ED 500 Foundations of Education: Teaching & Learning: Websites

The IRIS Center is a national center dedicated to improving education outcomes for all children, especially those with disabilities birth through age twenty-one, through the use of effective evidence-based practices and interventions.They are funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

The Council for Exceptional Children is a professional association of educators dedicated to advancing the success of children with exceptionalities. They accomplish their mission through advocacy, standards, and professional development.

The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) is a national membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to those preparing for or teaching in the field of special education.

WIDA advances academic language development and academic achievement for children and youth who are culturally and linguistically diverse through high quality standards, assessments, research, and professional learning for educators. WIDA provides the framework and standards for ESL programs in most of the United States and many international schools.

The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) promotes language learning and cultural understanding by serving as a trusted source for research, resources, and policy analysis. Through its work, CAL seeks solutions to issues involving language and culture as they relate to access and equity in education and society around the globe.

OER Commons are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse at no cost, and without needing to ask permission. Unlike copyrighted resources, OER have been authored or created by an individual or organization that chooses to retain few, if any, ownership rights. They link to many inclusive lesson plans and resources for special educators.

MERLOT is a curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed and used by an international education community.

Hundreds of standards-based lesson plans written and reviewed by educators using current research and the best instructional practices.

The National Endowment of the Humanities

Collection of primary sources on American history for classroom use.

Historically significant maps and lesson plans designed to support social studies, history and geography.

PBS LearningMedia provides PreK-12 educators with access to free digital content and professional development opportunities designed to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. PBS LearningMedia was developed in partnership with the WGBH Educational Foundation.

ISTE inspires educators worldwide to use technology to innovate teaching and learning, accelerate good practice and solve tough problems in education by providing community, knowledge and the ISTE Standards.

The National Ocean Service (NOS) education team builds environmental literacy through products and programs that incorporate the applied science of NOS. The team supports teacher infusion of NOS content into local curricula through professional development opportunities.

NASA for Educators provides a wealth of information for teachers; lesson plans, training for pre-service teachers and webinars.

CIESE develops and supports effective innovative curricula and professional development and conducts research in order to inspire, catalyze and strengthen scientific, technological, engineering and mathematics literacy for K-12 and higher education.