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AEMS: Asian Education Media Service - "Our mission is to promote understanding of Asian cultures and peoples and to assist teachers at all levels, from elementary schools to colleges and universities, and other individuals and groups, in learning and teaching about Asia."
Academic Earth - "Academic Earth was launched on the premise that everyone deserves access to a world-class education. In 2009, they built the first collection of free online college courses from the world's top universities. The world of open education has exploded since then, so today their curated lists of online courses are hand selected by their staff to show you the very best offerings by subject area."
A-to-Z Teacher Stuff - Quick Lesson Ideas
About Guide to Secondary School Educators
Academic Employment Network
All Academic: The Guide to Free Academic Resources Online - All Academic is an academic index. It is designed to provide scholars and researchers with useful on-line source information about scholarly works.
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) - access to the addresses, phone numbers, and Web sites of some 2,000 community colleges in the United States, the AACC site also includes a wealth of information on all aspects of two year colleges, including historical background, recent news items, relevant legislative issues, statistics, events calendar, job openings, grants, and more.
America's Best Colleges - US News Online
American Memory
American School Directory - The Internet Home For All K-12 Schools.
Ask Dr. Math
AskERIC
Association for Experiential Education Home Page (AEE)
Affordable Pharmacy Technician Training on line - Complete the class in as few as 9 months
Behavior Analysis Resource Links - "The field of behavior analysis is a rapidly expanding discipline, with new research and practical applications emerging on an ongoing basis. Stay informed on the latest trends with these invaluable resources."
Blackboard.com - "At Blackboard.comSM, you can teach online for free, take distance-learning courses, utilize 239 discipline-specific resource centers and customize them to match your own classes, share tips and information with other online teachers and students, and much more."
Brookings Brown Center on Education Policy - "The Brown Center on Education Policy conducts research on topics in American education, with a special focus on efforts to improve academic achievement in elementary and secondary schools."
Brightstorm - "Their mission at Brightstorm is to be the best place to learn in the world. They believe that great learning starts with great teaching. So, they find the best teachers, film them teaching, and build learning solutions around those great teacher videos"
Big Think - "Big Think challenges Common sense assumptions and gives people permission to think in new ways". Actionable lessons from the world's greatest thinkers and doers make the Big Think audience smarter, faster.
Coursera - "Every course on Coursera is taught by top instructors from the world's best universities and educational institutions. Courses include recorded video lectures, auto-graded and peer-reviewed assignments, and community discussion forums. When you complete a course, you'll receive a sharable electronic Course Certificate."
CEA - Travelabroad.com - Cultural Experiences Abroad was founded in 1996 to provide international education opportunities for U.S. and Canadian college students of all language levels and majors. Today, we send thousands of students on study abroad programs at 20 universities in eight countries including Australia, Costa Rica, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and Spain.
CNA Classes Buzz - "Welcome to cnabuzz.com. We provide inclusive guidance to those who are looking forward to pursue a rewarding career as a certified nursing assistant. We understand that searching for approved nurse aide classes and qualifying the CNA exam can be a taxing endeavor for a fresher. Therefore, we have furnished reliable, relevant and in-depth information related to this profession to assist you."
CNA Practice Test - free - "Our health care needs more certified nursing assistants. Get ready for your 2021 CNA test using the same kind of questions you’ll be answering when you take the real written examination. More effective than traditional CNA training programs!"
CNA Resources - Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training and test resources. Find free programs funded by the U.S. Department of Labor or state equivalent agencies. CNA exam resources, including free practice tests and free supplemental training materials are offered.
CNA.plus - "Prepare for your CNA Test for free - no registration required. Click here to start your Certified Nursing Assistant practice test now!"
Carnegie Mellon University: Open Learning Initiative - Open Learning Initiative provides dozens of college-level courses, and a platform that enables research and experimentation with any aspect of the learning experience.
California State University Home Page
Campus Program - access to over 50,000 US/Canadian university and college program department sites covering over 300 fields of study.
