KYVL: K12 Education Professionals: Teachers

Search This Page

Lesson Planning, Professional Development, & Media

Check out these sites for thousands of free, expert-created P-12 instructional support materials, classroom-ready media, and professional development resources across the curriculum. Many of these sites include content that is aligned to state and national standards.

Teaching Tools & Other Suggested Sites

Content-Specific Links

Google Lit Trips
Free downloadable files that mark and "three-dimensionalize" the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. At each location along the journey there are placemarks with pop-up windows containing a variety of resources including relevant media, thought provoking discussion starters, and links to supplementary information about “real world” references made in that particular portion of the story.
ReadWriteThink (NCTE)
Storybird (Digital Storytelling)

Kyleidoscope Kyleidoscope is an initiative of the Kentucky Virtual Library’s Kentuckiana Digital Library that seeks to create convenient avenues for educators to access primary sources regarding the history of Kentucky. Kyleidoscope bundles together related sources and places them within brief historical contexts, also suggesting applicable state Combined Curriculum Standards. These bundles are called "themed collections".
NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Smithsonian's History Explorer
Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis Tool
DocsTeach from the National Archives
Mission US Immerse your students in US history through the eyes of peers from the past. The award-winning Mission US series offers FREE interactive role-playing games, teacher resources, and much more.

K12 Education Professionals

Kentucky Resources

National Professional Organizations

Search This Page

Lesson Planning, Professional Development, & Media

Teaching Tools & Other Suggested Sites

Content-Specific Links