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Teachers - Local Teacher Organizations
Carnegie Academy for Science Education (CASE)
Trains teachers to create lessons and activities that both meet national standards and incorporate science and mathematics across content area.
Center for Inspired Teaching: formerly Center for Artistry in Teaching
Work to make school a place where every child is engaged, valued, and challenged. Effective teaching is an art form. The best teachers are creative problem solvers, analytical thinkers, and strong communicators capable of nurturing those same qualities in their students. They offer professional development for teachers and summer institutes for students.
DC Area Writing Project (DCAWP)
A local site of the National Writing Project sponsored by Howard University and supported by DCPS. It seeks to enrich and empower the lives of students and teachers through writing.
DC Teaching Fellows
A new program to recruit and train 100 of the most outstanding young and mid-career professionals to commit two years to teach in DC Public Schools.
Teach for America DC
The local site for Teach for America. TFADC offers ongoing support and training for its corps members.
Washington Teachers Union
The local teachers union is an affiliate of the AFT.
Teachers -Teacher Resources (including lesson plans)
ALPS - Harvard's Teacher Lab
Includes model lesson plans and activities; curriculum design tools; online educational publications; interactive forums, workshops and conferences; and teacher journals reflecting on practice.
Apple Learning Interchange
Empower teachers to use digital learning to enhance their classrooms.
Awesome Library
A database providing information for K-12 teachers, students, parents, and librarians.
Busy Teachers' Web Site
Resources cover subjects such as literature, biology, astronomy, mathematics, science and history. Also contains interactive Web projects.
Center for MultiLingual, Multicultural Research
Teacher Education & Professional Development An indexed collection of existing, educationally related Internet resources including an on-line distance learning adventure, lesson plans and activities.
Education World
Offers original material on important education topics, lesson plans and teaching ideas, and a massive index to Internet sites.
Eduhound: Everything for Education K-12
Offers lesson plans, clip art, national content standards, and lots of other useful information and resources for educators. Resources are also available in Spanish.
ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
A clearinghouse on teaching and teacher education, providing a searchable database of lesson plans, articles ad other resources.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Hundreds of education resources are supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government. Subjects include: arts, educational technology, foreign languages, health and safety, language arts, mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and vocational education.
Filamentality (SBC Knowledge Network Explorer)
A fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides teachers through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into activities appropriate for learners.
GEM: The Gateway to Educational Materials
Evaluates resources from federal, state, university, nonprofit, and commercial sites and compiles a database of lesson plans accessible through a simple search.
Inspiring Teachers
Provides resources and support for beginning teachers.
The Knowledge Loom
A growing, searchable database of best practice resources for educators. Focus areas include early literacy, professional development, families and schools, math, and technology.
The Library in the Sky
Contains over 15,000 links to some of the best educational resources on the Internet.
Lightspan, Inc.
A searchable website with educational resources for parents and teachers. Includes the Global School House that focuses on collaborative learning projects.
Marco Polo Internet Content for the Classroom
The MarcoPolo program provides standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities, and materials to help with daily classroom planning, and powerful search engines.
The New York Times Learning Network
Provides lesson plans related to news topics, science Q&A, crossword puzzles, vocabulary exercises, etc.
PBS Teacher Source
Includes more than 1,000 free lesson plans (matched to standards), teacher guides and online activities. The site includes information about how teachers and media specialists can legally tape PBS shows for classroom use and advance schedules and info about ordering PBS videos.
SAS in School
Internet resources, lesson plans, and an online magazine that help teachers to integrate technology into the classroom.
Scholastic
Provides thousands of lesson plans, classroom activities and educational resources for teachers, education information for parents and interactive games for kids.
Smithsonian Education
The Smithsonian’s web site for educational resources, including professional development opportunities and lesson plans.
Sites for Teachers
Provides an updated listing of numerous web pages for educators, including lesson plans and information on teaching.
Teachers Net
Offers an array of resources for teachers including lesson plans, chat rooms, columns, job postings, etc.
Teachers' Network
Provides a searchable database of over 9,000 curriculum projects, updates on grants and resources, a new teacher helpline, and information on teacher research through the National Teacher Policy Institute.
Teacher Tools Teaching and Learning
Teachers - Local Teacher Organizations
Carnegie Academy for Science Education (CASE)
Trains teachers to create lessons and activities that both meet national standards and incorporate science and mathematics across content area.
Center for Inspired Teaching: formerly Center for Artistry in Teaching
Work to make school a place where every child is engaged, valued, and challenged. Effective teaching is an art form. The best teachers are creative problem solvers, analytical thinkers, and strong communicators capable of nurturing those same qualities in their students. They offer professional development for teachers and summer institutes for students.
DC Area Writing Project (DCAWP)
A local site of the National Writing Project sponsored by Howard University and supported by DCPS. It seeks to enrich and empower the lives of students and teachers through writing.
DC Teaching Fellows
A new program to recruit and train 100 of the most outstanding young and mid-career professionals to commit two years to teach in DC Public Schools.
Teach for America DC
The local site for Teach for America. TFADC offers ongoing support and training for its corps members.
Washington Teachers Union
The local teachers union is an affiliate of the AFT.
Teachers -Teacher Resources (including lesson plans)
ALPS - Harvard's Teacher Lab
Includes model lesson plans and activities; curriculum design tools; online educational publications; interactive forums, workshops and conferences; and teacher journals reflecting on practice.
Apple Learning Interchange
Empower teachers to use digital learning to enhance their classrooms.
Awesome Library
A database providing information for K-12 teachers, students, parents, and librarians.
Busy Teachers' Web Site
Resources cover subjects such as literature, biology, astronomy, mathematics, science and history. Also contains interactive Web projects.
Center for MultiLingual, Multicultural Research
Teacher Education & Professional Development
An indexed collection of existing, educationally related Internet resources including an on-line distance learning adventure, lesson plans and activities.
Education World
Offers original material on important education topics, lesson plans and teaching ideas, and a massive index to Internet sites.
Eduhound: Everything for Education K-12
Offers lesson plans, clip art, national content standards, and lots of other useful information and resources for educators. Resources are also available in Spanish.
ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center
A clearinghouse on teaching and teacher education, providing a searchable database of lesson plans, articles ad other resources.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Hundreds of education resources are supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government. Subjects include: arts, educational technology, foreign languages, health and safety, language arts, mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and vocational education.
Filamentality (SBC Knowledge Network Explorer)
A fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides teachers through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into activities appropriate for learners.
GEM: The Gateway to Educational Materials
Evaluates resources from federal, state, university, nonprofit, and commercial sites and compiles a database of lesson plans accessible through a simple search.
Inspiring Teachers
Provides resources and support for beginning teachers.
The Knowledge Loom
A growing, searchable database of best practice resources for educators. Focus areas include early literacy, professional development, families and schools, math, and technology.
The Library in the Sky
Contains over 15,000 links to some of the best educational resources on the Internet.
Lightspan, Inc.
A searchable website with educational resources for parents and teachers. Includes the Global School House that focuses on collaborative learning projects.
Marco Polo Internet Content for the Classroom
The MarcoPolo program provides standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom activities, and materials to help with daily classroom planning, and powerful search engines.
The New York Times Learning Network
Provides lesson plans related to news topics, science Q&A, crossword puzzles, vocabulary exercises, etc.
PBS Teacher Source
Includes more than 1,000 free lesson plans (matched to standards), teacher guides and online activities. The site includes information about how teachers and media specialists can legally tape PBS shows for classroom use and advance schedules and info about ordering PBS videos.
SAS in School
Internet resources, lesson plans, and an online magazine that help teachers to integrate technology into the classroom.
Scholastic
Provides thousands of lesson plans, classroom activities and educational resources for teachers, education information for parents and interactive games for kids.
Smithsonian Education
The Smithsonian’s web site for educational resources, including professional development opportunities and lesson plans.
Sites for Teachers
Provides an updated listing of numerous web pages for educators, including lesson plans and information on teaching.
Teachers Net
Offers an array of resources for teachers including lesson plans, chat rooms, columns, job postings, etc.
Teachers' Network
Provides a searchable database of over 9,000 curriculum projects, updates on grants and resources, a new teacher helpline, and information on teacher research through the National Teacher Policy Institute.
Teacher Tools
Provides teachers with lesson plans, games, and freebies.
Understanding by Design Exchange
A cooperative Web site devoted to the development and peer review of curriculum units.
Teachers - The Art of Teaching
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
Information about early literacy acquisition and effective strategies for teaching reading. CIERA Publications offer practical, research based solutions to persistent problems in learning and teaching beginning reading.
The ENC Inquiry and Problem-Solving Site
Articles show how classroom teachers all over the country encourage their students to become inquirers and problem solvers, with links to resources that can help teachers use inquiry and problem solving techniques in the classroom.
Looking at Student Work
Dedicated to problem solving literacy, this site offers guidance on how to solve problems and teach problem solving. It also contains sample problems.
School Improvement in Maryland
Provides information on best practices, thinking and learning, data analysis, rubrics, benchmarking, etc.
Teachers -ESL and Bilingual Education Websites
Center for Applied Linguistics
Provides resources and information for ESL and bilingual teachers.
Dave's ESL Cafe
The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL students around the world.
Everything ESL
A rich site for ESL teachers and others working with language minority students, this site contains lesson plans, teaching tips, discussion groups and more.
Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
Numerous grammar, vocabulary and other quizzes for learners to complete and check on their own. Learners can choose from a variety of grammar points to practice (articles, prepositions, sentence structures, etc.) and question formats (cloze, dialogues, fill-in-the-blank sentences) at three degrees of difficulty (easy, medium, difficult) as well as activities dealing with vocabulary building, phrasal verbs, slang, idioms, homonyms, crosswords, and anagrams.
Lesson Plans and Resources for ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language Teachers
This site collects links to a variety of online lesson plans, ideas, activities, and resources.
Linguistic Funland: Activities & Exercises for ESL Students
A collection of links to activities that learners can access online, including word games, grammar exercises, writing activities, and idioms.
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
National Clearinghouse for Literacy Education provides books and articles about teaching English as a second language.
TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links
Links of interest to students and teachers of English as a Second Language.
TESOL Online
The website of TESOL, an international professional association for ESL/EFL/ESOL teachers. Provides information on ESL standards.
WATESOL
The Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is a non-profit professional association for ESL/EFL teachers and volunteers in Washington D.C., Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
ArtsEdge
Provides standards based curricula that put the arts in all disciplines through the use of technology.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
Categorizes the growing number of Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
EDSITEment
Subject-based access to top humanities sites, lesson plans and at-home activities and additional learning activities. Subject areas include: literature and language arts, foreign language, art and culture, history and social studies. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
Encourages the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for thoughtful learning and teaching and to provide some help for K-12 classroom teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom.
Humanities and Social Studies Online
H-Net is an international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and teachers dedicated to developing the enormous educational potential of the World Wide Web. The edited lists and web sites publish peered, reviewed essays, multimedia materials, and discussion for colleagues and the interested public.
Institute for Education and the Arts
Promotes the use of the creative arts to help teach core academic subjects at the K-12 levels.
The Kennedy Center
Produce and present an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages. Also a member of the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative.
The National Council of Teachers of English
This professional organization provides professional development opportunities, teaching resources and other information for English teachers.
The National Gallery of Art
Provides background materials and classroom activities for a variety of art and themes. This is a great resource for integrating art history into other disciplines.
Teachers -Math/Science/Technology Websites
Access Excellence
Access Excellence is a resource for biology teachers, containing an array of materials that range from news items, to fact sheets, to interviews, to lesson plans and discussion forums.
Algebra Online This free service allows students, parents, and educators throughout the world to communicate. This includes free private tutoring, live chat, and a message board, among many other features.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Organization of over 11,000 physics high-school, college and university teachers. Information on programs, meeting and membership.
The Annenberg/CPB Math & Science Project Teachers' Lab
Features labs based on the professional development series and workshops broadcast on the Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project Channel, combining online activities with background materials.
Center for Science Education (CSE) at the UC Berkeley Space Science Laboratory
A gateway to a variety of K-12 science sections within the server, including the Internet-based Classroom Resources for K-12 pages, with teacher-developed lesson plans that incorporate the Web.
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
This British site provides lesson plans, worksheets, puzzles and scholarly reports as well as an on-line edition of the International Journal of Mathematics Teaching and Learning.
Illuminations
From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this website offers support for teachers applying NCTM’s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Includes lesson plans developed by expert teachers and video vignettes that demonstrate mathematics learning and teaching.
Instructional Materials in Science Education
The IMSEnet web site contains many annotated web links to the best science instructional materials on the World Wide Web for K-12 classroom instruction as well as a variety of K-12 interdisciplinary web resources. IMSEnet's SciTeach web forum is a place where science teachers can share ideas, reflections and conversations on teaching and implementation of technology in the classroom, while also providing support for each other as members of an electronic professional community.
Math Archives
Provides K-12 math lesson and curriculum materials.
Math Forum
Offers curriculum ideas, math information, career information, lesson plans, and links to related material.
Math Forum Internet Newsletter
A free electronic newsletter with Web site suggestions for math and math education, sent to subscribers weekly via e-mail.
Math Stories
The goal of this web site is to help grade school children improve their math problem-solving and critical thinking skills. It has over 4,000 math word problems, including math problems based on literature, holidays, and other themes.
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Offers information on mathematics standards, professional development, educational materials and more.
Portland Public Schools Elementary Mathematics Resource Page
This standards based site offers sample mathematics problems, lesson, unit and year-long plans, assessments, and video clips of mathematics lessons.
Science Learning Network
The Science Learning Network (SLN), a partnership among science museums from around the world, provides inquiry-based multimedia educational tools.
Science Netlinks
Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science NetLinks strives to be a comprehensive "homepage" for K-12 science educators. It includes standards based lesson plans and links to other useful sites.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
AASA, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for over 14,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. The four major focus areas for AASA are: improving the condition of children and youth, preparing schools and school systems for the 21st century connecting schools and communities, enhancing the quality and effectiveness of school leaders.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASCD’s mission is to forge covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners. It provides numerous sources for professional development, including their journal Educational Leadership, an extensive catalogue of books related to teaching and administration, as well as trainings conducted by educational leaders from across the nation.
