. "Appendix C: Programs Highlighted During the Workshop."
Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers: Potential Uses
of Information Technology, Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC:
The National Academies Press, 2007. Started in 1988, this site
consists of a large nonprofit global network that enables
teachers and young people to use the Internet and other new
technologies to collaborate on projects that both enhance
learning and make a difference in the world. The Teacher-to-
Teacher Initiative, a program offered through the U.S.
Department of Education, was designed by teachers for teachers
in order to provide technical support, professional development
opportunities, and recognition for teachers of all content areas
and grade levels. This site is dedicated to sharing the newer
and emerging “learning tools” of science education—tools such as
real-time data collection, simulations, inquiry based lessons,
interactive web lessons, micro-worlds, and imaging, among
others, which can help make teaching scienc