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General Sites

Active Learning Practices for Schools (Harvard University)
Tools, activities, research, forums, etc. for the improvement of teaching.
American School Directory
Web page directory to K-12 U. S. schools.
Awesome Library for Teachers, Students, and Parents
BBC: Learning Online
Annotated links on every subject area.
Busy Teacher's WebSite
By subject area, K-12
Daily Report Card
A summary of news in K-12 education
Digest of Education Statistics 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 Education Place
K-8 instructional materials by subject area from Houghton Mifflin
Education Virtual Library
Education World
Educational Productions
Sites for early childhood education
EdWeb

Online K-12 resource guide especially related to educational reform and information technology
ERIC Education Resources Information Center Site
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Hundreds of free educational resources from the U. S. government arranged by subject.
Forum on Child and Family Statistics (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics)
History of Education and Childhood

Kathy Schrok's Guide for Educator's
Discoveryschool.com composed of the following television channels created this site to accompany and supplement their educational programs: Discovery, Learning, Animal Planet, and Travel channels.
Montessori World
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

National Public School Locator Services (National Center for Educational Statistics)

Identifies school officials, addresses, phone numbers, student/teacher ratio, demographics, etc. of public schools in the U. S.
Pathways to School Improvement
Links and help for school improvement committees
TeachNet.org
Grants and resources for teachers, teacher-designed projects and activities by subject, and technology and the teacher, constructing a web site, etc.
Teachers Helping Teachers
Teachers ideas updated weekly.
Virtual Schoolhouse
U. S. Department of Education
Yahoo: Education:K-12

Children's Literature

Adolescent Literature (Indiana University)
BookHive: Your Guide to brief book reviews of children's books, browsable by category.

Children's and Young Adults' Authors and Illustrators
Children's Book Awards

Comprehensive guide to English language children's book awards on the Internet.
Children's Literature (University of Calgary)
Children's Literature and Language Arts Resources

Children's Literature Association

Children's Literature Links
Authors and illustrators, reviews, awards, multicultural literature, and lesson plans.
Children's Literature Nook
Children's & Young Adult Literature Resources
Children's Literature Web Guide
Access to children's/young adult literature announcements and awards, recommended reading lists, topical bibliographies, lesson plans, biographical information, etc.
Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Children's Writing Resource Center: Write for Kids.com
Newsletter for children's writers.
Cinderella Project (University of Southern Mississippi)

Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
deGrummond Children's Literature Collection (University of Southern Mississippi)
British and American children's literature and related web sites.
Jack and the Bean Stalk Project (University of Southern Mississippi)

Kay E Vandergrift's Special Interest Page

The Literary Link for Children/Young Adult Research (San Jose State University)
Little Red Riding Hood Project (University of Southern Mississippi)

Once Upon a Time: a Children's Literature Web Guide Resources for Storytellers
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Storytelling Links (Yahoo)
Yahoo: Children's Literature

Counseling and Psychology

American Board of Professional Psychology
American Psychological Association
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
Buros Institute of Mental Measurement
Counseling Center Self-Help (State University of New York)
disABILITY Information and Resources
Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner
Florida Mental Health Institute
Global School Psychology Network
Internet Mental Health
Links to Psychological Journals (PsycLine)
Mental Health Resources
Mental Help Net

National Association for School Psychologists
National Board of Certified Counselors
Psych Central
Psych Web
School Psychology Resources
Testing and Evaluation (University of Pennsylvania)

WWW School Psychology Homepage

Curriculum and Instruction

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Includes services, publications, and projects of the ASCD.
Blue Web’n: a Library of Blue Ribbon Learning Sites on the Web

Database of Internet sites with K-12 resources listed by subject, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references and tools.
Center for Critical Thinking
Collaborative Lesson Archive (UIUC)

