Learning Resources


The United States Census Bureau has released free resources for K-12 classrooms. Materials include teacher and student content.

U.S. Census Bureau Releases K–12 Lessons on Data

The United States Census Bureau has released free resources for K-12 classrooms. Materials include teacher and student content.

Google Launches Comprehensive CS Resources for Educators

Google today launched Code with Google, a new compilation of resources for K-12 educators for exploring computer science in the classroom.

Microsoft Partners with NASA for Lesson Plans

Microsoft Partners with NASA for Lesson Plans

The Microsoft-NASA collaboration will give students hands-on experiences to think about the considerations that astronauts need to think about when living in space.

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Carnegie Mellon Releases Learning Tools for K-12 and Higher Ed

Carnegie Mellon University has moved forward in its efforts to release education tools into the world. Last week, the institution officially introduced OpenSimon, a community and collection of tools dedicated to "[catalyzing] a revolution in learning and teaching" for higher education and K-12.

CC Search

New Creative Commons Search Tool Provides Access to 300 Million Images

A new CC Search tool allows users to find and use some 300 million images from openly licensed and public domain works. Developed by Creative Commons and a community of volunteer developers, the resource came out of beta testing this week.

National Geographic Partners with Britannica to Expand Middle School Content

The partnership will bring primary source and multimedia content to National Geographic Learning’s middle school U.S. history program.

Interactive Constitution Classroom Edition on Its Way

Interactive Constitution Classroom Edition on Its Way

The current interactive Constitution features scholars debating each provision and citing relevant decisions. Those experts have been selected with guidance from two constitutional law organizations, the American Constitution Society (considered progressive) and the Federalist Society (with primarily conservative and libertarian leanings).

Free Tools Aim to Help Teachers Implement PBL in the Classroom

Each project guide includes a "driving question," a project description, the learning standards the project addresses, the anticipated outcomes and reflection questions to help educators bring the learning to life in their own settings.

University-Created Virtual Field Trips Deliver Interactive Exploration for Free

University-Created Virtual Field Trips Deliver Interactive Exploration for Free

"Virtual Field Trips," offers interactive experiences captured during actual expeditions with scientists doing current research. Some of the trips include adaptive feedback and adaptive pathways. The resources are already being used in high school and college classrooms to supplement lessons in biology, earth sciences, geology, anthropology and other studies.

Minecraft Hour of Code

Minecraft, Code.org Releasing New Hour of Code Tutorial

On Nov. 1, Microsoft will be releasing its newest Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial, which, according to a recent announcement, could be "possibly the most adventurous tutorial yet." The company has teamed up with Code.org for the release of "Voyage Aquatic," in which students "explore aquatic worlds and uncover hidden treasure" by writing code to instruct agents to execute commands.