The 21st Century Teachers Network is a nationwide volunteer movement encouraging teacher leaders in educational technology to develop new skills for using technology in their teaching and learning activities. Each of these leaders will then be asked to share their knowledge and expertise by mentoring five of their colleagues. Big Chalk Provides a broad spectrum of educational Internet services to teachers, students, parents, librarians and school administrators in the K-12 educational and public library markets. This guide, based on Marjan Glavac's book by same title, provides an extensive alphabetical list of links to Web sites of interest to K-12 educators, as well as top sites for parents and kids. The site also provides a forum for teachers to collaborate and share success stories.
Members represent state and local education agencies, nonprofits, companies and individuals.
It provides education-related news from USA Today , monthly site reviews, and employment listings. The site also features original content such as lesson plans, articles written by education experts, and information on how to make the best use of technology in the classroom. Inspiring Teachers Developed by veteran teachers, this website provides resources for new teachers including message boards, a newsletter, online mentor support, a job bank, links, and a great book called Survival Kit for New Teachers . Another free feature is a Web site builder that allows you to create and update your own Web site. The Regional Educational Laboratories are educational research and development organizations supported by contracts with the U.S. Department of Education.