The official Department of Education website offers a plan for the integration of technology in the classroom. The mission of the OET is also described: providing leadership for maximizing technology's contribution to improving education at all levels. The website offers teaching resources as well as other online services and support.

This page offers validation for students' partaking in AP level courses in high school for fiscal reasons. What I find interesting is the process that some schools have for putting kids into AP classes-is this fair? It's definitely something to think about, especially since it glosses over other merits to AP level classes, such as critical thinking.

The home page of the Norton Anthology, a popular educational resource for high school English classrooms. It offers illustrations, links to related websites, potential essay questions/paper topics as well as questions to promote students' critical thinking.

I watched this clip of the Beatles performing the play within a play, 'Pyramus and Thisbe' from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in a class and found it not only extremely amusing but also educational. Their interpretation can be seen as a credible imitation of the Mechanicals' performance or simply as entertainment in honor of Shakespeare-either way, it provokes discussion!

This blog offers a variety of insights from the point of view of a current educator. I found her writing style to be entertaining yet at the same time intensely thought provoking. Her site also provides links to educational resources!