Lesson plans for preschool through high school searchable by grade level or keyword.
Community Learning Network
K-12 virtual library.
Connections +
Internet resources (lesson plans, activities, and curriculum resources) for K-12.
CTER: White Papers on Technology Issues for Educators
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (Florida Department of Education)
Curriculum Studies
Journal that covers the international debate regarding curricula. Some full-text articles, but mostly table of contents online.
Developing Educational Standards
Curriculum framework from all levels.
Florida Curriculum (Florida Department of Education)
Forefront Curriculum
Gateway to Educational Materials
Lesson plans, curriculum units, and other educational resources on the Web.
GEM: the Gateway to Educational Materials
Key access to quality lesson plans, curriculum units, and other education resources on the Internet.
Learning Page: American Memory
Digital versions of documents that can be used to learn about American history.
Web66: A K12 World Wide Web Project

Distance Education

American Center for the Study of Distance Education
American Distance Education Consortium
Canadian Association for Distance Education
Copyright Concerns in the Age of Distance Education (pdf file)
Distance Education and Training Council
Distance Education at a Glance (University of Idaho)

Distance Education Clearinghouse
Distance Education in Higher Education (U. S. Department of Education)

Distance-Educator.com
(University of Texas System)
Distance Learning Resource Network
Distance Education Resources (Vanderbilt University)

Globewide Network Academy
Resources for Distance Education
U.S. Distance Learning Association

Government Sites

Annual Accountability Report
Campus Security Statistics Website
Community Update
Monthly newsletter on school improvement efforts across the country since 1994 - May 2002.
Condition of Education 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991 v.1, 1991 v.2, 1989 v.1, 1989 v.2
Cost of Higher Education
Digest of Education Statistics 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995
Directory of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Agencies,
1999-2000
, 1998-1999, 1997-1998, 1996-97, 1995-96, 1994-95, 1993-94
Dropout Rates in the United States 1995
, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Educational Attainment Statistics from the U. S. Census Bureau
ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Math and Environmental Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
Information related to educational assessment, evaluation, and learning theory.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
Good teaching tool searchable by keyword and subject category.
Florida Department of Education Resources for Teachers
Gateway to Educational Materials
Contains lesson plans and curriculum units.
Head Start
Nation's Report Card: National Assessment of Educational Progress

National Center for Education Statistics, A-Z
National Education Goals Panel:Interactive Data Center
National Public School Locator Search
120 Years of American Education: a Statistical Portrait
Postsecondary Surveys
Projections of Education Statistics 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Public Elementary - Secondary Education Finance Data
School Enrollment (Bureau of the Census)
Social Statistics Briefing Room: Education
Student Guide to Financial Aid (2000-2001)
Students' Reports of School Crime, 1989-1995
U. S. Department of Education Home Page
Violence and Discipline Problems in U. S. Public Schools, 1996-1997

Early Childhood

Association for Childhood Education International
Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
Early Childhood.com
Resources for early childhood teachers.
EduPuppy
Resources for preschool through Grade 2.
National Center for Early Development and Learning
National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
Reading Pathfinder
Technology and Young Children
World Bank -- Early Childhood Development

Education Law

EDLAW
Education Law -- An Overview
FindLaw.com -- Education
Guide to Education Law
Internet Law Library: Education and the Law

Educational Leadership

ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management

Elementary Education

About.com to Elementary School Educators
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)
Children's Picture Book Database at the Miami University
Education Place (Houghton Mifflin) K-6
Education World
Funschool.Com

Activities from pre-school through grade 6.
Harry Potter Lexicon
Teachers Network.org
Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers
Word Pool

Gifted Education

Center for Talent Development (Northwestern University)
Center for Talented Youth (John Hopkins University)
Council for Exceptional Children
Destination ImagiNation (OM Program Cosponsor)
Education Central
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
GT World for Parents
Hoagies Gifted Education Page
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program
National Association for Gifted Children
National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (University of Connecticut)
World Council for Gifted and Talented Children

Higher Education

General | Admissions | Faculty | Financial Aid | Planning | Student Affairs | Technology and Higher Education

General

American Universities
Associations

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Chronicle of Higher Education
Clearinghouse for Community Colleges

CollegeNET: the Internet Guide to Colleges and Universities
College Nicknames

ConnecText Catalog: a Registry for Online Textbooks

Greek Pages

Web site for fraternities and sororities.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
Measuring Up 2000: State by State Report Card
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Educational statistics of all types, levels, demographics and projections.
Private College and University Resources
Regional Accrediting Associations

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
U. S. Dept. of Education: Topics From A to Z

University Links

Admissions

Admission Guides
Admission Offices

College Admissions: About.com

Faculty

Academic Advising Resources on the Net (Penn State University)
Select links.
Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (Tufts University)
Teaching and faculty development at the college/university level.
Electronic Collaboration: a Practical Guide for Educators (Brown University) A pdf document
Electronic Teaching and Learning: Trends to Adapting to Hypertext, Hypermedia and Networks in Higher Education

Faculty Connection
Assists faculty with issues, examples, and topics relating to teaching and learning, especially with technology.
Faculty Workload Studies: Perspectives, Needs and Future Directions (ERIC Digests)

National Study of Postsecondary Faculty

Research on Learning and Education (ROLE)
SparkNotes

Free and online study notes for students, similar to Cliffs Notes.
Teaching. Learning and Faculty Development on the WWW (Salisbury State University)

Financial Aid

CollegeNET
Contains financial aid and college information.
FastWeb

Annotated links to free financial aid information. Includes financial aid calculators and answers to frequently asked questions.
Financial Aid

FinAid: the Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid

Good place to begin looking for financial aid.
Information for Financial Aid Professionals (U. S. Department of Education)

Student Guide: Financial Aid From the U. S. Department of Education

Planning

Internet Resources for Institutional Research (George Mason University)
Meta Resources: ONE Technology Planning Resources
Society For College and University Planning

Strategic Plans of Selected Colleges and Universities

Strategic plans of selected colleges and universities.
Vision 2010 (University of Michigan)

Interactive site and forum for plotting the future of higher education.

Student Affairs

Student Affairs

Technology and Higher Education

Academic Net
Network for those interested in integrating technology mediated instruction into higher education.
Center for Advanced Technology in Education (University of Oregon)

Clearinghouse on Information and Technology

Columbia University Institute for Learning Technologies

EDUCAUSE: Transforming Education Through Information Technologies.

Explorations in Learning Instruction: The Theory Into Practice (George Washington University)

The Faculty Connection

Designed to assist faculty with issues, examples and discussion topics when using emerging technologies in teaching and learning.
Georgetown University Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship

Instructional Technology Connections (University of Colorado)
Learner.org

Online Teaching Resources at Bucknell

Teaching and Learning on the WWW

Teaching Effectiveness Program (University of Oregon)

Teaching With Electronic Technology (University of Maryland)

Technology Issues (Association for Institutional Research)

World Lecture Hall (University of Texas)

Links to pages created by faculty who use the web for classroom instruction.

Kindergarten

The Chalkboard
Kindergarten Connection

Excellent teaching tips, lesson plans, book reviews and links.
Kindergarten Kafe
Newletter.

Language Arts

A+ Research and Writing on the for High School and College Students (Internet Public Library)
Hotlist! Kids Did This
Hotlist of student produced sites on a variety of topics
Teachers and Writers Collaborative Hot Links

Lesson Plans

AskERIC Lesson Plans
Now known as Educator's Reference Desk

Blue Web'N Unit and Lesson Plans
Browse by specific content area
CEC Lesson Plans (Columbia Education Center)
Lesson plans for language arts, math, science and social sciences.
CNN Education with Student News
Look for Quick guide and ten questions
Collaborative Lesson Archive (UIUC)
Lesson plans for preschool through high school searchable by grade level or keyword.
Daily Lesson Plan Archive

Free lesson plans for grades 6-12.
Gateway to Educational Materials
Lesson plans and curriculum units, arranged by grade and keyword searchable.
Internet Based Lesson Plans
Lesson plans for math and science.
Lesson Plans: Discoveryschool.com
Lesson plans K-12 to accompany television programs on the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel, Animal Planet, and the Travel Channel.
Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers (California State University, Northridge)
PBS TeacherSource
Teaching Special Kids: Online Resources for Teachers
TeachNet.org
Teacher designed projects and activites by subject.

