Roanoke College Department of Education page
Guide to Education and Physical Educ Reference Sources
Praxis

Recommended Internet Sites:

Children's Literature

• Appalachian Literature - children and young adults.
• Children's Literature Web Guide- Provides detailed information about kids' books, including award winners, press releases, bestsellers, and author information.
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site- One of the best sites yet for teaching ideas using children's books.
• Center For the Study of Books in Spanish for Children
• International Childrens' Digital Library
• Literature Resource Center - (includes Contemporary Authors)
• Scholastic Books -- Teacher Resources

Lesson Plans / Ideas

• A to Z Teacher Stuff
• Apple Learning Interchange
• Blue Web'n - a library of Blue Ribbon learning sites
• Commonwealth of Knowledege-Virginia's site for educators
• Collaborative Lesson Archive - University of Illinois
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC Online)- A catalog of lesson plans specifying: grade level, table of contents, field test locations, and national standards met by the lesson. One may search by keyword, or select "Action" then "Lessons & activities" to browse. Hotlinks to the full lesson are usually provided, too.
• Marco Polo - Access lesson plans, student activities, reviewed websites, and other Marco Polo Resources
• Math Forum - From Drexel University for prekindergarten through college
• Microsoft Education
• NARA, National Archives & Records Administration - online lesson plans, K-12, for using primary sources.
• NetDay Compass- lesson plan ideas
• PBS TeacherSource - Correlates its classroom activities to 46 sets of national and state curriculum standards with more than 1200 lesson plans.
• Sports Media - An international non-profit organization.  Authors are P.E. teachers, coaches and professors.
• Teacherslounge
• Technology Impact in Education

Education Standards

• Standards of Learning from the Virginia Department of Education.
• Standards of Learning for all 50 states- Has a wealth of information about developing educational standards and you can search by state for all 50 state SOLs as well as locate the national SOLs.
• Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel
• Adapted Physical Education (.pdf document National Standards)
• National Standards for Athletic Coaches
• National Standards for School Health Education
  

Virginia Resources

• Virginia Department of Education - Contains news, legislation, directories, publications and job opportunities in Virginia.
• No Child Left Behind - Official U.S. Department of Education web site.
  

P.E./Sports/HHP

• Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum
•  Biog.  Dict. of American Sports :Baseball
• Diabetes Sports and Exercise Association
• Games Kids Play - rules and rhymes to over 100 children's games.
• Lumen: Structure of the Human Body
• Melpomene Institute - research and education for girls/women on physical activity and health
• Real Story of the Olympic Games - from the U. Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
• Shape Up America!
• SPORTQuest
• Sports Nutrition (Food & Nutrition Info Center)
• Sports Nutrition (Tufts University Nutrition Navigator)
• Women's Sports Foundation