Professional Resources

Nonfiction Blogs

The Uncommon Corps -- offers text sets
Nonfiction Monday -- offers the best nonfiction for children and teens
The Nonfiction Detectives -- offers connections to classroom curriculum and Common Core standards
Great Common Core Nonfiction -- gives information about nonfiction books and connects books with Common Core standards
The Nonfiction Minute -- articles by authors about nonfiction
The Classroom Bookshelf -- presents books and ideas for use in the classroom

Directory of Open Access Journals -- Open-access articles from scholarly and scientific journals
ERIC -- Education database
Google Scholar -- Scholarly journal articles search engine
Highwire Press -- journal articles

NEWSELA - offers news articles with a choice of several lexile levels so reading can be tailored to the individual student

Intel Teach - offers free online courses for K-12 teachers, free teaching tools, and connect with online community
PBS LearningMedia -- "PBS Learning is a FREE digital media content library designed to support curriculum-based teaching and learning from PreK through 12th grade." Over 35,000 resources are available from PBS and trusted media partners like BBC, NPR, and Latino Public Broadcasting.
Schoology - learning management system and social network for K-12 schools and higher education that allows users to create, manage, and share academic content.
Songfacts - searchable database where you can learn the stories behind songs, watch videos, and get lyrics.
Teachers Pay Teachers -- teachers share lessons, activities, and more in a virtual marketplace. Free and paid content.
Thinkfinity -- "Thinkfinity is the Verizon Foundation's free online professional learning community, providing access to over 60,000 educators and experts in curriculum enhancement, along with thousands of award-winning digital resources for K-12 – aligned to state standards and the common core."