Links for Teachers

Important DPS Links

• DPS Website
• DPS Webmail
• DEPOT (Curriculum Guides, formerly RIO/Riverdeep)
• Destination Reading/Math
• WordPress teacher page info

Lesson Plan Resources

• SAS Curriculum Pathways (see Ms. Durbin for log in info)
• LearnNC
• Read/Write/Think
• American Memory Lessons (uses Library of Congress online archives)
• Smithsonian Lesson Plans
• NY Times Learning Network
• Discovery Education – 6-8 Lessons
• Thinkfinity

Streaming Video Resources

Need a video to support a lesson? Try one of these sites.

• PBS Video Collection (see me for the password, or use your Durham County Library card number)
• TeacherTube
• School Tube
• Annenburg Media
• Khan Academy
• Neok12

Using Primary Sources

• Library of Congress for Teachers
• New York Public Library Digital Collections
• America’s Historical Documents – high-quality scans of important documents, such as the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation, and more. Includes lesson plan ideas on how to teach with the documents.
• North Carolina State Archives Flickr stream

Teaching Blogs

I’ve found these blogs written by and for teachers to be really helpful, not only in finding useful tips and tricks, but also as a way to connect with other educators in our field.

• The Lesson Machine
• Instructify
• Free Technology for Teachers