Literature

Children and Young Adult Collection
Children's Book Council
Information about children's literature and book publishing
Children's Literature Web Guide
Children's Storybooks Online

Storybooks for K-2.
Cyberteens
A teen magazine.
Seussville
Teen Hoopla: an Internet Guide for Teens (ALA)

Mathematics and Science

Access Excellence
High school biology.
Cool Science for Curious Kids (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Biology exploration.
Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway
Discovery Channel School
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
Elementary Math Enrichment
Links for sites for K-6.
EPA Student Center
Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Science
For middle school students and teachers.
Explore the Globe Program
Exploring the environment.
Franklin Institute Science Museum
K-12 Mathematics
Math Forum (Drexel)
Mathcounts

Encourages problem solving for middle schoolers.
Quest: NASAs K-12 Internet Initiative
Science Friday Kids Connection
For elementary school children
Sea and Sky
Guide on the sea and sky for elementary grades.
Windows to the Universe Astronomy

Middle School

Middle School Science Teacher Resources
MiddleWeb

Stetson Middle School Library
World Wide Web Edulinks: Shepherd Junior High School
Assists junior high teachers in integrating technology and the web in the classroom.

Multicultural Education

Bilingual Education Resources on the Internet (University of Texas)
Center for Multilingual Multicultural Research (University of Southern California)
CultureQuest
Exploration of the Hispanic world.
Diversity Database (University of Maryland)

Diversity Web: an Interactive Hub for Higher Education
Does Diversity Make a Difference? Three Research Studies on Diversity in College Classrooms
Multicultural Pavilion: from Paul C. Groski and EdChange
NCELA (National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition)
Provides publications, discussion group, state policies and information related to multicultural students, full-text resources, etc. Funded by the U. S. Department of Education. The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education has been folded into NCELA.
National Association for Multicultural Education
Race Relations Institute (Fisk University)

Music and Fine Arts

ARTSEDGE: Linking the Arts and Education Through Technology
Established by NEA, the Kennedy Center, the Department of Education and General Electric to support the arts in the K-12 curriculum.
ArtsEdNet (Gettysburg)
K-12 arts education.
K-12 Resources for Music Educators
Music education, K-12.
WebMuseum (Paris)
Art museum based on the Louvre in Paris.

Physical Education, Health, and Recreation

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Ayden Elementary School Physical Education

California Physical Education Resources

ERIC Clearinghouse: Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

PE Central (Virginia Tech University)

Secondary Education

About.com Guide: Secondary School Educators
Adolescence Directory ON Line (ADOL)(Indiana University)
Guide of adolescent issues and secondary education.
Center for Adolescent and Family Studies (CAFS)
EDSITEment
Subject based access to sites in Language arts and literature, foreign languages, art and culture and history and social studies.
High School Hub

Sites for Kids

ALA Resources for Parents and Kids
Links to sites the whole family can enjoy.
Awesome Library for Kids
Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for Kids
Arranged by grade level.
Berit's Best Sites for Children
Crayola
Story time and online crafts.
Disney.com
EPA Student Center
Florida Kids (Florida Dept of State)

GlobaLearn
Great Sites (ALA)
For children up to 14.
Homework Helper
Internet Public Library Youth Division
Kid's Click: Web Search for Kids by Librarians
Kid's Tools for Searching the Internet
KEWL: Kids Excellent Web Links
KidLink: Global Networking for Youth 10-15
Kids Connect
Online question and answering referral service.
Kids Web
Sesame Street Central
StudyWeb
Yahooligans

Social Studies

American Memory Page: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
Cornell Theory Center Arts and Social Studies Gateway
K-12 resources for the arts and the social sciences.
Economic Resources for K-12 Teachers (EcEdWeb)
Global Grocery List Project
Students make up a grocery list with prices as a shopping exercise.
History/Social Studies for K-12 Teachers
Intute: Social Sciences
K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet
K-12 History on the Internet Resource Guide
Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers (California State University, Northridge)
Library of Congress Learning Page for Students and Teachers

Mr. Rodger's History and Geography Page
Social Studies (McGraw-Hill School Division)
Social Studies Sources
Links arranged in social studies categories for teachers, K-12
Using the Multimedia Tools of the Internet for Teaching History in K-12 Schools

