Back in School: Resources for the tech teacher

I am taking a credential class, Instructional Strategies for the Adult and Adolescent Learner, and have the great honor of being a student of the NASA - Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project, so I will be a busy bee! Though each class has just met for the first time in the last 48 hours, I already have useful resources:

Benchmarks & Standards

• entire book! Science for All Americans: the ideal science knowledge people will have long after graduation
• entire book! National Science Education Standards: adopted in the 1980's and useful to compare to your state guidelines
• entire book! Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8: methods to make science relevant in the K-8 classroom

When was the last time you took a refresher course or participated in professional development? There are so many programs and opportunities available, especially with the abysmal ratings U.S. students have received:

• Krause Center for Innovation's MERIT Program 2011
• Krause Center for their tech in education classes: they have face-to-face classes in San Jose (?) and online classes to learn or brush up on technology skills
• U.S. National Laboratory Teacher & Student internships (high school & college)
• National Lab Day (tba) ... President's Call to Action ... community
• Edublogger Teacher Challenge: having successfully completed their Student Challenge, this is the first opportunity for teacher's to get some blogging professional development to implement in the classroom (beginner & advanced challenges)