The following web sites should be of interest to our members as well as others interested in educational issues.
| Kenan Fellows Program, NC State University |
Click on view all projects on the right under the Featured Curriculum Project heading. From there, click on Elementary Science and then on Motion and Design. This web site is an intro-duction to inquiry science. Information for novice and experienced teachers is presented with the learning cycle. Although the focus is fifth grade motion and design, the information is appropriate for all tea-hers and administrators. |
| The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) |
| NAESP's mission is to lead in the advocacy and support for elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their commitment to all children.
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| Learn NC |
| LEARN NC gives you what you need for K–12 teaching and learning, when and where you need it — from lesson plans and teaching strategies to student research to online courses for teachers and students. From UNC Chapel Hill's Department of Education.
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| Resources for Teachers |
| Teaching Resources from the classroom of Fayetteville teacher, Laura Candler.
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| NC State Department of Public Instruction |
| The resource-rich site of North Carolina's Public Schools.
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| PBS TeacherLine |
| PBS TeacherLine offers online professional development courses for PreK-12 individual teachers as well as school districts. Courses are offered in mathematics, reading, language arts, science, instructional technology, and instructional strategies.
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| National Board for Professional Teaching Standards |
| National Board for Professional Teaching Standards offers National Board Certification, recognizing accomplished teachers through a rigorous performance assessment.
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| American Association of School Administrators |
| The mission of the American Association of School Administrators is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children.
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| Teacher Resources by Annenberg Media |
| Teacher resources and teacher professional development programming for K-12 teachers free through their satellite channel and through Video on Demand.
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| Teaching Pre-K-8: The Magazine for Professional Development |
| Online and print magazine for professional development that contains articles by various key educators.
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| National Education Association |
| National Education Association is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA claims over 2.3 million members who work at every level of education, from pre-school to university graduate programs.
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| Highlights TeacherNet |
| Discussion lists, bulletin boards, links and instructional material in variety of subjects to keep elementary educators current.
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| National Staff Development Council |
| NSDC is a non-profit professional association committed to ensuring success for all students through staff development and school improvement.
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| Learning First Alliance |
| The Learning First Alliance is a partnership of 17 leading education associations with more than 10 million members dedicated to improving student learning in America’s public schools.
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| Center for Teaching Quality |
| Center for Teaching Quality develops teacher leadership, builds coalitions, and conducts practical research to improve teacher quality. “Unfulfilled Promise: Ensuring High Quality Teachers for Our Nation’s Students” explores how high-needs schools are implementing the high quality teaching mandates of NCLB.
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| The Educator's Reference Desk |
| This collection contains more than 2000 unique lesson plans which were written and submitted by teachers from all over the United States and the world.
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| EdHelper |
| Free worksheets, puzzles, quizzes, and more
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| Education World |
| Contains information about lesson planning, professional development, technology integration, and other issues.
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