Buddy2 is an initiative to increase student achievement using technology and to enrich and extend learning in the classroom and at home. This site includes resources, such as "Family Literacy BackPacks," lesson plans, and "Computer Capers," for educators, students, and families.

This online resources, designed by the National 4-H Council and the University of Arizona, provides youth-serving organizations with methods for motivating 9 to 13 year-olds to make healthy choices. On this site you’ll find an extensive database of curricula, literature review, which is reviewed by a panel of experts, an assessment tool, and more.

This site offers key strategies that schools and teachers can take to help students engage in physical activity and healthy eating.

CityBridge Education, whose focus is on the education gap between higher- and lower-income American children, provides information about best practices and home visits for early childhood education centers.

A free tool offered in both English and Spanish, College Navigator provides information about nearly 7,000 postsecondary institutions in the U.S.  Users will find information about programs offered, retention and graduation rates, prices, aid available, degrees awarded, campus safety, athletics, and accreditation.

College.gov is a website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.  The site aims to educate students and parents about the importance of going to college.  Along with information on the importance of college, there is also information on financial aid, selecting the "right" college, and making the most of a college degree.  The site provides a very readable and relatable look into the basics of college, and is perfect for any student or parent wanting to learn more about college procedures and dynamics!

The Critical Web Reader is a comprehensive set of Web-based literacy and technology tools designed to guide teachers and students to engage strategically with Web-based texts and technologies.

A blogging site for educators

Find a wealth of multi-media resources, such as detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, short documentary segments, expert interviews, and links to hundreds of relevant resources, which cover a wide range of topics from assessment to technology integration.

This interactive tool, funded by the Lumina Foundation for Education and developed by the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, was developed postsecondary access programs retain business partners.

Find out how Indiana ranks nationally on child well-being. Indicators include mortality, poverty, insurance, and vulnerability.

Film Inquiry Research and Media Education (FIRME) "equips youth as organic intellectuals through critical pedagogy, youth led investigación y acción participativas (participatory action research) and 'varriomentary' film making." This curricular tool helps marginalized and oppressed youth become "aware of whom they are and who they can be in relation to their environments."

Maintained by the U.S. Department of Education, FREE is an educational resource that offers teaching and learning resources from federal agencies.

FreeRice.com is a vocabulary building website and every time you get a word right, 20 grains of rice is donated to a 3rd world country.  This is sponsored by the World Food Programme.

The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation presents the Freida J. Riley Teacher Award to an American teacher who works with a physical disability, teaches in an especially challenging educational environment, or has performed a heroic act by making an exceptional, personal or physical
sacrifice on behalf of students.

Explore a variety of online interactive tools, curriculum resources, and lesson plans for teachers.

The Indiana Partnerships Center "works to empower parents about their rights and responsibilities pertaining to their children’s education." The center offers parent-focused workshops, provides education-related information and resources, and helps schools develop parent engagement strategies.

The Indiana Youth Institute supports youth-serving professionals and their institutions through professional develoment and access to conferences and benefits.  By empowing youth-serving professionals, the Indiana Youth Institute promotes the healthy development of children and youth.

This week-long academy teaches 2nd - 4th grade educators teams how to develop innovative methods for integrating engineering thinking into your classroom. The interdisciplinary educator teams must comprise a minimum of seven teachers from up to three buildings in the same school district/corporation. July 27 – August 1, 2008

Indiana Pathways to College Network offers a new data resources that provides information about education, higher education, and population metrics, analyses, and reports pertinent to improving college access and success for low-income, first-generation, and under-represented student populations.

The Large Hadron rap is a rap produced by a group of students in order to explain the intricate workings of our modern solar system.  The rap talks about several theories, and breaks down complicated physics into a fun song!  Check it out to not only learn about our solar system, but to have the catchy tune stuck in your head!

Become the have the opportunity to be the next spokesperson for Learn More Indiana. Students in grades 6 to 12 should submit their ideas for a commercial telling other students the steps it takes to get to college. Entries must be received by March 24, 2008.

McDonald's Restaurants announces the 2008 MAC Grant program, which provides up to $500 to middle school teachers for interesting and educational projects for sixth, seventh and eighth grades. To download an application, visit http://www.mcstate.com, find the restaurant nearest to you, and then visit the restaurant's Web site.

My Wonderful World is a National Geographic-led campaign to expand geographic learning in school, at home, and in communities. The Web site includes resources for parents, teachers, and kids and a monthly e-newsletter for those who sign up for the campaign.

This document outlines standards for making service learning experiences meaningful and relevant.

The Peace Learning Center offers a half-day session on Addressing Conflict in Healthy Ways. This session will be held April 18 from 8:30 am - 12:00 pm. Participants will learn and practice techniques such as asking for and expressing oneself with clarity, setting healthy boundaries, and learn how body language and tone of voice can help or hinder our communication with others. Cost of the session is $25.

An innovative, free resources, Picturing America "provides educators with an engaging way to teach American history, culture, and other subjects through the use of artistic images."

The OSEP-funded center was established to address the behavioral and discipline systems needed for successful learning and social development of students. The Center provides capacity-building information and technical support about behavioral systems to assist states and districts in the design of effective schools.

PRISM is a free website that provides collections of online resources for Indiana educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The primary collection of digital teaching materials is indexed according to the Indiana Academic Standards for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and secondary education classes Algebra I and II. PRISM also offers access to the course management features provided by Moodle. (Defintion provided by PRISM homepage http://www.rose-prism.org/moodle/).

A new resource for income-based repayment of student loans, the Project on Student Debt has created an online information service that provides information on the recently enacted legislation that permits income-contingent repayment of student loans.

PULSE is an interdisciplinary curriculum for high schools based on biomedical research and environmental health science topics that identify the connections between human health and the health of the environment. Includes lesson plans and projects that emphasize finding answers through scientific processes, library research, the Internet, and from other people.

In this workshop led by Roger Williams from Emergent Leadership Institute and Kirsten Eamon-Shine, participants will explore social networking sites and how online tools can support positive youth development.  This fun, participatory training provides an overview of online tools that engage youth and hints about how you can utilize these tools to benefit your programs and youth.  When & Where: Wednesday, April 16, 10 am to noon at the United Way Building in Indianapolis. Registration fee: $15. 

The Resource Connection is the Indiana Humanities Council’s clearinghouse of online educational resources, which includes a searchable catalog of primary sources, images, videos, student activities, classroom assessments, and lesson plans.

Pledge your support to eliminate the r-word from your vocabulary, and learn more about the Special Olympics.

"The Educator's Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community..." This site includes 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.

Horace Mann is dedicated to serving the needs of the educational community. The Horace Mann Companies is offering $30,000 in scholarships for public and private school K-12 educators to take college courses.

Play the official online mini game of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and embrace the competitive spirit of the world's most prestigious sporting event.

A free educational resource, Thinkfinity focuses on strengthening students' problem-solving, creativity, and critical-thinking skills.  The site includes lesson plans, educational games and activities, and opportunities for professional development.

The Online Education Database lists 100 blogs that cover topics from education policy to e-learning.

This journal publishes news, views and analysis for social and environmental justice and is a project of Urban Habitat.

This online course is for tutoring, mentoring, out-of-school time, and other youth-development programs funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Using interactive elements, audio-visuals, and downloadable documents, the course highlights best practices used by effective youth-serving programs.