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Whether you are new to teaching or been teaching for years, these resources can freshen your assignments and make your lesson plans shine.

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Books for Adults

The excellent 11 : qualities teachers and parents use to motivate, inspire and educate children

A BookPage Notable Title Using themes ranging from adventure, ingenuity, and humor to dedication, creativity, and love, Clark provides a road map for both parents and teachers who want to enrich their children's learning experiences.

 

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Databases

 Educator's Reference Complete (Gale) (http://0-find.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/gtx/start.do?prodId=PROF&userGroupName=lvccld_main)
A custom selection of more than 300 full-text journals for educators and administrators, provides balanced coverage for any professional educator.
 ERIC (http://0-search.ebscohost.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/login.aspx?authtype=ip,url&profile=ehost&defaultdb=eric)
Provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index including full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1000 educational and education-related journals.
 LearningExpress (http://0-www.learningexpresslibrary.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/)
Practice tests and courses for all areas. Includes Real Estate, SATs, Civil Service, GED, and much more! For home access: use your library card number when setting up the account.
 Professional Development (EBSCO) (http://0-search.ebscohost.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/login.aspx?authtype=ip,url&profile=ehost&defaultdb=tfh)
Resources for teachers and parents. Includes lesson plans, activities and professional reading materials.
 Science Online (Science Experiments Online) (http://0-online.infobaselearning.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/Direct.aspx?aid=15037&pid=WE40)
Science experiments, maps and information on the environment.

LESSON PLANS

 4Teachers (http://4teachers.org)

Offers ready-to-use Web lessons and online assessment tools.


 Education Lesson Plans From the Library of Congress (http://myloc.gov/Education/Pages/Default.aspx)

These resources will help learners of all ages begin an engaging, in-depth exploration of many of the Library's most unique artifacts. They also provide educators with easy tools to integrate these artifacts, and the Library's expertise, into their teaching.


 The Librarian's Brain (http://librarianbrain.wordpress.com/)

A blog by Librarians to keep you updated on the library's databases! Includes lesson plans and information literacy games to use in your classroom.


SKILL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

 Extra Math (https://www.xtramath.org/)

Teachers and parents can help students master their basic math facts using Xtramath. Xtramath is very easy to use and is set up in such a way that your students can practice at school as well as at home!


EDUCATION RESOURCES

 Smithsonian Education (http://www.smithsonianeducation.org)

The Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies provides leadership in education at the Smithsonian and produces a variety of programs, services, and resources for the education and museum communities


 Teacher's Network (http://teachersnetwork.org)

Teachers Network is a non-profit organization by teachers, for teachers with a 26-year track record of success, dedicated to improving student learning in public schools nationally and internationally.