National Association of Elementary School Principals
This website provides useful updates and tips for administrators on its homepage, their National Principals Resource Center , online networks, and other resources for elementary and middle school administrators.
National Association of Secondary School Principals
NASSP seeks to promote excellence in school leadership by providing assistance with administration, supervision, curriculum planning, and effective staff development.
National Middle School Association
Only national education association dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level education.
Administrators.Net
A division of Teachers.Net, this site offers many online resources for principals and other administrators.
Council of Chief State School Officers
Provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues to public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education.
Institute for Education and Social Policy
Seeks to strengthen urban public schools, particularly those serving low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.
The Institute for Educational Leadership
The Institute for Educational Leadership's (IEL) mission is to improve education -- and the lives of children and their families -- through positive and visionary change by bringing together diverse constituencies and empowering leaders with knowledge and applicable ideas. Their programs include: the School Leadership for the 21st Century Initiative, Collaborative Leaders Program, and the Coalition for community Schools.
New Leaders for New Schools
A national non-profit organization devoted to improving education for all children by attracting and preparing the next generation of outstanding leaders for urban public schools. NLNS will aggressively recruit extremely talented people to become urban school principals. We will provide rigorous, hands-on training help place our graduates in urban public schools, and provide them with ongoing support, networking, and a community of peers after graduation.
The Principals' Center at Harvard University
As the first center of its kind, The Principals' Center is founded on the belief that principals make a profound difference in the quality and culture of schools. Playing a major role in setting the ideological and emotional tone of the school, the principal is the foremost instructional leader. Founded in 1981, The Principals' Center, in a climate of high expectations and with a belief in best practice, provides aspiring and experienced school leaders across the nation and abroad with exemplary professional development to meet personal and professional challenges.
The School Administrator.Net
A weekly summary of education news of special interest to superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals and assistant principals.
National Education Reform Resources
American Educational Research Association
The nation's most prominent educational research organization. Lots of good links to research institutes, clearinghouses and think tanks.
Applied Research Center
A public policy, educational and research institute whose work emphasizes issues of race and social change. ARC projects include the Grass Roots Innovative Public Policy Program (GRIPP) and ERASE, a multifaceted initiative to expose, document and challenge racism in public education. ARC also publishes Colorlines, a cutting edge magazine on race and culture.
Center for Law and Education, The
Expertise about the legal rights and responsibilities of students and school personnel as well as about key education programs and initiatives, including Title I, vocational education programs and school to work systems, and special education for students with disabilities.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
A clearinghouse on teaching and teacher education, providing a searchable database of lesson plans, articles ad other resources.
Kids Count
A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S.
Poverty and Race Research Action Council
Generate, gather and disseminate research on the relationship between race and poverty, and to promote the development and implementation of policies and practices that alleviate conditions caused by the interaction of race and poverty.
Americans for the Arts
Dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
Arts Education Partnership
National coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrate and promote the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America 's schools.
ArtsEdge
Supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience.
Dallas Arts Partners
Provide public school students with equal access to community arts and cultural programs and train teachers to integrate those programs into the curriculum.
Dana Foundation
Longtime interest in education to support innovative professional development programs leading to improved teaching of the performing arts in public schools.
DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative
Nurtures and facilitates partnerships among arts and humanities institutions, public schools, students, families, businesses, and the community-at-large.
American Federation of Teachers
Formed in 1916, the AFT represents over one million teachers and other school staff nationally. The DC Teachers Union is an AFT affiliate.
American Youth Policy Forum
The American Youth Policy Forum is a nonpartisan professional development organization providing learning opportunities for policymakers working on youth issues at the local, state and national levels.
Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Develops, shares and acts on knowledge that improves the conditions and outcomes of schooling in America , especially in urban communities and in schools serving disadvantaged children.
Children's Defense Fund
CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.
Coalition of Essential Schools
A wealth of information about the reform program founded by Ted Sizer and based at Brown University . Includes details about the Coalition's principles, projects, publications and membership.
Council of the Great City Schools
Links and resources selected by this coalition of school districts in the 50 largest U.S. cities.
Education Trust, The
Promotes high academic achievement for all students, at all levels—kindergarten through college. Our work focuses on schools and colleges serving low-income, Latino, African American and Native American students.
Education Week on the Web
A comprehensive guide to education news nationwide. Includes a searchable index to past issues.
ERIC - Urban Education
Invaluable list of web sites on urban education issues.
Fairtest
The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) is an advocacy organization working to end the abuses, misuses and flaws of standardized testing and ensure that evaluation of students and workers is fair, open, and educationally sound.
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
K-12 school planning, financing, design, construction, operations, and maintenance information.
