Professional Development Resources
and general portals for teachers
- Classroom Management Resource Site
A number of good resources, made available from a professor at the California State University College of Education.
- Download Learning
Various titles normally sold on CD-ROM are made available for download for educators for 99 cents.
- ED Pubs
"Identify and order U.S. Department of Education products. All publications are provided at no cost to the general public by the U.S. Department of Education."
- EDSITEment
EDSITE "brings online humanities resources from some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities directly to your classroom."
- Education Index
"An annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web" organized by topic.
- Education Internet Sites
Long set of links for educators from the NY State Library.
- Education World
"A complete online resource where educators could start each day to find the lesson plans and research materials they were looking for."
- Educational Cyber Playground
Information for teachers and administrators on curriculum, the law, technology, and school subject areas, including lesson plan links.
- Eduhound
Articles, lesson plans, weekly newsletter, a very nice set of links to sites for teachers and school subjects, and more.
- Eduwonk.com
Award-winning K-12 education blog. Front page includes tons of helpful links to other blogs, resources, and organizations.
- EROD: Education Resource Organizations Directory
This extensive "directory is intended to help you identify and contact organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics."
- Help4Teachers.com
A site on differentiate instruction for secondary as well as elementary teachers.
- I Keep Bookmarks.com: Dr. B. Lewis
Extensive list of bookmarks directly and indirectly related to education, organized by category. (Formerly "Bookmarks for Education")
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
"A categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning."
- Landmarks for Schools
"This web site is dedicated to the idea that Information will be the raw material that drives the 21st century, and that todays students should be learning to BUILD with information." From author and technology consultant David Warlick.
- Moving Forward
"A collection of resources to help presenters and change agents as they help move schools and universities forward into the 21st century." Includes great videos and handouts links.
- Multiple Intelligences
Links to articles and information about Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and how to apply it in the classroom.
- Route 21
"An online interactive tool that demonstrates how 21st century skills can be supported through standards, professional development, assessments and curriculum and instruction."
- SchoolMatters: A Service of Standard & Poor's
"A place for parents, educators and leaders to research information about public schools."
- State Education Data Profiles
From the U.S. Department of Education,
information about education across the country.
- Teacher Reference Center
EBSCO index and abstracts for education periodicals. Note: not full text!
- TeacherServe
"TeacherServeŽ, is an interactive curriculum enrichment service offering teachers practical help in planning courses and presenting rigorous subject matter to students.".
- Textbook Revolution
"Collection of the existing free textbooks and educational tools available online."
- T.H.E. Journal: Educational RoadMap to the Web 2007
A selection of top websites for students and educators.
- Thinkfinity NY
"Thinkfinity is the merger of two highly acclaimed Verizon Foundation programs: MarcoPolo and the Verizon Literacy Network. ... Its objective is to provide the highest quality content and professional development" [resources].
- Videos for PD
A fine selection of videos for professional development from Wesley Freyer's Moving at the Speed of Creativity blog.
