Education: Instructional Design

List of Teaching and Curriculum journals compiled through our A to Z title list

Dr. Ben Harvey teaches a course in "Art of the Graphic Novel" at Mississippi State University.

A very helpful citation guide for comic art

Librarian Karen Green writes this column for comixology.com, examining issues in comics librarianship.

The Comic Book Project engages children in a creative process leading to literacy reinforcement, social awareness, and character development, then publishes and distributes their work for other children in the community to use as learning and motivational tools.

Literacy Through Graphic Novels uses graphic novels to engage students as they learn the elements of fiction - characters, plot, and setting. Tasks and strategies are designed to increase students' vocabulary, improve their written and oral skills, and enhance their critical thinking skills. For Grades 7-12

Lesson plans for Elementary, Middle and High School using several popular graphic novels. Maintained by DiamondComics, one of the largest comic distributors in the U.S.

National Association of Comics Art Educators. This site's objective is to be a resource where the growing number of educators in comic art/sequential art can get and share ideas.

The ADDIE model is a generic and simplified instructional systems design (ISD) model. ADDIE is short for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate.

ALEX, a project of the Alabama Department of Education, is designed to index and share many types of educational materials and information through a time-saving, one-stop resource for educators, parents, and students. The majority of these rich resources (lesson plans, Web links, and interactive activities) are located and connected to the Alabama Courses of Study by National Board Certified Teachers.

Lesson plans and resources from Alabama Public television.

Study guides including discussion questions, vocabulary, and activities are available for select educational programming from various cable and satellite outlets. Includes an integrated schedule searchable by subject and grade level. Taping calendar can be downloaded.

Created by teachers for teachers, these ready-to-use materials provide easy ways to incorporate the Library’s unparalleled primary sources into instruction.

Download a variety of free and ready-to-use lesson plans including: kindergarten lesson plans, elementary lesson plans and high school lesson plans

Free and open online community of resources designed primarily for faculty, staff and students of higher education from around the world to share their learning materials and pedagogy.

Search for lesson plans by subject area, grade level, and/or keyword

PBS Teachers is PBS' web destination for high-quality preK-12 educational resources. Includes a variety of classroom materials suitable for a wide range of subjects and grade levels.

Teaching resources from the National Archives. Includes lesson plans, teacher training and development.

An online teaching tool from the National Archives.

Thinkfinity is the Verizon Foundation’s free online professional learning community, providing access to educators and experts in curriculum enhancement, along with thousands of digital resources for K-12 aligned to state standards and the common core.