Staff Development

Thinkfinity.org is the cornerstone of Verizon Foundation's literacy, education and technology initiatives. Their goal is to improve student achievement in traditional classroom settings and beyond by providing high-quality content and extensive professional development training.

Thinkfinity.org makes it easy for educators to enhance their classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. The site also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students, parents and after-school programs.  

The Internet is changing the way teachers teach and students learn. Thirteen Ed Online is helping shape the future of education in the digital age.

Free Resources for Teaching & Learning

PBS Teachers is PBS' national web destination for high-quality preK-12 educational resources. Here you'll find classroom materials suitable for a wide range of subjects and grade levels. We provide thousands of lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations. These resources are correlated to state and national educational standards and are tied to PBS' award-winning on-air and online programming like NOVA, Nature, Cyberchase, Between the Lions and more.

Education Development Center, Inc. is a nonprofit research and development organization dedicated to improving education and health worldwide. Founded in 1958, EDC manages more than 350 projects around the globe. EDC’s work strengthens nearly every facet of society, including early child development, K-12 education, learning technologies, health promotion, workforce preparation, community development, and social justice.

AED is a nonprofit organization working globally to improve education, health, civil society and economic development--the foundation of thriving societies.