education, sport, and physical activity programs through research, development of standards, and dissemination of information.

National Business Education Association (NBEA) — http://www.nbea.org
The National Business Education Association (NBEA) is the nation's largest professional organization devoted exclusively to serving individuals and groups engaged in instruction, administration, research, and dissemination of information for and about business.  NBEA is the leading association devoted to the recognition that business education competencies are essential for all individuals in today's fast-changing society.

National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) — http://www.ncss.org
Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social Studies has grown to be the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education.  Social studies educators teach students the content knowledge, intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy.  The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.

National Education Association — http://www.nea.org/index.html
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education.  NEA's 2.8 million members work at every level of education — from pre-school to university graduate programs.  NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

National School Boards Association (NSBA) — http://www.nsba.org
Founded in 1940, the National School Boards Association is a not-for-profit Federation of state associations of school boards across the United States.  Its mission is to foster excellence and equity in public education through school board leadership.  NSBA achieves that mission by representing the school board perspective before federal government agencies and with national organizations that affect education, and by providing vital information and services to state associations of school boards and local school boards throughout the nation.

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) — http://www.nsta.org
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.  NSTA's current membership of more than 55,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.

National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) — http://www.pta.org
Founded in 1897, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has provided support, information and resources to families focused on the health and education of children.  National PTA was created to meet a profound challenge: to better the lives of children.  And today, it continues to flourish because PTA has never lost sight of its goal: to change the lives of children across our great nation for the better.

Rhode Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (RI-ASCD) — http://rhodeisland.ascd.org/
Rhode Island ASCD (RI-ASCD), a diverse community of educators acting as a dynamic force for educational excellence, improving the quality of teaching and learning for the success of all learners.  RI-ASCD is an organization for Rhode Island professionals who are committed to equity and quality for all learners.

United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) — http://www.usdla.org
The United States Distance Learning Association is a non-profit organization committed to being the leading distance learning association in the United States.  USDLA’s mission is to serve the needs of the distance learning community by providing advocacy, information, networking and opportunity.