Middle College National Consortium

The National Staff Development Council is now known as Learning Forward. This organization believes not just in professional development, but also in educators' "effective professional learning" as the bridge to student achievement.

The Center partners with schools and is interested in transforming the focus from compliance to engagement. The Center's founder, Phil Schlechty is known for his book, Working on the Work.

A professional development membership organization.

A professional development membership organization.

A membership organization representing presidents and chancellors of all types of US-based post-secondary institutions (both 2-year and 4-year colleges, as well as universities).

Part of Stanford University's School of Education, STEP cultivates "teacher leaders" who share core values, including an interest in social justice, an understanding of diverse student populations and a commitment to equity and excellence for their students.

Scope provides educational services to districts as well as to students, parents, and the community. Serves Long Island, New York.

Part of the Georgia Dept. of Education, Georgia Standards.org "is a free, public website providing information and resources necessary to help meet the educational needs of students. "

This is a member organization (whole districts join) that works to help "America's urban public schools to educate the nation's most diverse student body to the highest academic standards and prepare them to contribute to our democracy and the global community."

The NNER is a membership network for teacher preparation and to improve teaching and learning. The work is based on that of John Goodlad and the Institute for Educational Inquiry.

Mission is "to foster educational and social equity by empowering all people involved with schools to work collaboratively in reflective democratic communities that create and support powerful learning experiences for everyone."

This is a Diigo group that looks at Diigo as an educational tool, and also at larger issues pertaining to education and technology.

This site provides a streaming video library (RSVP), the Michigan Learns online portal, and other tools that support collaboration.

The CareerZone is "a proven, successful career exploration and planning system designed especially for students. " The site is powered by the Occupational Information Network (O*Net) database, from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

ACT evolved from the American College Testing Program and the organization is now "an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides a broad array of assessment, research, information, and program management solutions in the areas of education and workforce development."

"The official source for college and career planning in California," supported by the California Education Roundtable, the California State Aid Commission, and ECMC (Educational Credit Management Corp).

Schmoker, a former school administrator, writes and works in the following areas: School and District Improvement, Assessment, Curriculum and Staff Development

This web page provides a list of National Parks with curriculum based educational programs; programs aligned with local, state or national standards of learning. Other links to related educational materials as well.

Website of the journal Academic Exchange Quarterly, published 4 times/year. For some articles, full-text is available here, for free. For others, only abstract is available with full-text by subscription only.

AAE "is the largest national nonunion professional teachers association...." The organization provides both advocacy and professional development.