This site, as the name implies, is dedicated to controversial topics in education. The site offers ideas on how to proceed with such topics in hopes of not "stepping on anyone's toes." This is beneficial because all of us will have to teach controversial issues in our classroom.
This site is obviously dedicated to the Teach For America organization. It gives great details as to what their mission is and how to go about getting involved. It is beneficial to us because we are getting closer to the day where we are going to be looking for a teaching job and this could be a good fit for some.
This site is good if you want to learn about the history of teaching. It allows the teacher to see where their profession has risen from. It also dives into the controversial past of who could be a teacher at the time and it is interesting to compare it to the present day.
This site is devoted to primary sources and ideas for teachers on how to teach a specific era of history. This site includes links to movies, powerpoint slides, primary source documents, lesson plans, and handouts for teachers.
This site is dedicated to showing educational brief clips about some of America's most influential individuals of the early 18th century. It provides background information and interesting facts about people such as Benjamin Franklin, Molly Pitcher, and George Washington, which is a good way to engage the students' attention.