Area Schools
- Chester Union Free School District
- Cornwall Central School District
- Florida Union Free School District
- Goshen Central School District
- Greenwood Lake School District
- Highland Falls - Fort Montgomery Central School District
- John S. Burke Catholic High School
- Marlboro Central School District
- Middletown City School District
- Minisink Valley School District
- Monroe Woodbury Central School District
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District
- New York Military Academy
- Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services
- Pine Bush School District
- Port Jervis City School District
- Tuxedo Union Free School District
- Valley Central School District
- Wallkill Central School District
- Warwick Valley Central School District
- Washingtonville Central School District
Curriculum Development
- The New York State Learning Standards
- Select a Standard Area by clicking on the text in one of the gray tabs.
- ARTSEDGE
- "ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment." From the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
- ERIC
- "ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES)."
- The Gateway
- Sponsored by the National Education Association, this site organizes exemplary curriculum units and lesson plans. Drop-down menus help limit to the subject and narrower topics in each field of education. Materials are included for levels from Pre-K to higher education and continuing education as well.
- New York State Education Department Virtual Learning System
- The purpose of the New York State Education Department's Virtual Learning System is to encourage the use of the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning and to assist classroom teachers in locating Internet resources for instruction. Also includes the full text of New York State's learning standards.
- New York State Learning Standards and Curriculum
- Sections include: State Learning Standards, Assessment and Resources in Core Subject Areas, E-Blast News and Updates from NYSED, Virtual Learning System (VLS), Program Directory. Provided by the New York State Education Department.
- Publications Catalog of the NYS Education Dept.
- All K-12 curriculum guides are listed and described in this catalog which downloads in PDF format. Any guide can be ordered by mail from Albany. Ordering information is listed on page 1. Note: You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader from Adobe.com to view this document.
- Scholastic: Technology Tools, Organizers, and Templates for Lesson Planning, Classroom Management, and Teaching
- Scholastic provides a variety of tools, and downloadable guides, and other resources for educators.
General
- The Educator's Reference Desk
- Brings you the resources you have come to depend on including lesson plans, links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
- ERIC
- "ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES)."
- Exploritas (formerly Elderhostel)
- "Elderhostel has changed its name to focus on lifelong learning goals to explore the world. The accommodations are now more comfortable and yet still affordable."
- FREE (Federal Resources for Educational Excellence)
- "More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly." From the U.S. Department of Education in cooperation with various other U.S. Government agencies.
- Middletown Teacher Center
- New York State Education Department
- New York State Report Cards
- The New York State Report Cards provide enrollment, demographic, attendance, suspension, dropout, teacher, assessment, accountability, graduation rate, post-graduate plan, career and technical education, and fiscal data for public and charter schools, districts, and the State. For each reporting year, a companion database containing statewide data in many of the above areas is also provided for statistical analysis purposes. Click on the appropriate year and then choose county and district.
- School "Report Cards" from NY State
- Posted by the NY State Education Department based on local schools test results.
- SchoolTree.org
- Listings for over 140,000 public schools, charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, and school districts in the United States. Click on the state to begin.
- Selected Education Web Sites
- The New York State Library has compiled internet sites useful for educators and students. It is searchable by subjects, as well as such topics as charter schools, distance learning and more.
- Statewide BOCES and Education Department
- Click on links to New York State Boards of Cooperative Educational Services.
- U.S. Dept. of Education
Home Schooling
- American Homeschool Association
- Founded in 1995 to network homeschool advi\ocates around the country, this association site offers links about the history of home schooling, catalogs of materials,articles about homeschooling practice and effectiveness and an online newsletter.
- Eclectic Homeschool Online
- Find articles from a Christian perspective on homeschooling, materials to purchase and reviews of other materials.
- Home Instruction Laws and Regulations
- New York State's exact regulations for home schooling.
- Home Instruction Questions and Answers
- The New York State Education Department has 70 questions and answers divided into the categories of general, evaluation, individualized home instruction plan, commencement of home instruction during the school year, college entrance and suggested strategies.
- Homeschool.com's Top 100 Web Sites
- National Home Education Research Institute
- NHERI conducts and collects research about homeschooling and publishes the research journal called the Home School Researcher.
OpenCourseWare (OCW)
- Academic Earth
- "Full video courses from leading universities." Browse by subject, instructors, or universities. Adobe Flash required.
- Free Video Lectures
- Directory of podcasts, videos, and online educational materials from colleges and universities. Browse by topic.
- Lecture Fox
- Free university lectures.
- MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
- "Find peer reviewed online teaching and learning materials. Share advice and expertise about education with expert colleagues. Be recognized for your contributions to quality education."
- OCWFinder
- Browse OCW materials by area of interest.
- OERCommons: Open Educational Resources
- "Welcome to OER Commons, a global teaching and learning network of free-to-use resources - from K-12 lesson plans to college courseware - for you to use, tag, rate, and review."
- Open Yale Courses
- Online video lectures and course materials.
- OpenCourseWare Consortium
- As described on their "About Us" page: "An OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of more than 100 higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model."
- OpenLearn LearningSpace
- "The OpenLearn website gives free access to course materials from The Open University. The LearningSpace is open to learners anywhere in the world."
- Princeton University: Web Media
- Lectures online.
- Top 100 Open Courseware Projects
- Note: this list has a publication date of May 2007.
- University of California, Berkeley
- Video and podcasts for courses and events.
- World Lecture Hall
- Locate OCW materials at different colleges. Search provided by the University of Texas at Austin.
- YouTube EDU Channel
- Includes video lectures from various colleges and universities. Adobe Flash plugin required.
Test Preparation - Sample Questions & Examinations
- ABCs of the ASVAB: All About the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery
- From About.com.
- ACT: Sample Tests
- Sample test questions in these categories: English, Math, Reading, Science, Writing. Also see their additional free and premium test preparation page. From ACTStudent.org.
- Free Microsoft Study Guides
- From About.com's Computer Certification website.
- Free TOEFL Test Preparation Exercises (Curso de Preparacion TOEFL)
- GEDPractice.com
- Click the "Start Practice Test" button (down their page) to begin.
- GRE (Graduate Record Examinations)
- Overview and sample questions.
- Preparing for the LSAT (Law School Admission Test)
- See also their LSAT "Full Menu" page.
- The Princeton Review: Free SAT Online Demo and Practice Test
- Free registration is required.
- Regents Exam Prep Center
- Sample Regents questions and tests. Sections/topics include: Math A, Math B, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra2/Trig, Global History, U.S. History, Earth Science, Living Environment, Chemistry Physics , English Exam Outline, Study Strategies Reference Library, Old Regents Exams. From the Oswego City School District.
- SAT Test Preparation Center
- Official SAT Practice Test and more. Free registration is required. From CollegeBoard.com.
- SparkNotes Free Online Test Preparation and Study Guides for College Admissions
- These "mini-tests" cover SAT, ACT, AP, LSAT, GRE.
- StudyGuideZone.com:
- Mostly free sample tests in categories including: primary and secondary tests, undergraduate and graduate-level exams, business, financial, medical, teaching, vocational topics. Also includes study tips.
- Test Prep Review
- Sample questions from tests such as ASVAB, CDL, CLEP, GED, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, NCE, NCLEX, Nursing, PSAT, SAT, TOEFL.
- The U.S. Naturalization Test
- Includes English and Civics Requirements. Click "Redesigned (New) Naturalization Test" (near bottom of page), then scroll down to see "Study Materials for the New Naturalization Test." The "Study Materials" require the free Adobe Reader software to be on your computer. From U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
