Education Resources: Websites

Free lessons, classroom activities and teaching ideas submitted by teachers.

Free educational resources to help foster shared learning and reflection for educators, young people, caregivers, and all community members to foster justice and human rights for all.

Timely resources to help K-12 educators encourage social responsibility and foster social and emotional learning.

Provides educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials. Every lesson plan is aligned to IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts and to individual state standards and Common Core State Standards when applicable.

A free interactive platform for discovering millions of authentic digital resources, creating content with online tools, and sharing in the Smithsonian's expansive community of knowledge and learning.

A resource for librarians, educators, and parents to find books in which all children can see themselves and others reflected in the picture books they read.

To improve the educational and social emotional outcomes for young children from birth through 3rd grade, the Department administers programs and promotes initiatives that increase access to high-quality early learning programs, improve the early learning workforce, and build state capacity to support high-quality programs and ensure program effectiveness.

The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) improves the learning and development of young children by producing and communicating knowledge that transforms policy and practice. We collaborate with a network of local, state, national, and international leaders to design, conduct, and disseminate rigorous research, evaluation, and policy analysis. NIEER also helps prepare the next generation of inspirational leaders and researchers in early education.

Our mission is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. At ZERO TO THREE, we envision a society that has the knowledge and will to support all infants and toddlers in reaching their full potential.

Resources for using Lexile measures to personalize instruction and help students improve reading skills.

Information on Lexile levels and how to use this reading measurement tool.

Organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supporting their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.

The organization has a small national staff, which manages the day-to-day responsibilities, while its Board of Directors sets policy and oversees the organization’s well being. The organization is composed of dedicated volunteers from around the country who play an integral part in the association’s success by providing support, education and encouragement to parents, educators and professionals on a grassroots level through CHADD chapters. 

An international professional organization dedicated to improving the success of children and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.

LDA visualizes a world in which learning disabilities are universally understood, so all individuals are accepted, supported, and empowered to live a self-determined life. LDA’s mission is to create opportunities for success for all individuals affected by learning disabilities through support, education, and advocacy.

NCLD improves the lives of the 1 in 5 with learning and attention issues by empowering parents and young adults, transforming schools, and advocating for equal rights and opportunities. For more than 40 years, NCLD has worked to create a society in which every individual possesses the academic, social, and emotional skills needed to succeed in school, at work, and in life.​

International, not-for-profit educational organization to advance information technology in education and e-learning research, development, and its practical applications.

Using the power of technology to innovate and transform teaching and learning, accelerate good practices, and solve tough problems in education.

Responsible for national educational policies on technology and how it can be used to transform teaching and learning for early learners through K-12, higher education, and adult education.

Not-for-profit membership association launched by state education agency leaders to serve, support and represent their emerging interests and needs with respect to the use of technology for teaching, learning, and school operations. 

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.