Great Sites for Any Teacher

Educators Reference Desk (http://www.eduref.org/)
A one-stop resource for a variety of materials for teachers, including lesson plans.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (http://ericec.org/)
Learn the laws regarding education, find fact sheets and bibliographies, or join a discussion group.

Teaching Special Kids: Online Resources for Teachers (http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr139.shtml)
This site has specific information and activities linked to specific needs you often see in classrooms.

Quia! Create your own learning activities (http://www.quia.com)
Create your own games and quizzes, or have your students practice with those already created, from capitals to multiplication tables, chemistry to languages.

ERIC (http://www.eric.ed.gov/)
ERIC federally funded information clearinghouse for education-related materials..

Illinois Certification Testing System (ICTS) (http://www.icts.nesinc.com/)
Information for those preparing for teacher certification in Illinois, including test dates, registration and study guides.

The Gateway to Educational Materials (http://www.thegateway.org/)  
A free service for educators that contains lesson plans, activities, and resources. Searchable by subject area and grade level.

Understanding Kids Who Are Different: Activities for Teaching About Disabilities (http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson115.shtml)
Help your students appreciate the differences with links to resources aimed at a student audience.

Education Planet - Main Index (http://www.educationplanet.com/)
You can search for web-sites, lesson plans, maps, videos, software reviews or books to help your particular educational focus.

You Can Handle Them All (http://www.disciplinehelp.com/)
A step-by-step approach to handling misbehavior at home or school.

The Center - Resources for Teaching and Learning (http://www.thecenterweb.org)
The Center offers a broad collection of resources for students of all ages, parents and educators.

Blue Web'n (http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/)
This is an outstanding library of Blue Ribbon learning sites, current, well organized and practical. Try out "Filamentality" tool here as well as browsing their collection of sites.

Fun Brain (http://www.funbrain.com/)
Fun games to practice the basics! Also try out the Quiz Lab, where you can create your own online quiz for your students to take with the results e-mailed to you.

Puzzlemaker (http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/)
Create your own grade-specific crossword puzzles, word searches, mazes, number blocks, math squares and more!

School Express (http://www.schoolexpress.com/)
If you want worksheets for more student practice, check out this site which offers all categories and grade levels.

Evaluation Rubrics for Websites (http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/eval.htm)
Clear rubrics to help your students evaluate if a web site is a good source. Primary, Intermediate and Secondary Grades available.

Mighty Media Teachers Lounge (http://www.mightymedia.com/ttalk/index.asp)
Be one of over 30,000 teachers worldwide to share ideas or match classrooms. This is part of a larger site for teachers.

Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (http://www.mcrel.org)
An excellent site with both professional information and detailed, National Standard Orientated lesson plans.

TeachNet (http://www.teachnet.com/)
Lots of tips and tricks to put the fun back into teaching.