The following are links to free resources you can use. Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge is a back-to-school effort to promote nutrition, physical activity, and learning. Resources to Improve Schools is a database of information on school changes that can improve nutrition and physical activity among students. Topics include advertising, after school programs, a la carte foods, assessment tools, childhood obesity, family outreach, nutrition education, physical activity, physical education, school meal programs, staff wellness, and more. http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources.php

Teacher's Guide to the Occupational Outlook Handbook describes hundreds of jobs. For each job, it tells what workers do, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects. Job search tips, information about the job market in each state, articles about specific occupations and industries, and additional career information are included. http://www.bls.gov/oco/teachers_guide.htm

Digital Workshops offers online professional development for teachers in math and science, language arts, and other areas. Watch presentations on vocabulary, phonemic awareness, reading and writing in the content areas, algebra, measurement and geometry, computation, linear equations, differentiated instruction, history, inclusive classrooms, using data to improve instruction, and more. Many provinces offer professional development credit for teachers who participate. http://www.paec.org/teacher2teacher/