The sites listed here were selected based on their merit as useful resources for those responsible for the ongoing training and professional development of science teachers.

National Staff Development Council
http://www.nsdc.org/
Professional Learning Communities, Data analysis, Evaluation and many more topics can be located on this site in the form of publications and resources to guide Professional Development

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
http://www.enc.org/
The ENC is a K-12 Math and Science Center. It is categorized into web links, curriculum resources, professional development, and current educational topics.

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
http://www.ncrel.org/
NCREL boasts high quality research based resources on education. The Professional Development section includes web links, tools and resources, services and technical support, and online publications.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
http://www.ascd.org/
The ASCD has a more individual focus. You can take virtual PD classes or register for actual classes. These classes cover a variety of specific topics in educational reform. This site also has a database of videos and resources.

Educator’s Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/
A variety of current educational topics are covered here from assessment to classroom management. You can ask anything.

National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org
This science-based site can be linked with other sites for facilitating and current topics in professional development.

Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers Network
http://www.mscenters.org/
There are 33 Math and Science Centers in the state of Michigan. These centers can provide assistance to the K-12 community in the following: leadership, student services, curriculum development, professional development, and a resource clearinghouse.

Educational Development Center
http://main.edc.org/
This site span academic disciplines and address all aspects of school management—including projects focused on professional development for administrators and teachers, curriculum development and implementation, student health and safety, technology integration, school/community/university partnerships, educational policy, and research and evaluation.

Coalition of Essential Schools
http://www.essentialschools.org/
The Coalition of Essential schools is an organization that focuses on the growth of schools. They have designed a set of common principles that are meant to guide the school in setting priorities and designing practice, as each school develops its own programs, suited to its particular students, faculty, and community. The CES site has a list of activities and programs that participating school districts can take part in.

Michigan Science Teachers Association
http://www.msta-mich.org
MSTA is recognized as the leadership and advocacy group for science education, and has impact on state policy that prepare the students of Michigan to become scientifically literate caring citizens now, and in the future. The site contains helpful curriculum sites, grant information, projects, and general information.

[Note: Neither the National Science Foundation, the E³ staff nor The Mallinson Institute for Science Education maintains or takes responsibility for the specific content on any of the sites that are linked from the project’s web site. Every effort is being made to ensure that these resource links are current, however, some sites may go off-line unexpectedly.]