• Substance - showcase free resources which are of value to K-12 educators; commercial sites may be included if their educational value outweighs the fact that they include ads on their site
  

• Pertinence - address the needs and interests of contemporary educators, students and families
  

• Originality - offer a unique approach in presenting ideas and information, and in graphics and formatting where appropriate
  

• Creativity - promote innovative approaches to teaching, learning and/or technology integration
  

• Usefulness - suggest practical, ready to implement ideas and/or offer heplful hints, tips and suggestions for utilizing new pedagogies adn technologies with learners
  

• Timeliness - cover current trends, regularly updated; archived and/or dated sites are included if their content continues to be pertinent

• Depth - present information in sufficient detail or link to additional detailed resources to provide depth in teaching and/or learning
  

• Design - demonstrate ease of navigation, have active, appropriate links and contain no content bias with regard to access, gender, race, ethnicity, political ideology or religious preference
  

• Disclosure - openly state webmaster, afilliations and philosophy; include citations and credits where appropriate; include most recent date site was updated and copyright date(s) where appropriate

Each site selected meets a combination of these criteria in a unique proportion that deems it valuable for education. All final decisions regarding inclusion on the Innovative Teaching site rest with Walter McKenzie, creator and webmaster.