:: Teachers ::

Teacher Professional Development and Online Lesson Plans:

Teachers TV: Large collection of educational programming and related lesson plans. Also has wealth of resources on incorporating ICT into the classroom.
 

PBS Teachers: Online videos and related lesson plans on all subjects, including power point and pdf aides. Many topics are related to USA, and all are well organized. All grades.


Thinkfinity:
Free online courses for TPD as well as multi-media lesson plans covering all subjects. All grades


In Time:
Online videos of teachers presenting different lessons using technology, includes lesson plans used, all subjects, all grades.
 

Rubistar:  Aides in creating “rubics” for grading students:  
 

Education World: Offers lesson plans, all grades, articles on TPD & IT integration:
 

Educator’s Reference Desk: Reference source with articles and links for TPD, and searchable lesson plan source, all grades: 
 

Classroom Architect: For designing layout of classrooms.
 

4Teachers: Resource for a multitude of online tools.
 

ALISON: Free online courses and certification, meant for a global audience including students and adults of all ages. Includes courses in finances, marketing and IT skills. Does not include TPD.
 

Wordpress: Listing of weblogs and articles discussing teaching strategies for teachers.
 

Be The Change: Online stories and interviews with corresponding lesson plans about human rights.
 

Tryscience: Resource for online and at-home science experiments. Available in English and Arabic. 
 

Online TPD Classes (Requiring registration, fees):

Digital Learning Commons:
 

Online Teacher Ed: Resources for finding distance learning programs in Education
 

PBS Teacherline: Online courses and modules, intended for US standards.
 

Educational Games:

Arcademic Skill Builders: Online math, vocabulary games, multiplayer or single, primary school levels and basic English.
 

E-Learning For Kids: Online games in all subjects, intended for primary school levels, includes English lessons.
 

Family Games: Free, downloadable games, including puzzles and geography quizzes.
 

English Language Learning:

Focus English: Listen to conversations with vocabulary lists, learn to engage in dialogue. 
 

English Daily: Resource for conversation English with grammar, slang and audio. Updated daily with dialogues about recent news.
 

English Avenue: Online resources for teachers and students, including interactive games, for younger students.
 

English As A Second Language: Link resource for numerous articles about learning English.
 

English at Home: Online lessons and forums for learning English.
 

Using English: Large resource for ESL learning and teaching.
 

Arabic Language Learning:

National Foreign Language Center: Resource for finding courses offered in the US, both for students and teachers of Arabic.
 

Arabic K-12 Teachers Network: Collection of lesson plans and other resources for teachers of Arabic at all levels.
 

National Middle East Language Resource Center: Guidebook on the basics for students wanting to learn Arabic, tips and learning strategies.
 

Oxfam Education: Offers lesson plans, case studies, photo presentation and other in-class materials for use by teachers of all grades on a variety of topics.