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Site that offers articles written by teachers for teachers. Includes latest information about technology in the classroom. This website is in a news/blog form that I browsed around and found some great information!

This website offers information for new teachers, downloadable tools and templates that can be used in class, and has lots of information posted on education.

This site has professional development newsletters, web site reviews, problem solving articles, and professional development features.

Mammals: A Webquest for First Grade An Internet WebQuest on Mammals created by Jennifer Pinho Introduction | The Task | The Process & Resources | Conclusion | HyperText Dictionary Introduction The North Carolina Zoo is looking for new types of animals to put in a new exhibit.

This site has many resources for enhancing the learning experience in all subject areas. Professional Development includes planning, class culture, behavior, assessment, new teachers and more. Opportunities to collaborate also provided.

Educational Technology Guy is a great blog written by a physics teacher.  His blog relies on the fact that teachers want new ideas about technology and how to use it.  Davids blog has great resources that connect teacher to websites that will help them grow in their technology skills. 

This is a resource guide that has different blogs from people and a free printables a news letter a free book for first time teachers.

Your school is participating in a special program called "Symbols of America" whose goal is to help elementary students that are new to the United States learn about places in our country where there are pieces of history symbolic of our nation.

This website is great for answering some of the basic questions to cooperative learning. It gives information on how students will benefit and what the teachers role is when implementing such program. 

The easiest way to create a WebQuest with more than 165.4 thousand users. I really like this website as you can create a brand new webquest or adapt and enhance existing webquests. There are some great learning webquests for pre-schoolers. The ones I viewed are "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" for art and music lessons and Science for Preschoolers. They have over 100 templates to use and target every subject. I will definately be using the Webquest now and in the future.

Teachers are lifelong learners. In fact, ongoing education is a requirement for teachers of every public school level, from kindergarten through 12th grade. Known as professional development, this education -- usually in the form of workshops, seminars and training courses -- helps teachers stay up to date with new trends and learn fresh strategies, techniques and methods for classroom challenges.

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

It provides lesson plans from experienced teachers and shares inspirational ideas for new teachers

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 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.

Great ideas on getting yourself and your classroom prepared for the new school year.