Teacher Resources

Ohio Academic Standards	Information on state standards
Ohio Resource Center	Provides best practice websites for educators and ideas for teaching the expectations found in the Ohio Academic Content Standards.
Integrating Technology into the Classroom	View your district's Blackboard site for resources.
Picturing America	View this site to learn more about the Picturing America collection. If you would like to use this resource in your classroom please let your library staff know.

Ohio's Instructional Management System	Ohio's Instructional Management System (IMS) is the vehicle for communicating State Board adopted model curricula.
Big6	This site describe the six steps of information literacy.
The Educator's Reference Desk	Lesson Plan Resource
ERIC Database	Database of journal and non-journal education literature
The Gateway to Educational Materials	The Gateway is a consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
Internet Public Library	Start your surfing here! Check out the reference and pathfinder sections.
Kathy Shrock	Professional Resources
Literacy Matters	Lesson Plans and activities to promote literacy in all subject areas.
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill	Lesson plans and activities for math, reading, science, and social studies.
Marco Polo	Lesson Plan Resource
Ohio Public Library Information Network	Check out OH! Teach. Professional links and lesson activities. Great site!
Reading and Mathematics Achievement Tests	Information about the reading and mathematics test for grades 3 and 8
Read Write Think	Lesson plans for integrating reading and writing in all subject areas.
Rubistar	Need a rubric or checklist for an assessment? Check out this site. Easy to use!
Smart Books	A website for teachers that contains a variety of lesson plans that use children's literature to launch mathematical investigations.