K-12 Teaching Resources
General resources
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Educational Resources and Lesson PlansLinks to general resources & lesson plans. It also links to resources in the content areas and for alternative learners.
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Library of Congress: TeachersThe 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.
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Arizona PBS Teachers: resources for the classroomTeacher lesson plans, online activities, classroom resources, and professional development projects are available at this local affiliated PBS.
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Read Write ThinkPeer-reviewed source of lesson plans from the International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English. Primarily covers reading and the English language arts.
Streaming Video
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Alexander Street
Streaming access to documentaries, films, and primary sources in arts, health, history, music, psychology, and social sciences for educational and research purposes.
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Education in Video
A comprehensive collection of streaming videos focused on the training and development of educators, featuring classroom demonstrations, lectures, and documentaries that cover key aspects of K-12 pedagogy, leadership, and educational psychology.
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Films on Demand
A collection of high-quality educational streaming videos organized by subject. Each title features Individual Learning Objects that break down the content into smaller segments.
Faculty, please note: For best results when providing a link to students for a specific video in Films On Demand: After opening a title in Films on Demand (identified through a search of the portal or the library catalog): Copy and paste the Title URL (located under the film description). For off campus use, URLs must include the “ezproxy” information.
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Kanopy
Streaming video service, which provides access to titles covering various educational topics and feature films for various producers including Criterion, Documentary Educational Resources, New Day Films, Media Education, California Newsreel, PBS, and others.
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Sage Research Methods Video
Streaming videos demonstrating research concepts through tutorials, case studies, and expert interviews across qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods.