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Tools & Resources
Education of the States
The Education of the States website focuses on all aspects of educational issues, from early learning to postsecondary schools. On the site you will find separate state reports and online databases and the site even contains a forum where the reader can discuss their own ideas and issues. The site also contains a variety of publications on education for teachers and parents.
http://www.ecs.org/
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Education Division
The Education division of the Georgia Public Broadcasting supports Georgia"s teachers with multimedia educational programming, supplementary resources, professional development programming, training to improve their skills in utilizing technology-based resources in the classroom and technical support. Through its curriculum support, GPB Education allows educators and schools to maximize their instructional dollars.
http://www.gpb.org/public/education/index.jsp?pcode=tapp
Lesson Plans- Teachers Network
These comprehensive lesson plans have been designed by teachers, for teachers in order to improve student achievement in classrooms across the nation and abroad. There are lesson plans for many subject areas such as: Arts, Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, ESL, Special Education, Foreign Language, etc.
http://teachersnetwork.org/lessonplans/
Mentoring Leadership and Resource Network
The Mentoring Leadership and Resource Network, better known as MLRN, is a grass roots effort started by a few educators and supported, in part as a network of the ASCD. Since 1991 MLRN has grown to become a international initiative. MLRN was started by six educators with an interest in new teacher mentoring and induction programs. The intent was to help educators everywhere to access the best practices in mentoring and induction and to create a "mentoring initiative" across the USA.
http://www.mentors.net/
Middle Web
The Middle Web site focuses on middle school facilities, students, and teachers. On the site you will find various mentoring projects and ideas, as well as a variety of articles that provide specific focus and support on new teachers and challenges they may face.
http://www.middleweb.com/mentoring.html
NWREL
NWREL is a free publication site that provides the reader with hundreds of new ideas and methods in the profession of teaching. Among some of the topics explored, the site focuses on assessment, educational equity, reading and literacy, as well as school improvement. On the website the reader will find hundreds of relational articles on teaching and the classroom.
http://www.nwrel.org/free/all.asp
Teachers dot net
Teachers “dot net” is an online forum and mentoring site for teachers across the country. Focusing on each and every aspect of the teaching community from early learning to college professors, the site offers how to guides and advice on anything and everything one can imagine.
http://teachers.net/mentors/
TeachNet
The Teachers Network site is designed specifically for teachers and their needs and concerns. Among an array of information you will find lesson plans, an online bookstore, guides to receiving grants and public funding, and more.
http://teachersnetwork.org/TeachNet/
The Natl Center of Analysis for Longitudinal Data in Ed Research
This site, home to The National Center of Analysis for Longitudinal Data in Education Research tracks students learning on a yearly basis. The site provides thorough analysis and research on education and also features upcoming events, forums, and press releases concerning education throughout the nation.
http://www.caldercenter.org/research/publications.cfm