Research Guides: Education: Professional Organizations

Professional Organizations

Best Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning
from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)
a research and resource center devoted to improving language teaching and learning, hosted by the University of Minnesota
Edutopia
from the George Lucas Educational Foundation, a comprehensive website and online community that increases knowledge, sharing, and adoption of what works in pre-K–12 education
LearnZillion
Math and English Language resources for grades 2-12 that have been developed by expert teachers directly from the Common Core State Standards
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
Data, demographics, and other resources for teaching and professional development.
PBS Learning Media
Free standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more
TeacherTube
An online community for sharing instructional videos
Teaching Channel
Carefully vetted classroom videos that model best practices, PD courses, and more
TeachNet
Lists of ideas, including awards/rewards, lesson plans, projects, and classroom strategies
TED-Ed Lessons
Adapt and edit any lessons featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch around any YouTube video.
UsingEnglish.com
A collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools and resources