PBS.org

This website is awesome on multiple different levels, which is why I chose it. First of all, this website has a section devoted specifically for teachers (pbs.org/teachers). What I find helpful about this is that it does not limit the resources to a certain grade level or subject. There are tabs for every grade level from pre-kindergarden to seniors in high school, and each of those tabs has a link to the specific content area that you are teaching. Second, the information under those links is extremely useful and provide multiple different types of resources for teachers. For example, under the sixth through eighth grade social studies tab, they have numerous links to activities to do in the classroom, as well as links to videos shown on PBS that can be used in the classroom legally. Third, there is a section that provides lesson plans and general guides for different subjects that teachers may want to teach on. The final thing about this website that I found to be really helpful are the multiple sections devoted to things other than lesson plans and content. The two sections that stuck out to me were the "Teacher Discussions" and "Professional Development" sections. The discussion section provides the ability for teachers to post things and review lessons on the website, saying what did and did not work for them in their classroom. The development section was different for each grade level, but included things such as how to connect your classroom to parents and the surrounding community. I really liked this idea, as I feel that teachers need to spend extra focus on this aspect of education, as the home and community play a major role in the way students learn and interact in the classroom.