Teacher Tools

Professional Sites:

Maryland State Department of Education -online source for information on Maryland’s preK-12 public education, public libraries, and rehabilitation services.

School Improvement in Maryland- how do schools improve student performance?

Olney Report Card – OES adequate yearly progress/ MSA student performance

NEA (National Education Association) – creating great public schools for every child

MSTA (Maryland State Teachers Association) – state affiliate of NEA

MICCA – an association for educators using technology

National Educations Technology Standards – for teachers

Student Technology Standards

MCPS Resources:

MCPS Staff Page – helpful links for staff

Blackboard – electronic K-12 community for networked instruction & communication

Help Desk - eHelpDesk is the User Support Division's online request entry system. Click this link or connect from your desktop icon.

Outlook - Web access version. or Click on About Outlook for information.


IMS (Instructional Management System) -software solutions that will help us better monitor student achievement toward mastery of skills and knowledge prescribed by the curriculum framework.

IMS User Assistance Site - need help navigating the IMS system?

Media Festival – opportunity for students and staff to develop and practice a variety of production skills in support of the Maryland content standards.

Social Studies Field Trip Data Base – list of over 150 field trip sites in the Greater Washington, DC metropolitan area that are linked to the Montgomery County Public Schools social studies curriculum for Grades K-5.

Curriculum & Instruction Sites:

Educator’s Reference Desk - lesson plans, links to online education information, and question archive responses.

Education World – great site where teachers can gather and share ideas

Sites For Teachers - a list of the best teacher's resource and educational sites on the net ranked by popularity.

Thinkfinity – standards-based Internet content for the classroom formerly called MarcoPolo

Bingo Card Maker –make your own Bingo Games

Certificate Creator – create custom certificates for school, home, or fun

Puzzlemaker – puzzle generation tool for teachers

RubiStar - free tool to help a teacher make quality rubrics.

Scholastic – professional and classroom resources

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators - categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth

TeachersFirst - a web resource for K-12 classroom teachers arranged by subject area and grade level.

4 Teachers - helps you integrate technology into your classroom

Teachers Helping Teachers – education site for teachers by teachers, updated weekly

ThinkPort - online educational resources, valued professional development, and innovative multimedia learning tools

Blue Web’N - online library of outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects)

GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials-)- easy access to educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.