Government resources

New Jersey Department of Education: Information on professional standards, credentials, and career opportunities.

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards: K-12 standards organized by content areas.

United States Department of Education: Information on education law, government research reports, and statistics.

United States Government Documents: Government documents on the subject of Education.

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Lesson plans

4Teachers: A variety of online tools to help integrate technology into your classroom. Includes lessons, quizzes, rubrics, classroom calendars, tools for students, and resources for professional development.

Curriki: Free lessons, assessments, resources and textbooks created by educator members of the Curriki community.

Columbia Education Center: Lesson plans, funding resources, grant opportunities, and education links.

Edsitement: Lesson plans, reference resources, and links to recommended web sites compiled by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Educator's Reference Desk: Lesson plans, links to education information, and a database of education questions and answers.

Internet and Language Arts: Links to classroom resources for secondary school language arts.

Learners Online: Curriculum aids for K-12 teachers on current events, with links to MSNBC and CNN.

New York Times Learning Network: Selected top stories, crossword puzzles, news quizzes, and daily lesson plans.

PBS TeacherSource: Guide to the Public Broadcasting Service's educational content.

Thinkfinity: Educator resources from the Verizon Foundation. Includes standards-based lesson plans plus interactive games and activities.

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Portals

Blue Web'N: A library of blue ribbon learning sites.

Ericae.net: Clearinghouse for assessment, evaluation, and research information.

Discovery School: Lesson plans, teaching tools, curriculum ideas, worksheet generators, homework helpers, and more.

Education World: A library of safe, educational resources with more than 500,000 links.

EduHound: Educational directory organized by curriculum content areas.

Gateway to 21st Century Skills: An NEA portal to educational materials and tools found on federal, state, university, nonprofit, and commercial sites.

Highlights for High School: Courseware from MIT for high school students and teachers.

HotChalk: Includes a learning management system, a library of teacher-contributed lesson plans, premium digital content, and professional development for teachers.

Homework Spot: Links to many educational resources and reference tools.

Internet4Classrooms: Tutorials, lesson plans, and education news.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Links to the best sites for teaching and learning.

Scholastic: Teaching strategies, best practices, lesson plans, and online activities.

TeachersFirst: Lessons, units, and web resources selected and reviewed by educators.

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Rubrics

Assessment and Rubric Information: Tools from Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators.

Rubistar: A free site that creates, saves, and publishes your rubric with easy-to-follow directions.

Rubric Resource Page: Links to rubrics organized by topic.

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Professional organizations

North Hunterdon Voorhees Regional Education Association: Event listings, meeting dates, and minutes.

New Jersey Education Association: Information on professional development, jobs, legislation, and member benefits.

National Education Association: Information on education legislation and other issues.

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Special education

Law and Special Education: Concise source on legal requirements in the field of Special Education. Based on the book written by Mitchell L. Yell.

LD Online: Information for all concerned with the learning disabled including kids, parents and teachers.

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