GED Resources

Important Links

• GED 2002 Online Professional Development
• GED as Project
• GED Broadcasts in Virginia
• GED calculator lessons
• GED Connection: PBS Literacy Link
• Virginia GED Testing Centers

Articles

• Focus on Basics: The GED (1998)
• GED 2002 Introduction
• GED Math Instruction: Meeting the Challenge
• General Education Development 2002-Links to sites
• "Increasing GED Testing Among Students in GED Classes", Practitioner-Researcher: Darbie J. Evans, A 1997-98 PAARN Monograph
• The Increasing Role of the GED In American Education
• Is The GED Right for You?
• Literacy Update: Frequently Asked Questions About GED 2002

Facts, Data, and Statistics

• Facts You Can Use: GED Candidates With Disabilities
• GED Facts
• GED Tip Sheet
• High School Drop Out Rates
• High School Graduation Rates

Practice Tests

• 2002 Series GED Tests
• GED Practice: Steck Vaughn
• GED Practice Exercises
• GED Practice Test: 4 Tests.com
• GED Practice Questions
• Sample GED Test Questions

Teacher Resources

• General

  • 2002 GED Products: Order Online from Steck-Vaughn
  • Beyond the GED: Making Conscious Choices About the GED and Your Future
  • Edhelpler.com: Lesson Plans
  • GED 2002 Essay Scoring Guide
  • GED 2002 Resource Page: Dictionaries, Writing Tutorials, Social Studies, Math
  • GED Information for Teachers
  • GED Preparation and Testing
  • GED Preparation Resources on the Web
  • Florida TechNet Living Library: GED Lesson Plans
  • GED Test Accommodations for Disabilities
  • Lesson Plans and Reproducibles
  • Phasing Into the New GED 2002: Includes Teaching Tips
  • Teacher FAQs About the GED Test
  • Teachervision.com: Lesson Plans
  • Teaching Tips Index
  • Thematic Unit Planning
  • Web-Based Training for GED Administrators

• Language Arts, Reading

  • Free Exemplary Lesson Plans
  • Language Arts Lesson Plans: Elementary K-5
  • Learning to Read: Resources for Language Arts & Reading Research
  • Lesson Plans for Reading
  • PBS Teacher Source: Arts and Literature
  • Reading Activities: Browse By Theme
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Reading, English, and Communication
  • Teacher's Handbook of Lesson Plans
  • Teaching Reading: Tips and Techniques for ESL

• Language Arts, Writing

  • A Guide to Essay Writing
  • Teacher's Handbook of Lesson Plans
  • Teaching Writing: About.com
  • Vocabulary University
  • Writing Lesson Plans
  • Writing Resources for Teachers

• Mathematics

  • Awesome Library: Math, Middle School Lessons
  • Determine the True Cost of Interest
  • Formula Quickquide
  • Graphing
  • PBS Teacher Source: Math
  • Mathematics Lesson Plans
  • Math Forum
  • Math Lesson Plan Archives
  • Math to Build On
  • Rick's Math Web
  • Teacher's Handbook of Lesson Plans
  • Web Math

• Science

  • A Science Odyssey
  • Building Big: Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, Tunnels
  • Chemistry Links
  • Exploratorium
  • National Geographic Teacher Guide
  • Nova Online
  • Nova: Science in the News
  • PBS Teacher Source: Science & Technology
  • Physics Lessons
  • Teacher's Handbook of Lesson Plans
  • The High School Science Classroom
  • The Nine Planets: Tour the Solar System

• Social Studies

  • A Biography of America
  • Africans in America
  • American Experience
  • Beyond the GED: Making Conscious Choices About the GED and Your Future
  • Eric Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
  • Frontline: Current News
  • History/Social Science Online Resources including links
  • History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
  • Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers
  • PBS Teacher Source: Social Studies
  • Social Studies.Org
  • Social Studies Sources
  • Teacher's Handbook of Lesson Plans
  • The Presidents
  • The World We Inherited: Lesson Plans
  • Using Cartoons in HS and GED Social Studies Classes

Student Sites

• Awesome Library: Classroom
• Improving Reading Skills
• Improve Your Studying Skills
• Interactive Learning for Adult Learners
• Study Guides and Strategies
• Study Skills
• Study Skills Package
• Study Tools