Education
165 sites
Subcategories:
- Schools & Universities (15)
- Tutorials & How-To (71)
- Reference (78)
http://peevish.co.uk/slang/index.htm
Peevish.co.uk hosts a sprawling dictionary of British slang and colloquialisms, cataloguing over 7000 informal expressions from across the UK with regional annotations and etymological context. Features include an A-Z browseable index, articles on Cockney rhyming slang and other linguistic topics, a bibliography, and monthly additions of newly documented slang terms.
https://riotmedicine.net/
Riot Medicine, created by hakan_geijer, provides free downloadable manuals for practicing emergency and field medicine in protest and activist contexts. The site offers public domain guides covering insurrectionary medicine, operational security, and street medic tactics for those who may not have access to traditional medical training.
https://midnightbeach.com/hs
Jon Shemitz built this sprawling, neutral homeschooling resource over more than a decade, compiling over 140 pages of non-commercial information without pushing any particular methodology or ideology. Homeschooling parents will find extensive guides, vendor listings, file downloads, and discussion links covering virtually every aspect of educating children at home.
https://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/Chap2/Chapter2.html
Chapter Two of 'Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground,' an educational astronomy resource hosted by Harvard, explains the causes of Earth's seasons through clear text and diagrams. It walks students through the tilt of Earth's axis, how it affects hemispheric sunlight, and includes hands-on discussion questions and experiments for deeper learning.
https://cs.odu.edu/~vashok
Vikas Ashok is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Old Dominion University whose research focuses on Human-Centered Computing and AI-driven assistive technologies for people with vision impairments. The page serves as his academic homepage, listing his research lab, contact details, and courses taught including Natural Language Processing, Databases, and Artificial Intelligence.
https://mrdonn.org/powerpoints.html
Mr. Donn's site offers a large collection of free PowerPoint presentations covering ancient history, American history, world history, mythology, holidays, and geography, all designed for classroom use with kids in grades 5 and 6. Created by Lin Donn and illustrated by Phillip Martin, this educator resource includes presentations on topics ranging from Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt to the Civil War and Buddhism.
https://questioning.org/Feb2019/librarian.html
Jamie McKenzie's article-based resource makes a passionate case for preserving school librarians and teacher-librarian positions at a time of widespread nationwide cutbacks. Drawing on research data, case studies from districts across the country, and arguments about information literacy, it serves as both an advocacy piece and a practical guide for educators and library supporters.
https://guides.library.iit.edu/c.php?g=853311&p=6108547
A curated library guide from Illinois Institute of Technology's Galvin Library, collecting recommended physics websites, databases, and journals for students and researchers. The guide covers major organizations like AIP, APS, CERN, and Fermilab, along with educational resources such as the Feynman Lectures, HyperPhysics, and historical archives like the Einstein Papers Project.
http://tekeli.li/onomastikon
Kate Monk's Onomastikon is a massive dictionary of names from cultures and historical periods spanning the entire globe, originally compiled to help role-players find authentic character names. Preserved and re-hosted by Roger after the original site went offline, it covers everything from Celtic and Saxon England to Melanesia, the Ancient World, and the Americas, with historical background notes alongside male, female, and family names.
https://sakubi.neocities.org/
Sakubi is a free, public domain Japanese grammar guide covering everything from absolute beginner concepts like particles and verb conjugations to more advanced structures, organized into clearly numbered lessons. Released into the public domain and written with a conversational tone, it remains a beloved reference in online Japanese learning communities despite being archived since late 2017.