CampusTours.com - clearinghouse for virtual tours and campus maps.
Careers in Oceanography - directory of resources on Careers in Oceanography, Marine Science & Marine Biology
Children's Literature Web Guide
Class.com - Class.com is fully accredited Internet-based independent study high school where students can earn High School Diploma.
College Admissions - The Mining Company - a source of information on college admissions, college applications, financial aid , testing, college search, and college selection.. for your reference page
College Board Online - Standardized test and financial aid information, career searches, college searches, and much more.
College Grad Job Hunter
College Navigator - "College Navigator is a free consumer information tool designed to help students, parents, high school counselors, and others get information about over 7,000 postsecondary institutions in the United States - such as programs offered, retention and graduation rates, prices, aid available, degrees awarded, campus safety, and accreditation."
CollegeNET - Internet Guide to Colleges and Universities.
College-Universities.com - "Find highly recommended and accredited online degrees from top schools. Locate colleges and universities nationwide to find the right fit so you can reach your educational and career goals."
Colleges, College Scholarships, and Financial Aid Page - an online directory of college and university admissions office email addresses and telephone numbers, college scholarship and financial aid office email addresses, and links to the home pages and online applications of more than a thousand colleges and universities.
CollegeView.com - features a virtual guidance office and college search function.
Community Learning Network (British Columbia)
Conference Alert: Academic Conferences Worldwide - "Enjoy free conference alerts in India and worldwide from us. Track all important engineering, medical and academic conferences of 2016 and 2017 with Conference Alerts."
Counseling Degrees Online - "Welcome to Counseling Degrees Online, a resource 100% dedicated to counseling education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels."
Create the Perfect Study Environment for Online Learning - "One way to stay focused is to create a study environment for online learning that minimizes distractions and puts you in the mindset to concentrate. Here is how to set one up. This advice from Purdue University Global effers numerous ways to improve your distance learning setup."

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Degree Jungle: Best Online Colleges - "An objective look at the best online colleges and universities in the U.S. Site lists the top online universities in America. Schools were ranked by weighing several metrics., The top online universities for 2011 ranked objectively and transparently. Find the best online colleges by tuition, financial aid, graduation rates and more."
DEN - Digital Education Network
Digital Classroom - "Welcome to the Digital Classroom! To encourage teachers of students at all levels to use archival documents in the classroom, the Digital Classroom provides materials from the National Archives and methods for teaching with primary sources."
Discover Accounting - "Information to start a successful career in the field of accounting. We have career guides, licensing guides, education guides and much more."
Edx.org - "EdX is the trusted platform for education and learning. Founded by Harvard and MIT, edX is home to more than 20 million learners, the majority of top-ranked universities in the world and industry-leading companies. As a global nonprofit, edX is transforming traditional education, removing the barriers of cost, location and access. Fulfilling the demand for people to learn on their own terms, edX is reimagining the possibilities of education, providing the highest-quality, stackable learning experiences including the groundbreaking MicroMasters programs."
Early childhood.com - "Earlychildhood NEWS is the online resource for teachers and parents of young children, infants to age 8. You will find articles about developmentally appropriate practice, child health, safety and behavior as well as links to teacher resources and networking opportunities."
EdHelper.com - A teacher oriented education directory, database and search engine that currently has lesson plans, WebQuests, file downloads and other resources.
EduBirdie Scholarship Map - Map of available scholarships and grants by state, with search criteria to refine searches for individual qualifications
Education.com - "Award winning educational materials like worksheets, games, lesson plans and activities designed to help kids succeed. Start for free now!"
Education Encyclopedia - StateUniversity.com - This encyclopedia is a collection with thousands of reference articles on a range of higher education topics.
Education Index - an annotated guide to the best education-related sites on the Web. They're sorted by subject and lifestage, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily.
EducationNews.org - "The World's Leading Source of Education News 7 Days a Week"
Education Planet - "Education Web Guide helps teachers, students and parents to quickly and safely find over 110,000 quality educational resources, including top Web sites, software, videos and supplies to maps, news and books as well as more than 16,000 lesson plans."
Educational Testing Service Network - Definitive information about college and graduate school admissions and placement tests, with sample test questions, test preparation, and test registration.
Educause
Education World
Electronic Archives for Teaching the American Literatures
eLearners.com - Find 813 Online Degrees, Online Colleges, Online Universities & More.
Exploratorium, The - The Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
FreeForStudents - FreeForStudents collects the best student-exclusive freebies into one place, saving students both money and time.
FastWEB - Tailored scholarship search of over 180,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans, and grants, available to students for free.
FinAid: The Financial Aid Information Page - Provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid.
Franklin Institute Virtual Science Museum
Free Application for Federal Student Aid - Are you considering attending a college or career school? Which one to attend is one of the most important decisions you need to make. Another is how you're going to pay for your education. To help you, the U.S. Department of Education offers a variety of student financial aid programs. This site helps you to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Free Online Courses and Education - "Prospective students who searched for Free Online Courses and Education found the articles, information, and resources on this page helpful."
FunBrain.com - "The Internet's #1 Education Site for K-8."

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Gateway to 21st Century Skills - "The key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet."
GeekAndNerd.org - "We've collected about 1000 online courses you may take without even leaving your room. And they're perfect not only for finding a better job but primarily for your personal development. If you've always wanted to learn how to draw or find out about ancient Roman Empire, it's the perfect chance to do it. Just choose the category of your interest and start right now!"
GetDegrees.com - GetDegrees.com can help you find accredited and non-accredited college information on 1000's of online degree and campus-based programs. Find higher education degrees and higher education college courses. Easily compare accredited online colleges and online degrees.
Global SchoolNet Foundation
GMAT Prep - Preparing to take the Graduate Management Admission Test.
GoodColleges.online - "21 learning tips and strategies from online college students, with 101 individual quotes."
Getty Research Institute, The - The Getty Research Institute library collections include over one million books, periodicals, study photographs, and auction catalogs as well as extensive special collections of rare and unique materials. Focusing on art history, architecture, and related fields, they begin with the archaeology of prehistory and extend to the contemporary moment.
GradSchools.com - world-wide index of graduate and post-graduate programs
Game Theory Online - Popularized by movies such as "A Beautiful Mind", game theory is the mathematical modeling of strategic interaction among rational (and irrational) agents. Beyond what we call 'games' in common language, such as chess, poker, soccer, etc., it includes the modeling of conflict among nations, political campaigns, competition among firms, and trading behavior in markets such as the NYSE. How could you begin to model eBay, Google keyword auctions, and peer to peer file-sharing networks, without accounting for the incentives of the people using them?
GRE Online - The official site for those about to take the Graduate Record Examination, the standardized test used by graduate schools to determine whether you retained anything after college.
GreyCampus OpenCampus - "A resource library for professional certifications courses offering a wide range of course materials like PMP, Six Sigma, Big Data and more. The free resources also contain flashcards, toolkits and practice questions. Anyone can access the free resources and take our simulated exams."
Howcast - "Howcast videos are here for all the times you've thought "I wish I knew how to..." or "where can I watch a video about..." Howcast offers high-quality, expert-hosted videos on topics ranging from hair and makeup, sports and fitness, and food and family, to dance and recreation, arts and crafts, and health and relationships, just to name a few."
HealthcareAdministrator.org - "Prepare to become a healthcare administrator from top schools in the USA. Pursue your goal and earn a healthcare administration degree online."
Home-Schooling
Home-School World - comprehensive site by Practical Home-Schooling magazine.
Ishwaranand.com - Ishwaranand is a website of education, including biology, programming, software information, etc.
