Teacher Resources

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OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum.

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GeoInquiries™ are 15-minute instructional activities that use interactive maps (geographic) to enhance your academic instruction of standards-based topics

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Nationally recognized game-based learning platform & games for teaching civics.

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Free resources from the Foundation for Economic Education's Learning Center to help educators teach free-market economics in a fun, clear way.

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Access thousands of primary sources  — letters, photographs, speeches, posters, maps, videos, and other document types — spanning the course of American history. 

The text Read it with a lamp on the right side of the image shining light on the "it" with the words underneath: A resource for English Language Learners

Research while practicing reading skills. Read It! helps students who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need level-appropriate reading material.

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Access to thousands of free, relevant, SOL-aligned digital learning resources for your classroom.

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Resources to bring difficult conversations on the most pressing issues to the classroom and equip our country’s students to engage in civil discourse.

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Provides free literacy activities that build reading comprehension, writing, and language skills for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Four free engaging articles (and accompanying activities) are offered each month. You can adjust the reading levels and choose between English and Spanish. 

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Enhance students’ critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.

A highly interactive tool provides an easy-to-use workspace where students can practice proofs while exercising their deductive reasoning muscles.

Offers free AP® Statistics, Algebra I, and Algebra II lessons that situate math in relevant contexts. Our nonpartisan lessons challenge students to tackle these questions with statistics, mathematics, and critical thinking.

Free resources for teaching biology.

Transform learning experiences through live events, free maps, videos, interactives, and other resources.

Real science, real stories, and real data to engage students in exploring the living world.

The Literacy Shed

 High quality films and animations that can be used in the primary classroom to enhance the teaching of reading and writing.

Resources for educators, scholars, and visual arts professionals