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This site is very cool. You can pick an age group and then pick one of the many different topics they have and find a web quest that goes along with the topic!

This site offers WebQuests for teachers and students. It starts with "A presentation for teachers on why to use WebQuests." Nellie, the site creator, has categories of different age groups, ESL students, and adults. She offers webquests for: Classroom Management for Technology WebQuest for Preservice Teachers, Put your school on the web, Electronic Portfolios, Building a Website, and much more.

Website specifically for Social Studies teachers. Includes links and tabs for professional development conferences for social studies teachers.

Dell Connected Learning for Schools Case Study: Henrico County Schools Transforming STEM Learning through Technology in Elementary School Engaging the STEM Intermediate Student with Technology Center for Digital Education: Digital STEM Learning and the High School Student Center for Digital Education: Educational Technology for English-Language Learners Center for Digital Education: Empowering Special Education through Technology Center for Digital Education's Converge: Education Funding Report Q1 2011 Center for Digital Education's Converge: Education Funding Report Q2 2010 Center for Digital Education's Converge: Classroom Technologies Learning, Technology, and the Future: Catalyzing a New Conversation

There is actually an app app for parents listing the best mobile apps for education for their children.

This article has several ideas for small group activities that build skills and promote teamwork. It focuses on building learning strategies with diverse learners. I really like this website and will be using it it the future for teaching Reading and helping those that are struggling with this subject. ABCs of Teaching Reading classroom strategies helping struggling readers, reading topics from a-z Cooperative Learning has been proven to be effective for all types of students, including academically gifted, mainstream students and English language learners (ELLs) because it promotes learning and fosters respect and friendships among diverse groups of students. In fact, the more diversity in a team, the higher the benefits for each student. Peers learn to depend on each other in a positive way for a variety of learning tasks. Students typically work in teams of four. This way, they can break into pairs for some activities, and then get back together in teams very quickly for others. It is important, however, to establish classroom norms and protocols that guide students to: Contribute Stay on task Help each other Encourage each other Share Solve problems Give and accept feedback from peers

This website offers educational games, updated information for teachers, and ideas that educators can use in their classroom.

Find teaching resources and program information such as episode descriptions and educational learning goals for PBS KIDS shows. A national PBS survey of pre-K-12 teachers sheds light on the rising role of technology in America's classrooms, as well as barriers teachers face to accessing the "right" digital resources.

There are a lot of links in this website about continuing education for teachers along with Lesson Plans, TV program and web content and Digital Service. I like PBS because it always has a lot of fun ideas to make teaching fun for the student.

This site has math, science, and reading curriculum for first grade.

This is a website that has a free first grade curriculum and there are different subjects with printable to use for these subjects.  There is also a spot for parents as well so they can use this website as well.

Outdoor time Spending time outdoors is more than just a free-play recess, but can teach kids about teamwork, sharing and how to interact with each other. Some Head Start lesson plans for outdoor time can include playing a sport, such as kickball or soccer, organizing a marching band or running through an obstacle course on the playground. Other outdoor activities can include identifying trees, plants, animals and insects that are located on the school's property. This sight offers everything for the Head Start Teacher with lesson plans for language, cognition, motor development and social and emotional development .

This is an Interactive website for Reading and Language Arts. This site is more focused on the 3rd and 4th graders. It has lots of practice for students to do, but it also has lots of things for parents and teachers to get extra help on teaching their students.

This page includes seasonal activities for February. Worksheets are available as well as links to general ideas for classroom activities. Main site inludes other seasons and lesson ideas for the rest of the year.

Read about current technologies available for your classroom. Get ideas for classroom projects and grants. Additional tabs on this site provide tools and templates, a subject data base of class projects and activities, free worksheets on a variety of topics, holiday ideas, standards and a section called School Notes that provides a free webpage tool for teachers.

Dunes Educator Institutes This institute provides professional trainings for teachers all year and can provide college credits for those seeking to continue their education. Activities take place within the lakeshore environment. Both Indiana and Illinois teachers can receive college credits through these classes.

Dunes Educator Institutes This institute provides professional trainings for teachers all year and can provide college credits for those seeking to continue their education. Activities take place within the lakeshore environment. Both Indiana and Illinois teachers can receive college credits through these classes.

A website full of lesson plans and ideas for later elementary students. Another portion of the site leads to other grade levels for different information. Useful for different experiments and sorted by science subject, ex. chemistry, physics, biology.

Reality 101: Changing her luddite ways Jessica's ready to become a 21st century learner and is making room in her classroom for technology. Registration and Housing Now Open for the CEC 2012 Convention & Expo CEC and the CEC 2012 Convention Program Chair, Dr. Douglas Cheney, invite you to join us for the premier professional development event dedicated to special and gifted education: the CEC 2012 Convention & Expo, April 11-14 in Denver. This site is great for those exceptional children in the classrooms. There are many links in this website for information materials, including books, blogs, and articles.

This is a useful website. It has everything. Newletters, professional development resources for teachers, and an area for classroom management.

Educators Professional Development is the largest online database of professional development conferences and workshops for educators and teachers from Early Learning to Grade 12.

Educators Professional Development is the largest online database of professional development conferences and workshops for educators and teachers from Early Learning to Grade 12. You are able to search for conferences in your area, or even suggest a conference for others to view.

This is a website where a teacher can find conferences and workshops to go to and keep growing professionally. It looks like a great idea because you would be able to find conferences all around the United States

Search for conferences by typing in broad words or phrases. Search for conferences by selecting from our most popular keywords. Administrator, Assessment, Best Practices, Collaboration, Computers, Creativity, Differentiated Learning, Early Childhood, English, Enrichment, History, International Mindedness, Language, Leadership, Literacy, Mathematics, Reading, School Culture, Science, Second Language, Special Education, Technology 21st Century Learning Click the calendar icon to search for conferences taking place on a specified date.

This webpage guides to different context area for professional development. It also gives information about lessons plans, themes, technology, and class management.

Educator's Professional Development Online database of conferences and workshops around the world. Professional Development for Educators Library of Congress The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program provides primary source-based staff development to teachers across the country. LeaningForward.org Networking and Professional Development Resource for educators.

This site has different professional development links including professional development courses, networking sites, and workshops for professional development.

This is the Library of Congress's site. I find this to appropriate because it is from the government and it gives your mulitple choices on how to grow. You just decide on what exactly you want to do and search for it on the page.

The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program provides primary source-based staff development to teachers across the country. I included the site because it is both a government ran website and allows teachers the opportunity to expand what they know with their own decisions.

This site contains a variety of software programs that are free downloads for registered schools and classrooms. It also offers a KidsCorner with a wide selection of games, and a number of content specific games. Click on a tab for Preschool, USA, world, animals, vocabulary, languag arts, health, science or math to access the games.