Citing Electronic Sources (LC): http://memory.loc.gov/learn/start/cite/index.html
Electronic Reference Formats : http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Links to all State Standards:  http://www.statestandards.com/ 

General Resources
Educator's Reference Desk: http://www.eduref.org/
Classroom Connect: http://corporate.classroom.com/
Education.com: http://www.education.com
Education Index (annotated guide; accessible via subject or lifestage): http://www.educationindex.com/
ERIC: http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal
ERIC Full Text: http://ericae.net/ftlib.htm  
Discovery Channel:  http://www.discovery.com/ 
Educational Agencies: http://www.edinformatics.com/edagencies/edagencies.htm
EduHound: http://www.eduhound.com/
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE): http://www.ed.gov/free/
High School ACE (Academic Homepage) : http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
Inquiry Page - Learning begins with Questions: http://inquiry.uiuc.edu/
NY Times - Learning Network: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ 
Primary Resources: National Archives Digital Classroom: http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/index.html
Regional Educational Laboratory Network: http://www.relnetwork.org/
Scholastic Central: http://www.scholastic.com/  Reproducibles, authors, classroom  ideas
Teaching Pre K-8: http://www.teachernet.com/
Teacher TimeSavers (Thematic Units): http://www.teachertimesavers.com/
Teachers First: http://www.teachersfirst.com/
Teachers Helping Teachers: http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel//
TeachNology: http://www.teach-nology.com/ Lesson plans, worksheets, resources:
Theory into Practice: Explore Learning & Instruction: http://tip.psychology.org/index.html Learning theories
Virtual Teacher (Primary Teachers On-line): http://www.virtualteacher.com.au/directory.html
Web for Teachers: http://www.4teachers.org/ (WWW 4 Teachers)

Grants & Funding
Foundation Center for Grants: http://fdncenter.org/
School Grants (also gives writing tips): http://www.schoolgrants.org/grant_opps.htm
US Department of Education: Funding Opportunities: http://www.ed.gov/topics/topics.jsp?&top=Grants+%26+Contracts

Lesson Plans
Apple Learning Interchange: http://www.ali.apple.com/ go to Units of Practice
* Educator's Reference Desk (Lesson Plans): http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/
Blue Web'N Great Learning Sites on the web: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Columbia Education Center: http://www.col-ed.org/cur/
Curriculum Archive: http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/ca.home.php
Education World: http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/index.shtml
Microsoft Lesson Plans: http://www.microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx 
GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials): http://www.thegateway.org/  
Houghton Mifflin Activity Search: http://www.eduplace.com/search/activity2.html 
Kodak Lesson Plans: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/edu/lessonPlans/
Lesson Plans and Thematic Units: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Lesson Plans for Social Studies Teachers: http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html
TeachNet.Com:  http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/index.html 
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute:  http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/ 
ZoomSchool (On-line Elementary Activities):  http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/index.shtml 

Maine Resources
ACTEM: http://actem.org/ Association of Computer Technology Educators of Me 
ASCD Online - Welcome to Maine http://www.maineascd.org/
Electronic Learning Marketplace (ELM) : http://www.elm.maine.edu/ ME cooperative; Learning Results
Health Education Resource Collection: http://www.library.umaine.edu/herc/
Kids Art Gallery (Oakland, ME): http://www.oaklandmaine.com/gallery/kid_art.html
Learning Results: http://www.state.me.us/education/lres/lres.htm 
Maine Department of Education: http://www.state.me.us/education/homepage.htm
Maine Association of School Librarians:  http://www.maslibraries.org/ 
Maine Center for Educational Services (incl. Project Seed): http://www.mainecenter.org
Maine's Curriculum Framework for Mathematics and science: http://www.mmsa.org/  
Maine Education Association: http://www.maine.nea.org/
Maine History Day for Students: http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/historyday/histhome.htm
Maine Learning Results: http://www.state.me.us/education/lres/lres.htm 
Maine Learning with Technology Initiative (Maine Learns) http://www.mainelearns.org/
Maine Library Association:  http://mainelibraries.org/
Maine Math & Science Alliance: http://www.mmsa.org/
Maine Student Book Award: http://www.windham.lib.me.us/msba.htm
Maine Principals' Association: http://www.mpa.cc/
Portland Public Schools: Learning Results: http://www.portlandschools.org/Pages/LResults/LResults1.html
SPIN:  Teachers & Parents of Children with Disabilities; http://www.mpf.org/SPIN/index.html 

Lists of Links
Awesome Library: http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Prof. Gigabyte's Gateway to Infinity http://quietfarm.com/gigabyte/
Web Sites for Teachers: http://www.sitesforteachers.com/

Miscellaneous see also Resources for Parents
ACT / SAT Practice Tests: http://www.testprepreview.com
Annenberg/ CPB: http://www.learner.org/
Debate Central: http://www.debate-central.org/
FunBrain:  http://www.funbrain.com/
Kaplan (study for standardized tests): http://www1.kaplan.com/view/article/1,1898,1418,00.html
Knowledge Loom: Best Practice Resources; http://www.socsci.kun.nl/ped/whp/histeduc/index.html
Prisoners of Time (1994 study): http://www.ed.gov/pubs/PrisonersOfTime/index.html
Puzzlemaker:  http://www.puzzlemaker.com/ cryptograms, mazes, crossword puzzles, and more

Multiple Intelligences
Keirsey Temperament Sorter : http://www.keirsey.com/cgi-bin/keirsey/newkts.cgi
Project Zero : http://pzweb.harvard.edu/  Harvard's research in learning & creativity & the Arts "

Special Education (from Donald Leu)
ADA Guidelines (Dept. of Justice):  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm 
Different Roads to Learning : http://www.difflearn.com
Family Village: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx excellent central site
Internet Resource for Special Children: http://www.irsc.org/  extensive resources on special ed.
IBM Special Needs Home Page : http://www.austin.ibm.com/sns/index.html
Learning Disabilities Association of America: http://www.ldanatl.org/  major org for parents of 
        children with learning disabilities. Many useful resources are located here.
Learning Disabilities : http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/learningdis.html  from the 
      National Institutes of Mental Health that explains learning disabilities to parents.
Blindness Resource Center: http://www.nyise.org/blind.htm   best central site for visually impaired
Early ID of Speech-Language Delays: http://www.kidsource.com/ASHA/early_identification.html
General Information - Speech/ Language Disorders: http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/speech.html  
Questions and Answers about Child Language : http://www.kidsource.com/ASHA/child_language.html
The Arc of the United States: http://www.thearc.org/

Reform
Coalition of Essential Schools: Welcome: http://www.essentialschools.org/
Constructivism and Related Sites: http://www.emtech.net/construc.htm
Essays on Constructivism and Education: http://www.towson.edu/csme/mctp/Essays.html
Improving America's Schools: Reform Issues:  http://www.ed.gov/pubs/IASA/newsletters/assess/
Uses of Time for Teaching and Learning: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/SER/UsesofTime/index.html

Character Education
National Alliance for Safe Schools: http://www.safeschools.org/ 
Positive Discipline: http://www.positivediscipline.com/
Service Learning Resources:  http://www.edb.utexas.edu/servicelearning/index.html (Learn, Serve & Surf)

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