Curriculum and Instruction

This website is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.

This site is an international association of professional educators.

The main website for the public schools of North Carolina. This site has resources for educators, parents, and students.

Ensures equal access to education and promotes educational excellence for all Americans.

NCAE's mission is to advocate for members and students, to enhance the education profession, and to advance public education

GCS is the third largest school district in North Carolina serving more than 71,000 students. The second largest employer in a 12-county area.

Professional Development for Teachers By Teachers.
The North Carolina Teacher Academy is a professional development program for teachers established and funded by the North Carolina General Assembly.

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification

International Society for Technology in Education(ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•T)
and Performance Indicators for Teachers

Teacher resources and teacher professional development programming across the curriculum.

Interactive games to improve math skills.

An online resource for teaching, learning, research, and collaboration, which includes K-12 and higher education.

Lesson Plans

Animated movies and activities in math, science, social science, health, English and technology.

Lesson plans created by teachers.

Searchable database of children literature by Lisa R. Bartle

Dedicated to making teaching and learning an exciting, rewarding adventure for students, teachers, and parents. A division of the Discovery Communications.

Sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities. Provides lesson plans, grants, news and more.

A web site with multiple resources for people in education that offers recent news, support, lesson plans, and reference.

International Reading Association and National Counsel of Teachers of English

A division of the Discovery Communications.

K–12 teaching and learning, when and where you need it — lesson plans and teaching strategies, classroom text & multimedia, and online courses for teachers and students.

From Drexel SOE. Educator Resources to improve math learning.

Interactive math activities created by teachers for elementary school children.

The WiseOwl project is sponsored by the Instructional Technology Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

This encyclopedia is designed to give you an overview of the people, the government, the history, and the resources of North Carolina.

Slavery and the Making of America-Lesson plans and activities created in conjunction with their award winning TV specials.

Sponsored by Simon and Schuster Publishing. Ideas and activities for teachers and librarians.

If you scroll down the page you will see some useful information for those who may want to pursue a career in teaching. Also, at the very bottom of the page, you will see some great links to other websites that provide further info on a career in K-12 education.

Provides high quality standard-base internet content and professional development to K-12 teachers and students.
(previously Marco Polo)

Provides easy access to over one million books, A/V, reviews, and professional materials for the K-12 teacher and schools. If you are enrolled in a teacher education program, you will receive free access to this robust website of information.

can search other states

Data by state, Data across states

NCDPI reports including breakdowns by school system

Hundreds of census profiles compiled by the State Data Center (SDC) in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s are full-text searchable

This website is an integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education 2000–present. Some indicators may have been updated since they appeared in print.