Teacher Resources
New York State Education Department http://www.nysed.gov/
The State Education
Department home page has links to publications, grant information, academic
intervention services, assessment results, and curriculum information.
US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
This site covers national
issues, provides information for teachers, policy information, research
statistics, and more.
The Library of
Congress “Teachers” Page http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
From this page you may access tutorials, interactive
student activities, webcasts, and teacher-tested, standard based lesson plans.
Ask Eric http://www.eric.ed.gov/
ERIC is the Educational
Resources Information Center (ERIC), a federally-funded national information
system that provides a variety of services and products on a broad range of
education-related issues.
National Education Association http://www.nea.org
The NEA site provides
information for teachers and information about benefits for members. The
"News Releases" section is of special interest to teachers.
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development
http://www.ascd.org/
The Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development offers conferences and meetings on
emerging issues, and professional training opportunities for educators. In
addition, there are articles on important issues in teaching at this site.
Edutopia Online http://glef.org/
This is the site of the George Lucas
Educational Foundation which here documents and disseminates stories about
exemplary practices in K-12 public education.
The Gateway to Educational Materials http://www.thegateway.org/
An outstanding search portal to
lesson plans, curriculum units, and educational web sites.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for
Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
"Kathy Schrock's Guide
for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum
and professional growth." It includes lesson plans, links to web
sites by subject, and a section of "Teacher Helpers" on the web.
Education World http://www.education-world.com/
At this site find: search
engine for educational Web sites; original content, including lesson plans; and
Wire Side Chats with the important names in education.
USA Today Education http://www.usatoday.com/educate/home.htm
Provided here are resources for teachers
using USA Today newspaper content.
Teachers Helping Teachers http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
This group provides resources for new
teachers and a place for experienced teachers to share their knowledge.
There are also great links available from this well organized site.
Teaching Books.net http://www.teachingbooks.net/home/
TeachingBooks.net has thousands of resources for teachers, librarians, and students
to view author and illustrator videos, read or listen to author interviews, and
access literature based lesson plans.