Ishwaranand.com: Building Construction Material (BMC) - Building construction and material is a traditional science which deals with the modern methods of sound construction incorporating suitable use of materials, sufficient strength and permanance, maximum utility and good relationship and grace.
IELTS Exam Resources - Free materials to help students prepare for each section of the IELTS (English) exam.
Ishwaranand.com: Form Work - The formwork or shuttering is a temporary construction used as a mould for the structure, in which concrete is placed and in which it hardens.
Intel in Education - free curriculum and other educational tools for teachers.

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Kaplan Center - The Kaplan Center offers exam preparation and a variety of other services.
K-12 History on the Internet Resource Guide
Kidport - "Kidport provides a unique, multi-step program to teach K-8 students thinking and learning skills. Kidport also provides math, science, social studies and language arts interactive education modules and reference materials."
Learn Anything - Learn Anything is the platform for knowledge discovery that helps you understand any topic through the most efficient paths, as voted by the community. Each topic has an Interactive Map with nodes to other subtopics, external links and resources.
LSAT Sample Questions - Free LSAT prep questions and videos.
Learning Disabilities Online - "an interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children."
The Learning Page - "The Learning Page provides free, downloadable worksheets and lesson plans for teachers and parents of elementary level schoolchildren. There are hundreds of pages in theme-based and basic skills categories."
Lecturio - "Better scores in less time. Lecturio is your medical education companion from pre-med to medical doctor. Try our online medical courses, Qbank, and lecture notes for free."
Local Wiki - "LocalWiki is a grassroots effort to collect, share and open the world's local knowledge."
Masters in Communication - Listings of all the US universities that offer Masters in Communication degree programs arranged by state.
Math, Science, and Technology Education
Medical Billing and Coding Training - Complete classes in as few as 10 months
MBA Degree Overview: Why Get an MBA? - "Thinking of getting your MBA? Here are 8 great reasons why you should consider it."
MCAT Test Preparation
Medical Mnemonics.com - "A free, non-profit, online searchable database of medical mnemonics to help remember the important details."
MicroWorlds
MIT OpenCourseWare Project - This Massachusetts Institute of Technology site allows you free access to the syllabus, lecture notes, exams and answers, and in some cases, even videotaped lectures of 32 MIT courses. By the 2006-2007 school year, MIT plans to publish the course materials for virtually all 2,000 its graduate and undergraduate courses. (Note: no course credits are available online).
Montessori Network - "The Montessori Foundation, its membership organization, The International Montessori Council, are non-profit educational organizations that focus on the whole child."
MPH: Master of Public Health - GW University offers a one year MPH program.
My Study Life - "My Study Life is a cross-platform planner for students, teachers and lecturers designed to make your study life easier to manage."

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National Center for Educational Statistics
National Education Association
National PTA
National Science Teachers Association
NOVA Online: Teachers - "Welcome to NOVA's new Teachers site. To help serve you better, we have created a searchable database of all our educational materials, an ever-growing collection of more than 500 separate resources."
NurseGroups.com - "NurseGroups.com is a directory of accredited nursing programs. The site offers nationwide listings for schools offering healthcare education at all levels from CNA certificate programs to doctorate-level nursing degrees. NurseGroups also offers a nationwide job board that is free for both job seekers and employers."
Nursing Explorer - "Our website offers information for students who are interested in learning more about nursing career and the different types of nursing education paths. We also offer information on nursing entrance exams, glossary, searchable nursing scholarships database, a directory of over 6,500 nursing programs, and a lot more."
Nursing Degrees Online - "from Maryville University."
National Geographic: Education - "Search National Geographic Education for online adventures, maps and geography, lesson plans, history activities, a teacher's store, and much more!"
NCLEX Exam Practice Questions - Free NCLEX Practice Questions.
NCLEX-PN Exam Practice Questions - Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions.
Nurse Plus - Free NCLEX Practice Questions.
