Critical Thinking Skills in Education
This site explains in depth what critical thinking is and why teachers need to teach these skills.
Family Night Fun Programs
These parent and child programs were designed by educators at the Pennsylvania Center for the Book to be used by professionals who are training parents or caregivers to support young children's literacy learning.
Educational Portal of the Americas
The Educational Portal of the Americas is an initiative of the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) of the Organization of American States.
EduHound
EduHound provides listings of materials and resources by keyword for a number of topics and content areas.
Edutopia
Since its inception in 1991, the George Lucas Educational Foundation has been documenting, disseminating, and advocating for exemplary programs in K-12 public schools to help these practices spread nationwide.
EFL/ESL Lesson Plans
This website from The Internet TESL Journal offers many kinds of ESL lesson plans and activities for teachers, including games, vocabulary exercises, and conversation practice.
The Clarifying Routine: Elaborating Vocabulary Instruction
From our sister site, LDOnLine.org, comes this excellent article by Edwin Ellis outlining effective techniques for teaching vocabulary.
Electronic Forums for Written Interaction
This page provides a round-up of electronic forums in which content material can be conveyed and students can exchange written information, within the confines of the classroom or across the globe.
NCTE: English Language Learner Instruction
Here educators can find information and downloadable resources related to K-12 ELL instruction published by the National Council of English Teachers.
ELL Outlook Newsletter
The ELL Outlook is a bimonthly e-newsletter dedicated to providing the latest research, news, program models, and interviews with ELL researchers, educators, and policymakers.