CommonLit (www.commonlit.org) is a free collection of fiction and nonfiction for 4th-12th grade classrooms, organized by themes and Lexile reading level. Need a supplemental or paired text fast? CommonLit.Org makes it easy! 

According to TechedUpTeacher, "Newsela is a site that not only takes current events and aligns them with common core, but also allows you to increase or decrease the difficulty of the article. If that wasn’t enough, they have quick quizzes your students can take while they read!"

This lesson plan, designed by writer Louis Porter II Ed. D., introduces students to the artistic achievements of J. Otis Powell and his mentor, Amiri Baraka. This is a fun and interesting way to introduce students to the Black Arts Movement. This plan also provides instructions for guiding students more

This lesson plan, designed by artist Mica Lee Anders, provides a template for educating students on the history of African American story quilts. This lesson also provides instructions to guide students through making their own block story quilt. This contribution is part of the PRISM Arts initiativ more

STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, Mathematics. This approach engages students in experiential learning, problem-solving, and collaboration. My district embraces this initiative and even hosts an annual STEAM Showcase where students demonstrate the projects they complete in class. I more

The Constitution was written in secrecy over a summer in Philadelphia. Twelve of the thirteen states were represented. Once the drafters signed the Constitution, as seen here, it began to make a slow path around the states in search of ratification.

Facing the Future(TM) provides educational materials and professional development opportunities for educators that address environmental issues such as population growth, poverty and equity, consumption trends, peace and conflict, health, climate change, and sustainability. These materials include t more

National Graphic and GlobeScan have teamed up on a research project called the Greendex, and it provides a multitude of useful ways for visitors to learn how well consumers are "going green". The map in shades of green, yellow, and gray on the homepage allows visitors to see which of seventeen diffe more

Initiated by The Hague Academic Coalition and launched by Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands in 2006, The Hague Justice Portal serves as the online presence of the Hague organizations and their work on issues related to international peace, justice, and security. On the homepage more

Created by an act of Congress in 1967, the Federal Judicial Center has served as a clearinghouse of information about the federal court system for four decades. While the Center is physically based in Washington, DC, their website brings information about the court system, its history, and its judge more