Professional Resources

Online resources help teachers and administrators work more effectively and grow professionally. Share our list of exemplary Web sites with your staff.

• Administrators.Net – administrators.net
• Blackboard – www.blackboard.com
• Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology – caret.iste.org
• Educational CyberPlayground – www.edu-cyberpg.com
• Educational Research Network – www.ernweb.com
• Educator's Reference Desk – www.eduref.org
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence – www.ed.gov/free
• Grants Web – www.srainternational.org/newweb/grantsweb , www.schoolgrantsblog.com
• Library in the Sky – www.libraryinthesky.org
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• MIT OpenCourseWare – ocw.mit.edu
• National Center for Technology Planning – www.nctp.com
• National Center for Education Statistics – nces.ed.gov
• National Education Technology Plan – www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010
• Network of Regional Technology in Education Consortia – www.rtec.org
• OnlineLearning.com – www.onlinelearning.net
• SchoolGrants – www.schoolgrants.org
  
• Sites for Teachers – www.sitesforteachers.com
• TeachersFirst.com – www.teachersfirst.com
• Teachers.Net – www.teachers.net
• TeacherVision – www.teachervision.com
• Teachnet.com – www.teachnet.com
• The U. S. Department of Education – www.ed.gov
• Theory into Practice – tip.psychology.org
• W3 Schools – www.w3schools.com

Professional Organizations

Association sites offer content-specific resources, including information on research, standards, conferences, funding opportunities and professional publications.

• AASA, American Association of School Administrators – www.aasa.org
• AASL, American Association of School Librarians – www.ala.org/aasl
• ACEI, Association for Childhood Education International – www.acei.org
• ACTFL, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – www.actfl.org
• AECT, Association for Educational Communications and Technology – aect.org
• AERA, American Educational Research Association – www.aera.net
• AESA, Association of Educational Service Agencies – www.aesa.us
• AFT, American Federation of Teachers – www.aft.org
• ALA, American Library Association – www.ala.org
• ASCA, American School Counselor Association – www.schoolcounselor.org
• ASCD, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development – www.ascd.org
• CEC, Council for Exceptional Children – www.cec.sped.org
• CUE, Computer-Using Educators – www.cue.org
• CoSN, Consortium for School Networking – www.cosn.org
• IRA, International Reading Association – www.reading.org
• ISTE, International Society for Technology in Education – www.iste.org
• ITEEA, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association – www.iteaconnect.org
• MENC, The National Association for Music Education – www.menc.org
• NAESP, National Association of Elementary School Principals – www.naesp.org
• NAEA, National Art Education Association – www.naea-reston.org
• NAEYC, National Association for the Education of Young Children – www.naeyc.org
• NAGC, National Association for Gifted Children – www.nagc.org
• NASPE, National Association for Sport and Physical Education – www.aahperd.org/naspe
• NASSP, National Association of Secondary School Principals – www.nassp.org
• NBEA, National Business Education Association – www.nbea.org
• NCSS, National Council for the Social Studies – www.ncss.org
• NCTE, National Council of Teachers of English – www.ncte.org
• NCTM, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics – www.nctm.org
• NEA, National Education Association – www.nea.org
• NMSA, National Middle School Association – www.nmsa.org
• NSBA, National School Boards Association – www.nsba.org
• NSTA, National Science Teachers Association – www.nsta.org
• PTA, National Parent Teacher Association – www.pta.org
• USDLA, United States Distance Learning Association – www.usdla.org