The content partners of the Verizon Foundation's Thinkfinity program have produced seven discipline-specific, standards-based Web sites geared primarily toward K-12 teachers and students:

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Created by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ARTSEDGE provides resources and exemplars for teachers to teach in, through, and about the arts. The site includes lesson plans, advocacy and professional development resources, and up-to-date information on arts programs from around the world. Lessons are aligned to the National Standards for Arts Education developed by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations.

 

National Council on Economic Education
Developed by the National Council on Economic Education, EconEdLink provides teachers and students with lessons and classroom learning activities based on economics topics in the news and real-time economics data. EconEdLink content is designed to help integrate economic concepts across the curriculum as outlined in the Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics.

National Endowment for the Humanities
Presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities, EDSITEment features lesson plans and additional classroom resources in art and culture, literature and language arts, foreign language, and history and social studies. It also serves as a gateway to the best humanities sites on the Web, and it features a monthly theme-based teaching resource calendar. EDSITEment lessons are aligned to the following: NCTE/IRA List of Standards for the English Language Arts; National Geography Standards; National Council for the Social Studies; The National Standards for Arts Education; American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; and the National Standards for Civics and Government

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Illuminations site is designed by The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics to bring NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics to life through engaging interactive student applets, comprehensive Internet-based lesson plans, and teacher resources such as "Reflections on Teaching."

International Reading Association
The National Council of Teachers of English
Developed by the International Reading Association and The National Council of Teachers of English, ReadWriteThink provides resources and best practices for educators in both reading and language arts subject areas. This site features lesson plans, literature and professional development resources aligned to the NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts.

American Association for the Advancement of Science
Created by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science NetLinks features lesson plans (with embedded student E-Sheets and interactive student activities), reviewed resources, and additional activities such as Weekly Science Updates. Science NetLinks resources are aligned to AAAS's own Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy.

National Geographic Society
Developed by the National Geographic Society, Xpeditions brings rich, standards-based geography content to teachers and students. This site includes materials for K-12 teachers and students and their families, including an interactive atlas with over 1,600 printable maps and Xpedition Hall, a virtual learning museum with exhibits aligned to the U.S. National Geography Standards.

 

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Smithsonian
National Museum of American History

The National Museum of American History collects, preserves and displays American heritage in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. Documenting the American experience from Colonial times to the present, the museum looks at growth and change in the United States. This Partner site is currently under development.