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ALSC Book Lists

YALSA Good Reads for Teens

YALSA Best Books

 

ALA is the premier organization for the library profession: access to articles from the American Libraries magazine.

 

BookSense The Independent book sellers list of top picks for children in accordance with the American Book Sellers Association.
Busy Teachers Website K-12 A direct source and lesson plan archive for busy teachers.
Children's Literature Web Guide

 

 

The Children's Literature Web Guide  gathers and categorizes the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. 

 

Discovery Channel

 

Information from Discovery Channel's range of television programming; The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel and more.

 

Discovery School Channel

 

Offers Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educator's, a useful list of sites, categorized, reviewed and updated for teaching and learning.

 

Education Index

 

Provides reviews and links to over 3,000 sites in 66 categories.  Organized by Subject and Age.

Education Week

Covers local, state and national news and issues from preschool through 12th grade.  

Education World  

A search engine for educational web sites.  Original content including lesson plans, articles written by educators and practical information on how to integrate technology in the classroom.

ERIC  

The world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. 

 

 Educator's Reference Desk A project sponsored by  the Information Institute of Syracuse contains lesson plans and resources for educators.

ESL

 

Teacher forums and student forums including class activities, computer assisted learning and bilingual education.  

History Channel  

Study guides and classroom materials for historical documentaries for educators to videotape.  Links to other A&E Television Network websites.

 

History Place  

Private, independent internet-only publication.  Fact-based presentation of historical events by knowledgeable writers and historians.

 

International Children's Digital Library  

ICDL selects, collects, digitizes, and organizes children's materials in their original languages (sponsored by the University of Maryland).

 

Internet Public Library  

Award-winning website from the School of Information at the University of Michigan.  Virtual library offers educational materials, answers to reference questions, a browsable catalog and annotated guide to websites.

 

Knowledge Network Explorer

 

Sponsored by SBC Pacific Bell.  e Learning in the Classroom and Library site contains web-based lessons, activities, tools, and resources developed by librarians and teachers.

 

 

Library of Congress

 

The Library of Congress is the national library of the the US and the research facility for members of Congress. It houses nearly 128 million items making it the  largest library in the world.

 

Library Reference

 

LibrarySpot.com, award-winning library and reference information portal to the Web.  Simplifies the search for quality reference tools, periodicals, online texts, library information and more.

 

Association of Mathematics Teachers of N.Y.S.

 

Information about this professional organization's meetings and activities and links to Mathematics websites of interest.

 

Math and Science  

Hosted by ENC, the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education.  Includes teaching and professional development materials in ENC's collection and web links.

 

Merriam Webster Dictionary

 

Offers an online version of the definitive print source for looking up word definitions, pronunciation and origins.

 

Microsoft Online Learning Educator resources integrating curriculum, professional development materials and technology.

 

New York State Education Department  

Access to and information about The University of the State of New York and The NYS Education Department and its policies and governances.

 

Reference Desk  

Indexes websites on the Internet to provide ready reference and assistance in navigating the web.

 

Scholastic Network  

Scholastic is a global children’s publishing and media company, whose mission is to  support a  love of reading and learning for all children. 

 

Teacher Resource

 

TeachersFirst is a collection of lessons and web resources for K-12 classroom teachers.

 

Teachers Helping Teachers  

An Education Website written by teachers for teachers. A collection of lesson plans in varying subject areas and age groups