Nurse Practitioner Schools - "Nurse practitioners are in high demand but choosing the right nurse practitioner school can seem overwhelming. Learn about the different nurse practitioner programs and subspecialties that are available at schools around the country so that you can find the perfect place to further your nursing education."
Nursing School 411 - "If you are looking for a career where you can help people while also earning excellent compensation in one of the fastest growing career fields, pursuing a degree in nursing may be a good fit for you. Nursing Schools 411 is a comprehensive guide that will provide you with essential information about nursing careers and school options for earning a degree to start or advance your career."
Open Culture: The 150 Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind - Feed your brain with great podcasts on art, music, history, philosophy, plus captivating true and imagined stories.
Ocean Planet Home Page/Smithsonian
Occupational Therapy Schools - "Occupational Therapy Schools aims to provide complete and accurate information about occupational therapy and therapists. It contains all the basic as well as advanced content to assist the aspirants. Here you can explore everything related to occupational therapy such as salaries in different areas of the United States, schools in various states, license requirements, the procedure to become an occupational therapist, salaries of other related job titles, etc."
Online Degree Reviews - Online degree reviews written by real students. Unbiased and trusted information about online colleges. Over 2000 reviews submitted.
Open Education Database - OpenCourseWare makes countless classes and topics a reality by publishing high-quality college materials online. OpenCourseWare's free online college courses gained popularity after the Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched the program in 2002.
Online LPN Lessons - The main goal of this website is to be one of the best resources available on the internet for LPN-related information.
Online Teaching Degrees - help both current and aspiring teachers find the education degree program to match their needs.
PBS TeacherSource - "PBS and its member stations are standing by with extensive high-quality and time-saving tools that can help you make the most of your teaching. PBS TeacherSource makes it easy to locate and use the best television and Web resources available."
Planetpals Earthzone - EARTHZONE,home of the PLANETPALS; a children's interactive web site with lots of freebies and lots of fun! A PLANETPALS free card game, free recycle kits, free coloring book, free contest, an interactive quiz, click and stick email stickers, free email greetings, crafts, kids club and much more!
Planet Science
PracticalNursing.org - "PracticalNursing.org is the ultimate guide to everything you need to know about starting your career as a Licensed Practical Nurse. We offer information on all aspects of becoming and working as an LPN."
Practice Test Geeks - "Free practice tests for a variety of exams, including ACT, SAT, various citizenship tests, and many more."
Princeton Review, The - College Test Preparation.

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Quia! - Create you own learing activities.
Real World Physics Problems - A collection of resouces for students and teachers to learn and apply the principles of physics through real world problems.
Research-It!
Role of Public Administration in Crisis Management, The
John D. Rockefeller IV Career Center - "This center provides training for degrees in licensed practical nursing (LPN) and commercial truck driving (CDL)."
Resources For Psychology Students - "This compilation of psychology job resources has been assembled with the goal of helping you organize and simplify your job search."
SAT NYT
SAT Preparation
SAT QOTD from collegeboard.org - SAT Question of the day
SAT QOTD from number2.com - SAT Question of the day
Scholastic Inc. Internet Center
SchoolMatch - Looking for a school? Find a school/school system anywhere throughout the US.
SchooX - "Online Education Social Network with online courses. Members can learn online and sharing their knowledge by publishing and attending online courses. Over 1000 online classes for all members."
Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - Classified list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth.
Select My Tutor - "Select My Tutor is a UK based platform that connects private tutors to students, be it for online or in home tutoring."
Smithsonian Office of Elementary Secondary Education
Star Child, The - learning center for young astronomers
Student Center, The - An organization for college students, high school students, and teenagers.
Student Market
SkillShare - "Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of classes in design, business, tech, and more. Anyone can join the millions of members in our community to learn cutting-edge skills, network with peers and discover new opportunities."
