Professional Development and Curriculum Resources
National Park Service Educators Portal
The National Park Service has partnered with the Department of Education to integrate National Park resources into core curriculum and, each summer, dozens of teachers participate in professional development opportunities in parks, creating education materials based on park resources through the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program. The agency is also working with partners and educational institutions to expand programs and encourage the use of parks as places of learning.
Project Look Sharp
A nonprofit, mission-driven outreach program of Ithaca College. Our mission is to help K-16 educators enhance students’ critical thinking, metacognition, and civic engagement through media literacy materials and professional development.
Empire State Information Fluency Continuum
The Empire State Information Fluency Continuum was developed by the NY City Department of Education/Office of Library Services School Library System. The School Library Systems Association of NYS (SLSA) believes this is an important educational tool that defines the information literacy and inquiry skills that are important for all students to learn. SLSA endorsed the Empire State Information Fluency Continuum at their May 3, 2012 meeting. Individual School Library Systems have also been endorsing this through their Councils and sharing the information with the librarians in their service areas.
PBS Learning Media
PBS LearningMedia™ is your destination for direct access to thousands of
classroom-ready, curriculum-targeted digital resources. PBS
LearningMedia builds on the strength of public media and is designed to
improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Resources are
aligned to Common Core and national standards and include videos and
interactives, as well as audio, documents, and in-depth lesson plans.
You can browse by standards, grade level, subject area, and special
collections. You can also favorite and share resources with your class and colleagues. Best of all, PBS LearningMedia’s basic service is free for PreK-12 educators.
RQI - The Right Question Institute
The Right Question Institute (RQI) is a nonprofit educational organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is known for developing and sharing teaching methods and skill improvement techniques that focus on questioning, inquiry, self-advocacy, parent involvement, and citizen participation in democracy.
Read Write Think
Here at ReadWriteThink, our mission is to provide
educators, parents, and after school professionals with access to the
highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by
offering the very best in free materials.
Edutopia
A comprehensive website and online community that increases knowledge,
sharing, and adoption of what works in K-12 education. We emphasize core
strategies: project-based learning, comprehensive assessment,
integrated studies, social and emotional learning, educational
leadership and teacher development, and technology integration.
Annenberg Learner
Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum.
THE Journal: Technological Horizons in Education
The education technology news magazine for K-12 district leaders, IT personnel, and administrators.