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This website is great for kids, students, teachers, and parents.  IT has so many links for games and activities and other great educational resources.  

Quality science education is based on standards that are rich in content and practice, with aligned curricula, pedagogy, assessment, and teacher preparation and development. It has been nearly 15 years since the National Research Council and the American Association for Advancement in Science produced the seminal documents on which most state standards are based. Since that time, major advances in science and our understanding of how students learn science have taken place and need to be reflected in state standards. The time is right to forge Next Generation Science Standards.

This is an excellent resource for those who are doing science as a part of their Thematic Unit teams

"For the fall semester 2013 UNI students will still take the Praxis I: "

Interdisciplinary WebQuest for secondary students

Nifty site, all about informing students about farming!

A fun and engaging site to get kids learning about dinosaurs. Even includes grade levels by activities.

How students accustomed to Google Apps at school will feel when they enter the "real world". Check out the video

"Today's college students might have grown up with the language of the information age, but they do not necessarily know the grammar."

Grants up to $50K for innovative school programs encouraging students to play, create, explore

How can you connect your students to the wider world around them?

Blogs for Teachers and Students

16-year-old student Nikhil Goyal calls for educational reform and is writing a book on the subject. 

Why they shouldn't be.

Looking at different approaches to keeping your classroom under control while providing the best learning environment. 

Website with several ideas about different science experiments for elementary students. 

Informative post about how allowing students to use iPads in the classroom is beneficial