Distance Learning in Education

K-12 Schools

AskLN
AskLN an exclusive online mentoring program that provides coaching to teachers, by teachers, on how to use technology effectively in the classroom.

GreatKids
The GreatKids Network (TM) is designed to honor the outstanding and often overlooked contributions kids make to the world. The project is made up of two parts: This World Wide Web site, created especially for children and teens, and a half-hour, weekly television series currently in development.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites on the Internet found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is updated daily to keep up with the tremendous number of new World Wide Web sites.

NASA Classroom Of The Future
The Classroom of the Future (COTF) program is helping to bridge the gap between America's classrooms and the expertise of NASA scientists, who have advanced the frontiers of knowledge in virtually every field of science over the last forty years. The COTF serves as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) premier research and development program for educational technologies. In this capacity the COTF develops and conducts research on technology-based learning materials that challenge students to solve problems by using datasets and other information resources provided by the four strategic enterprises of NASA: Aeronautics and Space Transportation, Human Exploration and Development of Space, Earth Science Enterprise, and Space Sciences.

NASA Education Program
NASA's Education homepage serves as the cyber-gateway to information regarding educational programs and services offered by NASA for educators and students across the United States. This high-level directory of information provides specific details and points of contact for all of NASA's educational efforts and Field Center Offices. Educators and students utilizing this site will have access to a comprehensive overview of NASA's educational programs and services, along with a searchable program inventory that has cataloged NASA's educational programs. NASA's on-line resources specifically designed for the educational community are highlighted, as well as home pages offered by NASA's four areas of research and development (including the Aero-Space Technology, Earth Science, Human Exploration and Development of Space, and Space Science Enterprises).

NASA Regional Educator Resource Center (NASA RERC)
Throughout its more than 25 years history, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared its pioneering research in science and technology with educators. Recently, NASA expanded its program of sharing by establishing Educator Resource Centers (ERCs) at NASA's main research facilities (Ames, Dryden, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Goddard, Kennedy, Johnson, Langley, Lewis, Stennis) and at Regional Educator Resource Centers(RERCs) across the United States. The total number of centers is now approximately sixty. They serve as resource desks for K-12 educators interested in bringing to their classrooms cutting-edge materials to the U.S. Space Program.

ThinkQuest
ThinkQuest provides free professional development workshops to help teachers learn to use the Web, integrate the ThinkQuest Library of Entries into their classes, and be effective coaches for the Contest. The workshops are held in cooperation with Global SchoolNet Foundation. There are listing of workshop dates and locations and useful tips and hints on the web site. Advanced Network& services, Inc., the creator and operator of ThinkQuest, is dedicated to advancing education by accelerating the use of computer network applications and technology.

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