(national resource for vast research in best practices and innovations in education, monthly publication: Educational Leadership)
Facing History & Ourselves - online library of teaching strategies
Very easy to navigate and comprehensive bank of varied teaching strategies with instructions and examples; FHAO also has a tremendous library of culturally relevant curriculum resources
(the blog includes videos of classroom examples, which can be very useful)
Edutopia (the George Lucas Educational Foundation)
(vast resource for general teaching practices as well as content specific applications)
(a website and blog from instructional coaches at CVU who are leaders in the state in proficiency-based learning, highly recommend subscribing to the blog, they often link to classroom examples of assessment tools)
Vermont Standards Based Learning Collaborative
(standards based learning resources and research - many classroom examples of application)
(their magazine and many of their resources are available for free and offer rich resources and considerations for meeting the needs of all learners)
(range of topics in instruction are explored weekly with stories of innovative work and ideas for classroom application)
New York Times: the Learning Network
(resources & strategies for incorporating current events into your curriculum)
Cult of Pedagogy (podcast & blog)
(a former classroom teacher wades through new research, tools and resources to provide very engaging and relevant ideas for implementation in the classroom -- “the work I didn’t have time to do as a teacher,” according to the host; many resources are available through the site)
(regional organization supporting school redesign and proficiency based learning)
(this is the updated list of factors & rankings with links to many resources and further reading)