The California Department of Education's website can link you to content standards, information on the high school exit exam (CAHSEE), and everything you need to know about STAR testing.
Social science teachers should check out CDE's History-Social Science Course Models Online to access lesson plans aligned to state standards.
U.S. History teachers will find numerous online resources and lesson plans for every topic at the Weber American History Alliance site, which was developed as part of the Teaching American History grants project.
Check out our Enhancing Learning through Technology page for great ideas on improving student learning through the use of technology. You will find lesson plans, web quests, virtual field trips, scoring rubrics, and more.
Tired of all those "cut and paste" student papers? Investigate the Information Literacy page for research models, how to evaluate web sites, and guidance on creating essential questions to lead students to explore the research and construct new knowledge.
Reading! includes links to lists of high-interest books for teens, ideas for improving student reading levels, and for fostering student reading across the curriculum.
Be sure to visit Jamie McKenzie's From Now On site regularly for great ideas for meaningful inclusion of technology and information literacy components to your teaching.
Don't forget ERIC, the world's largest source of education information for teachers and librarians including over 1100 lesson plans, thousands of educational journal articles, and answers to your education questions.
Inclusion...Yours, Mine, and Ours is a website dedicated to providing support, confidence and resources for teachers to successfully include children with special needs in their classrooms.