National Education Association

“NEA - NEA Home.” NEA, National Education Association, www.nea.org/.
    NEA is a website that offers professional development focused on public education. There are resources and tools for development, as well as lesson plans, teaching strategies, classroom management, and support for teachers. These resources are available for Pre-K-12th grade. There is a tab for Issues and Actions where current news about education can be found. This website gives resources and tools for every aspect of education and lots of support for teachers. This website also has grants and events that focus on education and recognizing teachers. This website is mostly focused on the support of teachers and education, but has many tools and resources that can be used in the classroom, other than just lesson plans. This website would be great for applying the social cognitive theory, where students can read about current education news. This would also support differentiated learning because of all the support that is found on the website.

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