These are Internet resources that the Network Information Specialists at AskERIC have found valuable when responding to questions. Back to School - Contains structured lesson plans in art, English, drama and citizenship, aimed at highlighting the plight of the 13 million internally displaced children who have been forced from their homes by conflict. Site has fact filled chapters, quizzes, tests, exams, etc. Curricula consist of synopses written by their authors and contain recommendations of the school courses and grade levels where the units may best apply. The Most Successful Teaching Model - Site uses educational study to suggest that Direct Instruction is an effective instructional method and examines why the method has been largely ignored.
Students create a candidate, run in a virtual election, and participate in an online election poll.
Expanding Minds Project - Middle school curriculum involving entrepreneurship and economic basis. Includes job shadowing and inventing info. The tools are designed for preschool through sixth grade students. McREL Curriculum Publishers Database - Database of curriculum publishers for preschool through high school. Not all states are complete.