• Black History on the Internet
  Explore the best Black History sites for primary, middle, and high school level students. Activity and lesson ideas included!
• I Have A Dream
• Heroic Activities to Celebrate Heroes!
  Everyone has a hero -- someone to look up to or admire. This week, Education Word offers ten lessons that will get students thinking about their heroes.

Edward Teller, nuclear physicist who was involved in the development of the hydrogen bomb for the U.S., born in Hungary (1908)

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Black American civil rights leader (I Have a Dream) Nobel Peace Prize 1964, born (1929)

• Happy Birthday, MLK!
• Ten Activities Celebrate Achievements of African Americans!
  With the assistance of the Web, you too can incorporate activities that reflect the positive impact black Americans have had on our nation's history.

Ella Flagg Young, first woman president of the National Educational Association, born (1845)

Lewis M. Terman, American psychologist and educator who developed the Stanford-Binet IQ test, born (1877)

• Counseling Center
  Assessment data and resources from our Counseling Center

Robert Silverberg, American science fiction author (Hugo, Regan's Planet), born (1935)

Matthew B. Brady, American photographer of the Civil War, died (1896)

• Great Sites about the Civil War
  Some of the best sites on the web about the Civil War

Georg Kerschensteiner, German educational theorist and reformer, died at 77 (1932)

First Super Bowl football game played between Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs (1967)

British Museum opened in Montague House, London (1759)

• Great Sites for Teaching about…Museums
  Some of the best sites on the web about museums

University of Notre Dame received its charter in Indiana (1844)

• Higher Education Center
  Resources and tools from our Higher Education Center

Donkey first used as symbol of Democratic Party, in Harper's Weekly (1870)

• Primaries, Voting, and Elections
  Education World looks at decisions of primary importance and elects to explore the voting process! Lesson plans, Internet sites, and curriculum ideas will help your students understand the impact of this year's Election.