David & Lorraine Cheng Library

William Paterson University of New Jersey

All Subjects Resources

Associations/Organizations

Educational Associations
Choose a category of educational associations such as "Early Childhood" or "K through 12," or scroll down for an annotated list of links to major education associations in the United States. This list provided by the Internet Public Library (IPL), an initiative of the University of Michigan School of Information.
http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/ref/aon.out.pl?ty=long&id=edu00.00.00
Educational Associations with Home Pages
A useful site with links to most of the major associations and organizations interested in educators and education.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assoc.html

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Databases

Kraus Curriculum Development Library
Curriculum guides, educational frameworks, teaching activities, assessment techniques and standards for all subjects from PreK-12. Search by keyword, curriculum area, grade level, etc. Many resources are available full-text online. Available to William Paterson community only.
http://ezproxy.wpunj.edu:2048/login?url=
http://www.kcdlonline.com

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Lesson Plans and Teaching Activities

Blue Web'N Library of Learning Sites
This popular site includes a content table listing web-based tutorials, activities and projects, along with lesson plans and suggested Internet resources for each subject area.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Busy Teachers' WebSite K-12
Arranged by subject categories, this site provides links to selected Internet Sites as well as suggestions for lesson plans and classroom activities.
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
EDSITEment
From the National Endowment for the Humanities, this site contains not only lesson plans for a variety of subjects in the humanities, but suggestions for important humanities web sites and educational news.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Education World
A comprehensive site which call itself "the world's educational resource on the Web." Categories of links include schools, libraries, newsgroups, organizations, programs, and reference materials as well as resources for students, parents, and teachers.
http://www.education-world.com/
Educator's Reference Desk
Formerly known as AskERIC, the Educator's Reference Desk includes 2000+ lesson plans, and 3000+ links to online education information. Provided by the Information Institute of Syracuse University.
http://www.eduref.org
Electronic New Jersey, A Digital Archive of New Jersey History
This digital archive of New Jersey history provides an in-depth study of the role New Jersey played in the American Revolution, in social protest during the 1960's and 70's, and in other significant historical events.
http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/njh/
Gateway to Educational Materials
A searchable database of lesson plans, curriculum units, and more, with choices that allow users to choose specific grade levels and subjects/topics to search. Useful for finding a variety of Pre-K to 12 teaching materials on the web.
http://www.thegateway.org/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Sponsored by Discovery.School.com, this award-winning subject guide by Kathy Schrock has links to web resources in many subject areas. Teacher Helpers includes links to information on rubrics, bulletin boards and webquests.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Lesson Plans and Teaching Activities
A webliography of ideas for K-12 activities in many subjects, from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
http://www.uncc.edu/cimc/lessonplans.htm
WebQuest Matrix of Examples
The famous list of inquiry-oriented Internet activities on many subjects, pioneered by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University. WebQuests are listed by grade level, skills taught, and subject.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html

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Standards

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS)
Organized by subject areas, the complete text of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards is available as a scanned image (PDF). The HTML version identifies the content standards by grade levels.
http://www.state.nj.us/njded/cccs/index.html

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Web Sites

Blue Web'N Library of Learning Sites
This popular site includes a content table listing web-based tutorials, activities and projects, along with lesson plans and suggested Internet resources for each subject area.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Busy Teachers' WebSite K-12
Arranged by subject categories, this site provides links to selected Internet Sites as well as suggestions for lesson plans and classroom activities.
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/
EDSITEment
From the National Endowment for the Humanities, this site contains not only lesson plans for a variety of subjects in the humanities, but suggestions for important humanities web sites and educational news.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Education World
A comprehensive site which call itself "the world's educational resource on the Web." Categories of links include schools, libraries, newsgroups, organizations, programs, and reference materials as well as resources for students, parents, and teachers.
http://www.education-world.com/
Educational Associations
Choose a category of educational associations such as "Early Childhood" or "K through 12," or scroll down for an annotated list of links to major education associations in the United States. This list provided by the Internet Public Library (IPL), an initiative of the University of Michigan School of Information.
http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/ref/aon.out.pl?ty=long&id=edu00.00.00
Educational Associations with Home Pages
A useful site with links to most of the major associations and organizations interested in educators and education.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assoc.html
Educator's Reference Desk
Formerly known as AskERIC, the Educator's Reference Desk includes 2000+ lesson plans, and 3000+ links to online education information. Provided by the Information Institute of Syracuse University.
http://www.eduref.org
Electronic New Jersey, A Digital Archive of New Jersey History
This digital archive of New Jersey history provides an in-depth study of the role New Jersey played in the American Revolution, in social protest during the 1960's and 70's, and in other significant historical events.
http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/njh/
Gateway to Educational Materials
A searchable database of lesson plans, curriculum units, and more, with choices that allow users to choose specific grade levels and subjects/topics to search. Useful for finding a variety of Pre-K to 12 teaching materials on the web.
http://www.thegateway.org/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Sponsored by Discovery.School.com, this award-winning subject guide by Kathy Schrock has links to web resources in many subject areas. Teacher Helpers includes links to information on rubrics, bulletin boards and webquests.
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Lesson Plans and Teaching Activities
A webliography of ideas for K-12 activities in many subjects, from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
http://www.uncc.edu/cimc/lessonplans.htm
WebQuest Matrix of Examples
The famous list of inquiry-oriented Internet activities on many subjects, pioneered by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University. WebQuests are listed by grade level, skills taught, and subject.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html

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Compiled by Yvonne Roux
Curriculum Materials Librarian
Last Updated:
October 6, 2006