Education: Curriculum Materials on the Web

A general education resource guide for students at University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College

Multi-Subject

HotChalk Lesson Plans page
Catalogs thousands of lesson plans for K-12 teachers. Searches can be narrowed by subject and grade level.
Library of Congress: Classroom materials
Links to various different curriculum resources for teachers including lesson plans, resources tied to specific themes and activities for use of primary sources.
Edutopia
“Evidence- and practitioner-based learning strategies that empower you to improve K-12 education.”
Curriki
Curriki has thousands of thoroughly vetted online learning activities in all major K-12 subject areas in many formats.
Annenberg Learner
Lesson plans, videos, and activities covering a variety of subjects.
EduRef Lesson Plans
Hosted by National Council for Open Education.
Free Technology for Teachers
This blog “shares information about free resources that teachers can use in their classrooms.”
LINKS Learning
“E-learning, professional development resource” with a variety of curriculum planning information and tools.
Open Up Resources
ELA and math curricula
Khan Academy
Offers an “extensive library of content, including interactive challenges, assessments, and videos from any computer with access to the web.”
TedEd
Enables teachers to “build a lesson around any TED-Ed Original, TED Talk or YouTube video.”
Neok12
“Educational videos, lessons, and games for K-12.”
WebQuest
“An inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web.”
Teaching Tolerance
Southern Poverty Law Center has classroom resources on their website. This includes teaching kits that instructors can order for free.

Science & Math

Science Kids Videos
A range of video clips that covering “experiments, animals in the wild, the science of sport, chemistry in action, biology basics, amazing human body processes, nature clips, advanced robots, the latest in technology and much more.”
Cool Science Videos
“Sharing, curating, and creating cool science videos that are visually engaging and scientifically inspiring.”
Weird Science Kids
“A large variety of easy fun cool exciting free science experiments and science demonstration videos.”
Illuminations
A collection of “standards-based resources for teaching and learning mathematics, including interactive tools for students and instructional support for teachers.”
Statistics Education Web
“An online resource for peer-reviewed lesson plans for K-12 teachers,” focusing on “statistics and probability concepts.”
Kids Math Games
“A range of free math games, interactive learning activities and fun educational resources.”
Geogebra
“Multi-platform mathematics software that gives everyone the chance to experience the extraordinary insights that math makes possible.”
Analyze Math software
“Online mathematical software in the form of applets to explore and gain deep understanding of topics in mathematics including calculus, precalculus, geometry, trigonometry and statistics.”
Cabrilog
“Developed for high school and middle school learners, this software allows students to directly manipulate mathematical objects (algebra, analysis, geometry, trigonometry) or physical objects (mechanical, optical) so students can more easily grasp the concepts.”
Wolfram Alpha
Online tool that performs “dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithms, and methods.”
YouCubed
Activities & resources designed "to inspire, educate and empower teachers of mathematics, transforming the latest research on math learning into accessible and practical forms."
Inside Mathematics
"Provides a resource for educators around the world who struggle to provide the best mathematics instruction they can for their students."

English Language Arts

A Story Before Bed
Enables students to “record videos of themselves reading from a large collection of online children's books.”
Fun English Games
“A wide range of free teaching resources that are perfect for students learning English, ESL classes and teachers looking for ideas online.”
Academic Language & Literacy
Jeff Zwiers, Senior Researcher at Stanford University, manages this site "focused on helping educators accelerate and deepen students' learning of academic language, literacy, and content understandings in all classrooms."

Social Studies & History

Teaching History with Technology
“A resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses.”
Zinn Education Project
“Free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and reading level for teaching a people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country.”
Center for Civic Education
“A variety of free, downloadable curricular resources for teachers” covering U.S. History.
Dipity
“Find, create, and embed interactive timelines.”
Primary Source Sets--Digital Public Library of America
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop critical thinking skills by exploring topics in history, literature, and culture through primary sources. Drawing online materials from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States, the sets use letters, photographs, posters, oral histories, video clips, sheet music, and more.

Online Materials to Use in the Classroom

"Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory"; Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/pnnl/24397107918

Standards Information

Assessment & Engagement

Quizlet
“Flashcards, tests, and study games” available on computers and mobile devices.
Polleverywhere
Class engagement tool enabling teachers to create polls to which students may respond using their computer or mobile device.
Socrative
“Lets teachers engage and assess their students with educational activities on tablets, laptops and smartphones.”

Organization & Collaboration

InClass
App enabling students to organize their schedules and share notes.
Fetchnotes
A note taking, sharing, and collaboration app.