K-12 Teaching Resources
These databases can assist you with developing lesson plans and projects.
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Children's Literature Comprehensive DatabaseAn index of children's literature, ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults. Includes detailed descriptions and reviews.
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Gale in Context ElementaryContains over 100 age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5. Contains over 140 magazines and books for elementary students. Also includes the American Heritage Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts and graphs.
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Mas Ultra School EditionDesigned specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.
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Access ScienceAccess Science is essentially an online encyclopedia that covers a variety of scientific disciplines. This link takes you to their curriculum maps, which allow you to view materials that address each of the Next Generation Science Standards. Offers browse feature that can help you browse a variety of scientific disciplines.
Technology Skills
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LinkedIn LearningLinkedIn Learning's vast online library has thousands of video-based courses taught by industry professionals ranging from business skills and Adobe products to developer languages and tools, 3D animation, office productivity software and more.
New York State Curriculum
Websites for Lesson Plans
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CPalms - Teacher ToolkitsCPALMS is an online toolbox of information, resources, and interactive tools that helps educators effectively implement teaching standards.
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Kathy Schrock's Guide to EverythingLinks to many lesson plans ideas, including technology integration.
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Library of Congress -- TeachersPrimary source collections and lessons.
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PBS Learning MediaTeacher created, standards-based lessons.
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Education WorldProvides links to a variety of topics: lesson plans, professional development, administrative, technology, and school issues.
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StarfallFor early literacy activities.