Staff Resources
Looking for inspiration?
These resource lists were assembled to assist with lesson creation, professional discovery, or just to play around. I hope you find them useful. If there is one you would like added let me know at torressh@northvilleschools.org.
Language Arts
ReadWriteThink - lesson plans and ideas provided by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
ReadWorks - "The solution to reading comprehension."
StudentGuide - Useful lists on a variety of topics and themes including; study habits, writing skills, organizational skills, and analytical skills
Teaching the Core - Blog by Dave Stuart Jr. on teaching ELA.
Literary Design Collaborative - Unit and lesson exchange site
Social Studies/ History
Digital History - American history reviews with built-in primary sources including audio, photos, movies, documents and topical links.
The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students - Information provided by the Unites States Holocaust Memorial Museum
US History - Free online history textbooks covering US history from Native American Society to the new millennium; Ancient Civilizations from "How We Know" to Central and South American Empires.
OxFam Education -Oxfam Education offers ideas, resources and support for developing global learning in the classroom and school.
National Geographic - Teacher Edition
Taking It Global - By bringing together Digital Youth Engagement, Global Education and Social Innovation programming, we seek to empower youth and their allies to ensure every young person and their interest has a place to learn, grow and flourish.
Newseum - "There's more to every story."