National Education Association
Based in Washington , DC , the NEA represents over 2.5 million teachers and other school staff.
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The mission of the PTA is:
To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;
To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children;
To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation
Pathways to School Improvement
An online project of the North Central Regional Education Laboratory. A sizeable collection of materials on many different aspects of school improvement.
Public Education Network (PEN)
PEN is the nation's largest network of independent, community-based school reform organizations. Through local education funds (LEFs) and other organizations, PEN is dedicated to building local communities' ability to effect and sustain long-term positive change in their schools and to hold schools accountable for quality public education.
Putnam Valley West School District
An impressive collection of links and resources for teachers, including extensive information on standards.
Rethinking Schools
A quarterly journal on urban school reform. Each issue includes innovative teaching ideas, critical analysis of current education reform issues and resources.
Teaching for Change/NECA
Classroom resources, news and web links for anti-racist, multicultural education. Also, information about local DC efforts including Teaching for Equity and DCAWP.
U.S. Department of Education
Loads of information on government initiatives and projects, and links to terrific resources like AskERIC and the National Center for Education Statistics.
American Youth Policy Forum
The American Youth Policy Forum is a nonpartisan professional development organization providing learning opportunities for policymakers working on youth issues at the local, state and national levels.
Forum for Youth Investment
Dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are ready by 21 — ready for work, college and life. This goal requires that young people have the supports, opportunities and services needed to prosper and contribute where they live, learn, work, play and make a difference
The Institute for Educational Leadership
The Institute for Educational Leadership's (IEL) mission is to improve education -- and the lives of children and their families -- through positive and visionary change by bringing together diverse constituencies and empowering leaders with knowledge and applicable ideas. Their programs include: the School Leadership for the 21st Century Initiative, Collaborative Leaders Program, and the Coalition for community Schools.
Institute for Responsive Education
Research, policy, and advocacy organization that encourages and supports school, family, and community partnership to enable high quality educational opportunities for all children.
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people.
National Parent Teacher Association
A not-for-profit association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities, PTA is a leader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children.
Please note that the groups listed below provide invaluable direct service volunteer opportunities. We encourage you to also consider volunteering for school reform advocacy and community-based organizations that would welcome your time and skills in their efforts for school reform.
Hands on D.C.
An all-volunteer effort to improve the environment in and around D.C. public schools while raising college scholarship money for low-income students.
Heads-Up
Runs education and enrichment programs for children and families living in the most under-resourced parts of Washington , D.C.
Mentors, Inc.
Promotes the academic, career, and personal development of public high school students through one-on-one mentoring relationships and enrichment activities.
Turning the Page
Channels business and community resources to enhance and support the role of public schools in improving the students reading skills.
Local Youth Leadership Opportunities
Alliance for Justice
Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates.
Asian American LEAD
Seeks to promote the well-being of Asian American youth and families through education, leadership development, and community-building.
CentroNia: formerly Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center
Accomplishes its mission of “educating children and youth and strengthening families in a bilingual, multicultural community” through four educational departments: Learning Center , Family/Community Development, Professional Development Academy , and the DC Bilingual Public Charter School.
City at Peace
Youth development organization that uses the performing arts to teach and promote cross-cultural understanding and non-violent conflict resolution.
Latin American Youth Center
Founded in 1974, it serves multicultural youth with a comprehensive set of social services and educational, work skills, advocacy programs and residential programs.
Listen, Inc.
Develop leadership and strengthen the social capital of urban youth ages 14-29 for civic engagement and community problem solving.
Parents United for the D.C. Public Schools
The mission is to empower parents and the community with information and advocacy skills to transform D.C. Public Schools to ensure educational success for all our children. Resources include parent leadership training, analysis of school reform plans, data on DC schools and more.
Public Charter School Resource Center
Support for public charter schools in DC including workshops, publications, documentation, and more. For more information, please contact 1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 610, Washington, DC 20005, or by phone: (202) 835-9011.
21st Century School Fund
Founded in 1994 and dedicated to building the public will and capacity to improve urban public school facilities.
FixOurSchools.net
This website focuses on the physical deterioration of DC schools. It allows the public to document repair needs via photos and notes, as well as lobby school and elected officials to demand improvements.
DC Action for Children
A non-profit, multi-issue advocacy organization founded in 1992 and dedicated to improving conditions for children and families in our Nation’s Capitol.
DC Agenda
A nonprofit organization dedicated to solving District problems through collaboration of the broadest range of community leaders.
DC Democratic Party
Official website to assist and coordinate Democrat activities.
DC Government
The official DC Government web site.
DC Public Schools (DCPS)
The official DCPS web site.
DC Public Schools Watch
DCPSWatch is an on-line magazine that covers education issues and news about the District of Columbia Public Schools. In addition to articles and columns about DCPS, DCPSWatch features resources for parents, students, teachers, DCPS employees, and civic activists.