Stars & Catz: Suite of Music Tools and Resources - "On this page you'll find our suite of music tools and resources, all of which are entirely free to use and designed to be smart phone, tablet and desktop friendly. We believe that having free, easy access to quality tools and information should be the right of every music student and musician. That's why we don't hide these resources behind a 'members only' area. Regardless of whether you're a Stars & Catz student, you’re welcome to use our resources."
Surfing the Net with Kids
Second City Improv Classes Online - Improv comedy is difficult to do alone. With Second City, you can take a class with other students and master instructors from the comfort of your home. The Second City is committed to building an equitable & thriving environment for our BIPOC, Latinx, APIMEDA, and LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as for people with disabilities.

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Teachers@Random - a resource center for teachers from Random House Children's Publishing
TEDEd - "The world-famous TED talks need no introduction. But, TED has a lot more to offer to students and educators with its TED-Ed platform, which is basically a huge library of educational videos and lessons. Each user can build a custom lesson around a particular video and share it with other users. Both types of videos, those which are created by experts, and those which are created by users, are equally effective at enhancing your learning process inside the classroom or at home."
Teacher's Edition Online
Threats to Child Safety Around the World
ToBecomeATeacher.org (archived) - "Browse different Teaching Professions from K-12 and High School Teaching to Community College and University Professor positions."
Top Accredited Online MBA Programs - "The fact is, you're unique. And how you select an online MBA program will be unique as well. This guide has been hand-crafted to help you discover a top online program that works for you."
Top Nursing - A complete guide to LPN education and career.
Udacity - Join Udacity to learn the latest in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Web Development & more, with Nanodegree programs & free online courses. Udacity began as an experiment in online learning, when Stanford instructors Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig elected to offer their "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" course online to anyone, for free. Over 160,000 students in more than 190 countries enrolled. The potential to educate at a global scale was awe-inspiring, and Udacity was founded to pursue a mission to democratize education.
U.S. Dept. of Education: Civil Right Data Collection - "Wide-ranging education access and equity data collected from our nation's public schools."
University of the People - "University of the People (UoPeople) is the Education Revolution. It is the first non-profit, tuition-free, American accredited online university. Dedicated to opening access to higher education globally, UoPeople is designed to help qualified high school graduates overcome financial, geographic, political, and personal constraints keeping them from collegiate studies. The university offers associate and bachelor's degree programs in business administration, computer science, and health science as well as master's degree programs in business administration and education."
Ultrasound Technician - "Welcome to UltrasoundTechnicianExpert.com, your information resource for finding useful information about Ultrasound Technician and Medical Diagnostic Sonographer colleges near you. Well trained Ultrasound Technicians play a key role in today's healthcare, performing integral procedures in a high growth and advancing industry."
Ultrasound Technician Schools - "Comprehensive Database of Accredited Sonography Schools."
UltrasoundTechnicianCenter.org - "UltrasoundTechnicianCenter.org - where you get best and free resources for ultrasound technician schools, organizations, salaries, jobs, ultrasound knowledge, career facts and more."
U.S. Department of Education
Video Lectures - VideoLectures.NET is an award-winning free and open access educational video lectures repository. The lectures are given by distinguished scholars and scientists at the most important and prominent events like conferences, summer schools, workshops and science promotional events from many fields of Science. The portal is aimed at promoting science, exchanging ideas and fostering knowledge sharing by providing high quality didactic contents not only to the scientific community but also to the general public.
Virtual SchoolHouse

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World Wide Learn _ A directory of courses, classes, tutorials, workshops and degree programs offered exclusively online and available to adult learners worldwide.
WyzAnt Resources - 'WyzAnt Resources features 84,000+ free resources created by the largest network of private tutors on the web. Explore and collaborate to start learning today!"
zeroBio - "This is a website for high school science students. You'll find a variety of interactive quizzes, games and puzzles to practice what you're learning in Grade 9 Science, Grade 11 Biology and Grade 12 Biology. There are also some specific student resources for each course."
Zippia - Career Options by Colleges and Majors - "Browse common careers and jobs by your major or the college you attended."

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