
Preparing Educators for the 21st Century
Welcome to NEA Academy, NEA’s new site devoted to meeting the professional needs of teachers and education support professionals! The Academy is new; it is fresh, and it is a work in process. Keep watching this site for new and enhanced features in the weeks and months to come!

Great Courses for Everyone
Whether you’re a new or veteran teacher, ESP, or staff member, NEA Academy will meet your needs for improving your knowledge and skills. Click to see course reviews and access information .
- I Can Do It: This course, built by NEA members, is designed to help teachers and paraprofessionals run a highly effective classroom. I Can Do It features more than a dozen highly skilled members offering advice and telling their stories. (4 hr. run-time)
- Effective Teaching in Diverse Classrooms (Coming January 2008): An intense classroom-focused, research-based program that helps teachers transform their classrooms to address the needs of a diverse student population. Great for school-based or district cohorts of colleagues.
- Local Treasurer Training: Are you a newly elected local secretary-treasurer? Learn best practices, understand the expectations and responsibilities that your new position carries. This course features NEA Secretary-Treasurer Lily Eskelsen and experts from NEA Finance Department.
And more! Find the highest quality courses from the best developers. All courses have been screened and reviewed by a panel of your peers according to the highest standards for on-line professional development.
Coming soon to NEA Academy
NEA Academy is proud to be the new home of AOL@School. Find all the lesson plans and educational ideas that you have come to rely upon from AOL - now on NEA Academy.
NEA Bookstore Learning Resource
Books, books, books on classroom management, effective instructional strategies, lesson ideas....plus Read Across America items and NEA gifts and gear. The NEA Professional Library has it all!
I Can Do It
This course, built by NEA members, is designed to help teachers and paraprofessionals run a highly effective classroom. I Can Do It features more than a dozen highly skilled members offering advice and telling their stories. (4 hr. run-time)


