These are resources we highly recommend for additional lesson plans and professional development.
Cult of Pedagogy – Simply the best resource for professional development resources in all subject areas and grade levels. Get their free newsletter!
Ditch That Textbook – We received excellent teacher training and never felt tied to a textbook because of it. This website provides excellent digital resources and ideas. Get Matt’s newsletter, too!
Generation Genius – Many STEM lessons and so called DIY experiments for students to try.
Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility – Lesson plans and a philosophy for teaching equity.
November Learning – Alan November is a divergent thinker and his website provides both lesson plans and professional development. If you have the opportunity to attend one of his conferences or keynotes, go!
RetroReport – So many excellent resources for connecting past to present. Retro Report is an independent nonprofit newsroom creating trusted documentary videos and classroom resources.
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) – Excellent lesson plans and complete units available here for purchase, as well as online professional development classes.
Teachers Pay Teachers – Curriculum for every grade level and every subject created by teachers for teachers. (We mirror our offerings there, too.)
Zinn Education Project – Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of America” speaks of America’s history exposing the parts of history we often want to close our eyes to seeing. These lesson plans are excellent, the materials well documented.