Topic Directory

Arts

Local Arts Resources

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

mnartists.org

Dance

An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490-1920
Extensive Dance history links from the Library of Congress

Dance Directory

Department of Dance—The Ohio State University

Great Performances: DANCE IN AMERICA: Free To Dance

Music Journals and Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals

NYPL, Library for the Performing Arts Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Tap Dance Homepage

Literary Arts

The Academy of American Poets

Conjunctions: The Web Forum of Innovative Writing

The Internet Poetry Archive

Literature.org - The Online Literature Library

The Loft Literary Center

Project Gutenberg - Free eBooks

The Pulitzer Prizes

The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus

Media Arts

Image Alchemy: Digital Art, Multimedia & Web Design

The Independent Feature Project

The Independent Feature Project - Minnesota

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Music

American Music Center

MidiKaraoke.com - The Midi Karaoke Library
A database of downloadable lyrics

The Mudcat Cafe

PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns

Worldwide Internet Music Resources: Outline

Theater

The Costume Page

Folger Shakespeare Library

Gilbert and Sullivan Archive Home Page

Guthrie Theater

Internet Public Library: Shakespeare Bookshelf

The Library of Congress Presents: Music, Theater and Dance (A Performing Arts Digital Library), formerly known as I Hear America Singing

The Virtual Library for Theatre and Drama

Visual Arts

Art History:
Art History
Art History Resources on the Web

Artists:
The Artists
mnartists.org: Directory and portfolios of artists in Minnesota.
Wikipedia Category: Artists

Museums and Galleries:
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minnesota Museum of American Art
Walker Art Center
Frick Collection (New York)
The Louvre (Paris)
Museum of Modern Art
National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.)
National Gallery of Art (London)
Russia's State Hermitage Museum
The Tate Gallery

Works Collected:
The Big Cartoon Database

Biographies

Biographical Dictionary

IPL: Presidents of the United States

Rulers

Wikipedia

Women's biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present

General Reference: Dictionaries, almanacs, atlases, etc.

Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus and hundreds more

CIA World Factbook
Almanac information on countries

Country Reports
Cultural, historical and statistical country information.

Library of Congress Portals to the World
Links to electronic resources from around the world.

National Atlas
Facts and maps about the United States.

Reference.com
Dictionaries (English and foreign languages), a thesaurus, atlases, almanacs, and other reference resources.


History

Best History Sites

Minnesota Historical Society

This Day in History (History Channel)


Homework Help

Hennepin County Library - TeenLinks

Internet Public Library TeenSpace

Multnomah County Library - Homework Center

QuickStudy: Library Research Guide

Research Calculator

Maps

Google Maps

Map Collections Home Page

MapQuest.Com: Maps, Directions and More

USPS - ZIP Code Lookup - Search By Address


Math

Currency Converter

Department of Math at Maryland - Resources for High Schools

Calculus Graphics

Calculus
Resources for students and teachers, including links and sample problems.

Math Central

The Math Forum at Drexel


News

Pioneer Press

StarTribune.com

BBC NEWS | News Front Page

Google News Archives

PBS

Minnesota Public Radio

The New York Times

Science

Astronomy and Space Exploration

Minnesota Astronomical Society

The Planetary Society

Space Frontier Foundation

U.S. Naval Observatory

Biology

The American Journal of Bioethics

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Sierra Club

World Health Organization

Chemistry

Earth Sciences

General Science Sites

Health and Nutrition

WebMD Health

Physics


Social Sciences

Constitution Finder

FirstGov

In the first person: an index to letters, diaries, oral histories, and other personal narratives

Mental Health

Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Links

NATO

United Nations

Statistics

Census Bureau Home Page

CIA - The World Factbook

Statistical Abstract

U.S. Census - American FactFinder

U.S. Dept. of Labor - Labor Statistics

Teacher Resources

Arts Resources for Teachers

ArtsConnectEd
Your connecting point to the collections, curriculum, and other resources of the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. ArtsConnectEd is the product of a partnership between The Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center.

Education at the Getty

Minneapolis Institute of Arts Teacher Resources

Curriculum and Lesson Planning

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

The Learning Page... especially for teachers

Looking at Student Work

ReadWriteThink

Smithsonian Educator Resource Library

Differentiated Instruction

Multicultural Resources

Professional Development

ASCD | For the Success of Each Learner

U.S. Department of Education Home Page

Research

Art and Architecture Thesaurus
A structured vocabulary provided by the Getty. Assists with conducting research.

The Condition of Education
National Center for Education Statistics. Download a PDF of The Condition of Education in Brief 2006.

Crash Course in Copyright

SchoolMatters
"A place for parents, educators and leaders to research information about public schools."


Teen Links

Hennepin County Library - TeenLinks

Internet Public Library TeenSpace

Teen Reads