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Professional Development
• Read about our online professional development at NJPEP_PDonline  arrow
For more information, email PDonline.
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NEW! Save the date for the 2010 Celebration of Teaching and Learning conference sponsored by New York public television stations Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21.  View plenary speaker presentations from the March 2009 conference.
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NEW! VITAL/Teachers’ Domain web site is a FREE online library of over 2,000 digital multimedia resources for the K-12 classroom. The first visit requires a simple, free self-registration.
• New Jersey Network and HotChalk have partnered to deliver digital content free to all New Jersey public and private schools.
• NASA Student Contests and Educational Resources - Teachers and students can find contest/resource information related to career exploration and the Hubble telescope.
Special Focus
 Social Studies
Activities and more...
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President for a Day (grades 3-6) - Students are given the opportunity to role play virtually a day in the life of a United States president.
• HippoCampus (high school, college) - Free online, accessible text materials in various content areas including social studies
• Maps: Finding Our Place in the World - Learn more about maps and mapmaking through the exploration of various web pages on this site.
• Smithsonian Education provides social studies related educational resources for educators, families, and students.
• Teaching with Documents: Lesson Plans provide reproducible copies of primary documents, teaching activities, and cross-curricular connections.
• Social Studies Central: Web 2.0 tools - Find resources related to Web 2.0.
Mini Tutorials
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Blogs in Plain English

 Podcasting in Plain English
• Google Earth 5.0 Creating a Del.icio.us Account
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Examples of Social Studies Blogs and Podcasts
• Excellence and Imagination is in a middle school classroom social studies blog from Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada
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Teachers can find Podcasts and Blogs from the Colonial Williamsburg site.
NJPEP PD
• Check out NJPEP_PDonline!
• Workshops, fellowships, grants, and awards for Educators and Students
• NJDOE's Professional Development Provider System
• NJDOE's Calendar of Events - learn more from NJPEP!
• Various NJ Workshop Opportunities

Quick Links
> See also US ED's Forecast for Funding Opportunities.
> NJDOE Office of Licensure & Credentials
> US ED Hot Line for Superintendents:
(888) 625-2787; or email NCLBSUP@ed.gov
> No Child Left Behind in New Jersey
> US Education Department

Emergency Planning
• U.S. ADVISORY on Emergency Planning for Schools
• Your Family Disaster Plan from the NJ Office of Emergency Management