DC Republican Party
Official website to assist and coordinate Republican activities.
DC School Search
Detailed, user-friendly information about every public school in DC.
DC Statehood Green Party
Official website to assist and coordinate Statehood Green activities.
DC Watch
DCWatch is an on-line magazine that covers local city politics and public affairs in Washington , D.C. In addition to articles and columns about political issues and politicians, DCWatch features resources for civic activists and background material on legislation and current events in the District of Columbia.
Provides teachers with lesson plans, games, and freebies.
Understanding by Design Exchange
A cooperative Web site devoted to the development and peer review of curriculum units.
Teachers - The Art of Teaching
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
Information about early literacy acquisition and effective strategies for teaching reading. CIERA Publications offer practical, research based solutions to persistent problems in learning and teaching beginning reading.
The ENC Inquiry and Problem-Solving Site
Articles show how classroom teachers all over the country encourage their students to become inquirers and problem solvers, with links to resources that can help teachers use inquiry and problem solving techniques in the classroom.
Looking at Student Work
Dedicated to problem solving literacy, this site offers guidance on how to solve problems and teach problem solving. It also contains sample problems.
School Improvement in Maryland
Provides information on best practices, thinking and learning, data analysis, rubrics, benchmarking, etc.
Teachers -ESL and Bilingual Education Websites
Center for Applied Linguistics
Provides resources and information for ESL and bilingual teachers.
Dave's ESL Cafe
The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL students around the world.
Everything ESL
A rich site for ESL teachers and others working with language minority students, this site contains lesson plans, teaching tips, discussion groups and more.
Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
Numerous grammar, vocabulary and other quizzes for learners to complete and check on their own. Learners can choose from a variety of grammar points to practice (articles, prepositions, sentence structures, etc.) and question formats (cloze, dialogues, fill-in-the-blank sentences) at three degrees of difficulty (easy, medium, difficult) as well as activities dealing with vocabulary building, phrasal verbs, slang, idioms, homonyms, crosswords, and anagrams.
Lesson Plans and Resources for ESL/Bilingual/Foreign Language Teachers
This site collects links to a variety of online lesson plans, ideas, activities, and resources.
Linguistic Funland: Activities & Exercises for ESL Students
A collection of links to activities that learners can access online, including word games, grammar exercises, writing activities, and idioms.
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
National Clearinghouse for Literacy Education provides books and articles about teaching English as a second language.
TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links
Links of interest to students and teachers of English as a Second Language.
TESOL Online
The website of TESOL, an international professional association for ESL/EFL/ESOL teachers. Provides information on ESL standards.
WATESOL
The Washington Area Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is a non-profit professional association for ESL/EFL teachers and volunteers in Washington D.C., Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
ArtsEdge
Provides standards based curricula that put the arts in all disciplines through the use of technology.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
Categorizes the growing number of Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
EDSITEment
Subject-based access to top humanities sites, lesson plans and at-home activities and additional learning activities. Subject areas include: literature and language arts, foreign language, art and culture, history and social studies. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
Encourages the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for thoughtful learning and teaching and to provide some help for K-12 classroom teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom.
Humanities and Social Studies Online
H-Net is an international interdisciplinary organization of scholars and teachers dedicated to developing the enormous educational potential of the World Wide Web. The edited lists and web sites publish peered, reviewed essays, multimedia materials, and discussion for colleagues and the interested public.
Institute for Education and the Arts
Promotes the use of the creative arts to help teach core academic subjects at the K-12 levels.
The Kennedy Center
Produce and present an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages. Also a member of the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative.
The National Council of Teachers of English
This professional organization provides professional development opportunities, teaching resources and other information for English teachers.
The National Gallery of Art
Provides background materials and classroom activities for a variety of art and themes. This is a great resource for integrating art history into other disciplines.
Teachers -Math/Science/Technology Websites
Access Excellence
Access Excellence is a resource for biology teachers, containing an array of materials that range from news items, to fact sheets, to interviews, to lesson plans and discussion forums.
Algebra Online
This free service allows students, parents, and educators throughout the world to communicate. This includes free private tutoring, live chat, and a message board, among many other features.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Organization of over 11,000 physics high-school, college and university teachers. Information on programs, meeting and membership.
The Annenberg/CPB Math & Science Project Teachers' Lab
Features labs based on the professional development series and workshops broadcast on the Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project Channel, combining online activities with background materials.
Center for Science Education (CSE) at the UC Berkeley Space Science Laboratory
A gateway to a variety of K-12 science sections within the server, including the Internet-based Classroom Resources for K-12 pages, with teacher-developed lesson plans that incorporate the Web.
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching This British site provides lesson plans, worksheets, puzzles and scholarly reports as well as an on-line edition of the International Journal of Mathematics Teaching and Learning.
