Next Generation Science Standards
Within the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), there are three distinct and equally important dimensions to learning science. These dimensions are combined to form each standard—or performance expectation—and each dimension works with the other two to help students build a cohesive understanding of science over time.
Center for Early Childhood Education Alphabetical List of Videos
A list of 122 educational videos
Child Trends is the nation’s leading research organization focused exclusively on improving the lives of children and youth, especially those who are most vulnerable.
Google Scholar: Online Resources for Early Childhood and Preschool Education
Annotated listing of news sites, blogs, and web pages covering topics in early childhood and preschool education.
International Children's Library
The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world. Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community.
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.
Khan Academy offers free tools for parents and teachers.
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience & School - Download FREE PDF link on the right.
Newton's Apple is a science site with streaming video, science fair project ideas, and teacher activity guides.
Our goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill.