Beneficial Websites for Teachers

There are a variety of organizations and online websites that are beneficial for teachers. Some of these organizations include:
National Council of Teachers of English: www.ncte.org
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: www.nctm.org
National Science Teachers Association: www.nsta.org
National Council for the Social Studies: www.ncss.org
Council for Exceptional Children: www.cec.sped.org
All of these websites offer a wide range of journals and publications that suggest methods of teaching and the effectiveness. Also, there are professional development opportunities such as regional conferences where teachers come together and attend workshops to improve their teaching. Membership to these organizations open even more doors that help teachers in their content areas. For example, they can view a greater variety of journals and resources as partake in template lesson plans and activities.

edHelper

www.edhelper.com is a great educational website for students of all ages. It features all academic curriculum such as reading and writing, mathematics, social studies, science, language, as well as foreign language and critical thinking. Activities and practice in each of these subjects foster students' skills and conceptual understanding. edHelper also caters to children as young as pre-kindergarten as well as special education. Students in higher education can take also advantage of this website's various test preparations such as the SATs. Teachers and parents can also help their students with this educational website by using the themed units and worksheets available.