Resources for Teachers and Educators:

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
  The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education is a national organization of colleges and universities that prepare the nation's teachers and other educational personnel.
• American Association of School Administrators
  Professional organization for educational leaders.
• American Federation of Teachers
  Find out about the latest union information and members, new benefit offerings and updates on progress in technology on the AFTech site.
• Center for Development and Learning
  The Center for Development and Learning (CDL) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is to help all children break the cycle of failure to achieve school and lifetime success.
• Helping Your Students With Homework: A Guide for Teachers
  A 40-page booklet produced by the Department of Education filled with ideas from teachers for helping make homework effective.
• NAEYC
  The National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  Professional organization which promotes excellence in early childhood    education
• National Association for School Psychologists
  This is an external link to the offical NASP site. This page provides resources for school psychologists, teachers, parents, and their children. The APA is not responsible for the contents of this page
• National Education Association
  Find out about the latest technology being used in schools and guidance on creating guidelines in your institution.
• Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS)
  Information for TOPSS members and the general public about the teaching of psychology in secondary schools.
• U.S. Department of Education
  A wealth of information on funding opportunities, teaching resources, and federal policies concerning education.
• Zero to Three
  To strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.

Research and Technology

• American Educational Research Association
  AERA is the most prominent organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application.
• National Academy of Sciences, Center for Education
  The center promotes policy analysis that is responsive to program and research interests; and anticipatory of long-term challenges, opportunities, and needs affecting education policy.
• The National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) collects, analyzes and makes available data related to education in the US and other nations.
• National Council for the Social Studies
  The mission of the council is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators
• National Science Foundation
  NSF is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering, except for medical sciences.
• Society for Research in Child Development
  The mission of SRCD is to promote research in human development, the exchange of information among scientists and professionals of various disciplines, and encourage applications of research findings.

Funding Opportunities:

• The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
  Chartered as a not-for-profit corporation, the Foundation makes awards to academic and other eligible institutions through several awards programs.
• James S. McDonnell Foundation
  Founded by aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell, the Foundation was established to "improve the quality of life," by contributing to the generation of knowledge through support of research and scholarship.

Updated 05.09.08