Databases: Resources for K-12
- MAS Ultra - School EditionDesigned specifically for high school libraries; provides full text for more than 700 popular general interest and current events publications with information dating back to 1975 for key magazines. It also provides more than 500 full-text pamphlets, 542 full-text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,135 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps, and flags. This database is updated daily.
- Primary SearchProvides full text for more than 60 popular magazines for elementary school research. All full- text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full-text information dates back to 1990. This database is updated daily.
- Research in ContextCreated specifically for middle-schoolers, Research in Context combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
- Gale in Context: Elementary This link opens in a new windowGale In Context: Elementary gives children a safe place to find answers to their questions, practice research skills, and explore interests inside and outside the classroom. It also gives teachers access to digital resources that can supplement and enhance in-person and online instruction.
- Gale OneFile High School Edition This link opens in a new windowGale OneFile: High School Edition is designed for middle- and high-school students and provides access to age-appropriate, authoritative digital content for classroom assignments. Learners can research magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.
Web Sites: Lesson Plans
- Discovery Education: Lesson Plan LibraryLesson plans library page on Discovery School site, a division of Discovery Communications, LLC.
- History MattersExplore the site's directory of annotated web resources, teaching materials, and primary historical documents related to the study of United States history for high school and college students. Created by the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning (Graduate Center, CUNY) and the Center for History and New Media (George Mason University).
- National Council for Teachers of Mathematics—Illuminations PageInteractive activities, lessons, standards, and web links at grade-appropriate levels for teachers of mathematics.
- PBS LearningMediaSearch by Grades, Subjects, and Types of media.
- Teachers"The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching."
Web Sites: Art Education
- Education, The J. Paul Getty MuseumUse the left menu to explore the content found in K-12 Teachers and Students.
- Kennedy Center ArtsEdgeArt Education for K-12. Contains three sections: Lessons has a Lesson Finder search by keyword, grade, or subject; How To's has a How To Finder search to find tips, guides, and articles; and Standards has a Standard Finder search of standards by keyword, grade, or arts genre. The Kennedy Center.
Search for Books
Web Sites: Children's Literature
- Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)The Awards, Grants & Scholarship section includes the Newbery and Caldecott awards.
- International Children's Digital LibraryAn online collection of full-text children's books in multiple languages. Presents original and translated texts. ICDL Foundation.
Web Sites: Educational Technology
- Milken Family Foundation Education Technology"A selection of publications from the Milken Family Foundation, its initiatives and affiliated organizations including the Milken Educator Awards, the Lowell Milken Institute, and the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching" can be accessed by selecting Publications from the menu options.