PhET provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations. We extensively test and evaluate each simulation to ensure educational effectiveness. These tests include student interviews and observation of simulation use in classrooms. The simulations are written in Java, Flash or HTML5, and can be run online or downloaded to your computer. All simulations are open source (see our source code). Multiple sponsors support the PhET project, enabling these resources to be free to all students and teachers.

6 great educational tools to try in your classroom!

The prospect of stepping into a classroom for the first time to teach elementary, middle school or high school students can range from daunting to completely terrifying. For the new teacher, nothing is more important than being prepared, with strong curriculum as well as reliable strategies for overcoming problems in the classroom.

Fortunately, the Web is full of resources for teachers. We have looked at hundreds of educational websites in order to compile this list that contains 50 of the best ones. Use these sites to plan your math lesson, launch an arts and crafts project, or motivate those hard-to-reach students

There's still nothing as reliable as the web when it comes to classroom tech. Given all the sites out there, there's also nothing as overwhelming. And when you add in the fact that it's tough to find great content for older students, sometimes high school students don't get as much exposure to tech. We're here to help with this hand-picked list of the best of the best web-based tools for high school students. It features tools tuned to the sensibilities of older students, and the picks span all subject areas. We've also made sure to curate useful and flexible tools that can be used all year long.

SymbalooEDU is the visual resource management tool that helps educators and students organize and share the best of the web. Users save their resources in the cloud and access them from anywhere with any device. But it doesn’t stop there! With features like embedded content, group tiles and sequenced tiles, educators around the world are creating lesson plans, research assignments and personalize learning in many different ways. SymbalooEDU is used in schools to support:

Classroom

Blended Learning

Flipped Classroom

BYOD

Access lesson plans for English, History, Math, the Arts, and Science.

Every year, so many new technology tools for teachers are launched into the market that it can be nearly impossible to keep up with them all. In order to keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest educational tech tools, our team of edtech specialists has put together this list of the best edtech resources and technology tools for teachers.

We've put together a list of over 80 different resources to make your math class a fun and exciting place for students. You'll find great online sources for lessons, games, activities, Common Core alignment, math competitions and more.

BLOSSOMS video lessons are enriching students' learning experiences in high school classrooms from Brooklyn to Beirut to Bangalore. Our Video Library contains over 100 math and science lessons, all freely available to teachers as streaming video and internet downloads and as DVDs and videotapes. 

Founded in 1920, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is the world's largest mathematics education organization, with 60,000 members and more than 230 affiliates throughout the United States and Canada.  

Teachinghistory.org is designed to help K-12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. History education in the classroom. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

George Lucas Educational Foundation. We share evidence and practitioner-based learning strategies that empower you to improve K-12 education.

Lesson plans, hands-on activities, chemistry demonstrations, and more. 

Resources for Spanish teachers. 

A website designed for Spanish language teachers. Free teaching resources, lesson plans, worksheets, Powerpoint presentations, texts, activities, ideas, & more. 

FluentU brings language learning to life with real-world videos. Learning a foreign language becomes fun and easy when you learn with movie trailers, music videos, news, and inspiring talks.

At ThoughtCo, we believe that learning is a never-ending process, and that great inspiration begins with a question. Whether yours is about science, history, math, or religion, our in-depth articles give you the answers and information you need to be smart, informed and confident. So whether you are asking for a class, that next conversation, or just because you want to know, ThoughtCo can help.

Top 10 resources for special education teachers.

50 great websites for special needs educators.

The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) is the only national membership organization dedicated solely to meeting the needs of special education teacher and those preparing for the field of special education teaching. 

Access to 2 million K-12 resources.

FindingDulcinea presents only credible, high-quality and trustworthy Web sites, saving time for the novice and the experienced user alike.

Each piece, whether a Web Guide, a Beyond the Headlines story or a Netcetera article, receives the same meticulous research.  The Web sites included in each piece are connected through original narrative, providing users with information on each site before they even click on it.

TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using our robust search tools.

Teacher essentials, administrator resources, lesson plans, technology, and professional development.

We have the advice and resources to you need to prepare for the upcoming school year, improve your skills as an educator, and ensure you're always teaching at the highest possible level.