Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Educators can find resources, communicate with other teachers or researchers, and participate in graduate credit and non-credit telecomputing courses, all from their home or work computer. NTEN online courses are designed for the professional development and continuing accreditation of K-12 science teachers. The science courses are developed by teams of scientists, teachers, and science educators. They identify content and tested classroom activities for each course.
Classes are team-taught by the university faculty and an active science teacher.
NTEN online distance learning participants develop lesson plans for their own classrooms, and these materials are available on the Web site. An additional online resource, the NTEN Forum, allows teachers to meet other science educators through electronic bulletin boards. Project WET is a national, nonprofit water education program for K-12 educators and students. The goal of the project is to promote appreciation and knowledge of water resources through the establishment of state and internationally sponsored training programs and the development and dissemination of classroom teaching aids. The project publishes the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide, which is used as the basis for the teacher professional development program.