Illuminations
From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, this website offers support for teachers applying NCTM’s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Includes lesson plans developed by expert teachers and video vignettes that demonstrate mathematics learning and teaching.
Instructional Materials in Science Education
The IMSEnet web site contains many annotated web links to the best science instructional materials on the World Wide Web for K-12 classroom instruction as well as a variety of K-12 interdisciplinary web resources. IMSEnet's SciTeach web forum is a place where science teachers can share ideas, reflections and conversations on teaching and implementation of technology in the classroom, while also providing support for each other as members of an electronic professional community.
Math Archives
Provides K-12 math lesson and curriculum materials.
Math Forum
Offers curriculum ideas, math information, career information, lesson plans, and links to related material.
Math Forum Internet Newsletter
A free electronic newsletter with Web site suggestions for math and math education, sent to subscribers weekly via e-mail.
Math Stories
The goal of this web site is to help grade school children improve their math problem-solving and critical thinking skills. It has over 4,000 math word problems, including math problems based on literature, holidays, and other themes.
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Offers information on mathematics standards, professional development, educational materials and more.
Portland Public Schools Elementary Mathematics Resource Page
This standards based site offers sample mathematics problems, lesson, unit and year-long plans, assessments, and video clips of mathematics lessons.
Science Learning Network
The Science Learning Network (SLN), a partnership among science museums from around the world, provides inquiry-based multimedia educational tools.
Science Netlinks
Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science NetLinks strives to be a comprehensive "homepage" for K-12 science educators. It includes standards based lesson plans and links to other useful sites.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
AASA, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for over 14,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. The four major focus areas for AASA are: improving the condition of children and youth, preparing schools and school systems for the 21st century connecting schools and communities, enhancing the quality and effectiveness of school leaders.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASCD’s mission is to forge covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners. It provides numerous sources for professional development, including their journal Educational Leadership, an extensive catalogue of books related to teaching and administration, as well as trainings conducted by educational leaders from across the nation.
National Association of Elementary School Principals
This website provides useful updates and tips for administrators on its homepage, their National Principals Resource Center , online networks, and other resources for elementary and middle school administrators.
National Association of Secondary School Principals
NASSP seeks to promote excellence in school leadership by providing assistance with administration, supervision, curriculum planning, and effective staff development.
National Middle School Association
Only national education association dedicated exclusively to the growth of middle level education.
Administrators.Net
A division of Teachers.Net, this site offers many online resources for principals and other administrators.
Council of Chief State School Officers
Provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues to public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education.
Institute for Education and Social Policy
Seeks to strengthen urban public schools, particularly those serving low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.
The Institute for Educational Leadership
The Institute for Educational Leadership's (IEL) mission is to improve education -- and the lives of children and their families -- through positive and visionary change by bringing together diverse constituencies and empowering leaders with knowledge and applicable ideas. Their programs include: the School Leadership for the 21st Century Initiative, Collaborative Leaders Program, and the Coalition for community Schools.
New Leaders for New Schools
A national non-profit organization devoted to improving education for all children by attracting and preparing the next generation of outstanding leaders for urban public schools. NLNS will aggressively recruit extremely talented people to become urban school principals. We will provide rigorous, hands-on training help place our graduates in urban public schools, and provide them with ongoing support, networking, and a community of peers after graduation.
The Principals' Center at Harvard University
As the first center of its kind, The Principals' Center is founded on the belief that principals make a profound difference in the quality and culture of schools. Playing a major role in setting the ideological and emotional tone of the school, the principal is the foremost instructional leader. Founded in 1981, The Principals' Center, in a climate of high expectations and with a belief in best practice, provides aspiring and experienced school leaders across the nation and abroad with exemplary professional development to meet personal and professional challenges.
The School Administrator.Net
A weekly summary of education news of special interest to superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals and assistant principals.
National Education Reform Resources
American Educational Research Association
The nation's most prominent educational research organization. Lots of good links to research institutes, clearinghouses and think tanks.
Applied Research Center
A public policy, educational and research institute whose work emphasizes issues of race and social change. ARC projects include the Grass Roots Innovative Public Policy Program (GRIPP) and ERASE, a multifaceted initiative to expose, document and challenge racism in public education. ARC also publishes Colorlines, a cutting edge magazine on race and culture.
Center for Law and Education, The
Expertise about the legal rights and responsibilities of students and school personnel as well as about key education programs and initiatives, including Title I, vocational education programs and school to work systems, and special education for students with disabilities.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
A clearinghouse on teaching and teacher education, providing a searchable database of lesson plans, articles ad other resources.
Kids Count
A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S.
Poverty and Race Research Action Council
Generate, gather and disseminate research on the relationship between race and poverty, and to promote the development and implementation of policies and practices that alleviate conditions caused by the interaction of race and poverty.
