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Templates
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Standards-aligned lesson plans in under a minute — hook, instruction, guided practice, and exit ticket, generated from a subject and grade level.
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The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?
A fast-paced ~12-minute overview of Rome's transition from city-state to empire, popular as a classroom warm-up or flipped-lesson video.
toolLichess Studies & Learn
A free, ad-free, open-source platform where teachers can build or reuse shareable interactive chess lesson boards ('studies') plus a structured Chess Basics course for new players.
toolPhET Interactive Simulations
Free, research-based, game-like physics/chemistry/math simulations (250M+ uses/year, 90+ languages) that let students manipulate variables and see invisible phenomena, a natural companion to an inquiry-based physics unit.
toolScience Snacks
Hundreds of teacher-tested, hands-on science activities built from cheap everyday materials, each with instructions, safety notes, and the underlying science explained, searchable by NGSS standard and grade band.
articleTeaching Strategies (topic hub)
A continually updated, free hub of practical, classroom-tested strategy articles (e.g. gradual release of responsibility, student-centered planning) written by practicing educators.
toolASCD
An 80+ year old global professional-learning organization for educators offering evidence-based articles, books, and PD on instructional design and school leadership.
toolAI4K12: Sparking Curiosity in AI
The national 'Five Big Ideas in AI' guidelines and curated resource directory for K-12 AI education, organized by grade-band progression (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12).
Books
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
A highly regarded, accessible narrative history of Rome from its founding myth to 212 CE by a leading Cambridge classicist, useful background reading for teaching Roman history.
Herodotus (trans. George Rawlinson), via Project GutenbergThe History of Herodotus (Vol. 1)
The free public-domain full text of history's founding work, useful as a primary-source excerpt for advanced students studying the ancient Mediterranean world.
Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Don MosenfelderBobby Fischer Teaches Chess
A classic, best-selling programmed-learning puzzle book that teaches checkmate patterns using diagrams only (no notation needed), well suited to chess-club beginners of any age.
Aron NimzowitschMy System
The most influential classic chess strategy text, covering pawn structure, prophylaxis, and piece coordination, useful for a chess club's advanced-strategy unit.
Josh WaitzkinThe Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
A former chess prodigy's memoir on deliberate practice, growth mindset, and performance under pressure, useful for teachers who want to frame chess or any skill-building unit around learning science rather than just rules.
Grant Wiggins and Jay McTigheUnderstanding by Design (Expanded 2nd Edition)
The foundational backward-design framework for unit and lesson planning, widely used in teacher-prep programs to plan around essential questions and clear evidence of understanding.
Courses
Rise of Rome (World History)
Free video lessons and practice on the Roman Republic, Roman social/political structures, and the Punic Wars, ready to assign or embed in a lesson plan.
ChessableFree Chess Opening Courses
A library of free, spaced-repetition opening courses (e.g. Caro-Kann Starter Kit) that pairs well with a Chess Openings Explorer unit for students ready to move past the basics.
MIT OpenCourseWare (Walter Lewin)Physics I: Classical Mechanics (8.01SC)
MIT's full free introductory mechanics course, including Walter Lewin's celebrated lecture videos, problem sets, and exams with solutions, useful for teachers building or checking a high-school-to-intro-college physics sequence.
Khan AcademyPhysics
A free, NGSS-aligned high-school physics course combining short videos with interactive practice, spanning forces and energy through electromagnetism.
Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski (Coursera / UC San Diego)Learning How to Learn: Powerful Mental Tools to Help You Master Tough Subjects
One of the most-enrolled MOOCs ever, explaining the cognitive science of focused vs. diffuse thinking, chunking, and spaced practice, useful for teachers who want their lesson design grounded in learning science.
Code.orgExploring Generative AI
A free, ready-to-teach curriculum unit for grades 8-12 covering how large language models and generative AI work, plus ethics discussions, with an accompanying teacher professional-learning module.
Common Sense EducationAI Basics for K-12 Teachers
A free, self-paced training that builds foundational AI literacy for educators so they can understand, question, and responsibly use generative AI in their own teaching practice.