Curriculum Objectives |
| Texas Education Agency (TEA) | The state educational governing agency |
| Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) | The state prescribed curriculum |
| SchoolHouse-Curriculum Management System | SISD Pacing Gude Resources |
| Social Studies Center | The primary mission of the SSC web site is to assist educators in their efforts to align the key elements of curriculum. |
| Mathematics TEKS Toolkit-Instructional Materials | Grade-level resources to help educators teach the content described in the K–12 mathematics TEKS for student success on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). |
| Science TEKS Toolkits-Instructional Materials | Snapshots are ideas for classroom activities that address the intent of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science. A TEKS-Based Activity Starter is designed to be a nucleus of a lesson that focuses on a particular TEKS. Assessments are multiple-choice items aligned to science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. |
Interactive Resources |
| IWB Resources | These websites have valuable information and resources for incorporating the use of Interactive White Boards (IWBs) in the classroom. |
| FOSSweb | Designed to accompany the FOSS Science Curriculum.It has plenty of interactive modules and additional resources to cover K-8 science concepts. |
| Internet4Classrooms | A Tennessee-based site that matches skills practice websites with the curriculum skills. |
| SAILOn | Subject Area Interactive Lessons On-line--a collaborative effort from Houston area school districts with links that correlate to the TEKS. |
| Kid's Site | Elementary Resources |
| RiverDeep LMS 4 | Destination Success™ LMS4 gives educators the tools and training they need to provide effective, individualized, standards-based reading and math instruction and assessment. |
| RiverDeepTeacherTutorials | A series of tutorials for Teachers on the utilization of Destination Math and Destination Reading online programs. |
PowerpointResources |
Powerpoint Resources Pete's PowerPoint Station World of Teaching K-12 Powerpoints | Download Powerpoints from any of these! |
| Micorsoft Office Templates | |
Database & Search by Subject Resources |
K-12 Databases
(Digital Knowledge Central) | DKC is an ESC-20 statewide initiative that exists to provide participating Texas public and non public schools with a comprehensive collection of current, relevant online resources that supplement and enhance K-12 instruction and digital literacy. |
Thinkfinty | Thinkfinity.org makes it easy for educators to enhance their classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. Thinkfinity.org also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students, parents and after-school programs. |
| eThemes | eThemes is an extensive database of content-rich, age-appropriate resources organized around specific themes. |
| Recipes4 Success | Citation Maker
Use the Bibliography Maker to format your project references. You can create records for books, web sites, interviews, images, music and sound effects, videos and animation, and more. Records can be formatted in either APA or MLA format. |
| Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators | Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. |
Video & AudioResources |
| United Streaming Video | Streaming and downloadable video clips for instructional use. |
| Teacher Tube | Videos submitted by members of the site. |
| TED | Inspired talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers. |
| Sound Resources | The mission of the Instructional Technology Team at Lee Summit is to prepare instructional staff to integrate technology intothe curriculum and promote a student-learning environment that assists and encourages technological skills. |
| Hear Who | HearWho.com converts text to speech and saves it as an MP3 file so that you can listen to it on any device capable of playing MP3 files, such as Ipods, PDAs, mobile phones, MP3 players, etc. |
| Teacher's Domain | Teachers' Domain is an online library of more than 1,000 free media resources from the best in public television. These classroom resources, featuring media from NOVA, Frontline, Design Squad, American Experience, and other public broadcasting and content partners are easy to use and correlate to state and national standards. |
| Zamzar | Have you ever wanted to convert files without having to download any software? This website lets you convert a great variety of file formats. For example a pdf file to a word document can be done so that you can edit it. |
Textbook Publisher Resources |
Elementary Sites |
MacMillan McGraw-Hill Texas Mathematics Additional MacMillan Resources
| New SISD Math Book Adoption: provides materials that are motivating and challenging and that build, encourage and support success |
Education Place Science Education Place Experience Science
EduPlace Math Support Materials
| Houghton Mifflinis one of the leading educational publishers in the United States, publishing textbooks, instructional technology, assessments, and other educational materials for teachers and students of every age. The Company also publishes an extensive line of reference works and award-winning fiction and nonfiction for adults and young readers. |
Harcourt Science
Science Up Close Videos Harcourt Math Harcourt Language Harcourt Social Studies | Harcourt Educationis a global education company serving students and teachers in PreK through grade 12, adult learners, and readers of all ages. |
Open Court Resources SchoolHouse SI²S: RF(Reading First)
Texas Reading First resources for Tier I, II & III intervention & SRA McGraw-Hill Blackline Masters for grades K-5 student workbooks | Conceived as a repository for resources created by teachers to supplement the popular Open Court Reading Program, the site has continued to grow thanks only to word of mouth and resources contributed by teachers. |
| Florida Reading Center | Student Center Activities- During 2004-2007, a team of teachers at FCRR collected ideas and created Student Center Activities for use in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. |
Secondary Sites |
Secondary Ed.
ClassZone | Holt Mc Dougal
Have combined Holt and McDougal products and services to better meet the challenging and changing needs of educators and students. Together, we are now able to offer the most comprehensive, customized, and innovative products and services available in educational publishing. |
| Glencoe | Welcome to Glencoe Online
A whole new world of learning opportuities is just a click away. |
| Prentice Hall | Our Web site contains all of the student and teacher companion sites, activities, and resources you've always found on PHSchool.com. |
MIT Open CourseWare | Highlights for High School features MIT OpenCourseWare materials that are most useful for high school students and teachers. |
| HippoCampus | HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge. |
Science Class-Net | Resources for Science Educators |
| History Teacher-Net | Resources for Students and Teachers of History |
