• Earning College Credit in High School
• Florida Department of Education: Florida Information Resources Network (FIRN) ( “Links all of Florida’s public education entities to computing resources which serve public education.” FIRN is home to the Florida Department of Education.)
• Florida Virtual School (“reliable online middle or high school curriculum. Florida Virtual School, a fully accredited program, serves students in Florida and around the globe.”)
• STEPS (This site is a part of the University of West Florida’s web site. You can plan lessons and learn about lesson planning…all in one step.)
• Florida Department of Education Just Take 20
• Florida Department of Education Title I – Part B: Parental Involvement
National Educational Sites
• American Federation of Teachers (This is the official web site of this national teachers organization.)
• National Association For The Education Of Young Children (“Promoting excellence in early childhood education.”)
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) (The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards was established to develop a new system of advanced, voluntary certification for teachers.)
• National Council on Economic Education (This organization’s goal is to help improve the teaching of economics at the K-12 and college levels.)
• National Education Association ( This is the official web site of America’s largest union for education professionals.)
• National Parent/Teacher Association (“Largest volunteer association in the United States working exclusively on behalf of children and youth”)
• National School Boards Association (“The nationwide advocacy and outreach organization for public school governance.”)
• National Science Teachers Association ( The world’s largest organization whose goal is to promote the teaching of science.)
U.S. Educational Sites
• U.S. Department of Education
• U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Miscellaneous
• A to Z Teacher Stuff (“Created for teachers by a teacher — This site was designed to help teachers find online lesson plans and resources more quickly and easily.”)
• American School Counselor Association
“The national organization that represents the profession of school counseling.”
• American School Directory (“The Internet Gateway To All 106,000 K-12 Schools.”)
• Cable in the Classroom’s home page (Use it to locate video and Internet resources for the classroom. Use this address to visit CYBERSCHOOL.)
• Core Knowledge Foundation (“Dedicated to excellence and fairness in early education.” The Core Knowledge Foundation serves as, “The hub of a growing network of Core Knowledge schools.”)
• Drug Prevention Resource Center, Inc. (To increase awareness of problems associated with substance abuse through prevention and education to the community with a goal of reducing substance abuse.)
• Edzone (Technology Tips for Classroom Teachers)
• Teachers.Net (This site offers teachers a wide variety of resources, including a job center, chat room and lesson plans.)
• TeachNet.org (Sponsored by the AT&T Learning Network, this is the official site of Impact II – The Teacher’s Network.)
• Funschool.com (Interactive educational content from Pre-K through 6th grade.)
Invest in Technology (Technology tips, research and resources)
• “Keep Schools Safe” (This is the web site of the initiative of National Association of Attorneys General and the National School Boards Association to help curb school violence.)
• Learning Network (“Offering the most profound resources and fostering the most active community for teachers, students and parents.”)
• P.B.S. Online (This is the official web site of the Public Broadcasting System.)
• Sites for Teachers (“The Net’s Best Source for Teachers”)
• The Best on the Web for Teachers (“The Web Portal for Educators”)
• Weather Wiz Kids (“especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. It’s also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents that gives them the right tools they need to explain the different types of weather to children.”)