Online Professional Development Resources

Activities and Lesson Plans

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• A to Z Teacher Stuff

  Teacher Resources, Lesson Plans, Themes, Tips, Printables, and more.

• AOL @ School

  A collection of educator-reviewed and tested classroom resources and lesson plans.

• Apple Learning Interchange

  Educator created lessons and activities rich with movies, images and podcasts. Special collections on a range of topics.

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• Beginning Teacher's Toolbox

  A community of educators networking for mutual growth and support in the teaching profession.

• Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library

  A library of Internet-based instruction. Search for applications by grade level, application type, content area, Dewey number, and/or keyword.

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• Children's Television Workshop

  The non-profit organization behind Sesame Street and so much more.

• Classroom Connect

  Since 1994 Classroom Connect has been the leader in helping teachers use technology to improve learning. The company's high quality professional development programs and online instructional materials meet the changing needs of K-12 school districts nationwide.

• CT Network State Civics Toolbox

  This award winning resource offers a complete series of videos, lesson plans, activities and materials designed to aid high school and middle school teachers with the instruction of state civics.

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• DiscoverySchool.com

  Discovery Education transforms classrooms and inspires teachers with engaging content and services that measure and improve student achievement.

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• Education Oasis

  An oasis of teaching resources and educational information for educators everywhere.

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• FieldTrip.com

  Great cultural and educational attractions across the Constitution State.

• 4 Teachers

  Helping teachers integrate technology into the classroom.

• Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

  Teaching resources and lesson plans from the Federal Government.

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• Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)

  Provides access to general information about the Gateway and the Gateway project. This includes information about the content and services of Gateway, and about the mission, goals, organization, and administration of the Gteway Project.

• GLOBE Program

  Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects (ESSPs) in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment.

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• MIT Open CourseWare

  Free lecture notes, exams, and videos from MIT. No registration required.

• My Wonderful World

  My Wonderful World is a National Geographic-led campaign to increase geographic learning. Test yourself, get Action Kits and more.

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• National Geographic Online

  National Geographic provides free maps, photos, videos and daily news stories, as well as articles and features about animals, the environment, cultures, history, world music, and travel.

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. It plays several distinct roles within the Department of Commerce.

• National Wildlife Foundation

  The National Wildlife Federation is America's largest conservation organization working with more than 4 million members, partners and supporters in communities across the country to protect and restore wildlife habitat, confront global warming and connect with nature.

• Numb3rs...math from the TV show

  Read original math notes and learn more about the math from each episode.

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• PBS Teacher Source

  PBS Teachers provides PreK-12 educational resources and activities for educators tied to PBS programming and correlated to local and national standards and professional development opportunities delivered online.

• Peace Corps Worldwise Schools

  The Coverdell World Wise Schools program fosters an understanding of other cultures and global issues by facilitating communication between Peace Corps Volunteers and U.S. classrooms, and publishing free print and online classroom resources based on the Peace Corps experience.

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• Route 21

  The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is pleased to offer Route 21, a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools.

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• Scholastic

  View lesson plans, booklists, and educational products for children grades Pre-K to 12. Classroom materials include online activities for kids, printables, and author interviews. Connect with other educators.

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• teAchnology

  As a web portal, TeAch-nology.com offers a wide variety of free resources intended to bring educators into the world of teaching with technology. It provides links to valuable and useful information relative to current and best practices in the field of education. A large variety of free classroom materials and support tools are also available.

• Teacher Mailring Center

  The Teachers.Net Mailring Network connects thousands of teachers through the power of email. Find fast answers to teaching questions, share strategies and experiences, or just network and have fun with your teacher colleagues. It doesn't cost a cent, and subscribing is a snap.

• Teachers Net

  Education resources, Teacher chat, lesson plans, teaching jobs. Teachers.Net for the most active teacher chatboards & teacher chatrooms, featuring thousands of teaching jobs, over 150 teacher mailrings and over 150 teacher chatboards, and live teacher chat 24 hours a day. Teachers.Net lesson bank offers over 3000 free lesson plan and curriculum and teacher project ideas. Our reference desk and library and teacher tools help teachers fully embrace today's opportunities. Lesson plans and teaching tools, searchable teacher job listings and teaching career resources, reference desk and curriculum tools.

• TeachersNet Lesson Bank

  Teachers.Net features over 4000 lesson plans and classroom ideas submitted by teachers just like you. Browse lesson plans by category, grade level, or search by keyword, and discover how the Teachers.Net community can make your planning easier and more rewarding.

• Teacher Vision

  High school, middle school and elementary lesson plans online. With ideas for great children's activities and classroom management advice TeacherVision is the greatest resource for any teacher!

• The Exploratorium

  The Exploratorium isn't just a museum, it's an ongoing exploration of science, art, and human perception—a vast collection of online interactives, web features, activities, programs and events that feed your curiosity.

• The New York Times Learning Network

  Teaching and Learning with The New York Times.

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• US Census Bureau

  Teaching materials and educational resources provided by the US Census Bureau.

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• Word Generation

  Word Generation is a middle school academic language program developed under the direction of Harvard University Professor Catherine Snow, one of the nation's most prominent experts in literacy. The program originated at the SERP-Boston field site in collaboration with teachers and administrators in the Boston Public Schools. It is geared toward all students, in all subject areas, and can be used in all three middle grades simultaneously. The program is strategically designed to create a coherent school-wide effort that gives students the sustained exposure to academic language they need for success in school-even while demanding relatively little (15 minutes, once a week) from any single subject area teacher.

• Worksheet Library

  Worksheet Library features over 15,000 printable worksheets for teachers and educators.