Special Education

Autism Resources
Children and Adults With Attention Deficit Disorders
Council for Exceptional Children
disABILITY Information and Resources
Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, and Literary Resources Site (Greenwood Organization)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education

Integrated Network of Disability Information and Education
IRSC: Internet Resources for Special Children
Language Based Learning Disabilities
LD Online: the Interactive Guide to Learning Disabilities for Parents, Teachers and Children
The Mining Company
Net Connections to Communication Disorders and Sciences
RRFC Portal - Regional Resource and Federal Resouce Center
Funded by federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices, and policies that affect children and youth with disabilities.
SERI: Special Education Resources on the Internet (Hood College)
Excellent collection of links.
Special Education Awesome Library
Teaching Special Kids: Online Resources for Teachers
University of Virginia Special Education Web
World Association of Physical Disabilities (WAPD)
Physical disabilities
Yahoo: Education: Special Education

Sports and Fitness

Gateways

Biomechanics World Wide
Browsable by biomechanics topic.
Comprehensive Sites of Interest to Kinesiology
(University of Waterloo)
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Provides access to fact sheets, press releases, Congressional testimony and food safety warnings. Food and Nutrition Information Center
Provides resources, links, reports and studies related to food and nutrition by the National Agriculture Library.
Healthfinder

Free gateway to reliable consumer heath. Includes online publications, clearinghouses, databases and web-sites. Developed by the U. S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.

HealthWeb: Nutrition

Provides organized access to evaluated, non-commercial, health related , Internet resources.

IBIDS International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements

Database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.
Internet Public Library Exercise and Fitness Reference Collection

Annotated subject directory of fitness and exercise web sites.
SPORTQuest

Browsable by topic in sports, sports medicine and physical education.
University of Illinois Kinesiology Forum
Index of kinesiology and sports medicine Internet resources.

Professional Organizations

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
American College of Sports Medicine

American Dietetic Association

American Physical Therapy Association

American Psychological Association: Exercise and Sport Psychology

American Society of Exercise Physiologists

American Sports Medicine Institute

Association for the Advancement of Applied Sports Psychology: AAASP

Institute for Preventive Sports Medicine

National Association for Sport & Physical Education

National Athletic Trainers’ Association

North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
United States Sports Academy

Standards

SOL in Classrooms Virginia Department of Education
Content Knowledge: the McREAL Standards Database
Education Week
Selected articles on assessment and standards; especially the Testing and Accountability section.
Developing Educational Standards (Putnam Valley Central Schools)
Florida Sunshine State Standards
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
National Board For Professional Teaching Standards
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Education Goals Panel
Assesses and reports state and national progress toward achievement of the National Education Goals (Goals 2000).

Technology in K-12

Educational Technology - WWW Virtual Library
eSchool News Online
Newsletter about technology issues in schools.
Going to School on the Internet (University of North Carolina)
Technology in the elementary and secondary classroom.
Special Education: Technology

Tests and Assessment

ACT, Inc.
American Evaluation Association
Applied Psychometric Society
Buros Institute of Mental Measurement
CTB/McGraw-Hill Online: Educational Assessment
Developing Educational Standards
K-12 educational standards and curricular frameworks from all levels.
Educational Testing Service Network
ERIC
Available through paid subscription , this database will access citations to numerous articles about various tests. Use these subject headings: achievement tests, testing, test bias, test reliability, test theory, and test validity when searching. See tests in the Thesaurus for a lengthy list of related descriptor terms.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
Fair Test: National Center for Fair and Open Testing
Finding Information About Psychological Tests: Frequently Asked Questions (American Psychological Association)
Knowledge and Concepts Examinations: Results of the CTB/McGraw-Hill TerraNova Test (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction)
MEL: Education Alternative Assessment (Michigan Electronic Library)
Includes exhibitions, portfolios, and other alternative assessment methods.
National Assessment Governing Board
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NCES)
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Society for the Quantitative Analysis of Behavior

ETS.org Test Locator
Voluntary National Tests
Yahoo: Educational Standards and Testing

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