Teacher Resources

Clipart

Clipart.com
http://schools.clipart.com
Clipart resource for Burlington Schools sponsored by QUEST.

Classroom Clipart
http://www.classroomclipart.com

Discovery School's Clipart Gallery
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/index.html

Curriculum-Related Resources

Marco Polo
http://www.mped.org
Rich resource of lesson plans and subject related content for K-12 math, science, social studies (geography, economics), art, and language arts.

Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/index.html

Resources for Burlington Teachers

BSD Technology Resource Page
http://www.bsdvt.org/District/ProfDev/bsdteachers.htm

Standards into Action
http://www.standards.ed.state.vt.us

Vermont Department of Education
http://www.state.vt.us/educ/index.htm

Lesson Plans

The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org
 The Gateway to Educational Materials SM is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.

Education World Lesson Plans
http://www.educationworld.com/#LessonPlanning

Educator's Reference Desk - Lesson Plans
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml
This collection contains more than 2000 unique lesson plans which were written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States and the world. Formerly part of the ERIC system, these lesson plans were moved to this site when the ERIC system was redesigned.

Tools for Teachers

Calendar Server
http://www.calendarserver.com/
Calendar Server helps you create an online calendar which can be linked off a teacher's web site.

Discovery School Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Create and print out word search puzzles and cross word puzzles

Filamentality
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into learning activities. It combines the "filament" of the Web with a learner's "mentality". In the end, you'll create a Web-based activity you can share with others even if you don't know anything about HTML, Web servers, or all that www-dot stuff.

Personal Educational Press
http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/
Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes to print directly from your browser.

Rubistar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
RubiStar is a free tool to help a teacher make quality rubrics.

Databases

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia | The New Book of Popular Science | Lands and People
http://go.grolier.com
(Username and Password available from library staff.)

United Streaming
http://www.unitedstreaming.com
The largest and most current library of K-12 digital video and video clips.
Passcode: FEAD-5944
Enter with the passcode to create your own username and password.

EBSCO (Trial)
http://trial.epnet.com
UserID: hunt
Password: trial