TeachNet is a professional development program for K-12 public school educators who develop, digitize, and disseminate web-based curriculum materials. Launched in New York City in 1998 to support a global network of teachers, TeachNet provides training, grants, networking, and resource sharing to enthusiastic and dedicated teachers at seven of the Teachers Network affiliate sites.

Participating teachers:

• Create and share engaging, standards- and technology-based lesson plans in a variety of subject areas and grade levels;
• Receive support from staff and other teachers at every step, with technical and pedagogical feedback, online discussion forums, summer institutes, and editors who help put lesson plans in a consistent, clear form for publication on the Teachers Network web site;
• Join an online and offline professional community of educators who are dedicated to the effective integration of technology into the school curriculum; and
• Disseminate their work via publication on the web, conference presentations, program newsletters and catalogs, and award ceremonies.

The following projects were recently developed, taught, and published by TeachNet teachers in New York City public schools:

Sculpting a Modern Art Chair with van Gogh and Gauguin, Lori Langsner, I.S. 24
http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/llangsner/chair.htm

Let’s Rock! Rocks and Minerals, Bonnie Glasgold, P.S. 101
http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/bglasgold/rocks.htm

Rebuilding the WTC Site: A 9/11 Tribute, Carolyn Hornik, P.S. 101
http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnetnyc/chornik/wtc.htm

For a complete collection of hundreds of curriculum units, go to: http://www.teachersnetwork.org/TeachNet. These multidisciplinary projects infuse the Internet into content area curriculum, connecting both students and teachers to a global network of resources.