SELECTED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS

Library of Congress

• America’s Library
  • http://www.americaslibrary.gov/about/welcome.html
  • America’s Library includes interactive games on American history, geography, and culture
• Library of Congress for Teachers
  • http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
  • This Library of Congress website includes lesson plans and links to primary sources within the collection.
    You also can preview the redesigned page, which allows searching by state standards, topic, grade level, era, and type of classroom materials: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/preview/
• Professional Development Resources
  • http://www.memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/index.html
    Learn how to effectively use Library of Congress resources through various workshops including free-distance learning tools for educators.

Smithsonian Institution

• Smithsonian Education
  • http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/
  • The Smithsonian Institution provides lesson plans—tailored to state and grade standards—employing the Institution’s vast resources.
• National Science Resources Center
  • http://www.nsrconline.org/
  • The NSRC, an online center sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academies for the teaching of science, includes curriculum resources and professional development tools for teachers. 
    The NSRC can arrange to host science courses tailored to individual school districts.
• Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
• http://sao-www.harvard.edu/education/
• The Science Education Department of the Center is very active in researching and developing high quality professional development experiences for educators. This page is a portal to professional development programs and resources developed by the SED and its education partners.

Department of Education

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
• http://free.ed.gov/
• This portal consolidates a wide variety of teaching and learning resources from federal agencies.
• Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
• http://www.eric.ed.gov/
• ERIC is an online digital library of education research and literature.
• Teacher to Teacher Initiative
• http://www.t2tweb.us/About.asp
• Sign up for email updates about professional development opportunities  and to receive information on curriculum resources and education policy.

U.S. General Services Administration

• Federal Citizen Information Center
• http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/teachers/
• The FCIC website provides lesson plans and posters for educators
• Students.gov
• http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/aboutus.jsp
• Students.gov includes resources to help students choose the right college, explore financial aid possibilities, search for internship, career, and job opportunities, and much more
• Kids.gov
• http://kids.gov/educators/ed_note.shtml
• Kids.gov is a gateway for kids ages K-5 and 6-8, and also includes a section for educators