Americans for the Arts
Dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts.
Arts Education Partnership
National coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrate and promote the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America 's schools.
ArtsEdge
Supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience.
Dallas Arts Partners
Provide public school students with equal access to community arts and cultural programs and train teachers to integrate those programs into the curriculum.
Dana Foundation
Longtime interest in education to support innovative professional development programs leading to improved teaching of the performing arts in public schools.
DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative
Nurtures and facilitates partnerships among arts and humanities institutions, public schools, students, families, businesses, and the community-at-large.
American Federation of Teachers
Formed in 1916, the AFT represents over one million teachers and other school staff nationally. The DC Teachers Union is an AFT affiliate.
American Youth Policy Forum
The American Youth Policy Forum is a nonpartisan professional development organization providing learning opportunities for policymakers working on youth issues at the local, state and national levels.
Annenberg Institute for School Reform
Develops, shares and acts on knowledge that improves the conditions and outcomes of schooling in America , especially in urban communities and in schools serving disadvantaged children.
Children's Defense Fund
CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.
Coalition of Essential Schools
A wealth of information about the reform program founded by Ted Sizer and based at Brown University . Includes details about the Coalition's principles, projects, publications and membership.
Council of the Great City Schools
Links and resources selected by this coalition of school districts in the 50 largest U.S. cities.
Education Trust, The
Promotes high academic achievement for all students, at all levels—kindergarten through college. Our work focuses on schools and colleges serving low-income, Latino, African American and Native American students.
Education Week on the Web
A comprehensive guide to education news nationwide. Includes a searchable index to past issues.
ERIC - Urban Education
Invaluable list of web sites on urban education issues.
Fairtest
The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) is an advocacy organization working to end the abuses, misuses and flaws of standardized testing and ensure that evaluation of students and workers is fair, open, and educationally sound.
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
K-12 school planning, financing, design, construction, operations, and maintenance information.
National Education Association
Based in Washington , DC , the NEA represents over 2.5 million teachers and other school staff.
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The mission of the PTA is:
To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;
To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children;
To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation
Pathways to School Improvement
An online project of the North Central Regional Education Laboratory. A sizeable collection of materials on many different aspects of school improvement.
Public Education Network (PEN)
PEN is the nation's largest network of independent, community-based school reform organizations. Through local education funds (LEFs) and other organizations, PEN is dedicated to building local communities' ability to effect and sustain long-term positive change in their schools and to hold schools accountable for quality public education.
Putnam Valley West School District
An impressive collection of links and resources for teachers, including extensive information on standards.
Rethinking Schools
A quarterly journal on urban school reform. Each issue includes innovative teaching ideas, critical analysis of current education reform issues and resources.
Teaching for Change/NECA
Classroom resources, news and web links for anti-racist, multicultural education. Also, information about local DC efforts including Teaching for Equity and DCAWP.
U.S. Department of Education
Loads of information on government initiatives and projects, and links to terrific resources like AskERIC and the National Center for Education Statistics.
American Youth Policy Forum
The American Youth Policy Forum is a nonpartisan professional development organization providing learning opportunities for policymakers working on youth issues at the local, state and national levels.
Forum for Youth Investment
Dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are ready by 21 — ready for work, college and life. This goal requires that young people have the supports, opportunities and services needed to prosper and contribute where they live, learn, work, play and make a difference
The Institute for Educational Leadership
The Institute for Educational Leadership's (IEL) mission is to improve education -- and the lives of children and their families -- through positive and visionary change by bringing together diverse constituencies and empowering leaders with knowledge and applicable ideas. Their programs include: the School Leadership for the 21st Century Initiative, Collaborative Leaders Program, and the Coalition for community Schools.
Institute for Responsive Education
Research, policy, and advocacy organization that encourages and supports school, family, and community partnership to enable high quality educational opportunities for all children.
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
Advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people.
National Parent Teacher Association
A not-for-profit association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities, PTA is a leader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children.
Please note that the groups listed below provide invaluable direct service volunteer opportunities. We encourage you to also consider volunteering for school reform advocacy and community-based organizations that would welcome your time and skills in their efforts for school reform.
Hands on D.C.
An all-volunteer effort to improve the environment in and around D.C. public schools while raising college scholarship money for low-income students.
Heads-Up
Runs education and enrichment programs for children and families living in the most under-resourced parts of Washington , D.C.
Mentors, Inc.
Promotes the academic, career, and personal development of public high school students through one-on-one mentoring relationships and enrichment activities.
Turning the Page
Channels business and community resources to enhance and support the role of public schools in improving the students reading skills.
Local Youth Leadership Opportunities
Alliance for Justice
Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates.
Asian American LEAD
Seeks to promote the well-being of Asian American youth and families through education, leadership development, and community-building.
CentroNia: formerly Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center
Accomplishes its mission of “educat