This guide assists with training, resources, and best practices for Music educators. This encompasses all of the different ways that students can learn about and engage with "vocal, instrumental, and music theory".
Free Music Theory Lessons"Music-Theory-Practice.com (MTP) is a music theory resource website that provides free online music theory education through flashcards, articles, and lessons".
Music PBS Learning Media"Encourage students to perform, analyze, and appreciate Music with resources that explore music from various time periods and cultures".
Share My Lesson"Share My Lesson is a place where educators can come together to create and share their very best teaching resources. Developed by teachers for teachers, this free platform gives access to high-quality teaching resources and provides an online community where teachers can collaborate with, encourage and inspire each other."
The Teacher's GuideThis site provides lesson plans, worksheets, songs, a teacher store and much more.
TeachersFirst"TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format."
Teachers Pay Teachers"TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators".
teAchnology"For over a decade, TeAchnology has been providing free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students. [The site] feature[s] 46,000+ lesson plans, 9,600 free printable worksheets, rubrics, teaching tips, worksheet makers, web quests, math worksheets, and thousands of other great teacher resources."
A to Z Teacher Stuff"A to Z Teacher Stuff is a teacher-created site designed to help teachers find online resources more quickly and easily. Find lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, discussion forums for teachers, downloadable teaching materials & eBooks, printable worksheets and blacklines, emergent reader books, themes, and more."
Databases for Lesson Planning
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EBSCOhost Primary/Secondary Grade Level ResourcesThis link opens in a new windowSelect from Kean's EBSCOhost primary and secondary grade level databases, along with the Teacher Reference Center, for simultaneous searching.
Middle Search Plus (EBSCOhost / JerseyClicks) (NJSL)This link opens in a new windowDesigned for middle school students, includes biographies, popular middle school magazines, historical essays, primary source documents, and an extensive image collection of photos, maps, and flags.
NoveList (EBSCOhost) (NJSL) -- ComplimentaryThis link opens in a new windowProvides readers' advisory resources for all ages, including: author read alikes, book discussion guides, author biographies, booktalks, and lists of award winning titles.
NoveList K-8 (EBSCOhost) (NJSL) -- ComplimentaryThis link opens in a new windowContains readers' advisory tools for children and teens. Topic coverage includes booktalks, recommended reads, curricular connections, author biographies, and picture book extenders.
Primary Search (EBSCOhost / JerseyClicks) (NJSL)This link opens in a new windowOffers resources for elementary school students, including a children’s dictionary and an extensive image collection of maps, photos, and flags.
