Professional Organizations
Mathematical Association of America
National Association of Biology Teachers
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Society for Research in Child Development
American Association of Teachers of French
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
MENC -- The National Association for Music Education
National Council for the Social Studies
Teacher Organizations
National Education Association
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Open Educational Resources (OER) have a variety of freely available books and workbooks for students and teachers. Here are a couple of reputable sites for K - 12:
"Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant." (Mitchell Kapor)
The Internet has a plethora of education information. From professional organization pages to discipline-specific pages, from theory to practical applications, there is much to enjoy and use from the Internet. Remember to evaluate the sites you find to make sure enthusiasm and fancy artwork haven't overtaken best practices in education.
Readwritethink.org — “access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials”
PBS Learning Media -- Incorporates media into common core standards-based lesson plans, multimedia resources & professional development for America's pre-K-12 educators.
What Works Clearinghouse (U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences) -- collects, screens, and identifies studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies).
NEA's Resource Library -- From the National Education Association, the Resource Library lets you search by the issue and type of resource, including guides, fact sheets, training materials, and more.
Current Issues in Comparative Education -- an international online, open-access journal inviting diverse opinions of academics, practitioners, and students. CICE shares its home with the oldest program in comparative education in the US, the Teachers College Comparative and International Education Program, Columbia University.
U.S. Department of Education
-- including eric.ed.gov -- free access to the ERIC database
Future Ready PA Index (formerly the PA School Performance Profile) --- This dashboard highlights how Pennsylvania's schools are performing and making progress on multiple indicators. Historical School Performance Profile data can be accessed through the data file link located at the bottom right of this page.
Pennsylvania Department of Education & the newly created PA Dept of Education Standards Aligned System (SAS) ---The SAS portal is designed to organize and deliver educational content carefully aligned to the Pennsylvania Academic and Common Core Standards and provide educators with integrated classroom tools to enhance their teaching effectiveness.
The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) --- a nonprofit statewide association of public school boards, pledged to the highest ideals of local lay leadership for the public schools of the commonwealth.
of interest: PSBA testifies on Keystone Exams and Academic Standards Commission
"The PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools is a well-known research instrument. Conducted annually, it allows PDK members and other educators and policymakers to track public opinion about one of this nation’s most important institutions, its public schools."