http://www.epd-mh.com/

This site provides teachers a link to a site which provides continuing-education credits and information helpful for teachers.

http://www.teachers-discovery.com/store/comersus_index.asp

This site provides opportunities for teachers to browse and buy supply catalogs of all subjects and grade levels that are useful for teaching.

http://education-world.com

This site is full of information for teachers, but has a fabulous section on CPD, with many different ways of how to do it and places to contact.

Circle of Inclusion

http://circleofinclusion.org/

This site is educational for teachers and parents. It helps them learen about students with disabilities and the laws that are in effect for teaching students with disabilities. There are also useful videos to watch.

NAEYC

http://www.naeyc.org/

This is the website for the National Association for the Education of Young Children. It has tons of information for early childhood teachers, including info about conferences and professional development.

EARLY CHILHOOD NEWS

http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/default.aspx

This website is a great resource for parents and teachers of kids in early childhood. It has tons of ideas for activities, as well as articles about hot issues in elementary schools.

Professional Development

www.ncrel.org

This website provides different sections that deal with professional development. It provides different issues, materials, and other resources. Handbooks as well as other things can be found. This can be helpful to teachers who want to further theie knowledge and want to know some ways they can do this while teaching and doing other things. (Jessica Dean 11/22/06)

http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/early/edpicks.jhtml?src=qc

This link will take you to several different articles about programs that the government has worked on to better develope the early childhood system. There are links to different programs that you can read and learn about and find out if your school can get these programs. This really helps with professional development because then you as an educator are keeping with the latest news and guidelines in the early childhood career field.

OHIO STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?Page=3&TopicRelationID=514&Content=21499

This site has information and links for Ohio teachers. There are lists of conferences and different things for teachers to become more involved and aid them in their professional development. There are links to the different job available throughout Ohio and information on educator licensure. This website has nearly everything an Ohio future educator would need to know.